Tourist Attractions in Kobe
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～ Access to Kobe ～
🚄 Shin-Kobe ⇔ Kyoto (about 27min <Bullet train>),
Sin-Kobe ⇔ Sin-Osaka (about 12min<Bullet train>)
🚃 Sannomiya(Kobe) ⇔ Kyoto (about 52min<Special Rapid service>),
Sannomiya(Kobe) ⇔ Osaka (about 21min<Special Rapid service>)
Kitano foreign Residences/Nunobiki Harb Park
(Shin-Kobe and Kitano area)
A lot of people from overseas who first came to Kobe used to settle down in the Kitano area, a small, elevated land area overlooking the sea. Kitano is now a wonderful place for a stroll, dotted with the very unique former residences of early foreign settlers, such as the "Weathercock House", a symbol of Kitano.
Shin-Kobe Ropeway takes you to the observatory at an altitude of 340m in "Kobe city Nunobiki Herb Park ", which is a popular spot with a full view of the city of Kobe and seasonal flowers.
Uroko(Scale) House
Weathercock House
Kobe Muslim Mosque
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden
Shin-Kobe Roprway
Nunobiki Fall
MerikenPark and Kobe Harborland
Enjoy a panoramic 360-degree view of Kobe Port from the 108m high red Kobe Port Tower, symbolizing the port town of Kobe, which was built commemorating the 90th anniversary of the opening of Kobe port.
Kobe Harborland with fresh breezes from the sea is a good place for shopping and enjoying good food and Kobe sweets.
Short Kobe Port cruises, around 30minutes, are popular.
Kobe Port Tower
Kobe Harborland
Meriken Park
Kobe Port cruises
View from the Kobe harbor tour boat
Central Kobe (Sannomiya and Motomachi)
Enjoy shopping, various cultural aspects and good food in the urban area of Sannomiya and Motomachi, with shopping malls like "center Gai" and "Sanchika", which are at the hub of the latest culture and information. This area has many restaurants where you can enjoy Kobe beef, as well as stylish cafes. There is a fancy area of old foreign settlement filled with numerous shops in old western-style buildings inducing nostalgia for old days of the port opening in 1868.
In China-Town (Nankin machi), you can enjoy tasting various tasty delicacies while strolling around.
And in Sourakuen garden, built at the end of the Meiji era (early 20th century), which provides you with a comfortable space with lots of seasonal flowers.
China-Town (Nankin machi)
Ikuta Shrine
Sourakuen garden
Former settlement
Arima Hot Springs
Arima Hot Springs, one of the three oldest and famous spas in Japan, has different types of spas, including a brownish and strong ferric spring, called "Kinsen" literally meaning golden spring, and "Ginsen" literally meaning silver spring of clear radium spring and carbonate spring.
Take a walk and enjoy downtown filled with the Japanese atmosphere and seasonal change in nature.
Zuihouji Park
Taikou Bridge
Rokko-Arima Ropeway
Sake Breweries (Nada-Gogo)
Down to the seashore, there is the district called "Nada-Gogo" （the five sake producing areas), famous throughout Japan for its sake breweries. You can observe the process of sake brewing and enjoy sake tasting.
Sake casks
Sake brewing
Sake and masu(wooden box)
Sake-tasting
Suma and Maiko
The western Kobe area offers a diverse and scenic landscape, with both ocean and mountains to enjoy.
Suma-dera Temple, known for its many important Cultural Properties, is a historic site worth visiting. Suma Beach, considered one of the best in the Kansai region, becomes lively with beachgoers in the summer. At Suma Sea World, you can enjoy exciting featuring orcas and dolphins. At Outlet Park "Marinpia Kobe", there are many brand stores and restaurants.
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which connects Kobe and Awaji Island, is a stunning structure nicknamed the "Peal Bridge", stretching 3,911 meter in length. At the "Maiko Marine Promenade", visitors can take a thrilling walk 47 meters above the sea.
Suma-dera Temple
Suma Beach
Takatori Shrine
Suma Sea World
Suma-Rikyu Park
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Maiko Park
Outlet Park "Marinpia Kobe"
Kobe's local delicacies
Recommended foods in Kobe include Kobe beef, Akashiyaki, pork buns, sobameshi (fried rice and noodles), as well as bread and sweets.
Kobe beef is a top-grade beef that meets strict quality standards. It is known for its tender texture and exceptionally high marbling, and is best enjoyed as steak, grilled meat or Sukiyaki. Akashiyaki consists of soft, fluffy batter filled with octopus, which you dip in a light dashi broth to eat. It is different from takoyaki, which is eaten with sauce.
Kobe beef steak
Kobe beef steak
Kobe beef sukiyaki
Akashiyaki
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