What is there to do in Kobe, Japan?

Here is a more practical guide for free travel. I hope it will suit you.

Kobe Travel Guide:

〖Places of Interest〗

Rokko Mountain Ranch

Mount Rokko is famous for its driving routes and night views. A popular plateau leisure resort. In the pasture on the west side, dairy cows, goats and other livestock are raised, and the sheep are grazed on the vast grassland. In the pasture, seasonal flowers bloom all year round, and melodious pastoral songs are sung, forming a beautiful scenic spot.

As a major summer event, the "Alus Festival" is very lively. The "Kobe Cheese Museum" is set up to introduce the cheese culture of cheese production, sales, exhibitions, and cheese cooking. It also introduces the wool culture from wool raw materials to wool products, and has a workshop where you can experience the craftsmanship.

Closed on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 17:00 (if it overlaps with a holiday, it will be the next day or open every day during summer vacation). Closed during the year-end and New Year holidays. Adults 350 yen. TEL: 078-891-0280, from Hankyu Rokko It takes 30 minutes by bus from the station.

Come to Kobe to "play with flowers"

The Fubiki Herb Garden, a scenic spot in Kobe City Park, is a place where people can "play with flowers". After taking the cable car from Shin-Kobe Station on the Shinkansen, you can admire the beauty of Kobe Port before approaching the beautiful flower fields. As the ground beneath your feet gets further and further away, your field of vision gradually broadens, and you will have an unobstructed view of Kobe Port from a bird's eye view. If the weather is good, you can still clearly see the two artificial islands in Kobe Port area. In a few minutes, Inside, you can start wandering around the herb garden to your heart’s content. Buhiki Herb Garden is a landscape garden mainly planted with various herbs. It covers an area of ??72 acres, has 150 kinds of herbs, and the first herb garden with 75,000 plants will make you feel comfortable from the moment you step off the cable car. As soon as I woke up, my nose was filled with the comforting scent of vanilla, and what I saw with my eyes were all kinds of brilliant flowers. The exterior of the building is based on a medieval half-timbered, half-stone house, and surrounded by beautiful flowers, making people feel like they are in paradise on earth. The most rare thing here is a very comfortable and leisurely atmosphere. Especially on a bright sunny afternoon, sitting on an open-air chair and enjoying the pleasant aroma in the air and the rare leisurely atmosphere is the most refreshing. In addition, there are herb dishes here, which are worth trying, and purchasing various herb products is one of the best ways to end this herb trip.

Rokko Hall Atrium

A museum displaying the world's oldest music boxes. There is only one music box in the world, as well as valuable period items, etc.

Bridge Science Museum

It brings together the highest level of bridge technology used in the construction of the Honshu-Shikoku Link Bridge, including the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. A science museum that is astonishing at a glance. There is a lot to see, including a cinema with a 200-inch stereoscopic screen and a powerful 3D stereoscopic image, as well as galleries and libraries.

Maiko Marine Promenade

There is an observation point inside Akashi Ohashi Bridge, where you can view the passing ships from the bridge. Watching the video series set up on a circular promenade with glass on all sides is as exciting as admiring the spectacular sea view from the main tower of the bridge.

Kobe Fruit and Flower Park

The Kobe Fruit and Flower Park located in Kita Kobe is a park that Kobe City is proud of. The park is covered in beautiful flowers and has a wide range of leisure facilities including hotels, swimming pools (summer only), ice skating rinks (winter), hot water baths, and barbecue gardens.

Kobe Municipal Agricultural Park·Kobe Wine Town

The Agricultural Park is a facility where people can enjoy the natural beauty of Kobe. In the wine city built on the hills extending from the grape fields, you can visit the wine manufacturing process.

Other attractions

Human and Disaster Prevention Future Center, Fubiki Herb Park, Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo, Ai Rakuen, Minatogawa Shrine, Ikuta Shrine, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe Municipal Museum , former residence, Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park, Kobe Port, America Park, Sannomiya Center Street, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Mount Rokko, Kobe PortTower Observation Deck, Kobe Maritime Museum, Arima Hot Spring.

