Kobe Luminarie is held every year in the first two weeks of December to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.
Traditional folk dancing is one of the main events at the Chinese New Year celebrations in Kobe's Chinatown, Nankinmachi.
If you're in the Kobe area and looking for a way to celebrate Lunar New Year, check out the Nankinmachi Spring Festival. T..
When it comes to classifying sake, it's all about the rice polishing ratio!
The city of Akashi remains largely undiscovered by international tourists. It is, however, a popular destination among Japanese..
Stocked in shops all over town, this perfectly limpid, sweet and effervescent drink is the taste of one of Japan's oldest onsen..
Nishimuraya Honkan is a traditional and luxurious ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo. The hotel has won numerous awards and continues..
Yumebutai is the stage where dreams take place. In ancient times, the indigenous people had the idea of Dreamtime. It is a timeless..
Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe has a majestic view of the Great Akashi Strait Bridge, easy access from Kobe or Osaka, and is ..
Arima and Gero onsens, both on the island of Honshu, have been reecognized for centuries as two of the 'Three Renowned Onsen..
On Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17, a special candlelight gastronomy event will take place under the illuminated stone..
The Genbudo Caves are like a large topsy turvy sculpture patterned by discordant striations. Nature is the sculptor, as the patterns..