After our sumptuous Kobe beef lunch, we walked around Kobe city and did some shopping from DHC and Muji etc. I even bought 2 pairs of heels randomly while walking down the streets of Kobe.
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| The food section of Muji here is super huge |
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| So does the household section of Muji |
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| Some odd Mediterranean buildings we saw in Kobe |
After we were done with Kobe, we took the Sanyo Shinkansen from Kobe back to Osaka in less than 15 minutes (13 minutes to be exact as compared to the traditional train ride of 20 minutes) since it was already covered in our Kansai Wide Area Pass. This was my first time on a Shinkansen although I’d taken countless of bullet trains during my 2 years stint in Tiajin/Beijing. Even though it was just a short ride, the experience was quite pleasant with ladies only carriage and power plugs available for this power hungry generation. The things that I’d always love about train traveling in Japan is the the trains are absolutely on time and you can easily check their schedules and boarding platform online using
HyperDia.com which is super efficient and convenient.
Do you know that the Sanyo Shinkansen travels at a maximum speed of 300km/h (185mph)? Is that fast enough for you? Also do you know the first Shinkansen was put into service in 1964?
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| The Sanyo Shinkansen driving in |
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| Waiting to get in |
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| Inside the Shinkansen |
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| Power socket for the power hungry generation |
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| Shinkansen |
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| Our ride from Kobe back to Osaka |
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| Since this was a girls’ trip, we used the ladies only carriage |
For my previous Japan Kansai Area Trip Itinerary (Kyoto & Osaka mainly), please click
here and
here.
Tips to survive and navigate Japan (Kansai area in particular) please click here.
For my other posts on Japan, please click here.
