You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Japan
  4. »
  5. Hyogo
  6. » Kobe
Japan Flag Icon

Kobe Destination Guide

Discover Kobe in Japan

Kobe in the region of Hyōgo with its 1,528,478 habitants is a town located in Japan - some 264 mi or ( 424 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kobe

Local time in Kobe is now 06:05 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tokushima, Takamatsu, Shizuoka, Shimo-tanigami, and Osaka. When in this area, you might want to check out Tokushima . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kobe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Panasonic Head Care Robot Undergoing Trials at Barber Shop

3:39 min by PanasonicNewsPortal
Views: 123258 Rating: 4.83

For more details: news.panasonic.net Panasonic presents its Head Care Robot. The robot is designed to support staff at hospitals and care facilities with hair washing. The robot will undergo trials fo ..

Anpanman Toys (アンパンマンおもちゃ) Tutorial (チュートリアル) by Alex

5:43 min by chottomattenet
Views: 17936 Rating: 3.09

Alex is explaining the usage of some of his Anpanman toys. He takes special care on the details - opening/closing of the car barrier, how to initiate the little toys car ride and so on. The big toy is ..


Real Life Japan 2: My haircut adventure

4:02 min by Ryan Boundless
Views: 13995 Rating: 4.93

Real Life Japan is a series in which you can see what it is really like to live in Japan. This is just my everyday normal life here. You can see what it looks like to live in Japan. I live in Kobe, Ja ..

Real Life Japan 4: Experience My Lunch Break in Kobe Japan

5:59 min by Ryan Boundless
Views: 9130 Rating: 4.94

Real Life Japan is a series in which you can see what it is really like to live in Japan. This is just my everyday normal life here. You can see what it looks like to live in Japan. I live in Kobe, Ja ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe. The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.69 135.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai region, Prefectures of Japan

Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)

Motomachi Station is a railway station in Motomachi, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the main stations serving the central business district of Kobe. The station is the closest access point to the Motomachi shopping district and to Nanking Town, one of Japan's three largest Chinatown districts.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.69 135.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line, Railway stations in Hyogo Prefecture, Tōkaidō Main Line

Kobe Chinatown

Kobe Chinatown in Kobe, Japan is one of only three designated Chinatowns in Japan. It is located south of Motomachi station adjacent to the Daimaru Department Store and is a major tourist attraction. The area has over a hundred Chinese restaurants, shops, and a Chinese temple (関帝廟). Unlike its counterparts in Yokohama and Nagasaki, Kobe's Nankinmachi sets itself apart as being the most colorful and foreign-looking Chinatown in all of Japan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.69 135.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Chinatowns in Asia, Geography of Kobe, Restaurant districts and streets, Shopping districts and streets in Japan, Visitor attractions in Kobe

Kobe Mosque

, also known as Kobe Muslim Mosque, was founded in October, 1935 in Kobe and is Japan's first mosque. Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe from 1928 until its opening in 1935. The mosque was confiscated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943. However, it continues to function as mosque today. It is located in the Kitano-cho foreign district of Kobe.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.70 135.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 20th-century mosques, Buildings and structures in Kobe, Mosques in Japan, Places of worship in Hyōgo Prefecture, Religious buildings completed in 1935, Visitor attractions in Kobe

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie is a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year. The lights were donated by the Italian Government and the installation itself is produced by Valerio Festi and Hirokazu Imaoka. Over 200,000 individually hand painted lights are lit each year with electricity generated from biomass in order to stay environmentally friendly. Last year, Kobe held its 18th luminarie festival.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.69 135.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Festivals in Japan, Visitor attractions in Kobe

Pictures


Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kobe

Related Locations

Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.