DATA FOR HIOGO, KOBE, OSAKA : INTRODUCTION
This page features the raw research notes made during the research stage. The notes are incomplete and may contain initial errors in understanding that were corrected in the final text. They are nonetheless helpful for further study. The data on this page is not shown in the printed book.
IMPORTANT: Not all raw data discovered is displayed on this website. There is more data in my personal notes.
KOBE LOCATIONS
These are the known locations of the Consulate and Consulate-General in Kobe (initially known as Hiogo, now spelled as Hyogo). The years are mostly (but not exclusively) based on the publication years of the Japan Directory, the Yellow Pages, etc., so they need to be checked more carefully. They generally run one year behind.
On September 10, 1868 NHM purchases lot No. 5 at an auction held at the new customs house (source: Opening a Window to the West. The Foreign Concession at Kōbe, Japan, 1868-1899, pp 35). Some eight months after the auction, NHM is erecting buildings at No. 5 and 19 (ibid, pp 39). Albertus Johannes Bauduin is both an employee and the consul of the Netherlands, so the NHM building at No. 5 becomes the consulate.
The NHM Hiogo office, established upon the port opening on January 1, 1868, was a sub-agency of the Dejima office. It was discontinued on September 30, 1878. Between 1868 and 1874 the NHM chief agent for Japan was based in Hiogo (Source: Voor Handel en Maatschappij. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, 1824-1964, Bijlage 1).
The Hiogo News May 6th, 1869
Page 367
(87 in book 22)
On Lot No. 5, a Stone Godown is approaching completion for The Netherlands Trading Society
On Lot No. 19, The Netherlands Trading Society has completed a Stone Godown.
On the North, stands the European-built house at present occupied by the Netherlands Trading Society.
Along the Beach, and Water Street stand the following buildings: … Godown of Messrs. Hecht, Lilienthal & Co.; Messrs. Wachtels, Groos & Co.; and the Netherlands Trading Society; …
The Hiogo News October 27th, 1869
Page 530
(76 in book 25)
On lot No. 5 the Netherlands Trading Society have completed a stone godown, and the framework is erected of two substantial stone buildings—one a bungalow to be used to for residence; the other for business premises, etc.
01 1868–1869 | Zenshōji temple (善照寺) in what is now Motomachi 3-chome 1868–1870 — Albertus Johannes Bauduin, Consul |
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02 1869–1870 | Ikuta Baba, east of Sannomiya Jinja shrine, building owned by the Bonger brothers 1868–1870 — Albertus Johannes Bauduin, Consul |
03 1870–1878? | No. 5 Kaigandori 1871?–1874? — Willem Conrad Korthals, Acting Consul and Consul However, on June 1, 1868, Korthals is acting consul according to this letter… Data is missing for 1875–1878. No address or consul known. But in the collection of the Kobe City Museum is a painting dated 1878 by Charles Burton Bernard (1853-1947). The Dutch flag is shown on No. 5. This could however also be for the Netherlands Trading Agency located in the same building. This letter from 1876 is signed by the Consul of the Netherlands J. C. Klein. This one, too. And this one from 1875. Klein was based in Osaka, but his letters say he was consul for Hiogo/Osaka. Was there nobody in Kobe, or did he travel between both places? |
04 1878?–1897 | No. 91 |
05 1897–1899 | 48, Nakayamate-dori, Sanchome |
06 1900–1902 | Suwayama 3, Yamamoto-dori Gochome |
07 1902–1903 | 8, Nakayamate-dori Itchome |
08 1903–1909 | 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome |
09 1909 | 125, Kitano-cho Itchome |
10 1910 | 12, Nakayamate-dori |
11 1911–1915 | 80, Kyo-machi |
12 1915 | 78-B, Kyo-machi |
13 1916–1919 | 81, Kyo-machi |
14 1919 | 76, Kyo-machi |
15 1920– 1922 | 28, Harima-machi |
16 1922– 1931? | 72, Kyo-machi (Crescent Building) Effective from January 1, 1930, the Consulate of the Netherlands in Kobe is upgraded to a Consulate-General by Royal Decree no. 63 of April 2, 1930. |
17 1932 | Missing data |
