Old Kobe Harbor Signal Tower, Maritime signal tower in Harborland, Japan.

The Old Kobe Harbor Signal Tower is a 46-meter metal structure at the waterfront with an elevator and viewing levels. From the top, visitors can see across the harbor and surrounding areas.

Built in 1921 at Shinminato Pier No. 4, it used signal flags at first. Moved to Pier No. 5 in 1937, it switched to light signals. A new signal station opened on Port Island in 1985, and this tower closed on 31 March 1990. In 1992 it was designated a historic building and later relocated to Takahoma Pier for preservation.

The tower displays city flags and maritime signals that show how shipping was central to Kobe's past. You can see the symbols and methods that once connected the harbor to the wider maritime world.

The tower is located near the Anpanman Children's Museum along the Harbor Walk and can be reached from either Kobe Station or Harborland Station. The area is easy to explore on foot with multiple access routes.

The tower's signal function changed from flag signals to light signals when it was moved to Pier No. 5 in 1937. A manual elevator inside still serves the climb to the second floor of the 46.3-meter structure.