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Nishi-ku, Kobe: sights

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Taisan-ji Temple
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Taisan-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Okko San

mountain in Japan

Mount Mekko
Photo: 藤谷良秀 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Mekko

mountain in Japan

Shōkai-ji Temple
Photo: KishujiRapid / CC BY-SA 4.0

Shōkai-ji Temple

Buddhist temple dedicated to Cintāmaṇicakra in Nishi-ku, Japan

Kobe Archeology Center
Photo: 日:Jnn / CC BY 2.1 jp

Kobe Archeology Center

Kobe Sports Park
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Kobe Sports Park

park in Japan

Akaba Shrine
Photo: 焼肉定食大盛り / CC BY-SA 4.0

Akaba Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Akashi Park
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Ikawadani Sōja
Photo: 焼肉定食大盛り / CC BY-SA 4.0

Ikawadani Sōja

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Josan-ji Temple
Photo: KishujiRapid / CC BY-SA 3.0

Josan-ji Temple

Ryūge-in Temple
Photo: KishujiRapid / CC BY-SA 4.0

Ryūge-in Temple

Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Cintāmaṇicakra in Nishi-ku, Japan

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Hirano Hachiman Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Kande Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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