- Category: Museum / GalleryArea: Kobe
Nojima Fault Preservation Museum The Nojima Fault Preservation Museum, on Awaji Island of Hyogo prefecture, is a place where you can learn about the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake and emergency preparation. A piece of the fault that broke off during the earthquake is preserved at the museum. Parts of roads that were destroyed in the earthquake can be found here, too. Outside, you can find the Wall of Kobe. This wall withstood both World War II and the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. At the experience area, there is a quake experience zone where you can experience a shake that is similar to the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake.
- Category: Museum / GalleryArea: Kobe
Hito to Mirai Bosai Center The Hito to Bosai Mirai Center, also known as the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute in Kobe was established in 2002, in memory of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995. There, you can learn about the dangers and effects of natural disasters and how to best prevent damages caused by them. There are two buildings to the institution, the West Building and the East Building/ The West Building has an earthquake experience theater, where you can see and feel what going through a major earthquake is like. In the East Building, a documentary about the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami is played. There is also an exhibit showing the effects and aftermath of the tsunami. There is a restaurant and a gift shop in the institution as well. In the gift shop, you can find Kobe souvenirs and disaster emergency kits and items.