What other travelers are saying about Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway
This place was a pleasure to visit and a very welcome respite away from all the hustle bustle of the cities. The view from the cable car was fantastic and it was a thoroughly enjoyable ride up to the top. The gift shop at the top had a superb variety of gifts and souvenirs. You can even have a little foot bath at the top and purchase a small flannel to dry your feet for ¥100.
Good variety of places to have something to eat, we had some lovely cakes in The Veranda.
The walk down was really enjoyable and relaxing. Loved the hammocks that we found at the halfway point and the lavender ice-cream stand. Would definitely return.
Can’t emphasis enough what a pleasure this garden was. It was so nice to escape the mass crowds of Kyoto tourists at major attractions to come to this little known gem. The cable car return ride at just 2000 Yen was well worth the money, on top of the ride, we were treated to the most wonderful views of Kobe city, the Harbour, Airport and sea.
The gardens were the most colourful of all the ones we have been to this summer in Japan.
If visiting I would highly recommended the foot spar at the exit of the greenhouses, Its free and a very small towel is available for 100 Yen. Very relaxing with great views out to the airport.
There are also PV protecting umbrellas free to use down at the lower level lift area. They are really useful on hot days.
Expansive really well done variety and themed flower, vegetable gardens and trees experience. Kind of like Butchart Gardens on Victoria Island in British Columbia. But here all the walking can be downhill even though it is steep in some locations. Just take the tram to the very top and walk down to the middle station and then take the tram back down to the bottom. Lots of rest areas and even some with hammocks on the way down. Don't worry about the bottom section unless you are a real hiker. Just forest and a small waterfall. Depending upon your pace about 1-3 hours.
This was such an amazing place to visit! Loved how it’s not overcrowded with tourists at all (at least for now), so you can really relax and take as many pictures as you want and have so much walk
space.
The design of the entire place was so interesting and the gardening and flower arrangements of the place shows that the place was really well maintained so we were impressed.
It’s quite a long way up and the cablecar ride round trip was 20,000 yen per pax. Might seem pricy at first but given how well maintained the place well and the low volume of tourists I genuinely think it is justified in exchange for the breathtaking views and flora.
Would definitely come back again because we came on a day where it was cloudy (still good tho).
Recommend the Ropeway for time [we were on a limited time]. Bring ice water with you!! It was so hot in September!
September 2024 and the gardens were a mix of bloom and pit of season. Plenty to see! Lots of activities scattered throughout the gardens too. The flowers and herbs smelled so good!
Signs were in Japanese and English.
Gift stores take major credit cards.
