6 Historical Tetsujin 28 Statue, Kobe Peter Lin Tetsujin 28, the giant robot in Kobe symbolizes the rebirth of the city of Kobe after the Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 and shall..
7 Culture Great Buddha at Nofukuji Temple Manish Prabhune Nofukuji Temple, a 10-minute walk from JR Hyogo station, houses the Great Buddha and is a must-see place for tourists visiting Hyogo..
7 Museums Sherlock Holmes' Room, Kitano, Kobe Manish Prabhune I used to live in Kobe, within a minutes walk from the England House, one of the former foreign mansions, known as Ijinkan, in..
Museums At Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Arlene Bastion This Museum is educational and enlightening. It reveals the processes of temple building, paying tribute to the craftsmen and the..
Festivals Nankinmachi Spring Festival 2026 Late Jan - Early Feb If you're in the Kobe area and looking for a way to celebrate Lunar New Year, check out the Nankinmachi Spring Festival. T..
Culture Hyogo Top 10 Attractions Charlotte Griffiths Hyogo prefecture, often described as Japan in miniature, has a little bit of everything to offer. From food and view points, t..
7 Temples & Shrines Kitano Tenman Shrine Manish Prabhune Kitano Tenman Shrine is one of Kobe’s major Shinto shrines, located in an unusual location of Kitano Ijinkan, the place associ..
Historical Kobe Muslim Mosque Komal Khiani Kobe Muslim mosque is the first mosque built in Japan and has survived the Second World War as well as the Great Hanshin earthquake...
