9 attractions with a verified description
Kobe Harbor · Free
An open shopping and restaurant complex on the water, with a lit Ferris wheel and terraces that look over the harbor. Free. From the Mosaic terraces you see the lit Port Tower in the evening.
Price checked October 2026
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Kobe Harbor · Viewpoint
A red tower in the shape of a Japanese drum from 1963, which reopened in 2024 after a renovation, with an open rooftop. ¥1,000 for the observation deck and ¥1,200 with the rooftop. The symbol of the city, and at night it is lit in red lines.
Price checked September 2026
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Kobe Harbor · Free
A park on the harbor with the BE KOBE sign for photos, and a corner of the pier that was left in ruins from the earthquake of 1995 as a memorial. Free. The sunset is from here, and facing it are the Maritime Museum and the tower.
Price checked September 2026
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Kitano · Garden
A herb garden on the mountain with a greenhouse, a teahouse and a view over all of Kobe and the bay. From April 2026: ¥2,500 round trip by ropeway including the garden, or ¥2,000 in the evening from 17:00, round trip only, except in the summer season and the Christmas season. The ropeway runs from 09:30 and the garden opens at 10:00.
Price checked October 2026
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Kitano · Historic district
Houses of foreign merchants on the Kitano slope, built mostly from the late eighties of the 19th century on, in European and American style. About 16 are open to the public, ¥500 to ¥1,100 each, and there are combined tickets. The streets are free. It is enough to go into one or two: the city's Weathercock House and Moegi House, ¥800 for both.
Price checked October 2026
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Sannomiya · Free
The Chinatown of Kobe, small and dense: pork baozi from Roshoki (¥120 each, a permanent line), tea eggs and sticky rice. Free to walk around. Roshoki's old shop is being rebuilt until around November 2026, and in the meantime it sells from its sister shop facing the plaza. The lion and dragon dances are at the Chinese Spring Festival.
Price checked October 2026
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Sannomiya · Free
One of the oldest shrines in Japan (by tradition from the 3rd century), in the heart of Sannomiya among the buildings, with a small grove behind it. Free. It survived the earthquake of 1995, and that made it a symbol of the city.
Price checked September 2026
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Rokko · Viewpoint
A mountain above Kobe with the Tenrandai viewpoint, whose night view is called the 'ten million dollar view'. The Rokko Cable costs ¥1,550 round trip, and the mountain bus is separate. The last cable car is at 21:10. From 29 August to 29 November 2026 entry to Tenrandai is ¥500, during the art festival.
Price checked October 2026
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Arima · Onsen
One of the oldest onsen towns in Japan, 30 minutes from Kobe: golden water rich in iron, and silver carbonated water. The public baths Kin-no-Yu and Gin-no-Yu are about ¥800 to ¥1,500. A small, pleasant town street.
Price checked September 2026
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