18 1933?–1942 | 32 Akashi-machi, Kobe-ku (Meikai Building / 明海ビルディング) |
19 1946 | Unclear October 3, 1946: C. W. Brand, representative of "this Mission" in Kobe for Western Japan (NL-HaNA_2.05.116_421_0078) Also April 23, 1947: NL-HaNA_2.05.116_322_0030 Letter dated November 29, 1946: 139 Yamamoto-dori 3 chome Kobe (NL-HaNA_2.05.116_421_0074) May 22, 1947: Kruyt arrives in Kobe (NL-HaNA_2.05.116_322_0022) Letter dated 1951 (?): 150 Yamamoto-dori, 3-chome, Kobe (NL-HaNA_2.05.116_315_0024 : ) |
20 1947 – 1948 | 150 Yamamoto-dori 3 chome |
21 1949 – 1950 | Missing data |
22 1951 | 24 Kyomachi (c/o National Bank, Bank of Tokyo Building) |
23 1952 | Missing data |
24 1953 – 1956 | 32 Akashi-machi, Kobe-ku (Meikai Building / 明海ビルディング) |
25 1957 | Missing data |
26 1958? – 1977 | 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64 Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku. Current address: Sannomiya Denden Bldg., 64 Naniwamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe | 650-0035 兵庫県神戸市中央区浪花町64・三宮電電ビルディング |
27 1978 – 1995 | 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 5-1-14 Hamabedori, Fukiai-ku. Current address: Kobe C.I.T Center Building, 5-1-14, Hamabedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0083 | 〒651-0083 兵庫県神戸市中央区浜辺通5丁目1−14・神戸商工貿易センタービル The Kobe Quake forces the Consulate-General to move to Osaka. |
REDO LAYOUT WITH IMAGES?
>> Need to get an image for each location! Or a (period-appropriate) map?
01 East of Sannomiya Jinja Shrine 1868 – 1869? |
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02 No. 5 Kaigandori 1869? – 1878? |
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03 No. 91 Yedomachi 1878? – 1898? (20 years) |
OSAKA LOCATIONS
De Graeff van Polsbroek and chancellor Kleintjes repeatedly stayed at a temple in Teramachi or Nakaderamachi in 1868. In his diary, Kleintjes calls this temple Kenkoen or Kenkoan.
The NHM Osaka office was established upon the opening of the foreign settlement on January 1, 1868. It fell under the Hiogo office from Jan 1868 through 1872. It became an agency in 1872. The office was discontinued on June 30, 1874 (Source: Voor Handel en Maatschappij. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, 1824-1964, Bijlage 1)
Osaka (Japan), opening haven 01.01.1868. Vestiging vanuit Hiogo onder beheer van een geëmployeerde van jan 1868-1872. Agentschap gevestigd in 1872; opgeheven 30.06.1874.
01 1868? – 1872? (5 years?) | Pistorius first stays at the residence of "one of the most prominent Japanese merchants," where he raised the Dutch flag (NA 2.05.01: 3147 NL-HaNA_2.05.01_3147_0121). Dutch merchants could stay at the temple that De Graeff van Polsbroek used in Osaka. Diary Kleintjes January 21: "Pistorius moves into his own house here." Umemotocho, Kawaguchi (川口梅本町) Pieter Eduard Pistorius, Vice-Consul |
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1873? – 1874? | Missing data December 23: Johann Carl Jacob Klein asks for brief leave of absence (NL-HaNA_2.05.10.08_29_0456). |
02 1875? – 1877? (3 years?) | 4 Hakodate Yashiki Johann Carl Jacob Klein, Vice-Consul |
1877? – 1995 (119 years) | No representation |
03 1995 (need to know exact dates!) | Rm. 2726, Osaka Hilton Hotel, 1-8-8 Umeda, Kita-ku Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General |
04 1996–2016 | Twin 21 MID Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi, Chuo-ku. (Initially 6th floor. Later 33rd floor. From when? Any other floors?) |
05 2016–Present | Kitahama 1-Chome Heiwa building 8B, 1-1-14 Kitahama, Chuo-ku The Consulate-General moved to its new address between September 15 and 18, the first working day was September 19, 2016. The Consulate-general was officially opened by Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura (吉村 洋文, 2015–2019) on November 15, 2016. The Consulate-general was moved because of Het Nieuwe Werken project; an open working space replaced individual offices, which meant that less space was needed. |
TO DO
- Locate and mark the locations on vintage and modern maps.
