Overview
The signature Western house of the Kitano foreign quarter, marked by brick walls and the weathercock on its spire.
About this place
The Kobe City Kazamidori-no-Yakata is a historic building in Kitano-cho 3-chome, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. It is an ijinkan (Western-style house) built in 1904 (Meiji 37) as the residence of a German trader, characterized by its heavy brick exterior and the weathercock (kazamidori) on the roof. Because of the weathercock it is called the Kazamidori no Yakata, and from the name of its first resident it is also called the Former Thomas Residence or the Former Thomas House. It is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
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