You will meet your guide at your hotel in Kobe around 9 am.
The city is famous for its unique sake flavors and the most exquisite marble beef in the world, Wagyu. For a closer acquaintance, it is worth visiting a sake distillery to taste a selection of local products. For a Wagyu experience, we recommend stopping at a Teppanyaki restaurant to try its delicious beef meals.
One of the city’s main attractions is Marikan Park, a favorite place for admiring maples, especially in late fall. The Kobe Maritime Museum is also interesting; it is made of glass, and its roof resembles a giant ship. In the local Chinatown, there is a picturesque Nanjing Park. The Nunobiki Waterfall, sung by ancient Japanese poets, is also worthy of a separate walk. Another Kobe attraction is the Akashi Kaiko suspension bridge, the longest bridge of its kind. It leads to the fairy-tale island of Awajima, known from Shinto mythology. Your Kobe tour will end with a cable car ride up to Mount Rokko, a local natural landmark with stunning views of the Inland Sea and the whole city. By the end of the trip you will get back to your hotel in Kobe.
Anyone who has ever seen this beauty simply cannot forget it! Locals respectfully call her Hime-Sama or Madam Princess. A castle-fortress is usually associated with men, but not this one.
For its dazzling white color and multi-tiered roofs, reminiscent of the wings of a huge bird, the fortress is also called the Castle of the White Heron.
Just an hour from Tokyo’s neon rush, a mountain rises from the mist, wrapped in cedar forests and old legends. Locals say Tengu, the long-nosed, winged mountain demons, still roam its slopes — tricksters who guard the sacred realm of Mt. Takao. Their red faces glare from temple carvings and souvenir masks, reminders that this mountain is not just a hiking spot, but a place where myth still breathes.
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