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SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

The fare for the Shinkansen is a bit expensive, but if you have the chance, please try riding it.

The Brothers Krynn's avatar

Shinkansen is awesome, I really miss it, and that herb garden looks great definitely something I should have seen but didn't over in Kobe.

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

The easiest way to get to the herb garden from the Shinkansen station is to use the ropeway. But you probably won't use it. (^O^)

The Brothers Krynn's avatar

Non, non likely I'd simply have to transfer to another subway line that's non-Shinkansen and then make my way there.

Julian Smith's avatar

Thanks for the photos of Kobe. Not much has changed since you took these!

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

I visited Kobe several times about 10 years ago. Kobe is my favorite city, so I was relieved to know that not much has changed.

Julia Schmitz's avatar

What a nice green waterside "cutting the city cake"! The house at the herbes garden reminds me to houses in southern Germany. Is this a common type of architecture in Japan too? 🌿

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

The herb garden as a whole is designed to look like Europe, and the building itself was built to imitate European (or maybe German?) architectural style.

Julia Schmitz's avatar

European is correct I guess. I've seen houses like this in Italy, france, Switzerland and maybe they exist in other countries too. I'm not a specialist : )

Just looking around while traveling