Viewing Passport

Here, you’ll find information on the different types of passports that let you view artwork at paid venues.

Types of Viewing Passports

  • 鑑賞パスポート鑑賞パスポート

    Day & Night Pass

    This passport allows admission to all paid venues and Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll.

    VenuesMuseum Area (Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE, Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, Shinike Pond), Chapel of the Wind Area, Trail Area (Banno Cottage and others), Miyoshi Kannon Area, etc.
    + Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE and Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden during the Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll event

    ValidityAugust 23 – November 30

    You can enter each of the paid venues, including Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll, once during the exhibition period.
    Admission is processed by venue, so it can be used over multiple days.
    Around 60 exhibits will be on display, so please allow plenty of time and days for your visit.

  • 鑑賞パスポート

    Day Pass

    This passport allows entry into paid venues.

    VenuesMuseum Area (Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE, Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, Shinike Pond), Chapel of the Wind Area, Trail Area (Banno Cottage and others), Miyoshi Kannon Area, etc.

    ValidityAugust 23 – November 30

    You can enter each venue once during the exhibition period.
    Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll is not included. Please see the Night Pass section.

  • 夜パス

    Night Pass

    This passport allows admission to the nighttime-only Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll event.

    ValidityWeekend and holiday nights
    from September 21 – November 30

    Allows entry to Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE and Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden during the Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll event.
    Valid only on the day of admission, so make sure not to miss out on both venues.

Ticket Set

Convenient ticket sets for tourism facilities in the mountains and hotels in Kobe are on sale.
Prices, sales locations, and periods vary by ticket type. See below for details.

Sales period

August 23 – November 30

*The Night Pass is available only for days and venues where Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll is held

Passport pricing

*Adult: Junior high school student or older; Child: 4 years old to elementary school student
Children under 3 years old: Free of charge
altaltDay & Night PassaltDay PassaltNight Pass
AdultChildAdultChildAdultChild
City Ticket Offices¥3,800-¥2,800-¥1,800-
Web Discount¥3,900-¥2,900-¥1,850-
Purchase locally¥4,000¥1,700¥3,000¥1,200¥1,900¥950

*If you purchase a Night Pass at a ticket counter on the mountain after having purchased a Day Pass, you may present your Day Pass at the ticket counter to purchase the Night Pass at ¥1,600 for adults and ¥650 for children.

altaltDay & Night Pass
AdultChild
City Ticket Offices¥3,800-
Web Discount¥3,900-
Purchase locally¥4,000¥1,700
altDay Pass
AdultChild
City Ticket Offices¥2,800-
Web Discount¥2,900-
Purchase locally¥3,000¥1,200
altNight Pass
AdultChild
City Ticket Offices¥1,800-
Web Discount¥1,850-
Purchase locally¥1,900¥950

*If you purchase a Night Pass at a ticket counter on the mountain after having purchased a Day Pass, you may present your Day Pass at the ticket counter to purchase the Night Pass at ¥1,600 for adults and ¥650 for children.

Purchase Locations

Purchase locally

Please ask at Rokko Yuzan Information Center Shop 737
(in Rokko Cable Rokko Sanjo Station).

Online Ticket Services

City Ticket Offices

Only adult tickets available
(No Night Pass or other Shidare Museum ticket sets sold here)

Sales Locations
Hanshin Electric Railway
  • Station master’s office at Osaka-Umeda, Amagasaki, Koshien, Mikage, Kobe-Sannomiya, and Shinkaichi stations
Hankyu Railway
  • Information counter at Osaka-umeda, Nishinomiya-kitaguchi, and Kobe-sannomiya stations
  • Rokko Station (when staff are present)
Sanyo Electric Railway
  • Nishidai, Itayado, Higashi-suma, Sanyo-Suma, Sanyo-Tarumi, Sanyo-Akashi, Higashi-futami, Takasago, Oshio, Shikama, Sanyo-Himeji, and Sanyo-Aboshi stations
  • Information center at Akashi Station
Kobe Electric Railway
  • Minatogawa, Suzurandai, Tanigami, Arima Onsen, Okaba, Sanda, and Shijimi stations
Kobe Municipal Subway
  • Commuter pass sales desk at Sannomiya, Shin-Nagata, and Myodani stations and at the Kobe Station Main Office
  • Kobe City Transportation Bureau Bus/Subway Information (Sannomiya Station)

Kobe Tourist Information Center (South side of East Exit of JR Sannomiya Station)

Hanshin Electric Railway Service Center (across from station master’s office at Hanshin Kobe-Sannomiya Station)

Hanshin Nishinomiya Tourist Center (in front of Ebisu-Guchi Ticket Gate at Hanshin Nishinomiya Station)

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Precautions

If purchased online

You will need a voucher (an exchange ticket issued at a convenience store) or an electronic exchange screen.
As it depends on the service from which you purchased, please prepare one of the above in advance according to the guidance of each service and visit the exchange counter.
For vouchers, please make sure to get your voucher before coming to the mountain, as there are no convenience stores on the mountain.

Exchange counter

Venues where the passport is eligible as well as Shop 737 Rokko Yuzan Information Center (inside Rokko Cable Rokko Sanjo Station)

Night Pass and Night Pass + Shidare Museum ticket set cannot be redeemed at Shop 737 Rokko Yuzan Information Center.

Other precautions

  • Re-entry is permitted only on the day of original entry.
  • There are no refunds.
  • Admission to the Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll requires a passport that includes a Night Pass.
  • You cannot enter the Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll with venue-specific tickets for Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE or Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden.