Kobe

Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and one of Japan's ten largest cities, renowned for Kobe Beef that a prized Japanese delicacy and probably the most widely-known regional specialty food in Japan. While the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake diminished much of Kobe's prominence as a port city, it remains Japan's fourth busiest container port. Companies headquartered in Kobe include ASICS, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Kobe Steel, as well as over 100 international corporations with Asian or Japanese headquarters in the city."

Kobe Harborland

Kobe Harborland is a shopping and entertainment district along the waterfront of Kobe's port area, offering many cafes, restaurants, shops and other amusements.

Nada Sake District

Kobe's Nada district is Japan's top sake (rice wine) producing region. It has long been famous for its sake due to the availability of high quality rice, suitable water and favorable weather conditions in the area.

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

Good exhibits with life-sized replicas and models are presented at the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum, a traditional building on the large grounds of a modern sake factory.

Kitano ljinkan street

Kitano-cho (北野町, Kitanochō) is a city district at the foot of the Rokko mountain range where many foreign merchants and diplomats settled after the Port of Kobe was opened to foreign trade in the second half of the 19th century. More than a dozen of the former mansions, known as Ijinkan, ...

Kobe Sannomiya Center Gai Shopping Street

This large shopping arcade is located in the Sannomiya shopping district area, stretching roughly east to west from Flower Road to Koigawa-suji Street. This airy, spacious arcade overflows with the free spirit characteristic of Kobe, and offers fashion, books, home electronics, interior decor.

Kobe Animal Kingdom

KOBE Animal Kingdom is a theme park and is a fun place for all generations, featuring rare birds and animals in a weather-proofed greenhouse filled with fully bloomed flowers all year round.

Kobe Chinatown

in central Kobe and a center of the Chinese community in the Kansai Region. Is a popular tourist attraction and shopping and dining district.

Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway

Shin-Kobe Ropeway is one of three services that lifts tourists up the southern slopes of the Rokko mountain chain.

Nunobiki Herb Garden

A hidden paradise ensconced in the mountain top of Rokko. Flying up to the height of 400 meters from the city bed, the garden is just like a fairy with brilliant and colorful dress, standing against the backdrop of imposing mountain and gently looking down the picturesque view of Kobe city.

Kobe Port Tower

The Kobe Port Tower is one of the landmarks in the port city of Kobe, Japan. The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963 and paused operation from late 2009 until April 28, 2010 for renovation. It locates in the Central District, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.