Kobe is a cosmopolitan port city around 30 minutes south of Osaka. The sixth largest city in Japan Kobe is probably best known for the 1995 Kobe Earthquake, Kobe Beef and the hot spring resort Arima Onsen located in mountain that overlooks the city, Mount Rokko.
Nestled between Osaka Bay and Mount Rokko in Japan’s Kansai region, Kobe is Japan’s sixth-largest city and a bustling port. Located less than 30 minutes…
The Disaster Reduction Museum is a museum run by the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, the institution was set up in the years following…
Kobe is easily accessible with multiple transport options depending on where you’re coming from. Situated on the northern shore of Osaka Bay, with Osaka to…
Kitano Ijinkan is a historic district located in Kobe, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved Western-style houses, which were built during the late 19th and early…
Kobe’s Chinatown, or Nankin-machi as it is known, is a bustling and exciting precinct in the heart of the city that no visitor to Kobe…
Kobe Harborland is a lively and picturesque waterfront district, making it one of Kobe’s most popular destinations for both locals and tourists. Located along the…
The Kobe Maritime Museum is located in Meriken Park on Kobe’s waterfront, next to the Kobe Port Tower and the Earthquake Memorial Park
The Kobe Port Tower is one of the most striking structures on the Kobe skyline. Standing at 108 metres and painted in a burnt orange…
Located on Kobe’s waterfront, Meriken Park is home to the Kobe Port Tower and the Kobe Maritime Museum. The iconic metal frameworks of these two…
The Rokko Mountains are part of the mountain range behind Kobe. The highest peak Rokko Saikoho rises 931 metres and offers spectacular views of Kobe…
Kobe is home to one of Japan’s most unique monuments—a towering 18-metre-high, 50-ton robot statue. The robot, Ironman Tetsujin 28-go (known as Gigantor outside Japan),…