Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park Renewal

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and as the number of generations who did not experience the disaster increases, we have renovated the Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park, which was built in 1997 immediately after the disaster.
By displays the remains that have been preserved as they were at the time of the disaster with the rebuilt city of Kobe, the museum symbolically conveys the horror of the earthquake and the strength of the people of Kobe who rebuilt their city.
In renewing displays, we restructured the displays so that it would be easy to understand for the younger generation who did not experience the earthquake disaster, and we also made displays graphics and videos multilingual to target the increasing number of foreign tourists in recent years.
As a new displays element, we also created AR content that allows users to compare the state of the ruins before, during, and after the earthquake.
The renovation was undertaken with the aim of attracting many people, both from Japan and abroad and of all ages, to visit the site, and for it to continue as a place that passes on the memories and lessons of the earthquake disaster to future generations.

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and as the number of generations who have not experienced the disaster increases, we want to pass on the lessons learned from the disaster and the importance of ports to future generations.
・I want to improve the visibility of the entrances and exits of displays facilities
・The explanatory panels and videos have become difficult to displays due to the passage of 30 years.
・Multilingual support is required for the diverse visitors

There were the above issues.

A sign wall symbolically depicting the number "1995.1.17," the date of the disaster, was created at concept design as a hook to attract people to the earthquake remains. At night, lighting is provided in colors reminiscent of the scene of the morning glow at "5:46" at the time of the disaster, providing an opportunity for people to think about the disaster.
The content of displays itself was reorganized to make it easier for elementary and junior high school students to understand, and renewed with the highly visible graphic concept design. A multilingual website was also created and is available in five languages.
We have also created new AR content to help visitors more realistically feel the magnitude of the earthquake's damage.

Since the renovation, and as it has been 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, many people, including local residents and foreign tourists, have come to the Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park to learn about what happened at the time. I feel that the facility has become one that can convey to future generations the lessons learned from the earthquake and the importance of the port, which was the purpose of the renovation.