About
Kobe Modern
Architecture Festival
Kobe is located near the ancient capital of Kyoto and the commercial city of Osaka, but has a different character from both.
About 100 years ago, Kobe developed greatly as a trading center with foreign countries. The foreign settlement, called "the most beautiful in the Orient," was lined with modern architecture, and every aspect of the city, including food, clothing, housing, entertainment, and culture, was characterized by lifestyles brought from around the world.
In 1995, the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, struck the city. Nearly 30 years later, the city has become a unique and charming fusion of historic and reconstructed elements.
The Kobe Modern Architecture Festival is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy modern architecture in a city filled with the turbulent modern history and thoughts of many predecessors.
Buildings, facilities, and spaces that are not normally open to the public will be open only to holders of the Kobe Modern Architecture Festival 2024 Passport, thanks to the generosity and cooperation of their owners and related parties.
The passport is valid for three days and costs 3,000 yen per person. Please purchase your passport from the ticket sales page here.
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| Period | November 22 (Fri.) - 24 (Sun.), 2024 |
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| Area | Kobe City |
About
passport public architecture
By presenting your purchased "Kobe Modern Architecture Festival 2024 Passport" at the reception desk of each building, you will be able to enter the building where the passport is open to the public. You can use the pass as many times as you like during the festival. Please follow the directions of the staff.
The schedule, hours and tour method will vary for each building.
Advance registration is required for some buildings.
*Admission may be limited during busy times. In addition, if there are too many applicants, the registration process may close early or numbered tickets may be issued.
*No refunds will be given.
*Direct requests to individual buildings are not permitted. Please do not enter buildings that are not open to the public without permission except for this program.
Introduction of buildings
scheduled to be
opened to the public in Pass(partial excerpts)
Kobe Modern Architecture
Festival MAP
About foreign language
guided tours
A walking tour of Kobe City, where modern architecture is concentrated, is offered. A nationally certified English-speaking guide will show you the architectural beauty of Kobe now and in the past.
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*This is a professional tour with English commentary.
This is not a tour of the buildings open to the public under the "Kobe Modern Architecture Festival" pass.
*This is not a tour of the buildings open to the public under the "Kobe Modern Architecture Festival" pass.