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Meriken Park

Beautiful nighttime views, plus an extensive selection of gourmet restaurants, shops, and fun!

With numerous unusually designed buildings, Meriken Park is a great place to take commemorative photographs. Nearby there are numerous shopping malls and other fun facilities! Cruises also depart the area, so you can enjoy views of the Kobe Airport and the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge while feasting on sweets or a multi-course meal. At night, illuminated buildings and lighting displays transform the area into a sparkling, romantic spot.

Location: 2 Hatoba-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Nearest station: About 10 min. on foot from Hanshin Motomachi Station

Meriken Park

PATISSERIE TOOTH TOOTH Main Store

Enjoy sweets prepared with seasonal fruit in an elegant salon setting.

This shop specializing in Western-style sweets is a Kobe classic. The second-floor salon serves an exclusive selection of desserts including colorful cakes, parfaits, and crepes. Pasta dishes, galettes, and other foods are also popular. The salon is open at lunch as well as at tea time, so you can enjoy delicious food and sweets in a leisurely, blissful setting.

Location: 1st and 2nd floors, Lattice Sannomiya, 1-4-11 Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Nearest station: 8 min. on foot from Hanshin Kobe Sannomiya Station
Hours: 1st floor, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm; 2nd floor, 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Closed: Irregularly as scheduled

PATISSERIE TOOTH TOOTH Main Store

Grill de Kobe

Kobe Beef for lunch

Kobe Beef is popular for a texture that seems to melt in your mouth. Be sure to enjoy a Kobe Beef steak with beautiful marbling. Grilling over high-grade bincho charcoal brings out all the meat's umami flavor. Japanese Black Beef steaks are available for guests who are looking for a less expensive charcoal-grilled option.

Location: 5th floor, Taishin Sunset Building, 2-5-1 Kitanagasadori, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Nearest station: 3 min. on foot from Hanshin Motomachi Station
Hours: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm (last order),
5:30 pm to 10:00 pm (last order)
*Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays:
5:00 pm to 10:30 pm (last order)
Closed: New Year's Day
*Also closed irregularly as scheduled.

Grill de Kobe

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Kobe Mt. Rokko

On top of Mt. Rokko you'll find a whole day's worth of fun, including a botanical garden, athletic facilities, and a music box museum. If you take the Rokko Arima Ropeway, you can easily get to Arima Spa while enjoying an aerial ride. At night, you can have dinner at Rokko Garden Terrace while viewing the nightscape or enjoy the illumination of Rokko-Shidare Observatory.

Location: Rokkosan-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe

Kobe Mt. Rokko

Rokko Cable Car

This retro cable car will take you to the top of Mt. Rokko as you enjoy seasonal views of the mountain all around. It takes about 10 minutes to travel the 1.7 kilometers between Rokko Cable Shita Station and the top of the mountain. Birdsong and the babbling of small streams on the way are sure to soothe your heart.

Hours: 7:10 am to 9:10 pm (about 3 round trips per hour)
Cost: Round-trip fare: Adults, ¥1,000; children (up to age 11), ¥500

Rokko Cable Car

Rokko International Musical Box Museum

This museum features the exhibition and performance of antique music boxes and other kinds of automatic musical instruments made in the west from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Location: 4512-145 Kitarokko, Rokkosan-cho, Nada-ku,Kobe
Nearest station: Rokko International Musical Box Museum (Rokko Sanjo Bus)
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (reception closes at 4:20 pm)
The museum opens at 11:00 am on all weekdays between November 11 and November 22, 2019.
Closed: September 5, 2019; September 12, 2019; all Thursdays between November 28, 2019 and March 19, 2020; December 31, 2019; January 1, 2020
Cost: Adults (middle schools students and older), ¥1,030;
children (age 4 through elementary school students), ¥510

Rokko International
Musical Box Museum

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Japan's premier sake-brewing areaNadagogo Located a short walk from Hanshin Uozaki Station and Nishinomiya Station, Nadagogo is home to breweries known for producing delicious Japanese sake. The area has been famous for brewing the drink for more than 300 years. Some of the area’s breweries and museums offer tastings, sell gifts and souvenirs, and feature displays of old-fashioned sake-brewing equipment. Take a stroll through the coastal area lying along Hanshin’s rail line to sample Japanese sake while learning about the history of its production!

※Consumption of alcoholic beverages by individuals less than 20 years old is prohibited by law in Japan.

Nadagogo

Kobe Shushinkan

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Learn about the history of Japanese sake through video and multilingual descriptions.

Tours of this sake brewery explain the history of Fukuju Japanese sake as well as the dedication that goes into its production using a video in 16 languages. Multilingual digital signage makes it easy to understand the complex process by which sake is manufactured.

Location: 1-8-17 Mikagetsuka-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Nearest station: About 8 min. on foot from Hanshin Ishiyagawa Station
Hours: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; tours available from 11:00 am (reservation required)
Closed: Over the New Year's holiday
Cost: Free admission

Kobe Shushinkan

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

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Take a commemorative photograph in a brewery uniform.

