Originally Posted by
evergrn
Are you talking about Wakkoku? That's a pretty reputable place and it's about the most convenient Kobe beef place I can think of for someone coming from Kyoto. Get off the bullet train at Shin Kobe, and it's right there in the Oriental Avenue shopping mall next to the station. You definitely want to go there for lunch, NOT dinner, if you're on a budget.
Yes that's the one
http://www.wakkoqu.com/english/shin-kobe.html
If I recall correctly, get off the Shin Kobe station, head for the mall via the covered overpass walkway.
I visited the fall foliage illuminations in Kyoto last year and there might be lines if you arrive earlier in the evening.