Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway
神戸布引ハーブ園
Ride the cable car from Shin-Kobe straight up to the slopes of Mount Rokko. About 200 herbs and gardens cascade down the hill, with views over Kobe Port and the city.
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens lies on the Rokko mountainside north of Shin-Kobe Station. It is one of Japan’s largest herb gardens, with about 200 kinds of herbs and 75,000 plants, arranged into more than ten themed gardens by season. At the top are a European-style observation plaza, greenhouses, an herb museum and a restaurant. From Shin-Kobe Station, it is about a 5-minute walk to the Kobe Nunobiki Ropeway’s base station. The cable car takes about 10 minutes uphill. From the observation plaza you can see Kobe Port, and then you can wander down through the gardens along the paths. Round-trip ropeway fare plus garden admission costs about ¥2,000 (check the official website). In summer and during holidays, the gardens open at night for night views. To go back down, you can get off at the middle station and walk to Nunobiki Falls.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00 (summer weekends and holidays until 20:30)
Nearby sights
- Nunobiki Falls
- Mount Maya Kikuseidai
- Kitano Ijinkan
- Ikuta Shrine
- Kobe Oji Zoo
- Sorakuen Garden
- Kobe Former Foreign Settlement
- Nankinmachi Chinatown