Why Kobe?
Kobe is built along the slopes of the Rokko Mountains and down to the shore of Osaka Bay. Kobe is a modern, vibrant metropolitan centre, but it doesn't take long to start to discover the unique personalities of the many villages that made up the old town; Find Japan's original 'European quarter', Japan's longest-established Chinatown, the modern harbour foreshores or, a little further afield, the traditional hot springs at Arima Onsen and the bamboo forests of the Rokko ranges. More than anything, this is a city that invites patient exploration, with new secrets waiting to be discovered every day.