Kobe Maritime Museum

Enjoyable museum on ships and maritime history with some interactive elements (eg. Pilot a ship into port, or load a container). There are English explanations at some displays and a brochure also in English and other languages. You can watch a video on 2F (Japanese only, no English subtitles). Wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator.

900¥ for adult ticket, concessionary rates apply for children, primary schoolers n high schoolers only. Education n meaningful visit as this museum houses many exhibits fr sailboats to cruise liners, container ships, n gifts fr other countries. There's also an exhibition on Kawasaki now. It's really worth a visit. d surroundings r also scenic n we chanced upon a summer festival.

Nice place to visit if you are a enthusiast of ships and port history. Lots of miniature replicas of ships throughout history, especially cruise ships. There's also a section on the development of Kobe as a port city. Shop museum and Kawasaki world is inside the paid area.

Cool museum with many models of ships from ancient times to the modern day, with captions in English as well. Ticket is combined with that for Kawasaki Good Times. Good stop near Kobe Meriken Park.

This museum is spanking new and clean, and the moment you enter the door, a big impressive ship model greets you. Spend a few moments to admire it, take a few photos, and quickly move on because there are other exciting things waiting for you inside. Oh, there are lockers conveniently located on one side of the ship so you don't have to lug your heavy stuff around. Money is refundable. I enjoyed looking at the cruise ship models nearby and also the huge town replica with moving trains further in. I'm not a fan of motorbikes, but I thought those on display were quite cool. And so I took a few photos of them. The Kawasaki jet ski game was fun and there was hardly any queue. It was also a fun experience for kids to go on board the airplane and train replica. There's also an intelligent machine that can draw a few preselected pictures and you're free to take the drawings as souvenirs. Few people noticed it but on the first floor, there is a trick art section just outside the museum.There are only two pictures there, but I think it's worth a shot.

It was a wonderful museum. The staff was especially friendly. It featured nice models of major ships in history. There was a special Kawasaki section that included motorcycles, jet skis, as well as ships. I enjoyed my visit.

Spectacular building which houses the Maritime Museum & Kawasaki Good Times World (about everything Kawasaki bikes) and now has a concurrent Dinosaur Exhibition.

We loved this museum! It’s a great place to go with kids of all ages (but I’ll probably go back again without kids so I can spend more time learning and reading at my own pace.) Majority of the activities, panels and explanations were also in English. There are robots, interactive hands on games and exhibits to learn about boats, shipping logistics, port infrastructure, etc Practice driving a giant 🚢 ship and operating a shipping crane. A great variety of informative and beautifully designed technology both old and new. The museum is located on the port where there are ferries and malls and events. We loved it, and will be back!