JAPAN TRAVEL
Day Trip to Mt Rokko and Arima Onsen
Just less than an hour from central Osaka, Mt Rokko makes for an easy day trip away from the big bustling cities of Kobe and Osaka. The Rokko Mountains is a group of mountains in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. There is no mountain called Rokko, although ...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Rain or Shine, Fuji is Too Beautiful to Miss
Many people will tell you that July is not the best time to visit Fuji, because it’s the rainy season. The clouds will obscure the view, the weather will be miserable, and you’ll get wet - it’s not worth it. I chose to ignore these warning...

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The Rokkō Shidare Observatory in Kobe, Japan, is an unusual observatory. It is perched on the top of Mount Rokkō almost a thousand yards above sea level, but here, rather than to observe the surrounding landscape, visitors are meant to witness nature and its shifting states.
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