Experts' Choice Award Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park
What the experts agree on
This sobering harborside memorial preserves the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake's legacy through artifacts and an untouched dock section frozen in time, offering a powerful testament to Kobe's resilience after Japan's deadliest modern disaster.
“The memorial (2000) of the 1995 earthquake, designed by Shingo Kusuda, is located in Higashiyuenchi Park near the town hall of the city of Kobe.”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet "At 5.46am on 17 January 1995 the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck this region. It was Japan's strongest since the Great Kantō Quake of 1923 devastated Tokyo. Kōbe bore the brunt of the..." Full review