This museum about sake brewing is located in a sake brewery. You can take a commemorative photograph while wearing an old-fashioned brewery uniform and taste freshly brewed sake. Products such as soft-serve ice cream made with sweet sake from Hakutsuru and cosmetics made from Japanese sake are popular with female guests.

Location: 4-5-5 Sumiyoshiminami-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Nearest station: About 5 min. on foot from Hanshin Sumiyoshi Station
Hours: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm (doors close at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Over Obon vacation and the New Year’s holiday (and at other times as scheduled)
Cost: Free admission

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery
Museum

Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum

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Sample crisp, dry Nadagogo sake that goes perfectly with a variety of cuisine.

This museum, which features exhibits of Nada sake-brewing equipment in a brewery that was built in 1659, introduces the history of Japanese sake. In its tasting area you can sample raw, unprocessed sake that you can't enjoy anywhere else along with a selection of seasonal sakes. You can purchase Kiku-Masamune's crisp, dry sake as well as cosmetics, sweets, and other gifts.

Location: 1-9-1 Uozakinishi-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Nearest station: About 10 min. on foot from Hanshin Uozaki Station
Hours: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Closed: Over the New Year's holiday
Cost: Free admission

Kiku-Masamune Sake
Brewery Museum

What is kikizake?: Tasting Japanese sake is called kikizake. Most sake breweries will let you taste their products when you visit. Sometimes you'll even be able to sample freshly brewed sake or limited seasonal varieties. If you taste something you like, consider buying some to take home with you as a souvenir.

Sugitama: You'll often see sugitama, balls made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, hanging from the eaves of buildings like sake breweries. The balls are meant to bring good luck and reflect the brewery's hope that it will be able to produce a delicious product. When you see one, you know there's sake to be found nearby. In addition to breweries, you can find them hanging in the foyers of sake shops that offer a large selection of the drink.

Hakushika Commemorative Sake Museum

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Enjoy seasonal exhibits charting the history of sake-making

Consisting of a wooden sake warehouse dating to the Meiji period and a museum featuring various exhibits, this facility introduces the history and culture of sake brewing. Hakushika Classics, a restaurant located at the museum, serves nabe-style cuisine prepared with sake lees shipped direct from the brewery. The restaurant also sells limited-edition sake and gifts.

Location: 8-21 Kurakake-cho, Nishinomiya
Nearest station: About 15 min. on foot from Hanshin Nishonomiya Station
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (doors close at 4:30 pm)
Closed: Tuesdays (if Tuesday is a public holiday, closed the following day; if Tuesday is part of an extended holiday, closed the next weekday)
Fee: Adults, ¥400; elementary and middle school students, ¥200
*Separate fees apply to special exhibits.

Hakushika Commemorative
Sake Museum

Nihonsakari Rengakan

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Create your very own glass with an original design.

This museum is distinguished by its brick exterior, which evokes the many brick buildings built during the Meiji period. Inside, there's a glass workshop where you can try "sandblasting," a process whereby fine sand is sprayed onto the surface of glass to which tape has been applied to create patterns. You can choose from numerous materials, including glasses, mugs, and plates, and create your very own design by which to remember your trip to Japan. There's also an area with information about Japanese sake, a shop featuring a special selection of gifts, and a restaurant.

Location: 4-28 Yogai-cho, Nishinomiya
Nearest station: About 15 min. on foot from Hanshin Imazu Station
Hours: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm (April through September);
10:00 am to 9:00 pm (October through March)
Closed: Restaurant: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, December 31, and January 1
Shop and glass workshop: Tuesdays, December 31, and January 1

Nihonsakari Rengakan

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Hanshin Koshien Stadium

Watch dramatic action and exciting swings up close! You can enjoy professional baseball at this stadium, which features the kind of open-air feel that is only possible at an outdoor facility. You can also purchase gourmet food and Koshien-themed merchandise to make the game even more enjoyable. It's always a spectacle when everyone releases jet balloons in the bottom of the seventh inning! Join in the fun!

Hanshin Koshien Stadium

The Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium

This museum features exhibits of invaluable materials related to the film Kano along with displays related to high-school baseball, uniforms of famous Hanshin Tigers players through the years, and other memorabilia. It's also a great place to enjoy panoramic views of the stadium.

Location: 1-82 Koshien-cho, Nishnomiya
Nearest station: About 5 min. on foot from Hanshin Koshien Station
Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (November through February, to 5:00 pm)
*Last entry to museum 30 min. before closing.
(Museum hours are subject to change, for example to accommodate special events.)
Closed: Mondays (except gamedays and public holidays), over the New Year's holiday, and for facility maintenance
Cost: Adults, ¥600; children (age 4 through middle school), ¥300

The Museum of
Hanshin Koshien Stadium

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Amagasaki-Ebisu Shrine

At this shrine, whose 17-meter torii gate is easily visible from Hanshin trains, you can experience what it's like to be a maiden working at the shrine. To participate in a program that lets you wear the traditional costume during this cultural experience, you'll have to make reservations two days in advance on the website. Available for female visitors from overseas only, the one-hour program costs ¥2,000 per person.

