Hyogo-ken Travel Forum

Hi just wondering if anyone can suggest a hotel here for 7 nights with a toddler we are looking at the Washington Hotel or the Hotel Himeji Plaza. thanks

Hello,
Has anyone stayed at this hotel? We are considering staying there and would like to know if people were pleased with it. If you did stay there, do you know if rooms can be booked from the USA? Their website does not appear to offer English. Thanks!

Hi, WE (2) need to transfer from hotel MITSUI Garden hotel in KYOTO to the HAL Cruise line Passenger (Cruise) TERMINAL in KOBE, Japan. DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A TAXI & DO HAVE TWO BAGS EACH OF LUGGAGE. Need to make transfer in a 6 to 8 hour time frame and at most reasonable cost.

((( FYI: We will have been in Kyoto for 3 nights & if possible would like to make transfer in AM so as to have a few hours to see whatever possible sites in KOBE OR OSAKA.......IF POSSIBLE)))

Many thanks for any responses or information...comments welcomed. Larry D.

My friend has a tattoo that's too big to cover up. We were warned that certain onsen throughout Japan will prohibit his entrance. Have any of you had experience with this in Kinosaki? I really want to go there but if he's not allowed in the Onsen, there's no point.

Hi all,

I intend to vist the Nada Fight Festival in Himeiji in Oct 14, 15. I'd like to know if anyone here is PARTICIPATING in this festival, or knows of someone who does??

Also, any information on the festival, its duration, would be very much appreciated. Travel information to Himeiji would be great too! I assume I would have to land in Osaka, then catch a train / bus to Himeiji?

If you land in KIX are you able to take a ferry to Kobe?
Also, I want to obtain a japan travel tour guide.
do you have a link to order ingformation.
thanks for any help.

Jude

I will be traveling to Kobe in the fall and I am a very picky eater.
I really do not care for fish nor rice.
Should I send or are you allowed to send non-perishable food to
Japan?
Do they have restauant's like the outback in the U.S?
Is the food at McDonald's the same food we have here?

Thank You

Jude

Has anyone stayed in a Kobe Hotel?
Just wondered if they are simiar to American hotels
and which you would consider the nicest.

Also, do they have casino's in Kobe or Japan at all.

Thanks Once again.

Jude

Can you please tell me some protocol for a Westerner to know that you feel is most important when traveling to Japan?
Is the food completely different? What about customs and manners that are different? Also, is the subway or train the easiest way to get around?
What are the best sites to see in Kobe?

Thank You for any answers.

Jude

Does anyone know which airline would be the best to fly to Kobe from the US?
Someone told us to go on a Chinese Airline, that sounds odd, but maybe that is the way to go. We have no idea.

Thank You

Jude

What is the best and least expensive way to get from Kobe, near the Sannomiya Station, to the cruise terminal in Kobe? My information so far is it will cost us about $100 to go by taxi/limo. Are there other alternatives? We are two people and will be travelling with at least 4 pieces of luggage.

we sleep in nara and we w'ld like visit himeji, is it à direct train or bus ?? to go to himeji and how during the way ?? (schedule)
thank you

I see others are interested in the same question. What is the locker situation at Himeji railway station? Cost? Size?
Thanks in anticipation

Hi

My wife and I will bring our 1 year old son to Himeji from Kyoto.
I look fwd to visit the castle.
May I know really how big is the place and how much time is needed?
Thinking of either day trip from Kyoto OR spend a night there. Thks in advance.

IS THEREANY ATTRACTIONS YOU ESPECIALLY LIKED

We would like to visit Himeji as a day trip on the way from Kyoto to Kurashiki. Is there a place at the train station to store our luggage while we are in HImeji?

Hello,

I am looking for a youth hostel in kobe from a www.jnto.go.jp, but there is no "kobe" in the location search of the website. there have these options under Chugoku: Tottori,Okayama, Shimane, Yamaguchi. is Kobe within these locations?
thanks.

On my upcoming Japan trip, I am planning on stopping by Himeji for several hours before heading out to Kyoto from Hiroshima. I was just wondering if there are any storage lockers in Himeji train station that can fit a backpack. If so, how much does it usually cost?

OK, this is our 2nd post for our trip to Kobe on October. We are traveling to Kobe to attend a MTG PT at the International Exhibition Center in Kobe from October 20-22. We arrive to Osaka on Sunday and plan to stay there until Wenesday, when the rest of the gang arrives and we go to Kobe. In Kobe, we are looking at the Toyoko Inn Hotel which so far is the cheapest and closest to the IEH.
We have 2 (more) questions:
1. What is the cost for the train from Osaka-Kobe, and the back train?

2. Any cheap, but nice hotel, hostel or guest house in Osaka? We would like to be at least close to the metro, or the center.

