Museum · Kobe (HAT Kobe / Iwaya)
Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution 人と防災未来センター
Kobe museum on the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, with a powerful recreation of the quake and survivor stories.
Hours9:30-17:30 (last entry 16:30)
ClosedMondays (next day if holiday), Dec 31-Jan 1
PriceAdult: ¥600
Getting thereIwaya Station (Hanshin), 10 min; JR Nada Station 12 min
Time needed1-2 hours
Address1-5-2 Wakinohama Kaigan-dori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073
Websitedri.ne.jp
About
This museum remembers the 1995 earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people in the Kobe area. It opens with a short film recreating the shaking and the ruined city, then covers the rebuilding. Hands-on zones teach practical disaster preparedness. Volunteer storytellers, some of them survivors, share their experiences, and English material is good.
Highlights
- Theater recreating the 1995 earthquake
- Survivor testimony and volunteer storytellers
- Disaster-preparedness hands-on zones
- Glass-walled building at HAT Kobe
Tips
- Free entry on the 17th of each month
- Allow about 2 hours
- The opening film may be intense for small children
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