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Introduction
589km (366 miles) W of Tokyo; 75km (47 miles) W of Kyoto; 31km (19 miles) W of Osaka In January 1995, the world was riveted by news of one of the worst natural disasters of that decade: the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck Kobe, killin... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- If you're arriving at Kansai International Airport (KIX), there are a couple options for travel onward to Kobe. Easiest are the limousine buses departing KIX every 20 minutes for Sannomiya Station, costing ¥1,800 ($... Continue reading »
Kobe Travel Experiences
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Himeji-jo
Saturday had been put aside to visit HimejiCastle, said to be the “most splendid Japanese castle still standing”. We jumped on a train... Continue reading »
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gardens
There are wonderful gardens here, even in late winter, almost spring. Flowers bloom year long and a lot of bushes are green. Continue reading »
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Kansai Gaidai University
We are really enjoying Kansai Gaidai. The whole campus is about 10 years old so the buildings are new and the grounds landscap... Continue reading »
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Big Bro's Bootbox
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... Continue reading »
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Kobe Karaoke
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... Continue reading »