We will try to go to Kyoto for a day visit:
Train cost from Osaka? Any recomended tours?

And finally, for now-what is the weather like in October?
(So, I lyed. More than 2 questions :-b)

Cheers from Barcelona

Javi and Nadya

Hi!

I've browsed thru the most recent travelling tips for Kobe and you seem to bring up many good tips and recommendations. Because some information seems to be outdated I would like to ask some of the same questions and some new ones. I'm travelling alone. I really appreciate the time and effort you make to give me a reply! :

1. I'm arriving in Kobe in the middle of July and plan to stay for a few days. I would like to book a room that's clean and tidy, but don't need anything fancy. Preferably with an internet connection. Preferrably as central as possible and in terms of price - as good a deal as possible. Where would you recommend to stay?

2. I plan to see as much as possible while I'm there. Can you recommend a good travel agent for getting around in Kobe/Japan? I prefer to fly. What should I expect to pay?

3. I also plan to go from Kobe to Osaka and Tokyo. Which travel agent, website or airline would offer the best prices for such? Would you recommend something else that's a "must see"?

4. I love asian food - but is the native cuisine in Kobe/Japan as expensive as some people tell me? Even some japanese travellers I met said a meal of sushi costs like 100 US$ in a restaurant. That's a high average price I would say...

5. What is crime like in Kobe. Is it dangerous to wear a camera around your neck in central parts of the city - or should it be kept consealed for example? I heard it's really safe - just checking...

6. What would be your - say five - highest ranked "gotta see/do this" attractions in Kobe?

Thanks a lot for any input you might have for my questions! :)


Regards

Chris

We would like to stop at Himeji for a few hours our way from Takayama to Miyajima (or Miyajima to Kyoto), is there any luggage locker at the Himeji JR station? How big are they and roughly cost for a few hours?

Thanks!

HI there,

Does anyone know where I can find a street map of Amagasaki please ?

Many thanks

I will go to Kobe in July and I really want to taste good Kobe beef. Could you suggest some traditional restaurants that serve real Kobe beef? Thanks.

On this website

http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+14563

Someone mentioned about the ryogan around sannomiya station names "Ninomiya Ryokan". Unfortunately, they don't have any website or detail on the internet that I could find out. Anyone who know more about this ryokan please tell me. I will go to Kobe around one week to join with the conference but I have a limited budget. Please give me some suggestion about any kind of accommodation with cheap price around that place or Port island.

Thank you very much for your response.

Nok

I am in Kobe for work right now, staying at the New Otani, & I would like some shopping advice.
I love 2nd hand stores and my wife is a quilter. Some folks have advised us to try to find 2nd hand kimono and obi for recycling into quilts and also for wear. So can you help me with this. I have no Japanese, but I do have my trusty phrasebook. I've been travelling on the JR trains so far and I'm ok with those, and I'm willing to explore.
Can you all help?
amobogio
Ps. I'm from Ontario Canada
Pps. Discount running shoe store; Converse, Nike etc. would also be nice to know about

Hi. I am going to visit Kobe at the end of March. I know that there are many beautiful cherry blossoms during this period of time. Would anybody tell me that where’s the best viewing spot? Moreover, is there any hot spring resort that you could enjoy the beauty of Sakura while you are having the spring? I also want to try the sushi that made by Sakura. Please give me more information about. Thank for your help.

Hello - My daughters and I will be coming to Kobe on March 27 , 2005 for three days. They were born there in 1961 and 1962 but we left when they were toddlers. Now they are both married and busy with children of their own. I'm excited about showing them around and hope someone in VT could help us. They were born at Kaisei International Hospital which I hope is still there. We'd also like to get recommendations on a place to stay. We'll be arriving on the Shinkansen so I thought we'd be better off staying at a hotel near the station. I have a few other questions and wonder if someone out there will respond. I sent a message to Sakura last week and have not received a response yet. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi VT friends,

I'll be visiting Himeji for a week in early September on business. I'm excited to finally see Himeji Castle. However, is there anything else I should see besides the castle? Anything fun, strange, nice, or photogenic in particular that you could recommend? Best restaurant? A sight that can be seen within a few hours? A good place to take photos of the city?

I would appreciate info about anything besides temples... I've already seen so many heaps of temples in Japan that they have all started to look the same. I had the same experience with churches in Europe.

Thanks

Hello - I am from Germany and I am currently staying in Hyogo prefecture. I would like to travel to Kinosaki from Yoka and I would like to ask for a reasonable low priced accomodation for me and my partner. We are both travelling at the end of this week and would like to stay there for anight, any recomendations for accomodation, onsens and dinner?

If I was traveling there from the USA, what city should I fly into?