Chinatown & the harbor
Motomachi runs west from Sannomiya: a long covered shopping street and Nankinmachi, Kobe’s Chinatown. Walk south and you reach Meriken Park and the Harborland waterfront.
Snack your way through Chinatown in the afternoon, then watch the port lights at night.
More history of Motomachi & Harborland → 見本：深い歴史は別ページ（中身は未作成）
Highlights
見本：作成者の「街の情報 › 見所」から入る（住所で決まらないもの）。写真は募集中
Snacks in Nankinmachi
Kobe’s small Chinatown is packed with steamed bun windows. Grab a few, then walk on toward the port.
When: Lunch or afternoon
Port Tower at night
The red lattice tower, the white Maritime Museum roof, the lit-up harbor: Meriken Park after dark.
When: Evening
Sunset at Harborland
The wooden boardwalk of the Mosaic mall faces west over the water. The Ferris wheel lights up after sunset.
When: Sunset
Places to visit
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見本：作成者の「街の情報 › 観光地・スポット」から入る（住所がある所。地図にもピン）。写真は募集中
What to eat
Nankinmachi is for street food: buns, dumplings and noodles to eat as you walk. Around Motomachi there are also old-style Western restaurants (yoshoku) that have fed Kobe for decades.
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Where to stay
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Price per room per night (checked Nov 2026): ¥ under ¥12,000 · ¥¥ ¥12,000–25,000 · ¥¥¥ over ¥25,000
Pick a place inside the circle and you can walk to dinner. Rooms, photos and today’s prices are on the booking site.
Getting here
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Bus or taxi instead
Taxi · approx. 60–70 min (expensive)Bus or taxi instead
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Get off at JR Motomachi Station for Chinatown, or JR Kobe Station for Harborland. Both are one or two stops from Sannomiya.
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Other areas in Kobe
Three areas between the mountains and the sea.
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