[History] After Perry's arrival, Japan opened its ports to the West, and the unequal treaties with the West led to the opening of ports to various regions. Kobe was one of these, and a foreign settlement was established in the area south of Kobe Sannomiya Station. However, due to a lack of land, a "mixed residential area" was established around the settlement where Japanese and foreigners could live together. Foreigners then built Western-style houses in the Kitano district, which had a good view, and this was the beginning of the Kitano Ijinkan district. Foreigners' lifestyle was to work in the settlement and go up to their houses in Kitano to go home. [Notes] Kitano Ijinkan District (Kitano/Yamamoto district) was originally an ordinary residential area. There are many people who live there, and it is a place of life, so please be considerate when sightseeing. Please do not destroy cultural properties, write graffiti, or litter. Fires are a particular threat, so please never smoke on the street. Some foreign houses that are not open to the public are still used as residences, so please just admire the exterior. (Important) Detailed locations are not listed for foreign-style houses that are not open to the public and are believed to be used as private residences. All foreign-style houses except for the Rhein House require admission fees. [Places featured] Former site of the German Club: 1-7 Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, along Kitanozaka Kobe Baptist Church: 1-7-27 Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Shea House (Kitano Monogatarikan, Starbucks): 3-1-31 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Palastine House: 2-10-14 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Panamanian Consulate (Kobe Trick Art Mysterious Consulate): 2-10-5 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe British House: 2-3-16 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Western-style building row house: 2-3-18 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Ben's house: 2-3-21 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former US Consulate official residence (Kitano Museum of Art): 2-9-6 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Moore House: 2-9-3 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Rhine House: 2-1-24 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Hassam House Site: 2-12-26 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Kitano-cho East Park: 2-16-8 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Sassoon House: 2-16-8 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Italian Pavilion and Plato Museum of Decorative Arts: 1-6-15 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Foreigners' House on the Hill: 2-18-2 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Observation Tower House: 2-18-12 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Fluger House (Kitano Foreigners' Club): 2-18-2 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Yamate Hachi-kan: 2-20-7 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Uroko House (former Harrier House): 2-20-4 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Vienna Austrian House: 2-15-18 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Denmark Pavilion: 2-15-12 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe The Fragrance House Holland House: 2-1510 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe The main Holland House: 2-16-17 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former site of the Persian Museum (former Bajaj residence): 2-15-6 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Tohsen Residence: 2-13-15 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Minato Miharashidai: 1-7-2 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Kamikubo Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Teranishi Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Hunter Guest House: 2-13-1 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Rain Residence: 2-12-12 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Weathervane House: 3-13-3 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Gatepost of Jardine Matheson & Co.: 3-10 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Kitano Tenmangu Shrine: 3-12-1 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Moegi no Yakata: 3-10-11 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe American House (former Hamway residence): 3-10-1 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Katagiri-Yamamoto Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Yamada Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Hunter Residence: 3-16 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Marinin-Futarev Residence: Masuda Residence (Morozov Residence): Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Hayashi Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Nibu Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Mosch Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Zhengyu Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Takagi-Shibuya Residence: Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Gensen Residence: 4-2-1 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Stadenik Residence: 2-9-19 Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Graciani Residence: 4-8-1 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Inui Residence: 4-2-5 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Bolivian Consulate: 4-7-7 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Dislefsen Residence (Kato Residence): Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Hansel Residence (Schuecke Residence): 3-5-17 Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Katherine Andersen Residence: 3-5-5 Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Tor Hotel site: 4-15-1 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Former Bishop Residence: 3-14-18 Yamamoto-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe Kitano Kobo no Machi (former Kitano Elementary School): 3-17-1 Nakayamatedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe