FLOPS 2012: Places of Interest
Seeing
Good Views
- Mount Rokko
Climb up Mt. Rokko by Rokko Cable Car and enjoy a wonderful view - Kobe Nunobiki Herb Park & Ropeway
Take a ropeway to have one of Kobe's best scenic views. The Kobe Nunobiki Herb Park is located at the end of the ropeway.
Museums
- Kitano Ijinkan
Old western style mansions opened to the public as museums - Kobe City Museum
Known as a large collection of Namban Art, a Japanese art style inspired by western culture in the 1500's - Kobe Earthquake Memorial Museum
On January 17, 1995 at 5:46 am, the city of Kobe was hit by the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, resulting in the death of more than 5000 people and the destruction of tens of thousands of homes. - Japanese Sake Museums
Kobe is a well-known center of sake production and many sake breweries are in the Nada area.
Others
- Arima Onsen
Excursion to Arima Onsen is sheduled on Thursday afternoon. Please check Arima Onsen Book at Feel Kobe site before you visit. - Bay Cruise of Kobe
Cruising Kobe bay to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - Himeji Castle
Under renovation until 2014
Shopping
Department Stores
- Sogo Department Store Kobe
Department store in Sannomiya (Sogo Kobe Floor Guide, PDF) - Daimaru Kobe Department Store
Department store in Motomachi - Tokyu Hands Sannomiya
Stationery, Kitchen tools, and other fun goods
Shopping Streets and Malls
- Kobe Sannomiya Center Gai Shopping Street
Shopping arcade in Sannomiya - Kobe Motomachi shopping street
Shopping arcade in Motomachi - Mint Kobe
Shopping building next to the Sannomiya Station - Sanchika Underground Shopping Center
Shopping center located in the underground of Sannomiya Station - Kobe Harborland
Shopping stores and restaurants
Eating
- Eating places in Sannomiya/Motomachi area (Feel Kobe)
- Eating places in Kitano/Shin-Kobe area (Feel Kobe)
- Restaurants in Kobe (Hyogo Tourism Guide)
- Nankinmachi Chinatown
Nankinmachi is a comact chinatown in cetral Kobe - Tokeiya
Kobe beef sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurant - Kobe Shu-shin-kan Breweries
Japanese sake museum and restraurant - Restaurant and Live Jazz Sone
Enjoy live Jazz music and drinking - Nishimura Coffee
Coffee shop with good atmosphere
Places in Kobe University
- Kobe University Centennial Hall
Photos and other memorial documents of a distinguished haiku master YAMAGUCHI Seishi (1901-1994), and historical documents of Kobe University are displayed in the ground floor (Building 37 of the Campus Map). Yamaguchi Seishi Memorial House is also located nearby opened on Tuesday and Thursday. - Lisp Machine of Kobe University
The first Lisp Machine in Japan was developed in 1979 at Kobe University. It is displayed at the entrance hall of the Graduate School of System Informatics building (Building 17 of the Campus Map).
Links
- Feel Kobe (Official Kobe Tourism Site)
- Kobe Tourism Guide (Hyogo Tourism Guide)
- Kobe Travel Guide (wikitravel.org)
- Kobe Travel Guide (japan-guide.com)
Date: 2012-05-28 16:26:27 JST
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