Kobe Travel and Tourism Guide

Dinner!!! Kobe beef in Kobe - I was so looking forward to this. The restaurant name is in japanese but i took a picture (looks like a christmas sign) - i had had kobe before in the U.S. but it is so different here. The authentic kobe (or wagyu) beef is so marbled, tender and flavorful ... mmm... some of the other travelers felt it was too rich and intense - I was more than happy to eat their share ... they also served the beef with fried garlic chips - quite a good complement in texture ...

I have been living in Osaka for the last 8 years so I thought i would add some places of interest so you can decide where to go if you come to Kansai

Today was the last day on my Do! fitness membership, so I had a good final workout. Then, a rush back to the room to get ready for today's day trip: Kobe. Kobe is famous for the exorbitantly expensive beef it produces. The beef is apparently quite tender -- partially attributed to the breed, but mostly due to the cows' daily massages and steady diet of beer and sake! We should all be so lucky. Kobe is also the sight of a horrific earthquake that devastated the city in 1995 and plunged Japan i...

Dear Travel Blog- I know I just got back from Japan a week or two ago, and then I went to Ithaca and came back, so technically I've only been home for a couple of days, but now I want to go to a new place again. Something nice. Lithuania or Spain, perhaps, or how about Guatemala? I don't think it's too much to ask. Love, Jess.