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Kobe Niku Festival

Kobe Niku Festival

Early - Mid Dec

The two-day Kobe Niku Festival allows visitors to indulge in everything from hamburgers and steaks through to yakiniku and yakitori,..

Hyogo Free Entry
Nankinmachi Lantern Festival

Nankinmachi Lantern Festival

Early - Late Dec

The Nankinmachi Lantern Festival is an annual event that takes place at Kobe's Nankinmachi Square, which is one of the city's..

Hyogo 1 Free Entry
Awaji Highway Oasis Illuminations

Awaji Highway Oasis Illuminations

Late Nov - Late Dec

From early November right up until Christmas Day, the Awaji Highway Oasis roadside rest area will feature an impressive 9-meter..

Hyogo 1 Free Entry
Christmas Flower Show on Awajishima

Christmas Flower Show on Awajishima

Mid Nov - Mid Jan

Every winter, from mid-November to mid-January, the 'Miracle Planet Museum of Plants', on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture,..

Hyogo 5 ¥1,000
Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Mid - Late Jan

Kobe Luminarie is held every year in the first two weeks of December to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.

Hyogo 9 Free Entry
Chinese New Year in Kobe

Chinese New Year in Kobe

Mid Feb

Traditional folk dancing is one of the main events at the Chinese New Year celebrations in Kobe's Chinatown, Nankinmachi.

Hyogo
Nankinmachi Spring Festival

Nankinmachi Spring Festival

Mid 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..

Hyogo Free Entry
Himeji Otemae Street Illumination

Himeji Otemae Street Illumination

Late Nov - Early Mar

The arrival of the colder months means various illumination events start popping up on the calendar, and the Himeji Otemae Street..

Hyogo Free Entry

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