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Experience a Kobe beef dinner with Japanese sake in a private space that combines an aquarium with digital art
Hyogo Tourism Bureau
Atoa (branded as átoa) opened in the Kobe Bay Area in 2021 as a theatrical aquarium that combines performing arts and digital art. This is a unique facility that incorporates a Japanese aesthetic.
The idea behind the aquarium was to provide a new style of aquarium in an era when people's interests are becoming more diverse. Consequently, the aquarium lets guests enjoy sound and light performances and a variety of concept rooms. There is also a corner displaying wall art to deepen understanding of blue carbon, which is attracting attention as a countermeasure against global warming.
For dinner, enjoy the marriage of a Kobe beef course dinner and delicious sake selected by a sake sommelier while listening to live jazz from Kobe, the birthplace of Japanese jazz, all in a space with one of Japan's largest spherical aquariums. You can even rent out the aquarium after closing time for a special dinner experience limited to one group per day.
How to get there
From Shin-Osaka Station, take the JR Kobe Line train to Sannomiya Station (about 30 minutes), then transfer to the Port Loop or route bus (bound for Port Island), ride for about 10 minutes, and get off at the Shinko-cho stop.
7-2 Shinko‐cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken
