Activities Kobe Sports Park Cosmos Festival 2025 Saturday - Oct 18th Each year, the Kobe Sports Park is home to a cosmos festival that typically runs throughout the month of October. The cosmos hill..
Culture Kobe Fireworks Festival 2025 Oct 20th - Oct 24th Minato Kobe Fireworks Festival offers beautiful fireworks without the crowds. Check out my favorite spots to watch and enjoy.
Culture Akashi Meat Festival 2025 Nov 1st - Nov 3rd The 15th Akashi Meat Festival is set for three mouthwatering days from Saturday, November 1st to Monday, November 3rd (national..
Activities Kobe Marathon 2025 Sunday - Nov 16th Fun fact: Kobe is the birthplace of marathon racing in Japan, hosting the country’s first-ever marathon back in 1909. Today, t..
Shopping Kobe Christmas Market 2025 Mid Nov - Late Dec Running on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from early November right up until Christmas Day, the Kobe Christmas Market..
Activities Nankinmachi Lantern Festival 2025 Early - Late Dec The Nankinmachi Lantern Festival is an annual event that takes place at Kobe's Nankinmachi Square, which is one of the city's..
Activities Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden Hatsuhinode 2026 Early Jan Japan has a number of unique ways to celebrate the new year, and one of them is hatsuhinode, or watching the first sunrise. The..
Activities Kobe Luminarie 2026 Late Jan - Early Feb Kobe Luminarie is held every year in the first two weeks of December to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.