Why You Should Visit
Two Mount Rokko venues open after dark so visitors can walk between light-based artworks. This is the night programme of Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond, with four artists showing work at the ROKKO Museum of Forest Sounds and the Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden. It runs on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from September 19 to November 29, from 17:00 to 20:00. Buy a night pass at the reception desk and you receive a wristband that serves as your ticket, then follow the lights through the garden and the woods. It also pairs with a daytime visit to the wider art festival.
Essentials
- location
- ROKKO Museum of Forest Sounds / Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
- period
- September 19, 2026 (Sat) - November 29, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 17:00–20:00 (passport sales end at 19:00). Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only
- cost
- Night pass: 2,000 yen adults / 1,000 yen children. Day-and-night pass: 4,300 yen adults / 1,800 yen children. Adult = junior high school and up, child = ages 4 to elementary school, free for age 3 and under.
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Get off the Rokko Sanjo Bus at Mori no Oto Museum or Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden. By car, take the Omote-Rokko Driveway up from Uozaki IC on Hanshin Expressway Route 3.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking required. Buy a night pass (or day-and-night pass) at either venue's reception and you receive a wristband that acts as your ticket. Passport sales close at 19:00.
- NOTE
Works on show
- Kyota Takahashi, "Hikari no Mi in SIKI Garden" (ROKKO Museum of Forest Sounds)
- Daisy Balloon, "Between" (ROKKO Museum of Forest Sounds)
- hohobun, "Light Installation: In full bloom: Forest of Lights" (Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden)
- Kazue Taguchi, "Rokko Prism" (Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden)
On the night
- The night pass does not include entry to the Rokko Shidare Observatory
- Evenings on the mountain are colder than daytime, so bring a warm layer
* Programme details may change without notice
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