Mt Maya Kikuseidai

摩耶山 掬星台（摩耶ロープウェー星の駅）

Kobe's famous "ten-million-dollar" night view

⚠ Closed Tuesdays

Hours

First cable car 10am. Last car: spring/autumn (20 Mar–19 Jul, 1 Sep–31 Oct) Mon/Wed/Thu 5:40pm, Fri–Sun & holidays 9pm; summer (20 Jul–31 Aug) daily 9pm; winter (1 Nov–19 Mar) Mon/Wed/Thu 5:40pm, Fri–Sun & holidays 8pm. Closed Tuesdays (next weekday if a holiday)

Tickets

Cable car + ropeway, full route: one-way ¥900 adult / ¥450 child; return ¥1,560 / ¥780. Viewpoint free

Address

Mayasan-cho, Nada-ku, in front of Hoshi-no-Eki ropeway station

The name means roughly "scooping up stars", and from the plaza near 700 m up, the lights of Kobe pour down to the sea. Being closer to the city than Mt Rokko, the roads, port, Rokko Island and Osaka beyond look bigger and sharper, and many people rate it the better view. The cable-car-then-ropeway ride up is a little trip of its own. Up top there's little more than benches and a small café, so at night it's all about the view.