Getting Here

Map

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.

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.

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.