Location List

A commercial area that includes an observatory. Great panoramic views can be enjoyed while dining at restaurants and coffee shops, or shopping at gift shops.

A manmade lake in the Rokko Mountains. Canoes are available in summer.

Ropeway connecting Arima Hot Springs with the summit of Mt. Rokko in 12 minutes. Offers an incredible view of Mt. Rokko’s nature throughout the year.

Located on a vast land on Mt. Rokko is the campus of Kobe University with many buildings, including 5 Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan: the Rokkodai Main Building (built in 1932), L...

A circular hall designed to look like the interior of a spacecraft. Suited for events such as fashion shows and concerts.

A large multipurpose complex with a floor area of 120,000 square meters. In the center of the ten-story-high building with 2 basement floors is a 40-meter-high open space to the ceiling.

Originally built as a home for Sukesaburo Hirose, the founder of Nippon Life Insurance Company. The house and its garden have been used as a wedding hall and a restaurant since 1995. Although it ha...

A residential area with several steep hills overlooking the ocean.

Class B river in Kobe known as the river that appears in ‘Grave of the Fireflies,’ a Studio Ghibli film and a short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

Built in 1933, this public hall has been the center of many cultural activities in eastern Kobe. It was renovated in April of 2017.

A 600-meter-long water park with commercial shopping/dining malls on both sides of the water canal. River Mall East (designed by Tadao Ando) , River Mall West, Island Center Station, and other faci...

The first art museum of fashion in Japan. Boasts a big collection of fashion-related reference material, including a video library of fashion shows.

A public park located on the southern tip of Rokko Island.

Built on the southern tip of Rokko Island, this restaurant/cafe provides a wide view of the ocean from every seat. The second floor is available for live performances.

A complex facility that includes a hotel, a museum, and a hall. On the ground floor is a circular plaza called the Sun Plaza, which is an atrium with a 50-meter-diameter floor and a 40-meter-high c...

An event space in front of the Rokko Liner Island Center Station. Various events are held, including flea markets.

Was built around 1945 as a private residence for Shinji Inui. The entire mansion, including its buildings, gate, and fence, is a designated cultural property of Kobe City, and most of the garden is...

The home of renowned author, Junichiro Tanizaki, from 1936 to 1943. Tanizaki lived here and wrote the famous novel Sasameyuki (The Makioka Sisters), which takes place here. The characters in the no...

Built in the early Taisho Period and used as the main Sake brewhouse until 1969, the building was opened to the public in 1982 as the Sake Brewery Museum, with a thorough presentation of the Sake b...

A William Merrell Vories architecture built as a seaside villa for Gengo Kodera, the President of Japan Cotton Spinning Co. Ltd. (Dai Nippon Boseki Co., Ltd.) , in the early Showa Period (1930’s to...