Kobe Area Trips

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Top rated Kobe Area Trips

Kobe Karaoke | Feb 16 07'

by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Kobe Area

A big group of Peter and Ani’s friends met up with us at an Irish bar in Sannomiya for a drink before we all headed out to Torehinu for dinner. T... Continue reading »
Big Bro's Bootbox | Feb 14 07'

by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Kobe Area

First, we forgot to say in our previous blog that Adrienne used a Japanese style squat toilet! At the ryokan in Tokyo there was a western st... Continue reading »
Finally in Sushi heaven | Oct 17 05'

by Travel Junkie a female from Madison, on vacation in Kobe Area

I landed in Osaka and went to Kobe to give a talk. I spent a few days here. Kobe was really similar to San Francisco in climate and geographical la... Continue reading »
Kobe conference | May 23 06'

by angus a 28 year old male from Wellington, on vacation in Kobe Area

"what could have been a total blast and lots of fun ended up being no more than a business trip"

Being a first year re-contracting JET I was required to attend a three-day conference in Kobe, all expenses paid... bummer! Actually, what could... Continue reading »
Thanks For Having Us | Feb 20 07'

by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Kobe Area

A quick entry to make sure that the map is looking good and to say a big thanks to Peter and Ani for putting up with us for a week.Ani was off to w... Continue reading »

Trips taken near Kobe Area

Sleeping in a Capsule | May 10 09'

by Shannyn & Gary a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Osaka

"Fantastic restaurants, huge walls of neon, dogs wearing jeans, and girls wearing shorter than short skirts... we were both captivated by the place"

A five hour bus took us next to the bright lights and big city of Osaka. This is a great place to see modern Japanese life all around you. Fantasti... Continue reading »
Osaka | Feb 18 07'

by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Osaka

""Even though Japan produces so much high technology it is pretty backwards at times...""

Having visited Peter’s work and talked to one of his secretaries about the ferry to Korea, we jumped on the train again to Osaka. Our first p... Continue reading »
Himeji-jo | Feb 16 07'

by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Himeji

""...Silence of the Lambs came to mind.""

Saturday had been put aside to visit HimejiCastle, said to be the “most splendid Japanese castle still standing”. We jumped on a train, and 35 m... Continue reading »
Trip to Japan part 1 | Dec 15 05'

by TravelinRose a 30 year old female from Washington, on vacation in Osaka

"Yesterday I traveled to Osaka, Japan. I am here for a quick visit in order to take care of renewing my visa.....basically if you are wearing boots you are A-OK and everyone is wearing boots."

Greetings all--- Quick update from a new country! Yesterday I traveled to Osaka, Japan. I am here for a quick visit in order to take care of re... Continue reading »
Kansai Gaidai University | Dec 31 06'

by barb & tom a female traveling as a couple from Amsterdam, on vacation in Hirakata City

We are really enjoying Kansai Gaidai. The whole campus is about 10 years old so the buildings are new and the grounds landscaped with ga... Continue reading »
Christmas Vacation | Dec 27 06'

by Mokola a 25 year old male from Vancouver, on vacation in Wakayama

Well as usual a lot has happened since last entry. Leaving off at the Jazz nomikai, the saturday afterwards was a relaxed day, nothing excitin... Continue reading »
Harbourside in Kobe | Oct 06 06'

by Mokola a 25 year old male from Vancouver, on vacation in Kobe

"1 or 2 years in Japan is fine, but after 5 or 6 he started to get homophobic"

Having remembered how awesome it was last year, i decided to grab a couple people (Lisa and Bjorn, 6'5 guy from tennessee) living in the internatio... Continue reading »
Last stop: Osaka | Jul 06 06'

by Aislign a 27 year old female, on vacation in Osaka

"Will it ever end?"

So, after Kyoto, we traveled on to Osaka, which was actually near Lily’s old stomping grounds. I thought of her a lot over my trip to Japan, and wa... Continue reading »
gardens | Dec 31 06'

by Barbara and Tom a female traveling as a couple from Osaka, on vacation in Osaka

There are wonderful gardens here, even in late winter, almost spring. Flowers bloom year long and a lot of bushes are green. Continue reading »
"The Tibet of Japan" | Mar 25 07'

by 立ち迷ってる　もみじ a 27 year old female from Halifax, on vacation in Ikeda

We got off the train in Ikeda and immediately looked for the car rental office which was to be closing any minute. We made it there in time b... Continue reading »