Japan on a budget – the cheap way to travel Japan
Japan is often thought to be an expensive place to travel but these days this isn’t the case. It’s relatively…
Rokko Meets Art 2022
Rokko Meets Art is a yearly exhibition of modern art spread around the natural sites of Kobe’s Mount Rokko. Rokko…
Summer Loving at Suma Beach. Updated for 2023
For most of the year Suma Beach, Kobe is an almost deserted, peaceful and generally clean waterfront area. You can…
A day trip to the popular Instagram spots on Awaji Island
Awaji Island is full of beautiful nature where people of all ages can enjoy the seasons, relax and stroll through…
Ms. Roboto’s Favourite Spots in Kobe
HyogoJapan.com got in contact with Ms. Roboto, a travel blogger from Hyogo Prefecture, and asked her to share her favorite…
Six Days in Kobe – A Return 10 Years in the Making
The Shinkansen glides effortlessly to a stop as I wait in the luggage bay for a short, frail-looking lady to…
Top 5 Cherry Blossom Spots in Kobe & Neighbouring Towns
As the winter chill begins to fade and the days grow longer, anticipation builds across Japan for the annual arrival…
Catching a train in Kobe; Sannomiya area.
The central Kobe station of Sannomiya might be fairly small compared to the stations in and around Tokyo or Osaka,…
Top 10 traditions of celebrating New Years in Japan (Kobe Edition)
In no particular order, here are our Top 10 ways to celebrate New Years in Japan (Kobe Edition). Many of…
Christmas in Japan; Fried Chicken & Love Hotels
Christmas in Japan is a mixed stocking full of common western traditions and uniquely Japanese twists. Coming from Australia, where…
Peace & Nature: 15 years of making peace, revitalizing nature in rural Kobe
Peace & Nature, an international NPO based in Kobe where Japanese and international members work together, recently celebrated 15 years since…
Kobe with Kids
Although Kobe doesn’t often make it into many of Japan’s tourist pamphlets it is my special, special “Japan Happy Place.”…
