An open waterfront park on Kobe’s Shinko Pier No.2, featuring a grassy hill, scenic walkways, and various seasonal events.
An open waterfront park on Kobe’s Shinko Pier No.2, featuring a grassy hill, scenic walkways, and various seasonal events.
Hankyu / Hanshin "Kobe-Sannomiya Station": 17–18 min walk
JR "Sannomiya Station": 20 min walk
Port Liner "Port Terminal Station": 13 min walk
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A theatrical aquarium that fuses aquarium and art. Features Japan's largest spherical aquarium and digital art productions, with approximately 100 species and 3,000 creatures alongside 50 art pieces that stimulate all five senses.
A Kobe city arts centre in a converted early-Showa raw silk inspection building, about 20 minutes on foot south of Sannomiya. Its halls and galleries host craft and materials markets, music festivals and workshops most weekends, and entry to the building is free. KIITO CAFE on the 1st floor serves daily lunch plates, and the 2nd-floor library has design books to read.
A landmark customs building overlooking Kobe Port. Visitors can tour only the Old Building entrance hall, the Public Relations Exhibition Room, and the courtyard; the second floor is not open to the public. The exhibition introduces the history of customs operations and anti-smuggling efforts.
A cultural facility donated by architect Tadao Ando, where children can freely explore books. From picture books to literature, encyclopedias, and foreign-language books, the 'forest of books' nurtures creativity and curiosity.
A waterfront park featuring Kobe's iconic landmarks including Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum
A top night-view spot in Kobe where you can enjoy the Ferris wheel and Minato Kobe Bridge over the water. Quiet and relaxed, popular among couples and photographers. During fireworks events, it becomes a hidden viewing spot with many tripod-carrying photographers.
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