Uroko Museum of Art
Museum in The Kobe area
The building that houses Uroko Museum of Art was the first western-style house in Kobe that opened its doors to the public. It is recognized as one of the top hundred houses in Hyogo prefecture because of its architecture. Constructed in 1905 (during the Meiji era), wealthy foreign visitors rented the building as a temporary living space. Now it has become a symbol western sentimentalism, prevalent during the Meiji period.
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Home Page
http://kobe-ijinkan.net/uroko/#museum (Japanese)
Opening hours
From 9:00 to 17:00
Note:Until 18:00 during the summer.
Fee
Adults ¥1050, Elementary School Students and under ¥200
Access
Address: 2-20-4 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 650-0002
Phone: 0120-888581
15 minute walk from Sannomiya Station on the JR, Hankyu and Hanshin lines.
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