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Nunobiki Falls

Murray — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:30:11 +0000

After visiting Nunobiki Herb Garden, we decided to hike back up the mountain to see a few waterfalls. (It seems that most people buy one way tickets and walk back down). Saves time and saves money – wait, that reminds me of…

How exactly does eating at Sukiya save time and money? Wouldn’t you save money by cooking at home or eating at a cheaper fastfood restuarant? Anyways, back to the topic at hand…waterfalls…

There are 4 waterfalls near Shin-Kobe station called Nunobiki Falls – Odaki, Medaki, Meotodaki and Tsuzumigataki. The first picture is Odaki. It is 43 metres high and the most famous of the four.

Here’s another shot. I’m not sure what the name of this waterfall is. It looks quite similar doesn’t it?

These certainly are the nicest waterfalls that I have ever seen within a 10-minute-walk of a major train station – a shinkansen station at that.

Nunobiki Herb Garden

Murray — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:30:01 +0000

On the day after my birthday, we went sightseeing in Kobe. The first place we visited was Nunobiki Herb Garden. It is a 40-acre herb garden located on the top of Mount Rokko. It has more than 200 varieties of herbs. You can take a ski lift / ropeway or hike up the mountain from Kobe station to here. (Which did we do? Yep, we chose the quicker of the two)

Here’s the view from the top of the mountain:

Not a bad view – considering that it is in the middle of summer and most Japanese cities are covered with smog!

Here are a few pictures from the garden:

It was a scorching hot summer day. I’m sure that the garden is much nicer in the spring. If I have the chance, I’d like to visit again in the spring.

Kobe Night View

Murray — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:30:32 +0000

This year we spent my birthday in Kobe. This was our first time to go siteseeing in Kobe city.

We stayed at a great hotel near Kobe station with a wonderful view of the city and the harbour.

Here’s a photo taken from our hotel: