From Kobe, we took a day trip to Arima Onsen. Arima Onsen is definitely one of the key attractions of our trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Kobe. It was quite a research to find out how to get to…
On our way back from Miyajima Island, we stopped over at ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe and Nunobiki Waterfall for one night. It was a very pleasant stay. After that night, we went to Arima Onsen Hot Spring ! ANA Crowne…
Miyajima Island Itsukushima Shrine is a very beautiful place to visit. You can visit the island during high tide or low tide or even better, during both high and low tides, which was what I did ! It is like…
Hiroshima Okonomimura is a famous okonomiyaki village located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is pretty easy to reach if you stay at downtown Hiroshima. Is it worth the effort ? Absolutely. Lovely food of Hiroshima (you can have the Osaka version…
During this trip to Osaka, we made a day stop at Hiroshima to visit the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome. It was a solemn experience and really a good lesson and visit for the usual (iPad-carrying) children. Using our JR Rail…
I had the chance to visit Kiyomizu-dera Kyoto in Autumn last year and it was a most wonderful time of my visit. Although it was already late in the autumn time frame (blame the school holidays and the lack of…