Kobe City Museum

The Kobe City Museum opened in , in 1982. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a municipality. The museum resulted from the merger of the Municipal Archaeological Art Museum and Municipal Namban Art Museum.
city.kobe.lg.jp
kobecitymuseum.jp
Wikipedia
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Japan
  • Also known as: “Kobe Namban collection”, “神戸市立南蛮美術館”, and “神戸市立考古館”
Photo: Saigen Jiro, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kobe Lamp Museum and Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel.

Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 150 metres northeast of Kobe City Museum.

Hotel
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Oriental Hotel was a historic hotel in Kobe, Japan opened in 1870 and closed in 1995.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The is a landmark in the port city of , . is situated 770 metres southwest of Kobe City Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatobachō and Hyogo-ku.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Pastern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyogo is one of nine wards of , . is situated 2½ km west of Kobe City Museum.

Suburb
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nagata is one of 9 wards of , . is situated 4½ km southwest of Kobe City Museum.

Kobe City Museum

Latitude
34.68728° or 34° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
135.19293° or 135° 11′ 35″ east
Open location code
8Q6QM5PV+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 182530400
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3330666
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Kobe City Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “神戶市立博物館”
  • Esperanto: “Kobea Urba Muzeo”
  • French: “Musée municipal de Kobe”
  • French: “musée municipal de Kōbe”
  • Fulah: “Kobe City Museum”
  • German: “Stadtmuseum Kōbe”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Kota Kobe”
  • Japanese: “神戸市立博物館”
  • Korean: “고베 시립 박물관”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kobe Chhī-li̍p Phok-bu̍t-koán”
  • Russian: “Городской музей Кобе”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Former Foreign Settlement Building No. 15 and 稲荷大明神.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 神戸市立博物館前 and Sewer System in Kobe’s Old Foreign Settlement.

Hyogo: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Himeji and Amagasaki.

Curious Museums to Discover

Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.