The city’s famous landmark since 1963 is the Kobe Port Tower at Meriken Park. It offers a visual delight no less than three times. First, you will be impressed while staring up at the 354 foot, lattice steel façade resembling a Japanese hand drum (tsudzumi). Next, its multiple observation decks plus a restaurant provide visitors with outstanding 360° views of Kobe, the port and the harbor. At night, Kōbe Pōto Tawā becomes a colorful beacon generated by over 7,000 light-emitting diodes.
