The metropolis Kobe (about 1,5 milliom inhabitants) is located on the island of Honshu,and has one of the largest seaports of Japan. The port area is dominated by the Kobe Tower. The interesting monument is a 108-meter-high lattice tower in the form of a hyperboloid with an observation deck at an altitude of 90 meters. The port toer was opened in 1963.Kobe is famous for its beef and the Arima Onsen, the hot springs.
Cruise offers to the port Kobe / Japan
Sightseeing attractions include the Rokko, a mountain which rises 930 meters above the town.
It shows in the fall the most diverse shades of the deciduous trees, at the same time there is one of the first golf courses in Japan laid out the Englishman Arthur Gloom in 1903.
In downtown Kobe you can still find today districts and streets, where the exotic atmosphere of times long past has been preserved. These include Old Foreign Settlement, Nankin-machi (Chinatown) and the district Kitano, which is best known for its houses in western style which were built by the early foreign settlers, the so-called Ijinkan.
On January 17,1995 Kobe was heavily damaged during the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. As part of the extensive reconstruction after the disaster the Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park and a number of other memorials were erected.
Which cruise lines and ships sail to Kobe?
AIDA Cruises, Azamara Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Phoenix, Compagnie du Ponant, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours, Seabourn, Silversea Cruises
In which country / island is Kobe located?
