Things to Do – Japan

 

OSAKA

  • Visit Dotonburi in the evening
  • Eat takoyaki
  • Round One Stadium Arcade
  • Expo ’70 Commemorative Park
  • Osaka Castle
  • Day trip to Miyajima and Hiroshima (JR Pass)
  • Universal Studios
  • Aquarium

KOBE

  • Eat Kobe beef
  • Arcades
  • Day trip to Okayama and Himeji Castle
  • Mount Rokko (take the ropeway)
  • Kobe Harborland
  • Chinatown
  • Earthquake Memorial Museum
  • Kobe City Hall (free observation deck on 24th floor)
  • Meriken Park
  • Higashi Yuenchi Park
  • Motomachi Street
  • Ikuta Shrine
  • Kobe Port Tower

KYOTO

  • Kyoto Train Station
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace
  • Nijo Castle
  • Nishiki Market
  • Kyoto Tower
  • Fushimi Inari Shrine
  • Gion
  • Lots of stunning temples
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Groves
  • Day trip to Nara
  • Sake tasting