Best places: Museums in Kobe, Japan

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

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

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

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

👍👍 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...

Quirky museum devoted to the history & culture of ramen noodles, with factory displays & tastings.

Museum showing 2 millennia of chinaware from Persia, Vietnam, China, Korea & Japan in natural light.

🫤 I went there thinking that the general public would be able to enter easily, but I got lost at the entrance and was stopped by what appeared to be a guard. For the general public, confirmation is required from the person in charge of public relations. It was a special place for some religious groups...

Exhibits on the past, present & future of the sea, ships & local ports are featured at this museum.

Modern museum featuring exhibits on anime, manga & cartoonist/animator Tezuka Osamu.

Historic sake brewery with displays illuminating the fermentation process & samples of the spirit.

Huge collection of antique music boxes & self-playing instruments, with concerts & workshops.

Car museum in an old brick warehouse displaying vintage, imported & rare models, with a coffee shop.

Founded in 1956, this recreated folk village offers restored Japanese homes with period furnishings.

Center devoted to insects, with living specimens, photos, special exhibitions & a children's room.

👍 阪神淡路大震災の記念館 西館と東館があり、西館は阪神淡路大震災の記憶を留める展示物と映像 東館は震災体験コーナーとなっている 料金は別々だが共通入場券が購入できる 西館一階で30分毎次で案内され上階へ 最初は震災発震直後の映像と、移動して震災前後のドラマ映像を見る 二つの映像シアターの間には実物大の震災で倒...

👍 阪急電鉄、東宝の創業、宝塚歌劇団の創始者である小林一三の旧邸、雅俗山荘を中心に、小林一三の事績を紹介する施設として、2010年に記念館として開館。 雅俗山荘は、1957年に逸翁美術館として開館して以来、50年にわたって小林一三収集の美術品コレクションを公開していましたが、2009年に美術館が新設、移転したことで、...

Museum with works by Japanese contemporary artist Yokoo Tadanori, plus changing exhibitions.

👍👍 It is located in the cosmopolitan city of Kobe. This Center for Overseas Migration and Cultural Exchange was a former overseas migration center, and was the place where those who wish to move would undergo a final check on their health. He also learned language learning (Portuguese, Spanish, Engli...

Large-scale, colorful 3D paintings, a workshop space & a cafe on the 27th floor of a skyscraper.