Culture Akashi Meat Festival 2026 Early Nov The 15th Akashi Meat Festival is set for three mouthwatering days from Saturday, November 1st to Monday, November 3rd (national..
Historical Visiting Kobe's Ikuta-Jinja Shrine Lygia Priscilla In Japan's port city of Kobe, Ikuta-jinja is a captivating shinto shrine, one of the oldest in Japan, built by the Jingu empire..
Culture Maya Cable Car and Ropeway Anonymous Maya Viewline is the Cable and Ropeway that takes you on a sky walk to the top. At the end awaits the great view of Kobe and the..
Museums Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Arlene Bastion This Museum is educational and enlightening. It reveals the processes of temple building, paying tribute to the craftsmen and the..
7 Temples & Shrines Kitano Tenman Shrine Manish Prabhune Kitano Tenman Shrine is one of Kobe’s major Shinto shrines, located in an unusual location of Kitano Ijinkan, the place associ..
Traditional Arima Or Gero? Scott Brause Arima and Gero onsens, both on the island of Honshu, have been reecognized for centuries as two of the 'Three Renowned Onsen..
Culture Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe Joe Robinson Minatogawa Shrine gives the traveller something that more widely-known (and admittedly more unique) religious sights in Japan cannot..
7 Street & Urban Minato Motomachi Station, Kobe Manish Prabhune I have always been a fan of the legendary architect Dr. Tatsuno Kingo, who designed the famous Tokyo Station as well as Manseibashi..