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Famous for its luscious beef and crisp, pure sake, the Japanese port of Kobe is a thriving metropolitan city with an international feel. The sake-brewing season runs from October through April, and that's the best time to take a tour of a kura (the Japanese word for brewery). Visit the Hakutsure Sake Brewery Museum year-round. Naturally, the nightlife here is prime perfection.
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1. Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By Malcolm_See - Singapore, Singapore
Having never experienced an earthquake before, this museum was an eye-opener for myself. Earthquake is kinda a part and parcel of life in Japan as this region lies on many of the tectonic lines. The highlight was definitely the two movies on the 1995 Kobe Hanshin great earthquake, which was reproduced to showcase the extent of the damage and immerse the viewers in the earthquake experience. The movie was played in Japanese, but there were audio guides provided. After that there were exhibitions on the wreckage shown in the museum and the recovery process. Across the building was information on other type of natural disaster in Japan and there was even a simulator on running/swimming away from a tsunami. Definitely worth a visit if visiting Kobe!
2. Kobe Animal Kingdom
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4.5 based on 603 reviews
It is a 15minutes from Sannomiya. There is an animal and botanical garden at Port Island. In inside park, you can meet up close with cute animals like capybaras. In otuside park, you can experience activities such as riding a camel or feeding penguins. Animals’ performances is very wonderful and bird performances. The exhibition area reproduces the habitat of the animals, and you can see the lively appearance of the animals up close. The all-weather environment allows you to have fun even in rainy days. Please enjoy the extraordinary world healed by animals.
Reviewed By Calleryana - Singapore, Singapore
It's a bit far from city, you need to get there via the Portline (a separate train line) that goes along the bay. Then stop at Kei Computer Mae station and it's rights below the station! It looks very tiny in a few greenhouse like houses, but once inside, there are a lot to offer and easily a stay for about 2 hours or more. There are many show times so do plan around the show times and feeding hours. Almost all shows end before 330pm so do reach latest around 12-1pm to catch most shows. There are many animals you can pet, cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, capybaras. Some you can feed, birds, parrots, fishes, sheep, alpaca, seal etc. And many that freely roam around in the different garden/greenhouse sections! There are also food stores and drink with lots of seating in the main area. It's made up of small sections/houses around the main seating area in the middle so not to worry you or your children will get tired and need some rest or food.
3. Kawasaki Good Times World
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4.5 based on 353 reviews
Reviewed By allanl912
A really good little museum. As Kawasaki is one of the most important Japanese companies that existed through the Meiji restoration, WW2, and up to the modern era....this museum is also a history of modern Japan itself. It's also very important to the port of Kobe where Kawasaki is a large company. There is plenty to fascinate history buffs, those interested in engineering, and of course there are the motorbikes which are just cool by themselves :)
4. Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
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4.5 based on 149 reviews
Reviewed By passthemayo - Kericho, Kenya
Its amazing to think that all this detailed woodwork was done by hand! This museum, while small, is a great revelation into the skill and traditions in Japan. Its also a quiet pleasant way to spend a few hours and close to a train station. I highly recommend a visit if you are in Kobe.
5. Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
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4.0 based on 276 reviews
At HAKUTSURU SAKE Brewing Co., Ltd., we have opened our old sake brewhouse in its original form to the public as the Sake Brewery Museum. Our hope in doing so is to give visitors a feel of the tradition of sake making that has been carried down through the ages and to broadly and deeply convey the "heart of Japan" to the sake making world.
Reviewed By SmurfFat - Singapore, Singapore
Very informative exhibits you may press the button and select English language. We enjoy the free museum and free sake sampling.
6. Kazamidori no Yakata
7. Kiku-Masamune Shuzo Kinenkan
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4.0 based on 94 reviews
8. Sannomiya Center Gai Shopping Street
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4.0 based on 987 reviews
Something about Kobe starts from here, Kobe Sannomiya Center Street Kobe Sannomiya Center Street is a district in Kobe which is a hub of many transportation systems. The place is a favorite of not only the locals, but also of people in Kobe. It is a place where you can find the latest trends and a variety of shops. Many people from Kobe and near Kobe come to visit. Enjoy the Sannomiya changing day by day.
Reviewed By sunshinegodlee
Fun place to shop. all the clothes brands under one long strip Zara, uniqlo, Gap....small Japanese brand stores... coffee shops Very convenient close to the station. it all covered from the top so rain or storm you can continue shopping.
9. UROKO HOUSE & OBSERVATION GALLERY
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4.0 based on 134 reviews
The residence with most Western influence of the Kitano Ijinkan houses in Kobe. Covered in a natural stone called slate, its resemblance to the scales of a fish gave the house the nickname of “UROKO HOUSE” (House of the Scales). Not only in the outside, the whole building has a distinctive elaborated design that makes it part of the National Designated Registered Cultural Properties of Japan. The building holds a collection of renowned porcelain including “Royal Worcester”, “Meissen” and “Royal Copenhagen”. There are also handmade glassware exhibitions. The sunroom, with views of the Port of Kobe, is said to be where traders watched over their boats entering and leaving the port when the Port was opened. In the garden there is a “Calydonian Boar” (nicknamed Porcellino), which is believed to bring you good luck if you rub its snout. Next to UROKO HOUSE lies the “OBSERVATION GALLERY” where many modern, Japanese paintings are exhibited.
Reviewed By sharonhW264WM - Las Vegas, United States
Originally built near the harbor, this magnificent mansion was transferred to its current location on the hillside to serve as a posh residence for foreigners. It looks like a castle and was named the “Fish Scale House” because its walls are made of small, round, overlapping slate tiles that resemble fish scales. It was the first to open to the public and is the best known and most splendid of the Ijinkan (Western style) houses remaining in the Kitano-Yamate district. The period furniture was authentic, but most impressive was the outstanding collection of fine European porcelain (Meissen, Royal Copenhagen, Royal Worcester, and others) displayed. The balcony provided amazing views of Kobe through beautiful lead glass windows, and displayed a wonderful dragon sleigh and an antique music box that played lovely classical music. The Uroko Museum of Art next door provided interesting models of various Ijinkan houses. It was definitely worth the steep walk up the hill to see this wonderful mansion!
10. Suma Aqualife Park Kobe
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4.0 based on 380 reviews
