San-no-miya三宮

Easy access via any kind of transportation. The largest shopping quarter in Kobe, the international port city.

San-no-miya, the biggest shopping quarter of Kobe, is located on the west bank of Ikuta-gawa River. It is not only popular as a place for shopping and dining, but also a very important transportation hub for many train lines which come into San-no-miya; JR Tokaido Honsen Line, Subway Yamate Line, Hanshin Honsen Line, Hankyu-Kobe Honsen Line and Kobe Shin-kotsu Port Island Line.

Underground shopping street with easy transportation access, San-chika Town has over 130 shops, varying from boutique fashion goods to restaurants. The open floor gives a bright atmosphere to this shopping area.

Flower Road is a 50-meter wide road that stretches southward from San-no-miya Station. There are a Flower Clock, fountains and sculptures among the trees. Higashi-yuenchi Amusement Park used to be the exclusive playground for foreigners and is the birthplace of modern sports.


The 550 meter long arcade between Flower Road and Moto-machi on the south-west of the station is called the San-no-miya Center. Boutiques, stores selling imported goods, bakeries, cake shops, big shopping buildings and restaurants make San-no-miya Center one of the big shopping areas representative of Kobe.

San-no-miya-jinja Shrine, from which the name "San-no-miya" has derived, is located in the south of the Center.