Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway Round-trip Ticket

The trendiest travel destination in Kobe right now,
Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway

Located next to Shin-Kobe Station on the Shinkansen, you can reach it by taking a 10-minute cable car ride from Hanboen Sanroku Station while enjoying the beautiful cityscape of Kobe. Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens, a Kobe landmark and Japan's largest herb garden, is currently the most popular travel destination in Kobe.

Nunobiki Herb Gardens features approximately 200 species of flowers and herbs, totaling 75,000 plants, with flowers blooming in each season. You can experience the four seasons on the walking paths, flower beds, and hills. Also, since you have to take the ropeway to get there, you can see the fantastic Kobe scenery on the way up. 

Take the ropeway up

You can only reach Nunobiki Herb Gardens by taking the ropeway. However, rather than just going up, you can see really great scenery while riding the ropeway. From the cityscape of Kobe in the distance to the beautiful garden scenery, this is the first ropeway where you can see such a great view!

The ropeway stops once at Kaze no Oka Station in the middle. When going up, we recommend taking it to the top and then walking down after seeing Nunobiki Herb Gardens, then taking the ropeway down from Kaze no Oka Station. Nunobiki Herb Gardens is really pretty when you walk down as well.

Reasons to visit Nunobiki Herb Gardens

Nunobiki Herb Gardens is a place that gives you the feeling of being in the Netherlands with its European-style buildings and beautiful flowers. Nunobiki Herb Gardens has various photo zones and various flowers in all seasons, making it a healing place just to walk around. 

Another charm! The Kobe scenery from Nunobiki Herb Gardens is also really beautiful.

Be sure to visit the Veranda Cafe

You must visit the Veranda Cafe in Nunobiki Herb Gardens. You can enjoy the open view of Kobe, and since it is a herb garden, the herbal tea is really delicious. If you have a cup of herbal tea at the Veranda Cafe and look at the scenery of Kobe, you will think that you made the right choice to come to Nunobiki Herb Gardens.

Night view from the ropeway coming down

From the ropeway coming down from Nunobiki Herb Gardens, you can see the fantastic night view of downtown Kobe. The ticket purchased from WAUG includes admission to Nunobiki Herb Gardens and a round-trip cable car ropeway ticket, so you can enjoy everything.