Western Honshu Trips

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Trips taken near Western Honshu

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 »
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 »
Times I wish I had a helmet... | Jul 19 07'

by ShellyG a 29 year old female from Arlington, on vacation in Tonosho

We were ready for a little adventure after so much culture, but maybe we should be careful what we wish for. Our first stop in Shikoku was th... 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 »
Himeji | Mar 08 07'

by Tony and Jill a 50 year old male traveling as a couple from Bristol, on vacation in Himeji

We stayed the night at the Comfort Hotel, very small rooms but very clean and very friendly an helpful staff. We went out for a meal and found a Ja... 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 »
Himeji - White Egret Castle | May 11 08'

by Broadview Travellers a traveling as a couple from Australia, on vacation in Himeji

We caught the Shinkansen Hikari from Kyoto to Himeji on Monday morning. This was Day 1 of our 7 day JR rail pass. The reason for stopping here was... Continue reading »
Himeji...the White Heron Castle | Oct 24 08'

by Jodie and Nichola a traveling as a couple from Glasgow, on vacation in Himeji

"Himeji...go see it before the White Heron Castle flys away."

Woweeeeee...Himeji was an impressive place and you SHOULD NOT MISS IT. Yeah, you, over there. It could have been awful...we almost misse... Continue reading »
kobe | May 02 07'

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

Kobe (1,148,000 people) is my new favorite city. A great place to visit or live. I was lucky to have a walking tour with a Ja... Continue reading »