[Travel Note Sharing] A 14-day trip to Sekishu and Hokkaido where a wolf (dog) went on a rampage (Part 2)

It's a little far away from Kyoto and the overall transportation cost (air ticket + railway) calculated that Kobe was cheaper, so I went to Kobe.

We originally planned to visit Mount Rokko and enjoy the night view, but it was already past 4 pm when we arrived, so we checked into a hotel near Sannomiya Station and went out for a walk instead of going to Mount Rokko. There is a commercial center 15 minutes' walk away from Kobe Station, but it was very deserted, so I wandered around Sannomiya Station.

The area around Sannomiya Station is basically the lively area of ​​Kobe (transportation hubs, airports, etc. all need to be transferred from Sannomiya). According to the nature of the opening, it is natural to visit mi shrine or shodong. It just so happened that Ikuta Shrine was relatively close to the hotel, so I dropped my luggage and jumped over.

When I went there, I didn’t know about the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995. I was also curious about why the area around Ikuta Shrine was so bustling. The shrine was still so busy at almost 5 o’clock. Only when I passed by Kobe again did I see NHK doing a program to commemorate the earthquake.

After arriving at Ikuta Shrine, it was natural to go through a process of praying and asking for fortune-telling (I didn’t collect red seals, so I saved a step). Since I didn’t take any photos on the first day, I went back the next day to make up for some photos, and also discovered a small park I hadn’t seen on the first day. , it felt good to be quiet in the bustle; after that, I looked for food in the surroundings. There were a lot of various shops in the bustling street, and the prices were pretty good.

Although I was curious about Kobe Beef before I went there, after arriving, emmm-I had no idea, so I plunged into the station food street. The station food street is quite interesting, with narrow passages and similarly tiny shops. Many of the shops are for standing and eating, and there are many people. After walking around, I chose a barbecue restaurant and had a barbecue set meal for dinner.

After dinner it is naturally time for a walk. After reading the attraction recommendations on Google Maps, I accidentally chose Kobe Bridge (yes, I didn’t realize at this time that I was going to visit the Holy Land), so I decisively took the airport rail to Naka Park and then walked back.

There were not many people on it, and most of the people passing by the bridge were cyclists. I swayed on the bridge for a while and was shivering in the wind. I had to hold on to the handrails when taking photos later to feel that I would not be blown away by the wind while taking photos. After filming, I passed by another park. It seemed like a club was rehearsing, so I passed by and watched for a while before I left.

On the way, I shared a photo of the bridge with a group of friends, who said, "You must have gone to the Holy Grail War if you haven't sent a message for so long." Only then did I realize that I was going to the "Fuyuki Bridge" (a disqualification for being a homebody), which was considered unintentional. I completed my holy land tour in a while (I didn’t go to Kazamiji no Mansion, so next time).

When I buy hot drinks from the regular vending machines on the road, I encountered restrictions on the Gundam linked vending machines. Triple-speed coffee made me, a non-coffee drinker, unable to resist trying it. Most stores were closed around 9 o'clock, so I bought bath soap and milk at the convenience store and happily returned to the hotel for a bath.

Then on the way back to Kobe, I just stopped by.

Dinner, Holy Land Tour and Gouda Coffee

Sannomiya and Ikuta Shrine in the morning

There is a Fushimi Inari branch in almost every city.

Small park inside the shrine

Ksitigarbha shrine on the roadside

Kobe Airport is on an artificial island, so the airport line goes over the bridge, and most of the planes are Skymark Airlines. Since I didn’t have any checked luggage, I got my self-service boarding pass and climbed up to the observation deck to hang out. The sun was shining brightly that day, so I had a good view and the temperature was very comfortable. After taking photos, I sat on it for a while. The airport is relatively small, but I was extremely surprised by the seat spacing of this low-cost airline. All domestic airlines were defeated.

There are no meals on board but there are snacks and drinks are the same price as on the ground. Then we happily set off to Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport. It is worth mentioning that the domestic boarding experience in Japan is very good, and it is also done for first class and special priority domestic passengers. After that, the window seats are boarded first, and then those in the middle and outside are boarded in sequence, which avoids extra matters such as getting up and giving up seats. .

Kobe Airport

(To be continued...)