Ryokan in Kobe

神戸

A port city on a narrow strip between Osaka Bay and the Rokko mountains, about 2 hours 40 minutes from Tokyo by Nozomi Shinkansen. Arima Onsen lies within the city's limits on the far side of Mount Rokko and has its own page.

Kobe through the year

Spring春
March to May
Cherry trees first bloom around 27 March in an average year.
Summer夏
June to August
Fireworks go up over Kobe Port on summer weekend evenings; in 2026 there was a show every Saturday in August.
Autumn秋
September to November
Autumn colours reach the lowlands in late November.
Winter冬
December to February
The Kobe Luminarie, held since 1995 in memory of the Great Hanshin earthquake, lights the streets of the old foreign settlement in winter.