The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum

Name: The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum - Klook
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SKU: 85540
Price: 74431 IDR
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Rating: 4.7 (33 reviews)

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Suggested duration1-3 hour(s)

1 Chome-5-2 Wakinohamakaigandori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073, Japan

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Rp 74,431

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4.7 / 5

Fantastic

33 reviews

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2026/04/11

Fantastic 5.0

Please please please add this on your things to do in Kobe. This museum is a work of art, education, and public service that deserves a day by itself. I only wish I had set aside more time to fully take it in. The exhibits are well-crafted and exceptionally put together, even for non-Japanese speakers.

Ying *******

2025/12/21

Fantastic 5.0

An excellent place to visit - this institution is a combination of video, exhibits, experiment etc that paies respect to the recovery from the earthquake as well as a dynamic way to educate visitors on natural disaster. the whole place is clean, very well organised and maintained and supported by passionate staff member. highly recommended

Dominika *********

2025/11/02

Fantastic 5.0

Very interactive, we got english audio for movies and there are possibilities to use camera and app for more english information about everything. Just a few other guests.

Kirsten ********

2025/11/05

Fantastic 5.0

If you’re ever in Kobe, make sure to visit the Great Awaji Hanshin Earthquake Museum. It was very interesting. They take you straight into a little theater for a 7-minute film. It’s all about the 1995 Hanshin earthquake and you get a real sense of the devastation, like the expressways buckling, buildings collapsing, and neighborhoods completely destroyed. In part is this section where they use strobing lights to simulate the chaos and confusion of the quake. You feel how terrifying it must’ve been for everyone. You then walkthrough the darkness into a recreation of the collapsed city. There’s also a short film they show, this one about a woman who, when she was 15, lost her older sister during the earthquake. You can listen with translation headphones. The museum is filled with exhibits and things like wrecked building pieces, melted coins, photos, and survivor stories. There’s a section about the rebuilding process too, and how the people of Kobe came together to pick up the pieces.

Bernice ****

2024/12/09

Fantastic 5.0

amazing memorial museum. very accurate geographic information about the causes of earthquakes and good range of hands on activities. there are a lot of photos and personal stories of the people who experienced the Kobe earthquake. helpful staff even when I could not speak Japanese

Yin ********

2025/06/23

Fantastic 5.0

this museum is very informative and educational. my kids have learnt a lot during the visit. they still talk about it a lot now.

Anmol *****

2024/10/14

Fantastic 5.0

It was a good experience visiting the previous earthquake site. It reminds us how insignificant we are.

renkai ***

2024/11/07

Fantastic 5.0

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum in Kobe, Japan, offers a deeply moving and educational experience. The museum commemorates the devastating 1995 earthquake that claimed over 6,000 lives and caused widespread destruction. Through exhibits that include personal stories, photographs, interactive displays, and detailed reconstructions of the aftermath, visitors gain insight into the scale of the disaster, the resilience of the affected communities, and the lessons learned in disaster preparedness and response. The museum strikes a balance between emotional reflection and educational value, making it a powerful place to understand the human and technological aspects of natural disasters. Its respectful and poignant presentation is a tribute to the survivors, and it serves as a reminder of the importance of disaster awareness.

Guide

Handing down the experiences of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the lessons learned
Telling the children of what happened in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and what we need to convey to the future
Games and experiments are offered that visitors can learn about natural disasters and how to minimize risk and damage in future

At the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, the goals are to spread the word about the lessons of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and how to minimize risk and damage in the future. To prevent the same disasters from happening again, DRI disseminates wisdom and knowledge in an easy-understanding manner and offers activities that are useful for creating disaster-resistant cities and communities and the efforts that help us prepare ourselves. From here, people will disseminate the wisdom of creating symbiotics with nature in the 21st century

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