- Find the exact starting and ending dates, if at all possible.
- Find interesting human interest stories related to the locations (esp. the beginning and the end. How was the first location acquired? Any other disasters in addition to the 1995 quake?).
- Find photographs and illustrations of the exteriors or interiors.
QUESTIONS
- From when to when was Kobe Bund No. 5 used? (First sale of land in Hiogo and Osaka: ±Feb 5, 1868. Hiogo News reports ca. May 1869 that NHM is erecting buildings at No. 5 and 19.)
- Who designed and built Bund No. 5?
- Was Kobe Bund No. 5 damaged in the typhoon of 1871?
- Dates when the Consulate-general moved since the 1995 Kobe Quake
- Was the Consulate-General damaged in the Kobe Quake? What kind of damage? Are there images?
- When and how long at the Hilton Hotel (Rm. 2726, Osaka Hilton Hotel, 8-8 Umeda 1-chrome, Kita-ku)
- Are there any photos of the Consulate at the Hilton?
- Were any staff members hurt or killed by the quake?
- Was I the only person allowed to take showers at the temporary location at the Hilton?
- When did the US Consulate-General move to Osaka?
- Are there photos of the interior or exterior of the Consulate General in Kobe or Osaka?
- Names of staff members
- During your term did you happen to hear, or read, about any important historical events of the Consulate-General in Kobe since it was opened in the 1860s?
- Is there a connection between Cafe Kisaragi (カッフェー・キサラギ跡) and the Dutch Consulate?
- Dates that the consulate was located at Kawaguchi, Osaka. Are there sales and rent documents? (And can I find this info for Kobe as well?) Check with Saga Ashita, a professor at Osaka City University (大阪市立大学の佐賀朝)
- Kawaguchi, Osaka (NHM, 1868-1874): Where and when was the consulate here?
- Are there illustrations (photos, ukiyoe, drawings, etc) of the consulate at Kawaguchi? Construction plans or layouts?
- Maps needed: 1) 3-48 Nakayamate-dori (1899–1901); 2) 5-3 Yamamoto-dori, Suwayama (1902); 3) 1-8 Nakayamate-dori (1903); 4) 2-45 Yamamoto-dori (1904–1909); 5) 1-125 Kitano-cho (1910); 6) 12 Nakayamate-dori (1911).
ABOUT KOBE
The Kobe foreign settlement (神戸外国人居留地, Kobe gaikokujin kyoryuchi) was established by the Ansei Treaties (安政条約) and was located in what is now known as Chuo-ku. The settlement had its own government and existed from January 1, 1868 to July 16, 1899.
CONSULS
Text from Nationaal Archief (may not be fully correct): Kobe, de tweede havenstad van Japan en hoofdstad van de prefectuur Hyogo, gelegen aan de baai van Osaka, groeide aan het einde van de 19e eeuw aaneen met de stad Osaka, waar sinds 1868 een consulaat der Nederlanden was gevestigd.
Als eerste – onbezoldigd – consul der Nederlanden te Osaka-Hiogo werd benoemd A.J. Bauduin, agent van de Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij en voorheen consul te Nagasaki.
