What is the address of Kobe Maritime Museum?

2-2 Hatobacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Osaka (in Japanese: 神戸市中央区波止場町2-2).

How do I get to Kobe Maritime Museum?

The nearest station is Minatomotomachi. Kobe Maritime Museum is in Kobe, Osaka.

How much does Kobe Maritime Museum cost?

Kobe Maritime Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.

Museum

Kobe Maritime Museum

Kobe, Osaka

Address

2-2 Hatobacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Osaka 〒650-0042 神戸市中央区波止場町2-2

Hours

Tue to Sun: 10:00 to 18:00
Mon: Closed

Last entry 17:30. If Monday is a holiday the museum closes the next weekday. Closed over New Year.

Source: kobe-maritime-museum.com, checked 13 Oct 2026.

A museum on Meriken Park covering the history of Kobe and its port. The ticket also covers Kawasaki World inside the building.

Nearest station Minatomotomachi

Cost ¥

Time needed 1 hr 30 min

Best time Daytime

Rainy day With kids

Insider tip

Closed Mondays, so a Monday visit moves to Tuesday. Last entry is 17:30.

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Tickets and tours

What's on near Kobe Maritime Museum

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kobe Maritime Museum, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.

Illumination ¥

32nd Kobe Luminarie

第32回神戸ルミナリエ

29 Jan to 7 Feb Meriken Park, Higashi-Yuenchi and the former foreign settlement, Kobe

The light installation fills the old foreign settlement streets and Higashi-Yuenchi, with a paid viewing area at Meriken Park. Tickets cost 500 yen on weekdays and 750 yen on weekends and holidays in advance, or 1,000 and 1,500 yen on the day. Group tickets are 400 and 600 yen. Full ticket details are due around autumn.

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Festival

Nankinmachi Mid-Autumn Festival

南京町中秋節

15 to 17 Sept (dates to be confirmed) Nankinmachi, Kobe

Station Motomachi (JR) or Kencho-mae (Seishin-Yamate Line)

Kobe's Chinatown marks the mid-autumn moon with three days of events. The 29th edition ran 25 to 27 September 2026, starting on the day of the mid-autumn moon. The 2027 dates haven't been announced yet.

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Festival Free

Kobe Matsuri

神戸まつり

16 May (dates to be confirmed) Higashi Yuenchi and the old foreign settlement, Kobe

Station Sannomiya (JR, Hankyu, Hanshin) or Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae (Seishin-Yamate Line)

Kobe's big spring festival, based around Higashi Yuenchi, the old foreign settlement and the waterfront. The 53rd edition was on Sunday 17 May 2026, from 11:00 to 16:30, with free entry and no registration. The 2027 dates haven't been announced yet.

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Smaller local events nearby

Minato HANABI 2026 (Kobe) Festival
On now, until 23 Oct · Meriken Park, Kobe (fireworks launched from a barge offshore)
A 20-minute fireworks show each evening from 19 to 23 October 2026, with a different theme each day. Viewing from inside the park is free. A paid, reserved-seat area is also sold at Shinko Pier 1. It goes ahead in rain and is cancelled in severe weather.
Free viewing inside Meriken Park · 18:30 to 18:50 · Map · Source: Kobe City · みなとHANABI2026 神戸を彩る5日間

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Nearby

Kobe Day trip · 5 min walk A port city west of Osaka. Ikuta Shrine Shrine · 14 min walk A shrine dedicated to Wakahirume no Mikoto, said to date to 201 CE, with the wooded Ikuta no Mori behind it. Weathercock House Landmark · 23 min walk A historic Western-style residence in Kobe's Kitano Ijinkan district, known as Kazamidori-no-Yakata. Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens and Ropeway Park · 2.1 km away A hillside herb garden reached by ropeway from beside Shin-Kobe Station. Arima Toys & Automata Museum Museum · 13.6 km away A toy museum in Arima Onsen with an annual passport and craft workshops. Arima Onsen Day trip · 13.7 km away An old hot spring town in the hills north of Kobe.

Good to know

What is the address of Kobe Maritime Museum?: 2-2 Hatobacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Osaka (in Japanese: 神戸市中央区波止場町2-2).
What are the opening hours of Kobe Maritime Museum?: Tue to Sun 10:00 to 18:00; Closed Mon. Last entry 17:30. If Monday is a holiday the museum closes the next weekday. Closed over New Year.
How do I get to Kobe Maritime Museum?: The nearest station is Minatomotomachi. Kobe Maritime Museum is in Kobe, Osaka.
How much does Kobe Maritime Museum cost?: Kobe Maritime Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Kobe Maritime Museum?: Plan for 1 hr 30 min.
When is the best time to visit Kobe Maritime Museum?: Daytime.

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