Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku)
孫文記念館（移情閣）
An octagonal three-story pavilion built by overseas Chinese businessman Wu Jintang, which Sun Yat-sen once visited. It is now Japan’s only Sun Yat-sen memorial museum.
Ijōkaku is an octagonal three-story pavilion built in 1915 by Wu Jintang, a wealthy overseas Chinese merchant in Kobe, within his villa “Shōkai Bessō.” It is named “Ijō” (Shifting Affections) because Mount Rokko, Awaji Island and other views can be seen from each side. It is also commonly known as the “Rokkaku-dō” (Hexagonal Hall). Sun Yat-sen was hosted here when he visited Kobe in 1913. Opened as a Sun Yat-sen memorial in 1984, it displays materials on his exchanges with Japanese friends and Kobe’s overseas Chinese community. It is a National Important Cultural Property and the oldest surviving concrete-brick building in Japan. Admission is about ¥300, and it is closed on Mondays. It is located in Maiko Park beside the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge & Maiko Marine Promenade
- Uonotana Shopping Street
- Akashi Park & Akashi Castle
- Sumaura Sanjo Yuen
- Kobe Suma Sea World
- Sorakuen Garden
- Meriken Park & Kobe Harborland
- Nankinmachi Chinatown