Wedged between the Rokko Mountains and Osaka Bay, Kobe packs a lot into a small footprint. The waterfront Harborland, Chinatown's bustle, hillside herb gardens, and yes, the beef. A cosmopolitan port city that's been welcoming the world since 1868.
What Kobe is known for
Top-rated in Kobe
Kobe Beef Steak Ishida
4.8restaurant
Known for serving only A5-grade Kobe beef with exceptional omotenashi hospitality.
Tor Road Steak Aoyama
4.8restaurant
Family-run steak restaurant operating since 1963, loved for its warm hospitality and reasonable prices.
Himeji Castle Garden Koko-en
4.5castle
Nine Edo-style gardens beside Himeji Castle, overlooked by most visitors heading to the main keep.
Nunobiki Herb Garden
4.5garden
Japan's largest herb garden, reached by ropeway over Nunobiki Waterfall and Kobe's skyline.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
4.6landmark
World's longest suspension bridge at nearly four kilometers, linking Kobe with Awaji Island.
Mouriya Honten
4.6restaurant
One of Kobe's oldest steak restaurants, famous for its dry-aged beef and stone-walled interior.
Nishinomiya-jinja
4.4shrine
Head shrine of Ebisu worship draws massive crowds during the January Toka Ebisu festival for prosperity prayers.
Kobe Kitano Starbucks (Historic Ijinkan Building)
4.4cafe
A Starbucks inside a 1907 American colonial-style foreign residence with original woodwork and fireplaces.