Location: 3-82 Kandanaka-dori, Amagasaki
Nearest station: About 5 min. on foot from Hanshin Amagasaki Station

Amagasaki-Ebisu Shrine

Daikan Honten

The founder of this shop was the first Japanese person to open a Chinese noodle shop in Kobe's foreign settlement in 1912. The recipe for the richly flavored soup, which is prepared using soy sauce, chicken bones, and pork bones, has been passed down for about 100 years. Chinese and Korean menus are available.

Location: 3-29 Kandanaka-dori, Amagasaki
Nearest station: About 4 min. on foot from Hanshin Amagasaki Station
Hours: 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
Closed: Wednesdays (if Wednesday is a public holiday, closed Tuesday or Thursday instead)

Daikan Honten

Amagasaki Castle

About 400 years ago, Amagasaki flourished as a castle town. Although Amagasaki Castle was demolished about 140 years ago, the structure has been rebuilt near Amagasaki Station and opens this spring. With features such as the VR theater exhibit, you can have fun while learning about Amagasaki's history.

Location: 27 Kitajonai, Amagasaki
Nearest station: About 5 min. on foot from Hanshin Amagasaki Station
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (last entry is 4:30 pm)
Closed: Mondays (however, it will open on Monday if it is a public holiday and instead close the following day); December 29 through January 2
Cost: Adults (age 18 and older), ¥500;
children (elementary, middle, and high school students), ¥250;
preschool children, free admission
*Free admission to the first floor.

Amagasaki Castle

When it comes to accommodations, it doesn't get any more convenient than Amagasaki!

There are numerous hotels clustered in the area around Amagasaki Station. Located just 15 minutes and one Hanshin train from Namba Station in Osaka, the area is extremely convenient if you're planning to have fun in Umeda and Kobe. It's the perfect place to find a hotel.

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: Kobe Beef is a global brand that's popular with tourists. Be sure to try shimofuri marbled beef that's so fatty it will melt as you hold it in your hand!
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: Professional baseball is riveting at Koshien Stadium, which also keeps visitors happy with an ample selection of gourmet food. It's a great spot to enjoy with the whole family.
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The top of Mt. Rokko offers seasonal natural beauty, snowy landscapes, and beautiful nighttime views. And you can feel daily fatigue melt away as you breathe in its crisp air.

Getting there: Hanshin Mikage Station → Kobe City Bus Rokko Cable Shita Station → Rokko Cable Rokko Sanjo Station

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This theme park offers visitors the chance to interact with more than 110 kinds of animals, and it's even fun on rainy days. Don't miss the "Bird Performance Show," in which birds dance elegantly in a pond with water lilies.

Address: 7-1-9 Minatojimaminami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Getting there: Hanshin Kobe Sannomiya Station → Kobe Port
Liner K Computer Mae (Kobe Animal Kingdom) Station
Closed: Irregularly as scheduled
Cost: Adults (middle school students and older), ¥1,800; elementary school students, ¥1,000; infants (4 and 5 years old), ¥300; senior citizens (65 and older), ¥1,300

Kobe Animal Kingdom

Hanshin is operating this graphic-wrapped "Go! Go! Nadagogo!" train as part of the "Nada Sake Brewery Revitalization Project," which seeks to bring visitors and attention to Nadagogo, Japan's premier sake-brewing area.(Scheduled to run until autumn of 2019)

The "Go! Go! Nadagogo!" train features an array of miniature sake barrels and fun drawings. There's only one, so if you happen to see it, it may be a lucky omen!

Hanging straps with sake barrels

Inside the train cars you'll find miniature versions of the barrels that are used to store and transport Japanese sake. See if you can find all of these charming decorations!

Nadagogo stickers

You'll find yourself smiling unexpectedly as you gaze at drawings of cats drinking sake while viewing cherry blossoms, enjoying sake while gazing at the moon, and drinking hot sake while eating nabe-style dishes.

Graphic wrap

Each car is wrapped in colorful drawings and symbols of the changing of the four Japanese seasons, including depictions of the five villages that make up the Nadagogo area (Nishigo, Mikagego, Uozakigo, Nishinomiyago, and Imazugo).

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Hanshin Electric Railway Service Center (Sannomiya Station)

Receive a complimentary
special Nadagogo postcard set

When you present this pamphlet along with your Hanshin Tourist Pass, which entitles you to unlimited use of Hanshin trains, at the Hanshin Electric Railway Service Center (Sannomiya Station), you'll receive a complimentary postcard set featuring Nadagogo throughout the four seasons. *Gift subject to change.

Location: Outside the west ticket gate at Kobe Sannomiya Station, 8-1-8 Onoedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

HS 32: Offer valid until March 31, 2020

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