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Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Provision of fulfilling emergency medical care and highly advanced medical treatment
Address | 650-0047 2-1-1, Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-302-4321FAX:078-302-7537 |
Open | 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (Reception desk operation hours for general outpatient:8:30 - 11:30) |
Non-consultation days | Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays(Dec. 29 - Jan. 3) |
Web site | https://chuo.kcho.jp/en/ Requirement for a referral:Yes |
Access from the nearest station | Get off the train at Iryo Center Station on the Port Liner and walk north about 100m. |
Access from car | Drive about 15 min. from Kobe Ohashi Bridge.Parking:Yes |
Remarks | In November 2017, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital and Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation were integrated, and Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital South Building was established. |

Director
Yasuki Kihara
July 2011 (relocation/open) / 768 beds
The flagship hospital in Kobe City that provides patient-centered quality medical services safely to protect citizens’ life and health as the ultimate stronghold for the citizens.
- Medical courses
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Hematology, Infectious Disease, Medical Oncology, Palliative Care Medicine, Neuropsychiatry, Surgery and Transplant Surgery, Breast Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Urology, Neurosugery, Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thoracic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Dermatology, Anesthesiology, Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Diagnostic Pathology, Diagnostic Radiology, Therapeutic Radiology, Rehabilitation, Emargency Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Doctor car

Angiography chamber

Department of social service

International Clinical Cancer Research Center
Advanced Surgical Treatments Mainly Focusing on Cancers
Address | 650-0047 1-5-1, Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-302-7111FAX:078-302-7147 |
Consultation hours | General outpatient Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 9:00 - 11:00 / 13:00 - 16:00 Thursdays:13:00 - 16:00 Emergencies:24 hours a day, 365 days a year |
Web site | https://www.hosp.kobe-u.ac.jp/iccrc/global/ |
Access from the nearest station | Get off the train at Iryo Center Station on the Port Liner and walk north for about 1 min. |
Parking | AvairableRequirement for a referral:Yes |
Remarks | In April 2017, International Clinical Cancer Research Center, affiliated to Kobe University School of Medicine, was established as a new core facility for medical treatment/research/education in the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster. Working closely with Kobe University Hospital, the center aims to provide advanced medical services centering on cancer surgeries. |

Director
Ryosuke Kuroda
Open in April 2017 / 120 beds
Promotes advanced surgical treatments for cancers, conducts R&D of new medical devices and of next-generation medical treatments. A core center for international medical research and education.
- Medical courses
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Breast Surgery, Urology and Andrology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Anesthesiology, Gynecology, Gastroenterology

Private room type A

Reception desk

4bed room

Kobe City Eye Hospital
Ophthalmological One-Stop Center
Address | 650-0047 2-1-8, Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-381-9876FAX:078-381-9910 |
Consultation hours | General outpatient Weekdays 8:45 - 11:45 |
Non-consultation days | Saturdays, Sundays,, National holidays(Dec. 29 - Jan. 3) |
Web site | http://kobe.eye.center.kcho.jp/ |
Access from the nearest station | Get off the train at Iryo Center Station on the Port Liner, and walk north for about 2 min. |
Parking | AvairableRequirement for a referral:Yes |

Director
Yasuo Kurimoto
Open in December 2017 / 30 beds
- Opened on December 1, 2017 by integrating and expanding the department of ophthalmology departments of Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital and Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation.
- Provides standard ophthalmic services including treatment for cataract.
- Provides various specialized medical services for glaucoma, retinal degeneration, cornea transplant, etc.; and conducts surgery using femtosecond laser, first introduced in the prefecture.
- Provides ophthalmological care for patients with systemic illness through collaboration with Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital. (the center’s ophthalmologists provide emergency ophthalmological care at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital)
- Deals with ophthalmological services from research to rehabilitation, through collaboration with RIKEN and NEXT VISION, which operates Vision Park on the 2nd floor.
- Medical courses
- Ophthalmology

Vision Park on the 2nd floor(low vision care facility)

Outpatient area

Operation room

HYOGO PREFECTURAL KOBE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
The Ultimate Stronghold for Pediatric Care
Address | 650-0047 1-6-7, Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-945-7300FAX:078-302-1023 |
Consultation hours | General outpatient 9:00 - 17:00 emergencies: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year |
Non-consultation days | Saturdays, Sundays , national holidays(Dec. 29 - Jan. 3) |
Web site | http://www.hyogo-kodomo-hosp.com/ |
Access from the nearest station | Get off the train at Minami Koen Station on the Port Liner and walk south for about 3 min. |
Parking | AvairableRequirement for a referral:Yes |

