The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is located near the Shin-Kobe Station on the foot of Mount Rokko in Kobe. This station is accessed by Shinkansen bullet train or subway. Nearby, you can visit the Hyogo Performing Arts Center and other tourist sites such as the Ijinkan-Gai and the Nunobiki Herb Gardens.
Location

7-5-1, Kumochi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0056, Japan

TEL: +81 (0)78-242-0216 FAX: +81 (0)78-241-4713
Transportation

1. Directions by Train and Bus

  • Shinkansen: Take the Sanyo Shinkansen to Shin-Kobe station and exit from the Central Exit. The museum is a 3 minute walk away.
  • Subway: Take the Kobe Municipal Subway (Seishin-Yamate Line) to Shin-Kobe station and exit from North Exit 2. The museum is a 3 minute walk away.
  • City Loop Bus: Take the City Loop bus to “12 Shin-Kobe Station (1F).” The museum is a 3 minute walk away.
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  • Kobe City Bus: Take the Kobe City Bus (Line 2 or Line 18) to the “Kumochi 6-Choume” stop. The museum is a 2 minute walk away.
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2. Directions by Car and Tour Bus

  • Approximately 5 minutes from the Ikutagawa exit and 6 minutes from the Kyobashi exit of the Hanshin expressway.
  • Ikutagawa exit→Ninomiyabashi Intersection→Turn right at Nunobiki Intersection→Nozaki St.

    • *Approximately 40 minutes from Osaka International Airport.

Parking (free) for 6 vehicles (5 standard-sized, 1 disabled)

Please use the parking space below for large-sized buses:

● Eki Rent-a-car, Shin Kobe office

(Shin Kobe station ground floor concourse, 3 minutes on foot on the museum)

Tel: +81 (0)78-241-3570

Open: 8:00 – 22:00

Prices: ¥1,300 (weekdays) / ¥1,400 (Sundays and holidays) for the first hour and ¥100 for every additional 30 minutes

Reservation: Reservation required only in case of overnight stay

●ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe hotel

Tel: +81 (0)78-291-1121

Open: All day and night

Prices: ¥4,000 for the first two hour (¥2,000 for each additional hour)

Reservation: Advanced reservations required

3. Directions from Kansai International Airport (KIX)・Osaka International Airport・Kobe Airport

Kansai International Airport (KIX)・Osaka International Airport

①By Airport Limousine Bus

Approximately 65 minutes from Kansai International Airport to Sannomiya.

Approximately 40 minutes from Osaka International Airport to Sannomiya.

*From Sannomiya, take the Kobe city subway to Shin-Kobe station (one stop away). Or take a City Loop bus, taxi from Sannomiya to the museum.

*For more information, please check the Hanshin-bus website.

②By Bay Shuttle (Kansai Int’l Airport to Kobe)

Approximately 30 minutes from Kansai International Airport to the Kobe Airport Kaijyo Access Terminal.

*For more information, please check Bay Shuttle website.

Kobe Airport

By Portliner Monorail

Approximately 18 minutes from Kobe Airport to Sannomiya.

*From Sannomiya, take the Kobe city subway to Shin-Kobe station (one stop away). Or take a City Loop bus, taxi from Sannomiya to the museum.

*For more information, please check the Kobe Airport Terminal Co., Ltd website.