Als opvolger van J.C.J. Klein werd in juli 1877 benoemd de koopman C.J.W. Braess, wiens dubbele kwaliteit tot talrijke klachten aanleiding gaf. Deze koopman-consul bezat als concurrent van de Nederlandse kooplieden niet de nodige onafhankelijkheid tot het behoorlijk vervullen van zijn taak. De kooplieden in het Verre Oosten beperkten zich niet tot het handeldrijven in een bepaald artikel, maar iedere gelegenheid werd aangegrepen tot het maken van winst.
Nadat C.J.W. Braess bij Koninklijk Besluit van 20 september 1897, no. 59 op verzoek eervol was ontslagen werd de post tot 1900 beheerd door de Russische vice-consul missus te Kobe, Théodore Wassilieff, die tevens de Zweeds-Noorse belangen behartigde. Deze was echter de Nederlandse taal niet machtig en dit was één van de redenen die hem noopte tot ontslag aan te vragen, zodat hij slechts voorlopig de Nederlandse handelsbelangen kon waarnemen.
Op aandrang van de toenmalig Minister van Koloniën Cremer, werd nu bij Koninklijk Besluit van 10 februari 1900, no. 4 tot bezoldigd consul te Kobe aangesteld J.H. de Reus, beroepsconsul te Yokohama, waar nu een honoraire post zou worden gevestigd. Met zijn aanstelling verhuisde het consulaat van Osaka-Hiogo naar Kobe.
Omstreeks 1928 begon men zich af te vragen of onze consulaire vertegenwoordiging in Japan wel in overeenstemming was met de betekenis van ons land. Dat Christiaan Sigis-mund Lechner, sinds 1923 consul te Kobe, de persoonlijke titel van consul-generaal voerde, achtte de Nederlandse Gezant te Japan, Pabst, geen afdoende oplossing. Hij gaf de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken dan ook in overweging om het consulaat te Kobe te verheffen tot een consulaat-generaal.
Aldus werd met ingang van 1 januari 1930 het consulaat de Nederlanden te Kobe bij Koninklijk Besluit van 2 april 1930, no. 63, verheven tot consulaat-generaal, en werd Ch.S. Lechner benoemd tot consul-generaal der Nederlanden aldaar.
Als consulair ressort voor het consulaat-generaal werd bij ministeriële beschikking van 17 april 1930, no. 10741, vastgesteld Japan en het hele gebied Kwantung.
Na de repatriëring van Lechner in januari 1934 trad de tolk der 1ste klasse, de handels-expert W.H. de Roos, op als waarnemend consul-generaal.
Bij ministeriële beschikking van 11 juli 1938 werd De Roos eervol van deze waarneming ontheven en werd J.B.D. Pennink, voormalig handelswaarnemer in Palestina, belast met de waarneming van het consulaat-generaal. Hem werd bij Koninklijk Besluit van 16 juli 1938, no. 160, met ingang van 1 augustus 1938 de persoonlijke titel van consul-generaal verleend.
Op 31 juli 1942 verliet Pennink zijn post, waarna er tot 1949 geen vertegenwoordiging is geweest. Toen werd D. Ketel, lid van de Militaire Missie in Japan belast met de waarneming van de consulaire zaken te Kobe. (Source)
NOTES
- “Bij de opening van de haven in Kobe in 1868 vestigde Albert daar zijn hoofdagentschap terwijl er nieuwe agenten werden benoemd in Osaka, Nagasaki en Edo. Veranderingen in het bestuur deden Albert om ontslag vragen in 1872. Hij verliet Japan in 1874. Na zijn terugkomst in Nederland heeft hij nog de post van Japans Consul in Den Haag bekleed.” (H.J. Moeshart. Bewogen Betrekkingen, p. 187)
- Albertus Johannes Bauduin lived in Kobe from 1868 to 1870 and also acted there as Consul. What address?
