I waited till my Japan tourist visa was renewed before I bought airline tickets. I spent only USD300 for the China Airlines round trip economy tickets, which I obtained through the Citibank credit card promo.
miascor lounge, naia terminal 1
kobe motomachi tokyu rei hotel, kobe, hyogo
kobe, hyogo
HYOGO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART, KOBE, HYOGO
Kobe Earthquake Memorial Museum, kobe, hyogo
The Earthquake Memorial Museum is part of the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution. It commemorates the tragic event in January 1995 and educates visitors about earthquakes and disaster prevention. The museum boasts of a large screen theater with realistic images of the earthquake's destructiveness and a documentary film about the recovery process. It provides lots of information about the earthquake and various interactive games about disaster prevention.
graduation DAY
takenaka carpentry tools museum, kobe, hyogo
ikuta-jinja shrine, kobe, hyogo
This is one of the oldest shrines in Japan. It is around 18 centuries old.
mcdonald's, kobe, hyogo
I walked all the way from Sannomiya Station to my hotel located in the next train station, Motomachi. I was so glad to find McDonalds 😊 ·
chuo-ku, osaka-shi,osaka
hearton hotel, shinshaibashi, osaka
RED ROCK AMEMURA, CHUO, OSAKA
This restaurant is just a few blocks away from the hotel. There was a long queue.
nishinomiya-shi, hyogo
Curry House CoCo ICHIBANYA, chuo-ku, osaka-shi, osaka
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, osaka
late lunch at kasuya, chuo-ku, osaka-shi, osaka
dotombori, osaka
This is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka. It runs along the Dōtonbori canal starting from the Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district. It was previously a theater district. Now, it is a popular nightlife and entertainment area. It has eccentric atmosphere and large illuminated signboards.
Dinner at Shinsaibashi, osaka
Updated April 2020