Shin-Kōbe station is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and the Seishin-Yamate Line serving the city of Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area. It is located to the north of Kobe city centre, at the foot of Mount Rokkō. Shin-Kobe is situated 200 metres north of Shin-Kobe.

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

Museum

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The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is a museum of carpentry tools in Kobe, Japan. The museum was opened in 1984 with the objective of collecting and conserving ancient tools as an example of Japanese cultural heritage, in order to pass them on to the next generation through research and exhibitions. Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is situated 290 metres northeast of Shin-Kobe.

Italian House & Decorative Arts Museum

Museum

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Italian House & Decorative Arts Museum is situated 410 metres southwest of Shin-Kobe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyogo-ku and Nada-ku.

Hyogo-ku

Suburb

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Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan. Hyogo-ku is situated 4 km southwest of Shin-Kobe.

Nada-ku

Suburb

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Nada is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095. A leading national university, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo. Nada-ku is situated 4 km east of Shin-Kobe.

Kita-ku

Suburb

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Kita is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 241.84 km2, and a population of 226,402. Kita in Japanese means North. Kita-ku is the biggest ward in Kobe and occupies the northeastern part of the city. Arima Onsen is located in Kita-ku. Kita-ku is situated 5 km northwest of Shin-Kobe.

Shin-Kobe

Type: Metro station
Also known as: “Kobe City Subway Shin-Kobe Station”, “Kobe City Subway Shin‐Kobe Station”, “Kobe Municipal Subway Shin-Kobe Station”, “Kobe Municipal Subway Shin‐Kobe Station”, “Shin-Kobe Station”, “Shin‐Kobe Station”, “Shinkobe-eki”, “Shinkōbe-eki”, “Subway Shin-Kobe Station”, and “Subway Shin‐Kobe Station”
Categories: underground metro station, terminus, railway station, station, and transportation
Location: Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.70471° or 34° 42′ 17″ north

Longitude

135.19567° or 135° 11′ 44″ east

Elevation

53 metres (174 feet)

Open location code

8Q6QP53W+V7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359798283

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

7564722

Wikidata ID

Q111785130

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In Other Languages

From French to Korean—“Shin-Kobe” goes by many names.

French: “gare de Shin-Kōbe”
French: “Shin-Kōbe”
Japanese: “Shin Kōbe”
Japanese: “しんこうべ”
Japanese: “しんこうべえき”
Japanese: “新神戸”
Japanese: “新神戸駅 (神戸市営地下鉄)”
Japanese: “新神戸駅”
Japanese: “神戸市営地下鉄新神戸駅”
Korean: “신코베”

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