For a quick summary, it's at the bottom.
You can pay only 800 yen per person if you go to the kobe Tower and pick up the pamplhet. If not, it's a 1000 yen.
So for anyone wondering if they should come visit the museum I would say yes you should check out, but mainly if you have a general interest in chocolatiering and chocolate packaging, or have worked in this kind of industry before, as it isnt a museum to tell the history of chocolate but more focused of the people who hand make chocolate confectionery and how they make their packaging to show their passion and creativity.
As the other reviews mention, it is true that the museum is very tiny, and you can definitely fly through the whole thing within a couple of minutes, but the main focus of it is to see how different chocolate shops from all over the world package their products.
Another part that I did enjoy was the book area. They have a good selection of different chocolate books and a bit of other miscellaneous books for you to read, but for anyone who wants to try recreating some of the recipes or draw ideas from or learn a thing or two about how some confections are made.
They also have a small shop after for anyone who wants to buy some of the chocolates that were mentioned. They are pricey, but I would recommend trying some if you haven't tried chocolates like these before.
For the TLDR, I would highly recommend going here if you want to see how other business package their chocolate or are interested in it, or have/is currently working in the chocolatiering industry and want to...
Read moreThis is a small but unique art (not history) museum. There are a few informative blurbs about the history and manufacture of chocolate in Japanese (English via a QR code), but most of the blurbs are about the artists and their creative visions. The 800 to 1000 yen cost may be too steep for many, but I think connoisseurs of chocolate or unique art, or even just those who want to visit a cute little museum, would be willing to pay that cost. I myself have been fascinated with different varieties of chocolate, cocoa, and the production of it all, so I was of course very satisfied with my visit. The chocolate dinosaur exhibit (until April 2025) was interesting paired with a TV presenting a video of the...
Read moreThe museum is essentially 3 rooms. One room is a hall of neatly presented chocolate boxes. The second room is three giant chocolate bar models for social media purposes. There are curtains and random books in the room about chocolate. The lady with glasses manning the room was nice. The third room is more chocolate boxes presented in an atheistically pleasing way. There are also random models made out of chocolate boxes.
The whole exhibit is 10 minutes; 15 minutes if you take some time.
The gift shop has a very limited selection with high prices.
I would only recommend this place for people who are seriously passionate about the design of chocolate boxes. Everyone else should...
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