Kobe and Surroundings

Kobe is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshu, approximately 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka on the north shore of Osaka Bay. With a population of about 1.5 million, the city is part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.

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Also see:

  • Kobe Convention & Visitors Association HP (Meet in Kobe)

  • Official Kobe Tourism site

  • the QM15 YouTube video

    • Osaka Science Museum

    http://www.sci-museum.jp/info/access.php (in Japanese)

    http://www.sci-museum.jp/files/pdf/english.pdf (in English)

    Osaka Science Museum is located at the former Faculty of Science, Osaka Univ. where Hideki Yukawa wrote his famous paper on meson theory in 1935. His original drafts as well as the the Cockroft-Walton accelerator. build by Seishi Kikuchi in Osaka in 1934 can be seen in the 4th floor of the Museum. Entrance to the exhibition and the planetarium will be discounted by 20% by showing your QM2015 conference ID.

    Restaurant Guide

    Restaurant Guide for QM2015 participants (PDF)

    Google Map Restaurant Guide for QM2015

    Restaurant Guide for QM2015 participants is available in PDF format and in Google map. Listed here are; restaurants near the Conference Venue, around Sannomiya Station / Ashiya Station, Vegetarian Restaurants and Vegetarian & Halal Restaurants.