Kobe City Museum of Literature

神戸文学館

Located in Hyogo Prefecture, the Kobe City Museum of Literature is housed in a former chapel built in 1904. The museum introduces writers associated with Kobe since the Meiji era, organized by themes for different periods. A salon area allows visitors to view works by authors who loved and depicted the city of Kobe. The site highlights the literary history developed in the port city across various eras including the Meiji, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei periods.