Director
Kazumoto Iijima
May 2016(relocation/open) / 290 beds
- Provides highly specialized/specialty care services as a pediatric hospital, the only facility of its kind in Hyogo Prefecture
- Provides medical services to unborn and newborn children as well as to pregnat women with high risks that can’t be treated at other medical facilities as a general perinatal medical center
- Pediatric medical emergency center provides tertiary emergency care to critically ill pediatric patients that other medical facilities can’t deal with
- Provides support for medical treatments at home to long-term hospitalized patients in need of artificial respirator control, etc.
- Provides quality pediatric cancer care services through working together with other facilities involved as a pediatric cancer core hospital
- Medical courses
- Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Hematology&Oncology, Endocrinology&Metabolism, Maternal Medicine, Neonatology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Child&Adolescent Psychiatry, Allergology, Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Urology, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Othorhinolaryngology(ENT), Rehabilitation, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Diagnostic Pathology, Emergency Medicine, Dentistry

Entrance hall on the 1st floor

NICU on the 3rd floor

Staff station on the 7th floor

Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center Kobe Proton Center
We Provide Evidence-Based Proton Beam Therapy
Address | 650-0047 1-6-8, Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-335-8001FAX:078-335-8006 |
Consultation hours | 8:30 - 17:00 |
Non-consultation days | In principle, Saturdays and Sundays are non-consultation days |
Web site | https://www.kobe-pc.jp/en/ E-mail: kobeyoshisen@pref.hyogo.lg.jp |
Access from the nearest station | Get off the train at Minami Koen Station on the Port Liner and walk for about 5 min. or gett off the train at Iryo Center Station on the Port Liner and walk for about 7 min. |
Parking | AvairableRequirement for a referral:Yes |
Remarks | Patients with prior appointment only are to be accepted. Patient referral document issued by your doctor is required. |

Director
Toshinori Soejima
Open in December 2017 / No beds
Working together with nearby Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, the center, equipped with state-of-the-art devices, provides pediatric cancer patients with proton beam therapy that has a small late complication including secondary cancer. In addition, the proton beam therapy is provided to adult cancer patients as well through collaborating with neighboring medical facilities.
- Medical courses
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Pediatric Radiation Oncology

Proton beam therapy system
A system that irradiates cancer cells with proton beam

Children's waiting room

In front of periatric treatment room

Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital
Have a Full of Life with Cheerful and Enjoyable Rehabilitation
Address | 650-0046 8-5-2, Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-303-2424FAX:078-304-2424 |
Consultation hours | Consultation hours:Mondays - Saturdays 9:00 - 12:00 Non-consultation days Sundays, National holidays |
Web site | https://nmp-riha-es.jimdofree.com/Requirement for a referral:Yes |
Access from the nearest station | Walk south from Shimin Hiroba Station on the Port Liner or walk north from Iryo Center Station on the Port Liner for about 8 min. respectively |
Parking | Avairable |

Director
Syuichi Kozawa
Open in April 2013 / 150 beds
A rehabilitation hospital that provides recovery rehabilitation after acute treatments at other hospitals.
- Medical courses
- Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Radiology, Dentistry

Waiting hall

Rehabilitation room

4bed room

Kobe Minimally Invasive Cancer Center
Finding Small and Curing Gently
Address | 650-0046 8-5-1, Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-304-4100FAX:078-304-0041 |
Consultation hours | Mondays - Fridays 9:00 - 17:00 (Reception desk operation hours 8:30 - 16:30) Saturdays 9:00 - 12:00(Reception desk operation hours 8:30 - 11:30) *Only some diagnosis and treatment departments are available |
Non-consultation days | Every Saturday afternoon, Sundays, National holidaysRequirement for a referral:Yes |
Web site | http://www.k-mcc.net/eng.phpE-mail:info@k-mcc.net | f
Access from the nearest station | Get off the train at Shimin Hiroba Station on the Port Liner and walk for about 5 min.Parking:Yes |
Remarks | No referral is required. Provides various cancer screenings as well. |

Director
Masahiko Fujii
Open in April 2013 / 80 beds
A center that provides non-surgical cancer treatments including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, IVR, etc.
- Medical courses
- Radiology, Treatment Radiology, Medical Oncology, Gastroenterology, Palliative Care Medicine, Rehabilitation, Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Breast Surgery

CyberKnife in Treatment room 1

TomoTherapy, Treatment room 2

TrueBeam, Treatment room 3

ANSHIN HOSPITAL
Provides the world highest quality of orthopedic surgical care to patients suffering from sports, lumber and joint disorders
Address | 650-0047 1-4-12, Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe |
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TEL | 078-304-5252FAX:078-304-5222 |
Consultation hours | Mondays - Saturdays 9:00~17:00 |
Web site | http://www.anshin-hospital.jp/english/index/ |
Parking | Avairable |

Director
Kiyonori Mizuno
Opened in 2007/ 60 beds
Surgical center for orthopedics specializing in the treatment of joint injury, sports and lumbar spine disorders.
Reception for outpatients is in “ Sannomiya Anshin clinic, “ branch hospital located in Sannomiya
The team of highly specialized doctors provides the highest quality of orthopedic surgical care, helping patients get back in usual condition from sports and joint disorders.
- Medical courses
- Orthopedics, Rheumatology, Rehabilitation, Anesthesiology

Lobby on the 1st floor

Operation room on the 2nd floor

private ward on the 3rd floor