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Oct 07, 2018
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Nice stairsOct 07, 2018
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Exhibition room showing emigration photos.Oct 07, 2018
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3rd floorOct 07, 2018
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Artist studioOct 07, 2018
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Corridor on an upper floor.Oct 07, 2018
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Vintage cameraOct 07, 2018
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Electronical appliances.Oct 07, 2018
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Emigrants' luggage.Oct 07, 2018
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Sports equipment.Oct 07, 2018
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Japanese language textbooks.Oct 07, 2018
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This is how the sleeping quarters looked like at the Kobe emigration center.Oct 07, 2018
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This is how the sleeping quarters looked like at the Kobe emigration center.Oct 07, 2018
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This is how the sleeping quarters looked like at the Kobe emigration center.Oct 07, 2018
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Lodging facility reconstructed here.Oct 07, 2018
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Life in the emigration center.Oct 07, 2018
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Emigrant's living quarters.Oct 07, 2018
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Exhibition roomOct 07, 2018
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Pictures of emigrants.Oct 07, 2018
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Statue of emigrants to Brazil. This same statue also stands at Meriken Park in Kobe.Oct 07, 2018
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History of the emigrant center: 2007-2009Oct 07, 2018
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History of the emigrant center: 1970s-80s as a School of Nursing.Oct 07, 2018
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History of the emigrant center: 1950s-60sOct 07, 2018
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History of the emigrant center: 1940sOct 07, 2018
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History of the emigrant center: 1930sOct 07, 2018
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History of the emigrant center.Oct 07, 2018
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It took over 50 days to travel from Japan to South America.Oct 07, 2018
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Travel routes from Japan to South America.Oct 07, 2018
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Emigrant ship to South America.Oct 07, 2018
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Farm toolsOct 07, 2018
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Room showing farm tools.Oct 07, 2018
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Map of Kobe Port on the floor.Oct 07, 2018
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Old Kobe Immigration Center.Oct 07, 2018
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The 1st and 2nd floors have the emigration exhibition rooms. The 3rd floor is mainly offices of local Brazilian groups, and the 4th floor has rented studios for artists.Oct 07, 2018
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Portuguese notices.Oct 07, 2018
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Entrance.Open 10:00 am -5:00 pm (enter by 4:30 pm), closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue. instead) and December 29 to January 3. Admission: FreeOct 07, 2018
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Monument for the "Birthplace of Japan's Emigration to Brazil" (ブラジル移民発祥の地)Oct 07, 2018
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It is also has a consultation center for South American residents of Kobe. Operated by the city of Kobe, the current facility opened on June 3, 2009.15-min. walk from JR Motomachi Station (East Exit) on the JR Tokaido/Kobe Line. Walk straight along Koikawa-suji road (鯉川筋). Or 10-min. walk from Kencho-mae Station on the subway line. From JR Shin-Kobe Station (shinkansen), 10-min. taxi ride.Oct 07, 2018
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During World War II, the facility was used by the Japanese military. Then it became a school for hospital nurses. Today, the building is a South America emigration museum and the base for the Kansai Brazilian Community.There are exhibition rooms showing Kobe's history of Japanese immigration, especially to South America. Art studios, art gallery spaces, and meeting rooms are also provided for cultural exchange. Oct 07, 2018
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This was where the Japanese immigrants would stay for up to 10 days to prepare for their long boat journey and move to South America.Today, the center is partially a museum where a few of the old rooms used by the emigrants have been restored. Other rooms are rented, including an event hall, meeting rooms, and gallery spaces. It includes a consultation center for South American residents of Kobe.
Museu da Emigração e Centro de Intercâmbio Cultural de Kobe
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Kobe Center for Overseas Migration and Cultural Interaction was originally the National Emigration Center (国立移民収容所) where Japanese immigrants stayed for orientation before traveling mainly to South America (especially Brazil) by boat.The Emigration Center was used from 1928 to 1971 and it's Japan's only surviving building used for sending Japanese immigrants. Later renamed Kobe Emigrant Education Center and then Kobe Emigrant Assistance Center and Kobe Emigration Center (神戸移住センター).Oct 07, 2018
     
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