Kita-ku, Kobe






Location of Kita-ku in Kobe City


Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 241.84 km², and a population of 226,402 (2008). Kita in Japanese means North. Kita-ku is the biggest ward which occupies the northeastern part of the city. Arima Onsen is located in Kita-ku.



Points of interest


  • Kobe Municipal Arboretum


External links


Media related to Kita-ku, Kobe at Wikimedia Commons



  • Kita-ku official website (in Japanese)


Coordinates: 34°47′35″N 135°09′58″E / 34.79306°N 135.16611°E / 34.79306; 135.16611












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