- NHM in Hiogo (Kobe), geopend als subagentschap van Decima, opening haven 01.01.1868; gevestigd in jan. 1868; opgeheven 30.09.1878. Van 1868-1874 was de hoofdagent in Japan in Hiogo gevestigd. Source: For Trade and Society. History of the Netherlands Trading Society, 1824-1964. Teunis de Graaf, 2012. Page: Bijlage 1, 19.
- NHM in Osaka: opening haven 01.01.1868. Vestiging vanuit Hiogo onder beheer van een geëmployeerde van jan 1868-1872. Agentschap gevestigd in 1872; opgeheven 30.06.1874. Source: For Trade and Society. History of the Netherlands Trading Society, 1824-1964. Teunis de Graaf, 2012. Page: Bijlage 1, 21.
- Bij Koninklijk Besluit van 25 juni 2012, nr. 12.001386, is drs. Roderick Franciscus Nicolaas Willibrordus Wols benoemd tot consul-generaal der Nederlanden te Osaka/Kobe (het Keizerrijk Japan). (Through 2017)
- Bij Koninklijk Besluit van 4 juli 2012, nr. 12.001529, is drs. R.J. van Vollenhoven, ambtenaar van de Dienst Buitenlandse Zaken, benoemd tot buitengewoon en gevolmachtigd ambassadeur in het Keizerrijk Japan, met standplaats Tokio.
- Bij Koninklijk Besluit van 7 juni 2012, nr. 12.001285, is het consulaat der Nederlanden te Sapporo (het Keizerrijk Japan) met ingang van 1 mei 2012 opgeheven.
- Bij Koninklijk Besluit van 3 juli 2009, nr. 09.001807, is mevrouw drs. M.M. Bot benoemd tot consul-generaal der Nederlanden te Osaka/Kobe (het Keizerrijk Japan). ==>Margarita (Margriet) Bot
- Jan de Vries was Consul General from 1999 through 2005. He died May 23, 2006.
- Dirk Jan Kop, Consul General Aug 2005 – Jul 2009
- Henri Everaars, Aug 1995 – (what month?) 1999
- The 1879 Chronicle Directory places the Bonger Brothers at Ikuta 2
- In 1884 the Italian Consulate is located at No. 5. From when? Anybody else between the NHM and the Italian Consulate?
- Hiogo, concluded in Kyoto on March 26, 1868 by consuls and Japan: “Foreigners and Japanese may in future make agreements between themselves and at their own convenience, for leasing land or houses at this port; and that having purchased houses, (from japanese) Foreigners are at liberty to take them down and erect others themselves within the following boundaries …”
CONSULS AND RESIDENCES
List needs to be completed and cleaned up
1970?–1971? Address Unknown : W.Ch.E.A. de Vries
?–1976 Address Unknown : K.J. Stadtman
1976–1980 2-5-10 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe (神戸市中央区北野町 2-5-10) : G.M. Kruissink
1981–1983? Address Unknown : J.A. Kooy
Aotani Gardens 402, 2-3-23 Shironoshita-dori, Nada-ku, Kobe
1986–1990 J.H.A. Leydekkers
2-7 Kumoi-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo
1991?–1995 : Joris Witkam
Aug 1995–1999 Henri Everaars
1999–2005 Jan de Vries
3-5 Yamate-cho, Ashiya, Hyogo
Aug 2005–Jul 2009 Dirk Jan Kop
July 2009–2012 Margarita Maria Bot
August 23, 2012–July 20, 2017 Roderick Franciscus Nicolaas Willibrordus Wols
Did earlier consul-generals find their own home?
LOCATIONS BY YEAR
The data below is from the Japan directories published by the Japan Gazette and the Daily Press, The Japan Times Directory, and the Yellow Pages, augmented with information from the National Archives of the Netherlands and research by Bernd Lepach published on the site Meiji Portraits.
