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Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
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Osaka, Kobe: Give me a 'must see' list.
Getting more and more likely we will be making a trip to Kobe (and the hinterlands to the south) in May.
Anything (not the obvious touristy stuff) we should make a point of doing? We will have a 7 year old in tow. Thanks.
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Himeji Castle (7 Samurais)
I'll send you a PM link to our trip.
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Is Himeji-jo open again? They were renovating it last year.
Not much else in that town to see. I know, I stayed there for several weeks! Hmm: Himeji Travel: Himeji Castle
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Glow in the dark Sushi?
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Fukushima power plant tour? Don't drink the water!
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Let me know if you're going to be near Okayama...
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: midwest
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Definitely see the castles and temples(shinto and buddhist). Many are small and poor and survive only from the few dollars from visitors. These are sometimes unmarked and out of the way but are beautiful nature walks.
Also look up festivals, shows(bunraku), and farmers markets. You'll walk a lot, so get good shoes beforehand, and take a bottle of water and small snacks on long hikes. They sell umbrellas everywhere. Kobe is famous for their deer petting/feeding parks, and for their massaged-cow beef. One essential phrase to know in Osaka is: "Sumi-ma-sen(excuse me). Kura-kura(round and round) zushi(sushi) do-ko desu-ka(where is)?" Many Japanese think it's glitzy/commoner but it's a trip. Little plates of food for $1-2 travel around the room on a conveyer belt. You stack the plates and pay at the end. Be careful of some of the "deep-Osaka" yakusa-owned bars where a bottle of beer for foreigners costs $100. If it doesn't feel right it ain't. 98% of the people you'll meet will be clean and honest however. Heavy perfume/deoderant on busses and subways is considered rude. Last edited by john70t; 04-08-2011 at 05:03 AM.. |
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