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Chūō-ku, Kobe: sights

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Kobe Port Tower
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Kobe Port Tower

observation tower

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Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art
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Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art

museum in Japan

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Ikuta Shrine
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Ikuta Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Kobe City Museum
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Kobe City Museum

museum in Japan

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Nankin-machi
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Nankin-machi

Chinatown of Kobe, Japan

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Kobe Maritime Museum
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Kobe Maritime Museum

museum in Kobe, Japan

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Nunobiki Herb Garden
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Nunobiki Herb Garden

Herb garden in Kobe, Japan

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Meriken Park
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Meriken Park

park in Kobe, Japan

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Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
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Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

museum in Japan

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Kobe Animal Kingdom
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Kobe Animal Kingdom

zoo in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Minatogawa Shrine
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Minatogawa Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Weathercock House
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Weathercock House

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Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
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Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

archive organization in Kobe, Japan

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Former Sharp's House
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Former Sharp's House

house

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UCC Coffee Museum
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UCC Coffee Museum

museum in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

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Hassam House
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Hassam House

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Harborland
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Harborland

shopping district in Kobe, Japan

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Sōraku-en
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Sōraku-en

Gardens in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan

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UCCJ Kobe Church
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UCCJ Kobe Church

church building in Hanakuma-chō, Japan

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Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park
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Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park

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Kobe Eiko Church
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Kobe Eiko Church

church building in Shimo-Yamate-dōri, Japan

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Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum
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Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum

museum in Japan

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Italian House
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Italian House

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Kawasaki Good Times World
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Kawasaki Good Times World

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🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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Names of evacuation sites and hospitals are in Japanese. Please check official local information for the latest updates.

Beyond the sights: everyday streets

Our photo site “Tabidori” shares everyday street photos of Japanese towns — the places guidebooks skip — free to use.

古い商会の建物と、ゆるやかにカーブして下る道つる草が絡まる古い家と、坂の途中の細い道「二宮商店街」の大きな文字と、奥の二宮市場金網と木々に沿って、まっすぐ上る細い坂道赤地に白い文字の「味加味」の看板と、坂の続く歩道丸い街灯が並ぶ、アーチの先の商店街
See street photos on Tabidori →