Kobe City Museum

I visited the museum for the special exhibition of Vincent van Gogh and his one of masterpieces, Café Terrace at Night. There are so many people, but the staff put them in control, and had their success in seeing around there peacefully.

Amazing Experience at Kobe City Museum! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A must-visit in Kobe! The museum beautifully showcases the city’s history, culture, and foreign influences with interactive exhibits and detailed dioramas. The foreign settlement section was particularly impressive, offering a fascinating glimpse into Kobe’s past. The library area is cozy and well-stocked, making it a great place for deeper research. The atmosphere was peaceful. Highly recommended for history lovers and curious travelers!

Very interesting and beautiful museum. I like their approach of having multiple small exhibits as opposed to one or two large ones. You learn about a lot of topics and don't have time to get bored. Also a good amount of sign had a complete English translation, which is not always the case in japan. Worth it, especially for the low entry price of 300 yen per person.

If you aren't intending to visit their special exhibition (at the time of my visit Van Gogh) the museum is free and has no waiting time. Tells a good, detailed history of the city with an appropriate timeline (excusing a slightly inaccurate depiction of WW2, but only a few lines, certainly not as bad as at other Japanese museums) and good displays.

Very useful to gain an insight of how Kobe began as a port and melting pot of foreigners and locals as well as its importance as a major port city. Definitely useful to visit the museum first to have a better appreciation of Chinatown and buildings in the foreign settlement area where this museum is located. The first floor is a must visit showcasing the history of Kobe with nice videos and exhibits of the old and new Kobe streets and buildings and it's free too! The second and third floors are special exhibits. It's a relatively small museum and easy to visit in an hour. Photos below for your preview and do come here first before exploring the rest of the city. 👍

Free entry for exhibition of Kobe history. The museum is a beautiful historical building. Close to Kobe station. An excellent place to know the history of Kobe and the opening of Japan to foreigners.

Came today and saw the Ghibli exibition. Great exibition which focused on the designing, planning and building of the Ghibli museum in Tokyo and theme park in Nagoya. I wad particular intrigued by the design and construction process of Howl's moving castle in real scale, seeing the details the team go into to make a structure in the animation into a real building was so inspiring.

Excellent quality and updated museum. It was a little pricey to enter but this may have been due to exhibition. General exhibit was 300 yen and everything was 1000 yen. If you pick up the Kobe Museum guide and show it then you'll get a 20% discount. Highlights are the maps and bells from the Yayoi period.