Kobe Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
About Kobe
A cosmopolitan port city with an international flavor, hemmed in by Mt. Rokko, Kōbe is often ranked as the best place for expatriates to live in Japan. The city has a population of over 1.5 million people (2019). A port in what would become Kōbe was established as a concession to western powers in 1868, during the time when Japan was opening to the world. Nagasaki and Yokohama had already begun serving foreign ships nine years earlier. Today, a synagogue, Japan's first mosque, Japan's first Sikh temple, a Chinatown, and European architecture mark Kōbe as a place where foreigners and foreign culture first arrived in Japan. At 05:46 on January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale, struck near the city. The quake killed 6,433 people, made 300,000 people
Top Attractions in Kobe
Explore the best things to see and do in Kobe:
- ★Chinatown
- ★Fruit Flower Park
- ★Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
- ★Hamafukutsuru-Ginjo Brewery and Shop
- ★Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum
- ★Kitano Ijinkan
- ★Kobe Collection
- ★Kobe Jazz Street
Where to Eat in Kobe
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cafe Terrasse de Paris
- 🍴Grill Ippei
- 🍴Kobe Beef Steak Ishida Kitanozaka
- 🍴Kobe Portopia Hotel Restaurants
- 🍴Kokubu
- 🍴Medium Rare Steakhouse @ Oriental Hotel
Where to Stay in Kobe
- 🏨ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe
- 🏨Hostel Nakamura Kobe
- 🏨Hostel Yume Nomad
- 🏨Hotel Crown Palais Kobe
- 🏨Hotel Okura Kobe
- 🏨Hotel Pearl City Kobe
Kobe Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: