Kobe Maritime Museum in Nishiwaki

Lot of ship models. Unfortunately they have all different scales, so you can’t really compare sizes. The maritime part was quite boring.Some interactive game makes it more interesting.The kawasaki motorbike display and the few other transport related things were nice. For me the highlight was the shinkansen control room.

Had two sections. Maritime museum and the Kawasaki museum. We were able to go to both for one price.

I really enjoyed this museum. Lots of English signs and only 900¥ per adult to enter. Had interactive areas that im sure are great for kids, but even I enjoyed them as an adult to "play". Would recommend highly if you have the slightest interest in maritime or Kawasaki history.

This is a great museum for those who are interested in the port of Kobe. They also have an exhibit of Kawasaki vehicles, so fans of motorcycles should be pleased.

I get frustrated because there’s not the ship my family got to Brazil in 1935- Rio de Janeiro Maru and others ships that are important to the history of Japanese immigration to Brazil.The replica of first ship that transport Japanese immigrants to Brazil is small.

Very nice Museum to learn a lot about Japanese maritime history and the importance of Kawasaki in the development of Japan. There is also a Venetian “gondola”

An outstanding architectural roof at Kobe harbor.

Great Museum that I visited. I strongly recommend here.

A small museum that offers a pretty cool look at the Port of kobe and the history of ships in Japan as well as lots of models of ships. Also there is a kawasaki museum that is quite nice!

This museum is consisted of two parts. I went one of them called KAWASAKI MUSEUM. I felt entrance fee 900 yen is little expensive. If you have small boy kids may be a good option. It has motor bike, train, car etc. People there are generally friendly but not very much familiar with taking care of small kids.

Nick Place to visit. Lots of fun with Ship simulator and flights simulator

Nice place to check out Bike series and get the information about all type of engine including bike , ship , airplane.

Great little museum especially if you like ships. Theres a nice sized deck/patio on the second floor that allows you to get a better view of the harbor area. There are two simulator games, as well, where you can drive a ship to six locations in the harbor or pretend youre a long shore man and test your skills at moving shipping containers from ship to shore. Right now, for an extra 300 yen, you can purchase a combo ticket that allows you to go up in the tower. The museum also has a small Kawasaki museum within it. It displays the history of things built by Kawasaki and a few of the items are on display.

Great place to visit if in the area. Dont go out of your way if like me you are a motorcycle fan. Theres not much there in the way of bikes. Around15 bikes on display. Does give a good story on Kawasaki though, although note mostly in Japanese. Has a few interactive rides that would be great for kids and big kids alike.

I went there for the maritime aspect, but inside is a museum for Kawasaki fans. Lots of model ships, not just Japanese. The models comprise the bulk of the museums content, sans the Kawasaki stuff. The Kawasaki stuff is pretty good if you are into that, which my step-son was so thumbs up. Also there is a little Star Trek Easter egg in the big train diorama.

Costs 600 yen and is found inside the Kobe Maritime Museum. The former museum is rather disappointing but this museum is reasonably interactive and has a good collection of motor bikes.

Must visit for a KAWASAKI BIKE FAN!

The Maritime museum has lots of ships, boats and miniature replicas of Kobe, with information detailing the history of the port. Also under the same roof is Kawasaki Good Times World. This is a great little museum with train displays, aircraft and ships. There are some simulators, and if you have a few hours to spare makes for a pleasant little trip. Family friendly. Dont forget your camera.

A lot of ships models from variuos times and a huge wooden model. Museum was opened around 1987, and it feels that it remains the same from the opening. There is a lot of video information, in both Japanese and English, but like I mentioned before, it was filmed long time ago. Thouth it was interesting to see how cars and everything looked in those days.

Interesting place to kill some time. The models are amazing and definitely a place to bring a family.

Wonderful museum you have to visit in Kobe, especially if you are traveling with your kids as there are many interactive games to learn more things in house!

This museum has English text to assist the tourists. This mainly is composed of boats and how ports function

Didnt expect to see much here but it was surprisingly enjoyable, lots of interactive displays and friendly staff, also wasnt crowded.

Its a must-visit place especially for those who want to learn more about Japans greatest otomotive industry, Kawasaki.

