Why You Should Visit
Meriken Park hosts a limited-time night cherry blossom illumination event. Highlights include a special sakura-pink light-up of Kobe Port Tower, the Maritime Museum, and the BE KOBE monument (April 1–12, from around 18:20 to 23:30), the nightly sound-and-light show "KOBE Night Mirage" (daily 18:45–21:45, approx. 5 min at :15 and :45 each hour), live music by professional artists "Meriken Music Nights" (Mar 26–27, Apr 2–3, 9–10, 18:00–20:00), and kitchen cars serving cherry blossom-themed food including dango and oshiruko (12:00–20:00). Come enjoy a magical Kobe spring night with sakura, light, and music.
Essentials
- location
- Meriken Park
- period
- March 26, 2026 (Thu) - April 12, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- Sunset–23:30
- cost
- Free entry (food & drinks sold separately)
- access
- Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line: Minato Motomachi Stn (Exit 2) approx. 5 min walk
JR / Hanshin: Motomachi Stn (West Exit) approx. 15 min walk
JR: Kobe Stn (South Exit) approx. 15 min walk
Hanshin / Hankyu: Kosoku-Kobe Stn approx. 15 min walk - NOTE
- Sakura-pink light-up runs April 1–12. Note: Apr 2 switches to blue for KOBE Lightup Day; Apr 4–5 from 19:00–20:00 switches to green for GLION ARENA KOBE's 1st anniversary. Subject to change due to weather.
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