Location List

Honjin refers to an officially approved large inn along the main road for the use of daimyos and aristocrats during the Edo period. The great Shoya (village headman) Murakami residence, once appoin...

A famous hot spring town within the city limits of Kobe that lies in a natural mountain setting, yet close enough for Kobe and Osaka residents and tourists to enjoy a day trip or an overnight trip....

A stadium built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Capacity of 30,000 with a roof that can be opened and closed.

A wide pier in front of the Harborland Mosaic, a shopping and dining complex. Offers a fabulous view of the port and many events are held throughout the year.

The largest restaurant ship in Japan. The ship is 106 meters long and weighs 4,778 tons.

A Shinto shrine where the spirit of Masashige Kusunoki, a warrior, is enshrined. Treasures of Masashige Kusunoki, including his bellyband, calligraphies, paintings, swords, and his hand-copied Budd...

A university with a large lawn-covered field. The campus faces the ocean, and the entire Port of Kobe can be seen from the upper floors of the school buildings.

A large plaza adjacent to the station. The design resembles that of the Piazza San Marco in Venice, with columns lining the corridors that surround the plaza. Events such as flea markets and concer...

A round plaza located in front of the Weathercock House in the Kitano Injinkan district, which has become a popular location for people to paint or do street performances.

Located on the top of a steep hill, this wedding facility offers a 360-degree view. The walls of the chapel are made with stacked natural stones.

The Main Hall of the Rokko Yahata Shrine has been designated as Kobe’s Cultural Property. Public parking is available on the premises.

A public park in Nada with a wide panoramic view of Kobe City and the Osaka Bay area.

A large Japanese residence that was once the home of Ginjiro Katsuta, the Mayor of Kobe City from 1933 to 1941. It is now a part of Tenrikyo (a religion) facilities located on a vast land overlooki...

With sheep grazing in the grass, Rokkosan Pasture is a tourism-oriented pasture and a farm on Mt. Rokko. Visitors can interact with various types of animals on the farm as well as experience making...

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...

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

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...

Indoor foot bath with cafe stand

It is said this building was built as a photo studio around 1887, and has been used as a photo studio for about 120 years. It still retains its original form at the time of construction now.

Located in the Ato area of Yamaguchi City, Tokusa Hachimangu Shrine is one of the best spots for weeping cherry blossoms in Western Japan. There are 300 weeping cherry trees and Yoshino cherry tre...

Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media is a complex facility that includes a library, halls, exhibition rooms, and a movie theater in Nakazono-cho, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. As one of the ...

The Ichinosaka River runs through the center of Yamaguchi. It is said that the Ouchi clan that ruled Yamaguchi during the Muromachi period (circa 1336–1573) likened the Ichinosaka River to Kyoto’s ...

At the end of the Nara period, when Kibi no Mabi returned from China in 733, he climbed Mt. Hakuhei in the Hiromine mountain range and received Gozu Tenno's trust. In 734, the main shrine building ...