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B-1 Grand Prix in Akashi; A Food Lovers Dream
The B-1 Grand Prix in Akashi is a gourmet food festival with 55 stalls selling local specialties from all over Japan. This year Akashi is celebrating its 100 year anniversary since establishment of the city and Akashi Castle is celebrating its 400th year. This event is help revitalisation local areas, bring communities together, showcase regional…
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Hyogo in Autumn; A Drive Through the Countryside
Sunday November 10th 2019. On the hunt for some autumn colours and maple leaves we headed off on a family drive from Akashi to Tamba in central Hyogo Prefecture. In this post: Entsuji Temple, Tamba Kosanji Temple, Tamba Toryunada Rock Formations, Kato Hyogo Prefectural Harima Central Park, Kato The drive takes us on National Route…
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Kansai Culture Day 2019
Kansai Culture Day is a month long event where museums, art galleries and culture facilities around the Kansai region, including Hyogo prefecture offer free entry. There are over 630 places offering free admission in the Kansai region including about 150 listed for Hyogo Prefecture. The main weekend for this event is on November 16th &…
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Nunobiki Falls; beautiful nature just a short hike away.
Nunobiki Falls; A beautiful hiking track and a mini oasis in Kobe. We set off to visit Nunobiki Falls (布引の滝) and Nunobiki Gohonmatsu Dam (布引五本松ダム). The climb up to the falls is short, relatively easy and only takes around 15 minutes. Here is our guide to get you there. We begin our journey at Shin-Kobe…
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Halloween in Kobe 2020
Like most places around the world, all major Halloween events have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19. However there are a handful of smaller Halloween events happening in Kobe over the next couple of weeks. So here is our brief guide to Halloween in Kobe for 2020. If you know fo any other Halloween…
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Tor Road Bar Hop 2019
Get to know some local bars, restaurants and cafes around Sannomiya’s famous Tor Road this November. 33 places will participate in the トアはいからバル2019 which (roughly) translates to the Tor Road Bar Hop 2019 which will take place on Friday November 16 and Saturday 17. A booklet of 5 tickets costs ¥4000 pre purchased before November…
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MyMizu maps out 8000+ free water refill stations across Japan
Japan is the world’s second largest producer of plastic PET bottles, domestically producing over 20 billion bottles a year. This staggering figure is what the team at MyMizu hope to reduce by guiding travelers and residents to 8000 – and counting – free water refill stations across Japan. The MyMuzu app launched on 20 September…