Kobe
神戸市34°41′ N 135°12′ ECityPop. 1,521,707Kansai
Kobe suits travellers who want a port city with the old onsen town of Arima half an hour behind it, and its trade-off is the steep Rokko range that walls the city in for anyone on a bike.
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Who should base here
Stay in Kobe for a bath day at Arima or as a stop on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Osaka and the Setouchi routes.
Things to do in Kobe
Shin-Kobe is 12 minutes from Shin-Osaka on the Sanyo Shinkansen, and the Kobe subway from Shin-Kobe runs north to Tanigami on the way to Arima.
Arima Onsen lies on the far side of Rokko within the city limits. From Shin-Kobe the subway to Tanigami and the Kobe Electric Railway reach it in about 30 minutes. Its two public bathhouses split the town's water in two, with iron-rich Kinsen at Kin no Yu and carbonated Ginsen at Gin no Yu.
Quick answers about Kobeよくある質問
Is Kobe a good place to stay?
Stay in Kobe for a bath day at Arima or as a stop on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Osaka and the Setouchi routes.