You will receive a free quarterly E-mail Newsletter! Ryokan & Restaurants in Hyogo which are English-friendly. Guided Tours Available by volunteers in Hyogo Translation Service is also available. Sannnomiya/Motomachi Area / Kobe City Port Area / Mt.Rokko/Mt.Maya Area / East Kobe Area / Hyogo/Nagata Area / Suma/Maiko Area / West Kobe Area / North Kobe Area Mt.Rokko/Mt.Maya Area [Hall of Halls Rokko] The museum has about 80 music boxes. Visitors not only enjoy viewing but also listening to them being played hourly. Other mechanical instruments such as mechanical organs, pianos and violins are also played for visitors. Open 9:30 – 17:00 (18:00 in summer, July 20 – August 31) (The last admission is 1 hour before closing.) Closed Thursday, December 31 and January 1 (National holidays and summertime - open everyday.) Admission ¥1,000 for Adult. ¥ 1,200 is combining ticket with Alpine Botanical Garden. Parking is available for ¥500 a day. TEL:078-891-1284 Take Kobe City Bus No.16 from JR Rokko-michi Station or Hankyu Rokko Station to Rokko Cable Station. Go up by Rokko Cable to Cable Rokko Sanjo Station and take Sanjo Bus to Orugoru-kan-mae. The Top of This Page [Rokko Garden Terrace] Enjoy a panoramic view of Kobe from Mt. Rokko. New Tourist attractions were opened in April, 2003 at an altitude of 880 meters. The tower commands a splendid view, especially at night. There are 4 restaurants ranging from a Mongolian mutton barbecue(open until the middle of November) to light meals and 5 shops, such as mini-convenience store, souvenirs shops etc.. Why not drop by while you are out on a drive! Open everday. Access:About 40minutes from Sannomiya by car. Take Kobe City Bus from Hanshin Mikage Station, JR Rokkomichi Station or Hankyu Rokko Station to Rokko Cable Car Station. A 10 minute ride on the Cable.  It takes 10 minutes from the Cable Station by Sanjo Bus. TEL:078-894-2281 / FAX: 078-891-1171 URL:http://www.rokkosan.com The Top of This Page [Kobe City Rokkosan Pasture] Mt. Rokko is a popular highland resort known for its scenic beauty and splendid night view.  The Rokkosan Pasture is located on the west side of Mt. Rokko, and cows, goats, and sheep graze in its large pastures. The pasture presents a beautiful view with wildly blooming flowers in every season. It becomes lively during the Alps Festival in summer. In the south area of the pasture, there is the Kobe Cheese House where visitors can learn cheese-making process and the culture of the cheese and wool.   Open 9:00 – 17:00 Closed Tuesday (when national holidays fall on Tuesdays, closed the following Wednesday.  Summer vacations open.  Closed from December 29 to January 1.) ¥350 for Adult. TEL:078-891-0280 30 minutes by bus from Hankyu Rokko Station. URL: http://feel-kobe.jp/cont-e/cont03/cont03a-005.htm The Top of This Page [Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden] Located at an altitude of 865 meters near the peak of Mt. Rokko. The average yearly temperature is about 9 degrees C which is suitable for growing alpine plants and plants native to cold regions. 1,500 species of wild plants are grown in the garden. Open March 1 to December 30 Closed January and February Open hours 9:30 – 17:00 (18:00 July 20 to August 31) Closed Thursday (Open everyday July 20 to August 31) ¥600 for Adult. Take Kobe City Bus from JR Rokko-michi Station, Hanshin Mikage Station and Hankyu Rokko Station to Rokko Cable. A 10 minute ride by Sanjo Bus. TEL:078-891-1247 The Top of This Page [Kobe Municipal Arboretum] Opened in 1940.  Enjoy strolling the forest park where many flowers bloom and birds flit from tree to tree. Open 9:00 – 17:00 (The last admission is 16:30) Closed Wednesday (when national holidays fall on Wednesday, closed the following Thursday.) and December 29 to January 3. Admission ¥300 for Adult. Free courtesy bus runs hourly from East Exit of Kobe Dentetsu Kitasuzurandai Station to the Kobe Municipal Arboretum and takes 10 minutes. Take Kobe City Bus No.25 from 50 meters east of Sogo Department in Sannomiya to the Kobe Municipal Arboretum only on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays in April to November. A 40 minute ride brings you to the Kobe Municipal Arboretum. TEL:078-591-0253 / FAX:078-594-2324 URL:http://www.kobe-park.or.jp/shinrin/ The Top of This Page [Mt.Maya Tenjoji Temple] Tenjoji Temple is an old Shingon Sect temple on top of Mt. Maya and is said to have been founded in 646 by the hermit Hodo who came from India on a cloud of brushwood. The temple has been popular among people as a place to pray for a safe birth from the Edo period. Tel.:   078-861-2684 Open:  8:00 - 17:00 Access: 10 minute walk from Maya Ropeway Hoshinoeki Station or take a Hankyu bus from Hankyu Rokko Station and get off at Mayasan Tenjoji-mae bus stop The Top of This Page Hyogo Tourism Association Hyogo Prefectural Government Bldg. No.1,5-10-1 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Postal Code:650-8567 Tel:078-361-7661 Fax:078-361-7662 e-mail: