Shin-Kobe Station — Local services in Kobe

Shin means new. If you want to take shinkansen to Tokyo or another prefecture in Japan, you can go to shin-Kobe station.

You can directly go to the shinkansen line or have the reservation seat first at the JR office on the station. If you do not have the reservation, you have to notice which car (Gerbong kereta) that provide the unreservation passanger. You need to see the running text LED display the information of that.

If you lost the train, you can wait for the next train... so dont worry. The think that we need to do as the new comer in Japan is stay awake.. wkwkw and read every sign, then you will get familiar with it. Or you can ask the officer. They will help you, some of them can understand english, though sometimes they could not reply...

It is a large, multi tiered station in the heart of Kobe city. We came in a Shinkansen from Shin Kobe station to Shin Kyoto Station. The unique long dolphin nose of the bullet train - Shinkansen is a sight to remember as it is seen on both ends of the train. The Shinkansen was scheduled to Tokyo and there were trains almost every ten minutes. All were punctual to the time. If you have a reserved ticket, board the green coach and if unreserved, you must catch the cars 1-3. The maiden trip was amazing. The train sped to 287kmph and we could hardly feel any discomfort. The view from the windows were cherishable. The seats were comfortable with ample leg space and head room. There is a small overhead storage for small bags and...

One of the least convenient major Shinkansen stations. To transfer to regular JR lines, you need to walk about 5 minutes to the municipal subway, which you then take for just one stop, and then transfer back to JR at Sannomiya station. I try to avoid this station and use either Himeji or Shin-Osaka for the simplicity of transferring to JR from there. The station facilities are nice, however, and it is one of the prettier shinkansen stations, backing immediately onto the wooded slopes of the Rokko mountains and the paths leading to Nunobiki falls. Just not a great station for making transfers. You can catch buses and taxis outside of the station if you are headed elsewhere in the...