Best Hotels Near Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station | The Hankyu Garden Junction
The Hankyu junction of gardens and concert halls — with Takarazuka's revue one line north and Koshien's roar…
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Best Hotels Near Akashi Station | The Meridian Town of Octopus & Bridges
Japan's clock is set here — and so is its octopus standard: Uontana market, true akashiyaki and the…
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Best Hotels Near Kobe Station | Harborland’s Ferris-Wheel Quarter
The wheel, the mosaic decks and dinner over the water — plus the medieval port where Kiyomori moved…
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Best Hotels Near Sannomiya Station | Kobe’s Cosmopolitan Heart
Foreign mansions uphill, Chinatown downhill, harbor lights beyond — and Kobe beef sizzling in between.
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Aioi Station Guide | Gateway to Ako & the Forty-Seven Ronin
Sanyo Shinkansen Guide · Aioi Station Aioi Station Guide: A Quiet Kodama Stop &the Gateway to Ako’s Loyal…
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Best Hotels Near Himeji Station | Japan’s Greatest Castle
Sanyo Shinkansen Guide · Himeji Station Best Hotels Near Himeji Station: Japan’s Greatest Castle —The White Heron in…
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Nishi-Akashi Station Guide | Meridian Town & the Great Bridge
Sanyo Shinkansen Guide · Nishi-Akashi Station Nishi-Akashi Station Guide: The Meridian Town &the Gateway to the World’s Longest…
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Best Hotels Near Shin-Kobe Station | The Mountain Door to Kobe
Sanyo Shinkansen Guide · Shin-Kobe Station Best Hotels Near Shin-Kobe Station: The Mountain Door to Kobe —Beef, a…
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Sanyo Shinkansen Guide: Osaka to Hiroshima, Fukuoka & Hakata
Shinkansen Line Guide · Sanyo Shinkansen Sanyo Shinkansen Guide: Osaka to Fukuoka Along the Inland Sea —Kobe, Himeji,…
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Akashi & Awaji Island: The Hidden Kansai Day Trip Locals Love
Ask any Osaka local where they go on a day off and the answers converge on a few…
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Himeji Castle: How to Visit Japan’s Most Complete Samurai Castle
Japan has hundreds of castles. Most are either modern concrete reconstructions (Osaka, Nagoya), significantly altered from their original…
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Kobe in a Day: Kitano Ijinkan, Nankinmachi & Kobe Beef for Lunch
Kobe (神戸) is different from every other Japanese city. The difference is embedded in the city's physical fabric:…
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