Optional: Kobe day trip for wagyu

Osaka · Food & Dining

270–330 min

🚶 5 5 min walk from Sannomiya Station

¥¥

Insider Tip

Authentic Kobe beef restaurants display their certification number. Lunch courses are significantly cheaper than dinner (¥5,000-8,000 vs ¥15,000+).

JEMS Tip

JEMS reserves a seat at a top-rated teppanyaki restaurant for certified Kobe beef and arranges the Shin-Kobe to Sannomiya walking route.

About

A day trip to Kobe for the world-famous Kobe beef experience. Visit the historic Kitano-cho foreign settlement, Nankinmachi Chinatown, and enjoy an authentic Kobe beef teppanyaki lunch at a top-rated restaurant.

Crowd Avoidance

Book a weekday lunch reservation. Popular restaurants fill up weeks in advance for dinner and weekends.

Getting There

JR Special Rapid from Osaka Station to Sannomiya Station (21 min). Or Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Shin-Kobe (13 min).

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