〖Accommodation Guide〗

"Sannomiya" Station is the transportation hub of Kobe City. Of course, there are many commercial hotels nearby, but if you want to experience the romantic European style, Monterey is recommended Group hotels. The Monterey and Amalie hotels, which are popular among female customers, easily capture the hearts of travelers with their medieval elegance. Portopia Hotel, which has the night view of Kobe, is relatively deserted nearby. Because it is located in Hong Kong Island, you have to take an elevated MRT to get in and out. The streets around the hotel are quite dark, and the only bright light is probably a few blocks away. convenience store. However, there is a swimming pool and gym inside the hotel, which is suitable for travelers who want to get away from the hustle and bustle and quietly enjoy the night view and luxurious facilities. Ori-ental Hotel, located in the popular center of Kobe's night view, is itself part of the night view. The streamlined shape of the ship and the bright lighting, and the Mosaic Ferris Wheel and Kobe Port Tower are within walking distance, are all attractive selling points.

In addition, there are New Oriental Hotel above Shin-Kobe Station and a hotel directly above Sannomiya Station. You can go directly to the hotel after getting off the train, which is the best choice for lazy people. If you want to enjoy two meals and one stay in a hot spring, you can also try it out at Arima Onsen and Awajishima Onsen hotels in Kobe.

〖Transportation Guide〗

External Transportation

Kobe Airport opened in 2006 and is the third largest airport in Japan. Currently, when traveling to Kobe from China, you can first fly to Osaka's Kansai International Airport, which takes about 60 minutes by airport shuttle.

From Kobe to Osaka, it takes about 13 minutes by Shinkansen and about 20 minutes by JR.

To get to Himeji (Himeji Castle) from Kobe, it takes about 16 minutes by Shinkansen and about 40 minutes by JR.

From Kobe to Kyoto, it takes about 30 minutes by Shinkansen and about 50 minutes by JR.

It takes about 2 hours and 50 minutes to travel from Kobe to Tokyo by Shinkansen and about 1 hour by plane.

Internal transportation

The Kobe Bus is one of the main means of transportation for tourists. You can take it to some major attractions.

The bus driving directions are roughly divided into the directions of Kitano, Shin-Kobe, Sannomiya, Motomachi, Kobe Port, Mount Rokko, Mount Maya and Nada Shuzo. The Kitano direction is Kobe's main tourist attraction, but it is located in a mountainous area and subways and trams are extremely scarce, so it is more convenient to take the bus. The operating hours of each bus in Kobe are different, usually from 6:30 to 23:00.

The City Circle Bus is a bus that runs around Kobe’s major tourist attractions. Famous tourist destinations such as Kitano, old settlements, Nankin Town, and harbor artificial islands are all within reach. The body of the City Circle Bus is designed based on the style of the "Dynamic Ijinkan". Its unique and eye-catching painting has become a tourist attraction of Kobe Bus. There is a tour guide accompanying you on the city-circling bus, and it takes 1 hour to circle the city.

〖Travel Season〗

Kobe has warm winters and cool summers, making it suitable for travel in all seasons. It is located approximately in the center of Japan in terms of longitude and latitude, with an average annual temperature of 16.8°C (the highest temperature is 34.5°C and the lowest temperature is 3.5°C/2003), and the precipitation is 1,538.0mm (2003). In Japan, which has four distinct seasons , Kobe is a comfortable city with relatively warm winters and cool summers.

〖Shopping Guide〗

The area from "Sannomiya" to "Motomachi" is the central area of ??Kobe. Strolling along Sannomiya Center Street and Motomachi Shopping Street, you can fully enjoy food and shopping. Heading south from Sannomiya, Zaihana Street is where foreign merchants lived when Kobe Port first opened to the outside world. There are many nostalgic old-fashioned Western buildings as well as imported goods specialty stores, cafes, etc., making it a good place for shopping and walking. Nanjing Town, also known as "Chinese Street", is a place where Chinese people live. It started in 1868. The Qing government at that time established a consulate in Kobe, and Sino-Japanese trade prospered, and the number of Chinese in Kobe increased. Nanjing Town continues to prosper as the "kitchen" of the Chinese people. Currently, there are more than 100 restaurants and grocery stores in the street, which has strong traditional Chinese characteristics and is very lively.

〖Kobe Specialty〗　

Tamarisk: Its appearance reminds people of the Kamiko Empress who is closely related to Hyogo Prefecture.

Arima toy writing brush: This is a traditional ethnic handicraft of Arima Hot Spring. When you hold the brush vertically, you can see the face of the little puppet.

Kobe Satsuma porcelain: Satsuma porcelain is particularly famous for its fine brush painting, which is supplemented by pure gold lines.

Looking forward to being satisfied~~