🌟 Visiting Kobe in Osaka is a Must!

A day exploring Kobe with a city walk covering three directions: east, west, and south. 1️⃣ Suma Seashore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2️⃣ Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3️⃣ Kobe Animal Kingdom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let's dive into the Kobe Animal Kingdom!! 🉐 Purchase a one-day ticket to Animal Kingdom + round-trip from Sannomiya Station for just 2200 yen, saving on transportation costs! ❗️ There are two final destinations for the train departing from Sannomiya, make sure to take the one heading to Kobe Airport, not Kita Rokko. Get off at Computer Science Center Station, and you'll see the entrance right there. On the return trip, sit on the left side to enjoy the sea view, and before crossing the bridge, you can also see the Ferris wheel 🎡 and Kobe Tower. 🔍 Key point: Closed on Thursdays. I've included the map and a schedule of various activities in the pictures, so you can plan your visit according to the timings! 🐋🦏🦘🐇🦜🦨 ☑️ Start exploring: The map shows a simple division into left and right sides, with the left being outdoor and the right indoor areas. The left and middle areas as soon as you enter are for petting cats, dogs, and rabbits. There's a queue for these, except for the cat and rabbit areas. Start from the bottom right indoors. ▶️ Indoor bottom right: Mainly nocturnal animals, no photography allowed, but you can observe them up close. ▶️ Indoor right side: Highly recommend the park's favorite, big bill! He's really huge, over a meter tall, and you can observe him very closely. 🎖️ Proceed forward to see the binturong and red panda. The red panda can be seen up close, and the binturong is cute even through glass. ▶️ Indoor middle area: A gathering place for various birds and ducks. You can buy feed to interact with them. 🦆 ▶️ Indoor middle upper passage: There's a big hippo 🦛. I must say, it's a bit intimidating up close. 🥲 ▶️ Indoor left side: Another popular spot with capybaras. They are incredibly cute, and you can pet them freely. You can buy food to feed them, which makes them more active. They won't just stay still, oh no! 😁🎖️ There's a section where I suddenly saw snakes, and I didn't dare to go further. I was scared! 😨 ▶️ Indoor upper area: A bit more boring, with tigers and a few wolves, bears. ▶️ Outdoor upper area: Sheep, alpacas, horses, camels. You can experience horseback riding and camel riding. 🐫🐑🐴 ▶️ Outdoor middle area: The popular otters! They like to huddle together, which is very cute. Their calls are a bit noisy, but not as loud as ducks, haha. 🎖️ Next up are the sea lions and the penguin area, with African penguins. There's a fish-feeding time for the penguins. 🐧 ▶️ Outdoor lower area: Kangaroos 🦘, deer 🦌, and Santa's reindeer, a winter limited edition, haha. The kangaroos surround you, not afraid of people at all. I was a bit scared they might attack me. The above is just a brief introduction based on the map. There are also many other animals like tapirs, and the surroundings are very well designed. It's very refreshing to walk around! The only slight regret is that many activities require tickets, and the distribution method is in the comments. #Kobe #KobeAnimalKingdom #Japan #Osaka #JapanTravel