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Kobe Municipal Arboretum (Hyōgo): Botanical garden for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kobe Municipal Arboretum is a botanical garden in Kita-ku, Hyōgo Prefecture, about 430 km from Tokyo Station and 29 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kobe Municipal Arboretum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBotanical garden
Name in Japanese神戸市立森林植物園
LocationKita-ku, Hyōgo Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Yamanomachi Station – about 2.4 km
From Osaka Stationabout 29 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 60 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 162 km (straight line)
Established1940
Coordinates34.74111, 135.17806
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.kobe-park.or.jp/shinrin/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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