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Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Kansai - Kobe
Sorakuen Garden
# 10   of 10 sights
in Kobe

Sorakuen is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in the center of Kobe. The garden used to be part of the residence of Kodera Kenkichi, a former mayor of Kobe, but was opened to the public in 1941.

All the buildings, which had originally stood in the garden, were destroyed in the war, except for a stable. The former home of a foreign trader, the Hassam House, was moved into the Sorakuen Garden from the Kitano district in 1961.

How to get there
Sorakuen is a ten minutes walk north of Motomachi Station (JR and Hanshin Railways) and a five minute walk north of Kencho-mae Station (Kobe Subway).

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Hours and Fees
Hours:9:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Closed:Thursdays (or following day if Thursday is a national holiday)
December 29 to January 3
Admission:300 yen

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Kobe Cherry Blossom Report
April 14, 2009

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10th of 10 most visited sights in Kobe.
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