All Places in Kobe

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

This Western confectionery in Kobe made the German tree stump cake into a Japanese staple.

The first and oldest mosque in Japan.

A stunning, storied set of waterfalls you can walk to from the city’s main train station in less than 15 minutes