Travel To Kobe – Top 10 Best Places

Here is the A-list of the best places to travel in Kobe if you do not want to lose direction.

  1. Ijinkan (???) – The 19th-century residences of Kobe’s foreign traders at Kitano area.
  2. Arima Onsen – Hot spring resort within the city limits.
  3. Earthquake Museum – Commemorating the 1995 earthquake.
  4. Chinatown (??? nankinmachi) – Once the original settlement of Chinese merchants.
  5. Kobe Harborland – Popular shopping and entertainment complex.
  6. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge – The world’s longest suspension bridge.
  7. Mount Rokko – Offering panoramic views of Kobe and Osaka.
  8. Meriken Park – Waterfront park with Kobe Tower and more.
  9. Nada district – Center of sake breweries.
  10. Sorakuen Garden – Japanese landscape garden in central Kobe.

Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 

Kobe flag

Kobe flag

Kobe Map

Kobe Map

Kobe map - attractions

Kobe map – attractions

a beautiful Japanese girl is smiling sweetly before enjoying the hot spring at Arima Onsen

a beautiful Japanese girl is smiling sweetly before enjoying the hot spring at Arima Onsen

gorgeous Meriken Park offers a panoramic view with Kobe Port Tower as the beacon

gorgeous Meriken Park offers a panoramic view with Kobe Port Tower as the beacon

a scenic view of Harbourland from Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan

a scenic view of Harbourland from Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan

Kobe Beef Cooked on a Hot Stone, it's a world-renowned cuisine from Kobe, Japan

Kobe Beef Cooked on a Hot Stone, it’s a world-renowned cuisine from Kobe, Japan

wasabi dipping sauce adding extra flavor to the tender, delicious and fatty well-marbled Kobe Beef

wasabi dipping sauce adding extra flavor to the tender, delicious and fatty well-marbled Kobe Beef

another Kobe specialty sobameshi is a mixture of fried rice and noodles.

another Kobe specialty sobameshi is a mixture of fried rice and noodles.

people walking around Kobe chinatown, nankinmachi

people walking around Kobe chinatown, nankinmachi

the beautiful lights and lanterns at nankinmachi reflecting chinese culture in Kobe, Japan

the beautiful lights and lanterns at nankinmachi reflecting chinese culture in Kobe, Japan

the German Weathercock House, one of the many foreign residences of the Kitano area of Kobe, Japan

the German Weathercock House, one of the many foreign residences of the Kitano area of Kobe, Japan

the elegant interior design of one of the Ijinkan in Kobe

the elegant interior design of one of the Ijinkan in Kobe

Yet another Ijinkan a.k.a Barbarian House giving a European touch to Kitano area, Kobe

Yet another Ijinkan a.k.a Barbarian House giving a European touch to Kitano area, Kobe

the mesmerizing night view of Osaka Bay from Rokkosan (Mt. Rokko), Kobe

the mesmerizing night view of Osaka Bay from Rokkosan (Mt. Rokko), Kobe