Photo Spot · Kobe (Hyogo Ward / Wadamisaki)
Hyogo Canal (Shinkawa Canal Promenade) 兵庫運河（新川運河キャナルプロムナード）
One of Japan's largest canals, near Wadamisaki, where bank lights reflect on calm water along a 300 m lit promenade.
HoursOpen 24 hours
PriceFree
Getting thereChuo-Ichiba-mae Station (Kaigan Line), 1 min
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeEvening
AddressKiretocho, Hyogo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 652-0834
About
Hyogo Canal was dug in the Meiji era and is among the largest canals in Japan. Along the Shinkawa section, a 300 m promenade is softly lit at night, and the lights of both banks reflect in the still water. Waterfowl rest on the canal. It is a quiet, local side of Kobe close to the Central Wholesale Market.
Highlights
- Reflections on the calm canal at night
- 300 m lit promenade
- Waterfowl
- Local, uncrowded Kobe
Tips
- Right by Chuo-Ichiba-mae Station (Kaigan Line)
- Pair with lunch at the wholesale market area
- Free
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