List of Museums in Kobe, Japan

As part of our project to provide resources for visitors to Kobe, we created this list of museums in Kobe City, Japan.

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery opened a sake brewing museum in a brewery building constructed in the early Taisho era. The museum displays traditional sake brewing processes and techniques through three-dimensional exhibits.
Address: 4 Chome-5-5 Sumiyoshi Minamimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 658-0041,
Admission Fee: Free
Website: https://www.hakutsuru.co.jp/community/shiryo/

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

The museum has collected around 13,000 works since its days as the former Museum of Modern Art.
Address: 1 Chome-1-1 Wakinohamakaigandori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073
Admission Fee: Adults: ¥550, University students: ¥400, High school students and younger: Free
Website: https://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/

Kobe City Museum

The Kobe City Museum, located along Kyomachi-suji, one of the most vibrant streets in Kobe, opened in the autumn of 1982. The surrounding area was once a foreign settlement and later became the heart of the port city of Kobe, which developed after the Meiji era.
Address: 24 Kyomachi, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0034,
Admission Fee: Adults: ¥300, University students: ¥150, High school students and younger: Free
Website: https://www.kobecitymuseum.jp/

Kobe Maritime Museum

The museum showcases the changing cityscape of Kobe over time, along with the history of its sea, ships, and port, through a combination of materials, models, videos, graphics, and interactive exhibits.
Address: 2-2 Hatobacho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0042
Admission Fee: Adults: ¥900, Children (elementary, junior high, and high school students):¥400
Website: https://kobe-maritime-museum.com/

Kobe Port Museum (KPM)

Kobe Port Museum is a multi-purpose cultural facility consisting of an aquarium, a food hall, and a bridal desk. The admission fee is for átoa; an aquarium that combines aquatic exhibits with art.
Address: 7-2 Shinkocho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0041
Admission Fee: Adults (junior high school students and above): 2800, Children (elementary school students): 1600, Infant: Free
Website: https://kobe-port-museum.jp/

Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum

The museum displays the “Nada Sake Brewing Tools” and many other sake-making tools. It attracts about 50,000 visitors annually.
Address: 1-9-1 Uozaki-Nishimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe City 658-0026
Admission Fee: Free
Website: https://www.kikumasamune.co.jp/kinenkan/index.html

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

This museum tells the story of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake through videos and dioramas, testimonies and photographs, and hands-on learning experiences about disaster prevention and mitigation.
Address: 1-5-2 Wakinohamakaigan-dori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073
Admission Fee: Adults: ¥650, University students: ¥450, High school students and younger: Free
Website: https://www.dri.ne.jp/

The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is the only museum in Japan that aims to collect and preserve vanishing carpentry tools as part of the national heritage, and pass them on to future generations through research and exhibitions.
Address: 7-5-1, Kumochicho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-0056
Admission Fee: Adults: ¥700, Seniors: ¥500, University and high school students: ¥500, Junior high school students and younger: Free
Website: https://en.dougukan.jp/

List of Kobe Museums