Best places: Technology museums in Kobe, Japan

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

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

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

Tastings & displays on sake making in a brewery dating to 1659, rebuilt in 1999 after an earthquake.

👍👍 Sake Museum with store and sake tasting. Admission fee free (as of Oct 2nd 2021). You can make a self tour in the museum there are placards in English and Japanese. In the store you will find different types of Sakes with attractive prices.

👍👍 Advance reservations are required and tours are free. I learned a lot from being able to listen to easy-to-understand explanations from experts, even as a layperson. It's hard to believe that a section of the expressway that looked quite heavy was momentarily lifted by the shaking, but the results o...

👍 I've known about the Konanzuke Museum for a long time, but this was my first visit. You can of course learn about the history of Konanzuke, but you can also see traditional Japanese buildings, tools used in the past, and a Japanese garden for free. It was a building that gave me a nostalgic feeling...