Museums Collection & Novelty Items in Sannomiya area. Each museum focuses on special items such as dolls, Japanese traditional devices or artistic handicrafts

Kobe Lamp Museum

Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum

Teddy Bear Museum

Kobe Doll Museum

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

you can create your own masterpiece!

Kobe Lamp Museum

The exhibitions include about 1,300 antique paraffin lamps and lighting devices. Visitors can learn about history of lights with pleasure. Different kinds of art shows, concerts and workshops are provided on regular basis.

Sannomiya area

 

Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum

The museum features ancient and contemporary glass art crafts made by lampwork technique. The highlight is "Tombo Dama" (antique glass beads works). It is a hand-on museum offering workshops, so you can create your own masterpiece!

Sannomiya area

 

A romantic encounter with antique dolls

AMERICAN TEDDYBEAR MUSEUM

A historic house built especially for an American trading merchant in 1920's was converted to Teddy Bear Museum. Valuable vintage teddy bears and items provided by famous artists are displayed in the good old American-style house

Kitano area

 

KOBE DOLL MUSEUM

A romantic encounter with antique dolls is waiting for you. The main features of collection are antique bisque dolls and automata in the 19th century. A very unique museum in Japan.

Kitano area

 

aims to convey to future generations the spirit and attitudes

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

The museum aims to convey to future generations the spirit and attitudes of traditional Japanese carpenters and blacksmiths.

Large-scale "bigatures", state-of-the-art description systems, special events and workshops are welcoming visitors.

Sannomiya area