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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum
4.7 / 5
36 reviews
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Open today: 09:30-17:30Last entry at 16:30
Suggested duration1-3 hour(s)
1 Chome-5-2 Wakinohamakaigandori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073, Japan
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Eligibility
- This activity has no age limit
- Entrance is free on the 17th of every month. If the 17th falls on a day when the center is scheduled to be closed, free entry will apply to the following day
- Disabled and seniors aged 70+ are eligible for discounts with certificate
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- Please check here for further information
- The last admission is 1 hour before closing, it will take approximately 2 hours to see and experience all the exhibits in the West Building and East Building
- This product cannot be cancelled once ordered, please purchase after confirmation
- This voucher cannot be used along with other coupons
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Usage validity
- The voucher is valid for 90 day(s) from the booking confirmation date. It expires at 23:59 on the last day
How to redeem
- Present your mobile voucher
- Please be careful not to use the ticket yourself. No admission is allowed even if a used ticket is shown
- If it's URL voucher, be sure to let the staff operate
Address
- The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
- Japan, 〒651-0073 Hyogo, Kobe, Chuo Ward, Wakinohamakaigandori, 1 Chome−5−2 東館
- Please refer to the map for assistance
- How to get there: Walk 10 mins from Hanshin Line Iwaya Station or Kasuganomichi Station
- How to get there: Walk 12 mins from Nada JR Station south exit
- How to get there: Walk 20 mins from Hankyu Line Oji Park Station west exit
- How to get there: 8 mins drive from Hanshin Expressway Kobe Line Ikutagawa exit
- How to get there: 4 mins drive from Expressway Kobe Line Maya exit
- Charged parking is on site. Reservation is not required
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4.7 / 5
Fantastic
36 reviews
Klook User
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.
Klook User
2026/10/29
Fantastic 5.0
The staff is able to help in English. The have device that interprets video footages in English too. Every display in the gallery makes me sad thinking how devastating the earthquake was and how it took not one but a lot of lives.
Lee ********
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
vj ***
2026/10/23
Fantastic 5.0
Very good and well worth a visit, especially the earthquake film which is very impactful. It is a wonderful place, and I will definitely recommend it to friends and guests next time.
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.
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
- IMPORTANT - Please note that this voucher is an online e-ticket. You need to login Klook App or website to present the voucher on your device with internet access
Things to note
- Important -
- Please login Klook App/website and go to “My bookings.” Click “See voucher” to open the voucher
- Please present the voucher to the local staff on the day of use. If you do not present the voucher on your device, you will not be able to enter the venue
- Please note that the URL certificate must be presented on mobile phone with internet access. The voucher cannot open unless there is internet access
- Please do not operate the ticket by yourself. It must be operated by the staff of the facility. If the ticket shows "used", then the ticket is no longer valid
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Tue ~ Sun
09:30 - 17:30Last entry at 16:30
Mon
Closed
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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
Guidebook
- 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
- IMPORTANT - Please note that this voucher is an online e-ticket. You need to login Klook App or website to present the voucher on your device with internet access
Things to note
- Important -
- Please login Klook App/website and go to “My bookings.” Click “See voucher” to open the voucher
- Please present the voucher to the local staff on the day of use. If you do not present the voucher on your device, you will not be able to enter the venue
- Please note that the URL certificate must be presented on mobile phone with internet access. The voucher cannot open unless there is internet access
- Please do not operate the ticket by yourself. It must be operated by the staff of the facility. If the ticket shows "used", then the ticket is no longer valid