TOURIST-FREQUENTED PLACES


AREA                    NAME                                            TELEPHONE       STATUS
Kobe Port               TASAKI Pearl Plaza                              078-302-3321    OPEN
& Port Island           Kobe Port Cruise                                078-391-8633    IN SERVICE
                        Kobe Sea Bus  (Boat)                            078-321-0151    IN SERVICE
                        K-JET  (Kobe jetfoil) (Kobe CAT - KIX)          078-306-2421    IN SERVICE
                        Kobe Maritime Museum                            078-391-6751    4/8 REOPEN
                        Kobe Port Tower                                 078-391-6751    4/8 REOPEN
                        Kobe Limousine Bus (Sannomiya - KIX)            078-304-2222    IN SERVICE
Nada                    Municipal Kobe Oji Zoo                          078-861-5624    OPEN
                        Kobe Camera Museum                              078-851-6632    OPEN (only weekends)
Rokko & Maya            Jukkoku(Ten Provinces) Observatory              078-891-0476    5/1 START-UP
                        Hall of Halls Rokko  (Music Box Museum)         078-891-1284    OPEN
                        Rokko-san Pasture                               078-891-0280    OPEN
                        The Kobe Municipal Arboretum                    078-591-0253    OPEN
                        Rokko-san Country House                         078-891-0366    OPEN
Arima                   Arima Onsen Kaikan  (Arima Public Spa)          078-904-0256    OPEN
Shin-Kobe &  Kitano     Shin-Kobe Ropeway  (Yume-fusen)                 078-271-1160    IN SERVICE
                        Kobe Muslim Mosqeue                             078-231-6060    OPEN
                        Kobe Baptist Church                             078-231-7187    OPEN
                        Nunobiki Falls                                                  OPEN
                        Municipal Nunobiki Herb Garden                  078-271-1131    OPEN
Sannomiya,              Minatogawa Shrine Treasure House                078-371-0001    OPEN
Motomachi & Hyogo       "Sanchika" Shopping Center                      078-391-0925    OPEN
                        Nagata Shrine                                   078-691-0333    OPEN
                        Hyogo Daibutsu                                  078-652-1715    OPEN
                        Nankin-machi(chinatown) Shopping District       078-332-2896    OPEN
                        Chinese Historical Museum                       078-331-1277    OPEN
                        Mosaic  (Shopping Center)                       078-360-3223    OPEN
Suma                    Suma Temple Treasure House                      078-731-0416    OPEN
Seihokushin             Fruit Flower Park                               078-954-1000    OPEN
                        Municipal Winery                                078-991-3911    OPEN
Kobe Nishinomiya        Hakushika Sake(Rice Wine) Memorial Museum       0798-33-0008    OPEN
                        Nishinomiya shrine  (Ebetsu-san)                0798-33-0321    OPEN
                        Hanshin Koshien Stadium                         0798-47-1041    OPEN
Takarazuka              Takarazuka Family Land                          0797-85-6215    OPEN
                        Takarazuka Revue                                0797-85-6272    OPEN
                        Tivoli Caracalla Terme  (Natural hot spring)    0797-86-1111    OPEN
                        The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum                   0797-81-2970    OPEN
                        Nakayama Temple                                 0797-86-6517    OPEN
                        Kiyoshi Kojin Temple                            0797-84-9000    OPEN
Akashi                  Uo-no-tana  (Fish market)                       078-912-1111    OPEN
Awaji                   Atankisen, Kanshio-sen  (Awaji Cruise)          0799-52-0054    IN SERVICE
                        Onaruto Bridge Museum Awaji Puppet Theater      0799-52-0260    OPEN
                        Onaruto Bridge Museum Uzushio(Whirlpools) 
                                                    Science Hall        0799-52-2888    OPEN

TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN MAINLAND AND AWAJI ISLAND

Ferry           Akashi Ferry          (Akashi - Iwaya)  078-911-2872    IN SERVICE
                Awaji Ferry     (Takahama/Suma - Oiso)  078-731-5100    IN SERVICE
                Koshien Ferry    (Nishinomiya - Tsuna)  0798-48-3961    IN SERVICE
                Osaka Bay Ferry         (Fuke - Tsuna)  06-633-2800     IN SERVICE
Steamship       Bantai-Kisen          (Akashi - Iwaya)  078-918-0071    IN SERVICE
                Kyodo-Kisen     (Osaka - Tsuna/Sumoto)  06-575-1321     IN SERVICE
                Kyodo-Kisen      (Kobe - Tsuna/Sumoto)  0799-22-0069    IN SERVICE
                Airport Awaji Aqua Line (KIX - Sumoto)  0724-69-6600    IN SERVICE
                Nishi Awaji Line    (Akashi - Toshima)  078-911-3225    IN SERVICE


"Kobe Ijin-kan," in the Kitano area renowned for its western-style houses built during the Meiji and Taisho Period, is one of Kobe's most popularly visited spots. Due to the damage caused by the quake, most of these houses have been closed to the public even though their exteriors appear to be in good condition. Nevertheless, looking around this area to enjoy its distinctly nostalgic atmosphere is well worth the visit.

Not only the accommodation facilities but other tourism-related facilities (restaurants, shops, etc.) as well are now mostly back in normal service.

For detailed tourist information as follows, please contact:

On Kobe City:
Kobe International Tourist Association
TEL 078-303-1010; FAX 078-302-2946
On Hyogo Prefecture:
Hyogo Tourism Federation
TEL 078-361-8086; FAX 078-361-8087
On Japan:
Japan National Tourist Organization
TEL 03-3216-1901; FAX 03-3216-1846