Why You Should Visit
A night program run jointly by Kobe City Museum and Sannomiya Platz, part of the museum's Friday and Saturday late opening until 20:00. On Friday, September 18, the museum hosts a ukiyo-e printing workshop and a jazz live, followed by a set from the Kobe Youth Jazz Orchestra select combo at Sannomiya Platz from 19:15. All free. Ticket holders get group-rate admission to the museum's exhibitions and 10% off food and drink at Sannomiya Platz.
Essentials
- location
- Kobe City Museum & Sannomiya Platz (Chuo-ku, Kobe)
- period
- September 18, 2026 (Fri)
- Time
- Ukiyo-e printing 14:00–17:00 / Jazz live 18:00–19:00 (doors 17:30) / Platz live 19:15–20:00
- cost
- Free (museum exhibitions charged separately; group rate with event ticket)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 10 min walk from Sannomiya Station (all lines). Platz sits just south of Sannomiya Center Gai; the museum is on Kyomachi-suji in the Former Foreign Settlement.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No reservation. Ukiyo-e printing: walk-in from 13:45, first come first served. Jazz live: first 140 people, doors 17:30 (late entry OK). Show your ticket for the perks.
- NOTE
Museum, Sep 18
- Ukiyo-e printing workshop: 1F learning room, 14:00–17:00
- Jazz live (vocal & piano): basement hall, 18:00–19:00
Sannomiya Platz, Sep 18
- Kobe Youth Jazz Orchestra select combo, 19:15–20:00
- Set list (planned): Cute / Shiny Stockings / Lil' Darlin / Days of Wine and Roses / Strike Up the Band
Perks with event ticket
- Group-rate admission to museum exhibitions
- 10% off food and drink at Sannomiya Platz
* Usually held on the 4th Friday of each month; September's is the 18th. Program changes monthly.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Kobe City Museum & Sannomiya Platz (Chuo-ku, Kobe), and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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