Kobe Ijinkan street, a visit to late 19th century Japan.
In 1858, the Ansei Treaties, including the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan, were concluded and agreed upon by the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. One of the direct outcomes of these treaties was the opening of the Five Ports of Hakodate, Kanagawa, Nagasaki, Niigata and Hyogo (Kobe). The Port of Kobe was opened ten years later on January 1, 1868. Including Kitano-chō, the settlements surrounding the port became a residential area where both foreign and Japanese people could live in harmony, and foreigners were able to rent a house and lease pieces of land. This is what was later called Kobe Kitano Ijinkan-gai.
The Ijinkan, with more than 300 houses originally, due to the ravages of war and deterioration, has been reduced to 30 existing houses, with just less than 20 open to the public. As a place influenced by Japan’s modernization and unique culture, Kobe Kitano Area has always attracted a great deal of attention. For its historic and cultural value, in 1980 it was designated under the “Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings” act by the government.
※This is an excerpt from the website of Kobe Kitano Ijinkan.
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