You will be amazed with the works of kawasaki heavy industries. From motors, submarines, planes, trains, ktv cars to robots. This museum has many to offer. You can ride on selected moto and car and tmhave a picture of it. You can also enter inside the plane. The ship inside. A very friendly museum for tourist. Must see also kobe maritime and kobe port tower for perfect day to see.

Expect something small, Kawasaki museum is also pretty small, interesting for kids as they have some activities for them.

Many ship models...an extensive exhibit on the history of Kobe port...also included is the Kawasaki Museum depicting the history of the industrial conglomerate...

Kawasaki museum is AWESOME.

Very nice, but small museum of civil maritime tradition. No mention whatsoever of ancient or modern military vessels which I found a little odd. There are very few English descriptions, so be ready to use a translator a lot if you are not fluent in Japanese.

The museum is combined with the Kawasaki museum. In the maritime museum you can see a lot of miniature of old and recent boats. Children and adults can discover the secrets of the global transit of goods.In the Kawasaki museum you will be amazed by the variety of technologies developed by the Kawasaki company. You can also try some simulators of motobike, jet ski, ...Great place to visit for about an hour!

Very cool and interesting museum, went back the next day. Came just to see the Kawasaki Good Times part, but all of it was fun to learn about! Highly recommend visiting Kobe!

Quiet and empty museum on the weekday. Many ships on display but the best part is the Kawasaki Good Time World with a real Shinkansen, A LOT of motorcycles, a real helicopter, a flight simulator and more.

Had no expectations coming into museum for boyfriend who enjoys motorcycles. Left extremely surprised and happy with the fun little interactive games and simulators because of the nice elderly men who were very good at explaining the games and were so friendly. It was really nice to see. Very quiet so it won’t be busy and populated.

Really nice museum to understand Kawasaki, one of the Japan/world leading manufacturers. The display is nice and well functioning. The flight simulator is fun. The train model has a lot of details.

It was relatively empty when we went, but the staff were so friendly, asking us where we were from and showing us around the exhibits. They also told us about what work they had done for kawasaki. Such a fun little museum!

Kawasaki World is next door and I went for motorcycle

Cheap entry fee, lots to see inside, also lots of interactive exhibits in the Kawasaki section inside, kids had great fun 🖒

Fantastic place to go for young and old....Great informative and interactive fun displays, simulators, theatre, childs interactive educational play area...entrance was free as an addition to Kobe Maritime Museum.

Kobe Maritime Museum is a percect place to go on field trips. Ship lovers would surely enjoy seeing replica and boat parts displays here. Aside from that visitors would also get the chance to visit the Kawasaki Good Times Museum which is also inside this museum.

The Maritime museum had some great ships. We enjoyed Kawasaki Good Times World a lot.

Nice place to visit. Trendy shops while walking towards the museum from the train station. A good review of the poet of Kobe. Nice flight simulator, motorbike simulator. Ride the bullet train here.... Just a replica. Hehehe. Kids will love the Kawasaki museum as it has interactive displays.

The Kawasaki Museum is all I really went for but the Maritime museum was actually quite good if you like boats/ships. The majority of displayed items were model boats with fantastic detail. The Kawasaki Goodtimes museum itself was smaller than I had hoped but if you like bikes then it is great. We got to see many of Kawasakis products and they had a lot of bikes to look at. interesting to see how far they have progressed. The ZX10r simulator made me feel sick however...

Kawasaki Good Times World is part of this museum and its awesome if you love technology! You get to learn about everything Kawasaki has been involved in and there are a few simulators (motorcycle, flight, train, jet skithat you can spend some time on.

Big peace of technology and history under one roof. Well wort to visit.

Lots of interesting machines!

One of the best visits for families. Not big but interesting. Nearby to Kobe port shopping and walking area. To be coupled with a visit to the Kobe Tower.

It was OK to see models of ships but not what I would expect from a museum with the maritime history of Japan. Half the museum is taken up with Kawasaki history and motorbikes which is pretty amazing. Certainly educational. The Kobe harbour front is pretty sterile but lots of activities for kids in harbour town.

Located in the same building with Kobe Maritime Museum. It is a small kawasaki museum, I thought there were more exhibit

Could have focused more on the motorcycles though I understand the need for the company to illustrate its entire range of engineering products and prowess. Parts of the museum were a little tacky (a bike simulator that you cant counter steer in!But glad I got to take a photo on a Ninja!

This is a Kawasaki museum with their famous products and accomplishment. I like it!