Kobe Fashion Museum — Attraction in Kobe

Well, it's not a fashion museum anymore. We took the train to visit in February of 2024 and all of the fashion related exhibits are closed. They have exhibits of large paintings of women looking bored, trees, sculptures of naked people standing around, and some pretty vases and abstract elements. It was an enjoyable art exhibit, but false advertising for sure. The Fashion Museum branding is still all over the tickets and building, which is why I came away with a bit of a bad taste in my mouth after paying $20 for a ticket to a completely different exhibit than what...

Saw the Takarazuka Revue costume exhibit on the last day. It was displayed nicely, with lots of elements including multiple videos and a model of a stage layout. Entry price was reasonable, service was fast, staff were diligent to protect the collection by politely making sure I was using a pencil to take sketches rather than ink which sounds damage something. I'd like to see other exhibits, but it seemed like there was only the one exhibit at that time. I could have missed things, though....

The special show we saw on Taisho meisen style was outstanding. For me research, having most of the artifacts unenclosed by glass allowed for much better viewing and photos. The structure of the how and the ample didactics (downloadable English pdfs) made for an informative viewing. I spent three hours there. Though the journey to get there is not easy I would...