Kobe City Centre Travel Guide
Kobe
Visit Kobe City Centre
Popular places to visit
Kobe Harborland
During your visit to Kobe, you can enjoy retail therapy at Kobe Harborland. While you're in the area, stroll along the waterfront.
Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall
You can take time to visit Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall during your travels to Kobe. Visit the area's shops or amble around its waterfront.
Meriken Park
Meriken Park is just one of the places to see in Kobe, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Visit the area's shops or amble around its waterfront.
Kobe Tower
You can find out about the history of Kobe with a stop at Kobe Tower. Stroll along the waterfront or visit the shops in the area.
Kobe City Hall
After visiting Kobe City Hall, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Kobe. Stroll along the waterfront or visit the shops in the area.
Ikuta Shrine
Find out about the history of Kobe when you spend time at Ikuta Shrine. Stroll along the waterfront or visit the shops in the area.
Top hotels in Kobe City Centre
Kobe MerikenPark Oriental Hotel
Gorgeous property located in cruise port.
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2026
DaiwaRoynetHotel Kobe-Sannomiya PREMIER
Excellent location, pleasant lobby, helpful staff and clean well-maintained rooms — but the rooms are very small. There’s barely space for belongings, and our double bed was against one wall so hard to get in or out. Otherwise a very pleasant stay. Nice Italian restaurant too.
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2026
APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Namba Ekimae Tower
Massage services and 7-Eleven inside the hotel building. Perfect location.
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2026
Hotel Hankyu RESPIRE OSAKA
Our stay started out a bit bumpy. We reserved a high floor room with two beds. High floor rooms were more expensive, and it seemed to be a nicer room. When we got to our room, we were disappointed! It was in pretty bad shape and extremely small. We went down to recrption and voiced our concern. We ...
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2026
Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka
Love the hotel everything was clean. Check-in was easy, staff was wonderful, very helpful and the area was close to all the tourist hot spots.Breakfast buffet was great.
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2026
Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower
Good location, great views from room Excellent choice in breakfast buffet though did get a bit crowded
Reviewed on 11 Apr 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Kobe City Centre
Nankin-machi
Unique features of Nankin-machi include the coffee shops and shopping. Make a stop by Motomachi Shopping Street or Nankinmachi Square while you're exploring the area.
Sannomiya
Travellers choose Sannomiya for its abundant dining options. Hop aboard the metro at Sannomiya Hanadokeimae Station or Boeki Center Station and check out top sights like Ikuta Shrine.
Hatobacho
If you're spending some time in Hatobacho, Kawasaki Good Times World and Kobe Tower are top sights worth seeing.
Kitano
You'll enjoy the restaurants and museums in Kitano. You might want to make time for a stop at Kitano Ijinkan Street or Space 11 Darvish Museum.
Chuo Ward
You might take some time to check out the waterfront views in Chuo Ward. Spend some time visiting top spots like Ikuta Shrine, and catch the metro at Shinkobe Station or Sannomiya Hanadokeimae Station to see more of the area.
Shinkaichi
While there might not be top attractions in Shinkaichi, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Kobe Harborland and Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall.
