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address: 1-5-2 Wakihama Kaigandori,
Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0073 Japan
Train
Nearest JR Shinkansen Station: JR Shin-Kobe
- From Shinkansen Station, take the Kobe City Subway to Sannomiya Station.
- From Sannomiya Station, choose from the following options:
- Hanshin Electric Railway: Get off at Iwaya Station or Kasuganomichi Station (East ticket gate).
From there, walk 10 minutes. - JR: Get off at Nada Station (South Exit). From there, walk 12 minutes.
- Hanshin Electric Railway: Get off at Iwaya Station or Kasuganomichi Station (East ticket gate).
Bus
Take a Kobe City Bus from the “Sannomiya Station Terminal Mae” bus stop, and get off at the “Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution” bust stop on the 29 or 101 bus line. The ride takes roughly 20 minutes.
- List of stops on the 29 bus line (including “Sannomiya Station Terminal Mae” timetable)
- The direction of this bus line changes depending on the time of day.
- Morning: Sannomiya → Customs→ Maya Quay → HAT Kobe → Sannomiya
- Afternoon: Sannomiya → HAT Kobe → Maya Quay → Customs→ Sannomiya
(In the morning, the bus departs from Maya Quay for Sannomiya via Customs)
- List of bus stops on the 101 bus line (including “Sannomiya Station Terminal Mae” timetable)
For more information about Kobe City buses, click here (Kobe City Bus page on the Kobe City Transportation Bureau website)
Car
Nearest IC Exit on the Expressway
- Exit at Ikutagawa IC on the Hanshin Expressway Kobe Line. (approx. 8 min.)
- Exit at Maya IC on the Hanshin Expressway Kobe Line. (approx. 4 min.)
By Taxi
- 10 min. from Hankyu/Hanshin Kobe Sannomiya Station or JR Sannomiya Station
- 5 min. from Hanshin Iwaya Station or JR Nada Station
- 10 min. from Hankyu Oji Koen Station
Airport
Kansai International Airport KIX
- Take the Airport Limousine Bus to JR Sannomiya Station, which takes approximately 70 minutes.
From JR Sannomiya Station, please take a train, bus, or taxi to the museum. - The high-speed boat (Bay Shuttle) is also available from KIX, which takes approximately 30 min.
Kobe Airport
- Take the Portliner Train to Sannomiya Station, which takes approximately 18 minutes. From JR Sannomiya Station, please take a train, bus, or cab.
Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)
- Take the Airport Limousine Bus to JR Sannomiya Station, which takes approximately 40 minutes.
From JR Sannomiya Station, please take a train, bus, or cab.