Kobe is a bustling port city with a population of 1.5 million – a fact you wouldn’t believe while exploring the surroundings of Shin-Kobe, the local Shinkansen station, which has a crystal ...

From Tokyo to Kita-ku, Kobe, take the Shinkansen to Shin-Kobe—a 2-hour and 40-minute trip. Change trains there for Tanigami Station, which is just 7 minutes away.