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Can You Drink Tap Water in Kobe?
Yes, tap water is drinkable.
Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Kobe.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Japan, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
What is the quality of tap water in Kobe? According to Dr. Ray Kubota, a leading authority on Japanese water pollution, "There are many cases where people have come to me with complaints about the quality of their tap water in Kobe. In one case, the patient was found to have high levels of lead in his blood, even after he had been drinking from a tap." The reason for the high lead level is not known but it is being investigated.
I have never seen any proof that there are no bottlenecks in Kobe, Japan, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. As I said before, I have been to many major cities and have not found one major problem. So, I am going to leave you with this. Go visit your next Asian city and figure out for yourself.
The estimated price of bottled water
$1.12 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Kobe, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.