AQUARIUM × ART átoa (átoa) in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, is teaming up with the "Tove Jansson and the Moomins" exhibition at Kobe City Museum. As part of the collaboration, related books and posters are displayed on the 3rd-floor FOYER inside átoa.
Combo tickets that include admission to both the "Tove Jansson and the Moomins" exhibition and átoa are also on sale. The combo tickets are sold exclusively on Asoview!, and advance tickets are ¥300 less than the regular price. After viewing the original drawings and sketches of Tove Jansson, the origin of the Moomin stories, at the exhibition, visitors can experience átoa's fantastical aquarium art. It is a special plan for enjoying both "art" and "stories" all day in Kobe.
From October 10 (Sat) to November 30 (Mon), 2026, "MOOMIN x KOBE PORT TOWER", an experiential event hosted by Felissimo Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Kobe, Hyogo), will also take place. Facilities from the Kobe waterfront area to the Kitano area and Rokko Island come together in the world of Moomin. Collaboration goods, including limited-edition packaged products with signature Kobe confections loved for many years, such as Kawara Senbei (瓦せんべい) from Kamenoi Kameido Honke (亀の井 亀井堂本家) and Petit Gaufres from Kobe Fugetsudo, are scheduled to be sold at átoa's 1st-floor Museum Shop.
Collaboration Overview
1. In-Store Display
Moomin picture books and signage are on display inside átoa.
- Display period: October 2 (Fri) – December 13 (Sun), 2026
- Location: 3rd floor FOYER
2. átoa × "Tove Jansson and the Moomins" Combo Tickets
Advance tickets
- Price: Adults (general) ¥4,300 (regular price ¥4,600)
- Sales period: June 10 (Wed) – October 9 (Fri), 2026
Same-day tickets
- Price: Adults (general) ¥4,600 (regular price ¥4,800)
- Sales period: October 10 (Sat) – December 13 (Sun), 2026
Details and tickets (Asoview!): https://www.asoview.com/channel/tickets/97MTUEbiut/
3. "MOOMIN x KOBE PORT TOWER" Collaboration Goods at átoa's Museum Shop
Collaboration goods from the "MOOMIN x KOBE PORT TOWER: Moomin x Kobe Port Tower Project, a part of KOBE" event are also available at átoa.
- Location: 1st floor Museum Shop
- Sales period: October 10 (Sat) – November 30 (Mon), 2026
About "Tove Jansson and the Moomins"
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the Moomin novels. To commemorate the occasion, the special exhibition "Tove Jansson and the Moomins" will be held this autumn at Kobe City Museum, in cooperation with the Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) in Finland.
Tove Jansson (1914–2001), the creator of Moomin, was an artist who showed her talents in many fields, including painting, satirical cartoons, comics, picture books, and novels. The exhibition looks back at her creative world through around 300 items, including early oil paintings, satirical cartoons from around World War II, original artwork and sketches from the Moomin novels and comics, and her favorite belongings. It also explores the appeal of the Moomin series, which strongly reflects her life.
- Exhibition: Tove Jansson and the Moomins
- Dates: October 10 (Sat) – December 13 (Sun), 2026
- Venue: Kobe City Museum
- Closed: Mondays, October 13 (Tue), and November 24 (Tue) (open on October 12 (Mon) and November 23 (Mon))
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (until 8:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays). Last entry to the exhibition room is 30 minutes before closing.
- Official website: https://tove-moomins.exhibit.jp/
About "MOOMIN x KOBE PORT TOWER"
Centered on Kobe Port Tower, which is operated and produced by Felissimo, this wide-area event adds further appeal to Kobe's autumn tourism season. Through collaborations with sightseeing and commercial facilities, hotels, and restaurants, it offers event-original products and collaboration menus, and photo spots where visitors can take pictures with Moomin and friends are also planned for each area. The varied charms of Kobe, which can be experienced in the mountains, the city, and the sea, resonate with the gentle world of Moomin.
- Period: October 10 (Sat) – November 30 (Mon), 2026
- Participating areas and facilities (in no particular order, honorifics omitted):
- Main venue: Kobe Port Tower
- Accommodation: Hotel Okura Kobe, Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel
- Cruise and cafe: boh boh KOBE, THE KOBE CRUISE Concerto
- Dining: Kitano Medium-tei, Kobe Kitano Museum (Kitano Ijinkan), Restaurant Cafe & Bar PORT TERRACE (3rd and 4th floors of the low-rise section of Kobe Port Tower), Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland, Restaurant Cafe Terrace Ami Kobe, Le Pain Sohonten
- Retail: AQUARIUM × ART átoa, former Drewell House "Rhine no Yakata" (Kitano Ijinkan), Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Kobe Tabi Nikki Kobe Airport Store
- Event flags and more: Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street, NPO Zeri Japan (sailing ship "BLUE OCEAN Mirai e"), New Seaport (Shinko-cho), Mosaic Big Ferris Wheel, Meriken Park large screen, Kobe Municipal Subway, Shinki Bus Co., Ltd. (Port Loop)
- Business hours follow each facility.
- Details of each facility's content will be announced at a later date.
- Participating facilities and areas are subject to change.
- Official website: https://www.kobe-port-tower.com/info/moomin/
About AQUARIUM × ART átoa
- Facility: AQUARIUM × ART átoa
- Address: Kobe Port Museum, 7-2 Shinkocho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0041
- Admission: Adults (junior high school students and older) ¥2,600 (tax included)
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM (last entry 6:30 PM)
- Official website: https://atoa-kobe.jp
Kobe City Museum is about 450 m (roughly a 7-minute walk) north of átoa along Kyomachi-suji.
