Museums
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution The Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution is an exhibition facility that shares people’s experiences of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and lessons from the disaster in an easy-to-understand manner, thereby informing visitors about disaster management and disaster mitigation. Hours 9:30 am to 5:30 pm(Last entry […]

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Kobe City Museum

Kobe City Museum Located in a former foreign settlement, Kobe City Museum has collections of archaeological and historical materials, including the Sakuragaoka Bronze Bells and Bronze Halberds, which are collectively designated a National Treasure, as well as works of Japanese art created with influence from overseas countries from the 16th to the 19th centuries, glass […]

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Kobe Maritime Museum and Kawasaki Good Times World

Kobe Maritime Museum and Kawasaki Good Times World Kobe Maritime Museum has an easy-to-understand exhibition about the history of Kobe Port, as well as ports in general and ships. The museum building houses Kawasaki Good Times World, a corporate museum where you can see, hear, and experience everything about the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, from […]

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Koiso Memorial Museum of Art

Koiso Memorial Museum of Art This museum keeps a collection of approximately 2,900 works by Ryohei Koiso, one of Japan’s representative Western-style painters, who was born in Kobe and continued to create his works there. The museum has not only three exhibition rooms but also a courtyard in which Koiso’s atelier has been relocated and […]

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Kobe Fashion Museum

Kobe Fashion Museum This museum opened in 1997 as Japan’s first public museum focusing on fashion (clothing, food, shelter, and entertainment).It is a museum complex with a library, a gallery, seminar rooms, and a multipurpose hall in addition to exhibition rooms. Hours 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (Last entry at 5:30 pm) Closed Mondays (If […]

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