Kobe

Kobe, Japan, scores 75 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #17 of 309 destinations. 25 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 84% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 75
• OECD: 72
• UN Tourism: 80
• UNDRR: 76

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 81.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (City of Kobe & Kobe Tourism Bureau, Press Release, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 1.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Hyogo Prefectural Government, Civil Engineering Department, Water and Sewage Division, 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Average length of stay: 1.3 nights per visitor (region figure) (Hyogo Tourism Bureau / Japan Tourism Agency, Tourism Monthly Report (観光マンスリーレポート - 兵庫観光ナビ), 2025). Below 1.8: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 111 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4.
• Economic diversity: 58.7 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (City of Kobe / Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2021 Economic Census for Business Activity (令和3年経済センサス‐活動調査 / 神戸市統計書 表4-1 区、産業（大分類）別民営事業所数及び従業者数), 2021). Between 55 and 64: grade 1/4.

Japan in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Japan is #1 of 110 countries (5.27 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 70 on the CIRA Index; Kobe is 5 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 58

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.5 % of annual nights (region figure) (Japan Tourism Agency (MLIT), Overnight Travel Statistics Survey (宿泊旅行統計調査 2024年・年間値（確定値）) & Hyogo Tourism Bureau Monthly Reports, 2024). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 81.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (City of Kobe & Kobe Tourism Bureau, Press Release, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 36.6 % of international arrivals or nights (Kobe Tourism Bureau (based on Japan Tourism Agency Overnight Travel Statistics Survey), 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 103.8 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (City of Kobe (Economic and Tourism Bureau), 2025 Tourism Visitor Numbers Report (2025年観光入込客数について), 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 1.3 nights per visitor (region figure) (Hyogo Tourism Bureau / Japan Tourism Agency, Tourism Monthly Report (観光マンスリーレポート - 兵庫観光ナビ), 2025). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 61.1 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Japan Tourism Agency (JTA), Overnight Travel Statistics Survey (宿泊旅行統計調査 2025年・年間値（確定値）), 2025). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 69

• Jobs in tourism industries: 4.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 2.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Statistics Bureau of Japan), July 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 40,181 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (OECD Regional Statistics / Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2021). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 58.7 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (City of Kobe / Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2021 Economic Census for Business Activity (令和3年経済センサス‐活動調査 / 神戸市統計書 表4-1 区、産業（大分類）別民営事業所数及び従業者数), 2021). Between 55 and 64: grade 1/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 67

• Extreme heat days: 1.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 111 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: not measured yet
• Wildfire and storm hazard: not measured yet
• Country disaster risk: 2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4. Source

Water and environment: 92

• Water scarcity: not measured yet
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Hyogo Prefectural Government, Civil Engineering Department, Water and Sewage Division, 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 335.8 kg per resident per year (Ministry of the Environment, Japan (cited via Kobe City waste survey summary), 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 31.4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Kobe City Construction Bureau, Basic Plan for Greenery (Draft), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4. Source

Community and housing: 92

• Tourism intensity: 5.2 visitor nights per resident per year (Kobe Tourism Bureau & Statistics Bureau of Japan / Kobe City 2025 Census (速報), 2025). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 1.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Tokyo Kantei, Condominium Rent Monthly Trends, April 2025 – April 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Japan Tourism Agency (via Minpaku notification dashboard) & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2023 Housing and Land Survey), January 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 79

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Kansai Airports / Port of Kobe, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication (KICC) & Kobe City Government, 2024–2025). Grade 4/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (Kobe Convention Bureau / Japan Tourism Agency, 2024). Grade 2/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 99.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Kobe City Government, Planning and Coordination Bureau, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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