Here’s another one! The temperature changes at the touch of a button at the “Forest Botanical Garden

While visiting the Kobe Municipal Botanical Garden (Kita-ku, Kobe), we found an interesting facility near the Hydrangea Slope.

The bench labeled “KOBE COOL BENCH” changes to “HOT BENCH” in winter. I tried it out as soon as I could, as it uses the same technology as the cool benches in Isogami Park.

How the COOL BENCH works

The cool bench can be used at any time as long as the red light is blinking, and the seat surface is instantly cooled by pressing a button.

The light changes from red to yellow to green in a few dozen seconds after the button is operated, and the cooling effect was so effective that condensation could be seen on the seat surface.

Experience Report

When we actually touched the seat surface, we confirmed that it felt as cool as a refrigerator.

The cooling effect seemed to be higher than that of the bench in Isogami Park, and expectations are high for the warming mode in winter.

Facility Details

Location

1-2 Nagao, Aza Nagao, Kamiyanagami, Yamada-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan
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Hours of operation

9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)

Closed

Wednesdays (or the following weekday if Wednesday is a national holiday), Year-end and New Year holidays

Admission Fee

• Adults (junior high school students and older from 15 years old): 300 yen
• Children (elementary and junior high school students): 150 yen

Related links: (Japanese only)

• Kobe City Forest Botanical Garden official website
• Official Instagram account