Beautiful Views of Kobe Port Tower

The hyperbolic identity of Kobe City

Manish Prabhune Jun 07, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>The Port Tower of Kobe with its unique hyperbolic design and the picturesque waterfront Harborland makes it my personal favorite location in the city.</p>

<p>I have many memories of weekends where I used to take my bicycle and ride to the tower in the early morning. The decks on the Mosaic mall from where this picture was taken has many coffee shops to enjoy a hot cup with the beautiful view.</p>

<p>A panoramic view of the waterfront with the Meriken Hotel to the extreme right.</p>

<p>A view of the Kobe Port Tower from the Ferris Wheel attraction at the Mosaic mall near the tower.</p>

<p>Evening time illumination of the Port Tower of Kobe. The Pacific waterfront proximity to the tower is  unique; neither Tokyo Skytree nor Tokyo Tower have that dimension.</p>

<p>The radio station Kiss-FM 89.9 broadcasts local programs from near the Port Tower.</p>

<p>View of the Kobe Port Tower from Port Island Station. This is the best spot to view the tower and the summer fireworks conducted at Kobe Harborland.</p>

<p>A blue-hour snap of the Port Tower from its base. The hyperbolic structure is a geometrical beauty and for me, a mechanical engineering student, this structure brings back many memories of my engineering days.</p>

<p>Hawaiian Hula dance event in the summer at the Kobe Port Tower waterfront.</p>

<p>Halloween decorations at the Kobe Port Tower: The carved pumpkin light-up at the waterfront is an annual attraction at the Mosaic mall just opposite the tower.</p>

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Closed for renovation work, and scheduled to reopen on April 26, 2024. The renewal will feature an open-air 360-degree observation deck on the rooftop, a museum, a revolving cafe & bar, a pop-up space for stores, and more.

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Most of the major cities in Japan have a communication tower which usually also doubles up as a tourism attraction. Tokyo has two of them, Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower. Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama have their own too and so does the port city of Kobe. The Kobe Port Tower has a unique wireframe structure made out of red colored pipes arranged in a hyperbolic form. The tower can be accessed by tourists who can take an elevator to the observatory which offers unique views and a wonderful cafe to spend some time. This photo story details multiple views I have taken over a two year period. Hope they inspire you to visit someday!

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Manish Prabhune @manish.prabhune

Travelling to various places and locations in Japan for over 20 years now, I want to share my experiences and also hear about destinations that I still have not been to in the land of the rising sun. Am a photography enthusiast and love to do slow shutter blue hour photography in Tokyo.