Journeys in Japan

Season 2, Episode 15

Episode Title: Kobe, Hyogo: Kobe Kokashita - An Arcade - A Wonderland Under the Tracks

Air Date: 2011-06-07

Overview:

Kobe has an attractive shopping street that streches out long underneath an elevated railway track in the central part of the city. Measuring two kilometers in length and two meters in width, the shopping street is comprised of two narrow stretches each going to the opposite directions. NHK World reporter George Bourdaniotis walks through the shopping street under Kobe's elevated railway track to bring you a lot of information.