Hiogo-Kobe
1872 — No. 5 (Kaigandori) | Willem Conrad Korthals, Acting Consul Note: The Netherlands Trading Society is listed at the same address. Staff: Willem Conrad Korthals, Agent | J. Martens | H. Bosma | D. J. van Ewyck |
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1873 — No. 5 (Kaigandori) | Willem Conrad Korthals, Acting Consul |
1874 — No. 5 (Kaigandori) | Willem Conrad Korthals, Consul |
1875 — N/A | No mention of a Dutch consul |
1876 — N/A | No mention of a Dutch consul |
1877 — N/A | No mention of a Dutch consul |
1878 — No Address | Charles Braess, Acting Consul Note: There is no address for the consulate, but Braess has a company on No. 101: C. Braess & Co.: Agents for Manchester Fire Insurance Co.; Netherlands-India Sea and Fire Insurance Co. of Batavia Samarang Sea and Fire Insurance Co.: Charles Braess | H. de Vos |
1879 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1880 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1881 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1882 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1883 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1884 — No. 91 | Anton Oestmann, Acting Consul |
1885 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1886 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1887 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1888 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1889 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1890 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1891 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1892 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1893 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1894 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1895 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1896 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1897 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1898 — No. 91 | Charles Braess, Acting Consul |
1899 — 48, Nakayamate-dori, Sanchome | Theodore Wassilieff, Consul-in-Charge Note: Wassilieff is the Vice-Consul for Russia |
1900 — 48, Nakayamate-dori, Sanchome | Theodore Wassilieff, Consul-in-Charge |
1901 — 48, Nakayamate-dori, Sanchome | Theodore Wassilieff, Consul-in-Charge |
1902 — Suwayama 3, Yamamoto-dori Gochome | Jacob Hendrik de Reus, Consul for Japan |
1903 — 8, Nakayamate-dori Itchome | Jacob Hendrik de Reus (absent), Consul for Japan | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Acting Consul |
1904 — 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome | Jacob Hendrik de Reus (absent), Consul for Japan | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Acting Consul |
1905 — 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Consul |
1906 — 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Consul |
1907 — 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Consul |
1908 — 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Consul |
1909 — 45, Yamamoto-dori Nichome | Hendrik van Oordt de Lauwenrecht, Consul |
1910 — 125, Kitano-cho Itchome | J. Barendrecht, Consul for Japan, Kwantung and Korea |
1911 — 12, Nakayamate-dori | J. Barendrecht, Consul for Japan, Kwantung and Korea |
1912 — 80, Kyo-machi | W. de Beaufort, Consul |
1913 — 80, Kyo-machi | J. Barendrecht, Consul for Japan |
1914 — 80, Kyo-machi | G. S. D. Hamel, Consul for Japan |
1915 — 80, Kyo-machi | G. S. D. Hamel, Consul for Japan |
1916 — 78-B, Kyo-machi | P. R. Borger, Consul for Japan Note: Appointed in 1915 according to the Regeerings-almanak voor Nederlandsch-Indië of 1919 |
1917 — 81, Kyo-machi | P. R. Borger, Consul for Japan |
1918 — 81, Kyo-machi | P. R. Borger, Consul for Japan |
1919— 81, Kyo-machi | P. R. Borger, Consul for Japan |
1920 — 76, Kyo-machi | P. R. Borger, Consul for Japan |
1921 — 28, Harima-machi | Marius Johannes Quist, Consul for Japan |
1922 — 28, Harima-machi | Marius Johannes Quist, Consul for Japan | W. H. de Roos, Student-Interpreter |
1923 — 72, Kyo-machi | Christiaan Sigismund Lechner, Consul for Japan | W. H. de Roos, Assistant-Interpreter |
1924 — 72, Kyo-machi | Christiaan Sigismund Lechner, Consul for Japan | W. H. de Roos, Assistant-Interpreter |
1925 — 72, Kyo-machi | Christiaan Sigismund Lechner, Consul for Japan | W. H. de Roos, Assistant-Interpreter |
1926 — 72, Kyo-machi (Crescent Building) | No Names |
1927 — 72, Kyo-machi (Crescent Building) | No Names |
