Situated
mere 15 minutes away from Sannomiya station, the Kitano Ijinkan, or Foreign
Residences, are the beautifully-preserved houses of well-off foreign traders
and diplomats who lived in Kobe city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
There are many stylish stores and restaurant in the area around those homes
that makes the area one of the iconic attractions in the city today.