The 24th-floor observatory atop 碍艒产别's City Hall stays open generously late so you can get a night view of the city, towards the mountains or the bay (also good during the day!).
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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This C茅sar Pelli鈥揹esigned tower, which opened in March 2014, is Japan's tallest building (300m, 60 storeys). The observatory on the 16th floor is free,鈥
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After unifying Japan in the late 16th century, General Toyotomi Hideyoshi built this castle (1583) as a display of power, using, it's said, the labour of鈥
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Highly photogenic 顿艒迟辞尘产辞谤颈 is the city's liveliest night spot and the centre of the southern part of town. Its name comes from the 400-year-old canal,鈥
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West of Mid艒-suji, Amerika-Mura is a compact enclave of hip, youth-focused and offbeat shops, plus cafes, bars, tattoo and piercing parlours, nightclubs,鈥
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This ambitious museum showcases the world's cultures, presenting them as the continuous (and tangled) strings that they are. There are plenty of鈥
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This state-of-the art museum inside Abeno Harukas hosts temporary shows that vary wildly, including, so far, Renaissance painting and tantric Buddhist鈥
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Kaiy奴kan is among Japan's best aquariums. An 800m-plus walkway winds past displays of sea life from around the Pacific 'ring of fire': Antarctic penguins,鈥
Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses
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Easier than a trip to the countryside is a visit to this collection of traditional Japanese country houses, transported here and painstakingly鈥
Nearby 碍艒产别 attractions
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碍艒产别's local-history museum, in a Greek-revival-style building dating from 1935, is undergoing major renovations and scheduled to reopen in November 2019.
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碍艒产别's Chinatown 鈥 Nankin comes from Nanjing; machi just means town 鈥 dates to the early days of the city opening its port to foreign traders. It was鈥
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碍艒产别's signature shrine is said to date from 201, though it's been rebuilt many a time 鈥 a symbol of resilience for the city. It's right in the middle of鈥
4. Port of 碍艒产别 Earthquake Memorial Park
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At 5.46am on 17 January 1995 the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck this region. It was Japan's strongest since the Great Kant艒 Quake of 1923 devastated鈥
5. 碍艒产别 Maritime Museum & Kawasaki Good Times World
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This attraction in Meriken Park has two parts: a collection of high-quality model ships from around the world, including some of feudal-era Japanese ships鈥
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For generations of Japanese tourists, this pleasant, hilly neighbourhood is 碍艒产别, thanks to the dozen or so well-preserved homes of (mostly) Western鈥
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Up a steep hill past the homes of 碍颈迟补苍辞-肠丑艒, this shrine has good views over the city.
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You'd never guess that such a beautiful natural sanctuary could sit so close to the city. This revered waterfall in four sections (the longest is 43m tall鈥