1928 — 72, Kyo-machi (Crescent Building) | W. H. de Roos, Acting Consul | T. Elink-Schuurman, Vice-Consul |
1929 — 72, Kyo-machi (Crescent Building) | T. Elink-Schuurman, Acting Consul | R. W. Besier, Assistant Interpreter |
1930 — 72, Kyo-machi | Christiaan Sigismund Lechner, Consul-General | W. H. de Roos, Consul-Interpreter |
1931 — 72, Kyo-machi | Christiaan Sigismund Lechner, Consul-General | W. H. de Roos, Consul-Interpreter | N. A. J. de Voogd, Interpreter |
1932 | MISSING |
1933/1934 — Meikai Building, 32 Akashi-machi, Kobe-ku | Christiaan Sigismund Lechner, Consul-General | W. H. de Roos, Consul-Interpreter | N. A. J. de Voogd, Interpreter |
1935 | MISSING |
1936 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Acting Consul-General | N. A. J. de Voogd, Interpreter |
1937 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Acting Consul-General | N. A. J. de Voogd and Ph. J. C. Tissen, Interpreters |
1938 | MISSING |
1939 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Acting Consul-General | N. A. J. de Voogd, Interpreter | Ph. J. C. Tissen, Archivist |
1940 | MISSING |
1941 — 32, Akashi-machi | J. B. D. Pennink, Consul-General | N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul (Interpreter) | Philip J. C. Tissen, Chancellor | W. J. de Bruyn, Secretary |
1942-1945 | WWII |
1946 — 139, Yamamoto-dori 3-chome | C.W. Brand, Netherlands Mission for West Japan. If correct, this was a temporary address. |
1947 — 150, Yamamoto-dori 3-chome | C.W. Brand, Netherlands Mission for West Japan. (A painting completed in this year by Japanese artist Komatsu Matsuki shows the consulate at this location.) |
1948 — 150, Yamamoto-dori 3-chome | C.W. Brand, Netherlands Mission for West Japan. |
1949 | MISSING |
1950 | MISSING |
1951 — 24, Kyomachi | C.W. Brand, Netherlands Mission for West Japan. c/o National Handelsbank at Bank of Tokyo Building. |
1952 | MISSING |
1953 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Consul-General. Note: Meikai Building |
1954 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Consul-General. |
1955 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Consul-General. |
1956 — 32, Akashi-machi | W. H. de Roos, Consul-General. |
1957 | MISSING |
1958 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | No Name Note: Netherlands Consulate General |
1959 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | No Name Note: Netherlands Consulate General |
1960 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1961 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | G. J. Dissevelt, Consul General | N. van Zelm, Chancellor |
1962 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1963 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1964 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1965 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1966 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N. van Zelm, Vice-Consul |
1967 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1968 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1969 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1970 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1971 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1972 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1973 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1974 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | W. Ch. E. A. de Vries, Consul General |
1975 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | N/A |
1976 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | K. J. Stadtman, Consul General | G. M. Kruissink, Vice-Consul |
1977 — 5th floor Denden Bldg., 64, Naniwa-cho, Ikuta-ku | K. J. Stadtman, Consul General | G. M. Kruissink, Vice-Consul |
1978 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | K. J. Stadtman, Consul General | G. M. Kruissink, Vice-Consul |
1979 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | K. J. Stadtman, Consul General | G. M. Kruissink, Vice-Consul |
1980 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | G. M. Kruissink, Acting Consul General |
1981 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | G. M. Kruissink, Acting Consul General |
1982 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. A. Kooy, Consul General |
1983 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. A. Kooy, Consul General |
1984 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. A. Kooy, Consul General |
1985 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. A. Kooy, Consul General |
