Kobe City
Historic Port City of Architecture, Trade and Best beef
A distinct port city familiar with foreign merchants and rooted in historic trade. Located across the bay from Osaka and sixth largest city in Japan. Overlooking Kobe’s downtown is Sannomiya shrine, to worship the god of safe navigation and flourishing commercial activities has been central to the heart of the people of this port city for centuries.
Discover Kobe
View 108 meter tall Kobe Port Tower, at night an illuminated hourglass, it resembles a Japanese drum used in traditional theatre. Nearby visit Meriken Park and Kobe Harborland megacomplex for waterfront shopping and entertainment along a scenic seaside. Soak in the atmospheric areas of Kobe Gaslight Street and Renga Soko warehouses. Visit the Motomachi district or Nankinmachi Kobe’s Chinatown district. Kyu-kyoryuchi, is a 19th century foreign settlement. See former mansions, known as Ijinkan, in Kitano, a historic district once home to many of the city’s foreign merchants. Scale the southern slopes of Rokko mountain on the Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway to view Nunobiki waterfall. On a fine day see as far as the Seto Inland Sea and the western part of Osaka.
Visit the Anpanman museum and mall. Get freshly baked versions of Anpanman and his friends at the museum’s fully functioning bakery. Ride on the Luminous Kobe 2, one of Japan’s largest restaurant cruise ships. Or, relax in hot springs with a view at Manyo Club on the 7th-16th floors of the Promena building.
The city of Kobe is best known for its namesake prime, marbled beef. World-famous with a buttery-soft texture that simply melts for a succulent and flavor-packed sensation. Taste it at a restaurant in Kobe City, served at its freshest. The marbled steak is grilled to perfection on a hotplate inches away. Kobe Beef is a brand given only to Tajima beef raised in Hyogo Prefecture that meets strict quality standards. There are many options to sample at the source one example is the Kobe Beef Gallery is on the third floor of Koto no Hako Kobe, 2 minutes on foot from Shin-Kobe station.
