Kobe Earthquake Museum

The Kobe Earthquake Museum is the short version of The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum which is part of the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute.

It is near the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art along the waterfront in Kobe.

It was designed by Showa Sekkei, who also designed the nearby Fashion Museum and opened in 2002.

Supposedly the unusual double-skinned glass structure is built to withstand an earthquake of any magnitude..

Sun Hiroba

Sun Hiroba is the name of the atrium-like space in the middle of the Kobe Fashion Plaza complex.

It's 50 meters across and rises to a height of 40 meters.

The Kobe fashion Plaza was designed by Showa Sekkei and opened in 1997.

It is located on Rokko Island, the largest man-made island off Kobe.

Kobe fashion Plaza

The futuristic-looking Kobe Fashion Plaza is located on Rokko Island, a man-made island connected to Kobe in Hyogo

The complex houses  the Kobe fashion Museum, Kobe Artists Museum, Orbis Hall (an auditorium), a shopping Mall, Atrium, and a hotel.

It opened in 1997 and was designed by Show Sekkei.

It is next to the Island Center station of the Rokkoliner.