1986 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. H. A. Leydekkers, Consul General |
1987 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. H. A. Leydekkers, Consul General |
1988 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. H. A. Leydekkers, Consul General |
1989 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. H. A. Leydekkers, Consul General |
1990 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | J. H. A. Leydekkers, Consul General |
1991 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General |
1992— 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General |
1993 — 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General |
1994— 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General |
1995— 20th floor Kobe C.I.T. Building, 1-14 Hamabe-dori 5-chome, Fukiai-ku | Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General Note: After the Great Hanshin earthquake of January 17, the Consulate General moves to Osaka. |
Osaka 19th Century
1872 — Umemotocho, Kawaguchi | Pieter Eduard Pistorius, Vice-Consul Note: The Netherlands Trading Society is listed at the same addresses. Staff: Pieter Eduard Pistorius. |
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1873 — N/A | N/A |
1874 — N/A | N/A |
1875 — 4 Hakodate Yashiki | Johann Carl Jacob Klein, Vice-Consul |
1876 — 4 Hakodate Yashiki | Johann Carl Jacob Klein, Vice-Consul |
1877 — 4 Hakodate Yashiki | Johann Carl Jacob Klein, Vice-Consul |
Osaka 20th Century
1995 — Rm. 2726, Osaka Hilton Hotel, 8-8 Umeda 1-chome, Kita-ku | Willem Joris Witkam, Consul-General |
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1996 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku Should be 33Fl.! But was it always 33rd floor? |
Hendrik Cornelis Johannes (Henri) Everaars, Consul General |
1997 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Hendrik Cornelis Johannes (Henri) Everaars, Consul General |
1998 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Hendrik Cornelis Johannes (Henri) Everaars, Consul General |
1999 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Hendrik Cornelis Johannes (Henri) Everaars, Consul General |
2000 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Hendrik Cornelis Johannes (Henri) Everaars, Consul General |
2001 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Jan de Vries, Consul General |
2002— 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Jan de Vries, Consul General |
2003 — 6th Fl., Twin 21 MID Tower, 1-61 Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku | Jan de Vries, Consul General |
2004-2020 | MISSING |
2021 — Kitahama 1-Chome Heiwa building 8B, 1-1-14 Kitahama, Chuo-ku | Gerard Theo Michels, Consul (since 2017) Note: Moved to Kitahama in 2016! |
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On February 20, 1868, Chancellor Kleintjes writes in his diary that he moved in with Bauduin. He reports on March 12 that he arrives at the “Dsjendsjoodsjie” temple, the Zenshōji (善照寺), in Kobe, after his return there from an extended stay in Osaka.
Moeshart writes that Bauduin initially stayed in a temple in Kobe. So, most likely the first location used as a consulate in Kobe is the Zenshōji temple. The many walks that Kleintjes describes in his diary are all feasible from Zenshōji. It also seems too much of a coincidence that the land that consul Korthals purchased in Kobe, is right behind this temple.
In the list of documents about the opening of Kobe Port at the Kobe University Library (神戸開港文書 目録一覧), there is one document about Japanese officials meeting with the “Dutch Consul” at Zenshōji in Kobe, dated March 11, 1868 (910. G2-0696 行政-願書・要望・請願伺届).
The Zenshōji temple was located at what is now Motomachi 3-chome, relatively close to what is now Motomachi Station.
The second location of the Consulate of the Netherlands in Kobe was east of Sannomiya Jinja shrine, at the approach to Ikuta Jinja shrine, at that time a beautiful tree-lined road in the countryside.
Japan Directory 1884 : Page 101
Kobe Foreign Settlement (神戸外国人居留地) 91
Acting Consul: A. Oestmann (Agent for Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Company, located at No. 47)
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Duits, Kjeld (). Hiogo-Kobe-Osaka Data, From Dejima to Tokyo. Retrieved on November 4, 2024 (GMT) from https://www.dejima-tokyo.com/articles/26/hiogo-kobe-osaka-data
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