Best places: Museums in Kobe, Japan

Small museum with Edo-period armor & sword displays & family-friendly instruction in warrior skills.

Sleek, contemporary structure with tool displays, building models & workshops, plus a garden.

Tours are offered of this iconic temple with a scenic pond & garden, plus a building with artifacts.

Huge, offbeat sculpture built for the 1970 World’s Fair & offering tours with advance booking.

Striking, multi-story tower rising above Osaka Castle complex, with gold-leaf detailing & a museum.

👍👍 It was a mountain road on the way to go. It's not difficult to drive because it is well maintained, but I thought I could go on a normal road, so please refer to it! The museum itself is very clean and well maintained. I'm still in my twenties, so I couldn't fully enjoy the goodness of the work, bu...

Koshien Stadium museum tracing history of local high-school tournaments & the Hanshin Tigers team.

Educational audio tours that finish with a beer tasting are offered at this sizable brewery.

Revered castle dating to 1597 & since rebuilt, featuring gardens & a museum with varied exhibits.

Founded in 1889, this national art museum features an extensive collection of Japanese Buddhist art.

👍 Interesting sculptures. But Pretty small. Cash only just like all the other temples. Was not free despite what google said.

This museum, designed by I.M. Pei, features rotating exhibits of ancient art & antiques.

Unique, modern kids’ science & educational museum emphasizing hands-on learning & workshops.

👍👍 I’m just writing a review to cancel out Lily’s one-star review, who clearly didn’t appreciate the difference between standard pizza and Neopolitan pizza. This pizza was even better than the pizza I had in Naples. Super fresh and tasty. I even finished my crust which I usually hand off to my partner....

Early 20th-century villa designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, made from Oya stone & open for tours.

👍👍 I was lucky enough to have booked a tour at the Distillery. They only open up an entire month for booking on a particular day. For example I had to ensure I was ready to book online on 16th January 2023 ready for their website booking system to open up for February. Once there however, if you have...

👍👍 I visited the museum today and it definitely lived up to my expectations, as it’s not only a small and rather private place where you can browse and get deep into Ukiyoe, the staff, the 2 women behind the counter are extremely friendly and came up to us, offering magnifying glasses. She also pointed...

Collection of Japanese cultural relics, including Buddhist statues, paintings & artifacts.

Modern museum with towering bookshelves housing historical novelist Shiba Ryotaro's vast library.

Park on the grounds of a 1970 World's Fair featuring a museum, a stadium & the Tower of the Sun.