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1 The West Gate at Osaka’s
Shitenno-ji Temple.
2 A stall at Nishiki Market.
3 Colorful signage in
Osaka’s Shinsekai district.
4 Kobe’s Maritime Museum
and Port Tower.
5 Benesse House at the
Benesse Art Site Naoshima.

your lunch, explore the shops and machiya Naoshima (p250). Spend the night at
(merchant homes) in the Naramachi stylish Benesse House, enjoying artfully
district before returning to Osaka. presented kaiseki (small plates) for dinner.
Day 11 Day 13
Journey 30 minutes from Osaka to Kobe Rise early for a morning exploring
(p222). Start by walking up Kitano-zaka Naoshima’s museums, before heading
to Kitano-cho and touring the European- back to Okayama and taking the shinkansen
style villas. No trip to Kobe would be to Hiroshima. Have lunch at Okonomiyaki
complete without trying its famed beef, Nagata-ya (www.nagataya-okonomi.com),
so order it for lunch at Steak House then pay your respects at the monuments
Garaku (2-14-25 Yamamotodori). Spend and museum in the Hiroshima Peace
the afternoon sampling sake at the Ginjo Memorial Park (p228). Oysters are a
Brewery (p223), then take a sunset walk Hiroshima staple – try them for dinner at
around the har bor to admire the striking Kakifune Kanawa (www.kanawa.co.jp).
Port Tower and Maritime Museum. Head
to the city’s lively Chinatown for dinner.
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Day 12 Discover Hiroshima’s forward-thinking
attitude at the Hiroshima Museum of
From Kobe take the shinkansen to Okayama Art (www.hiroshima-museum.jp) and
(p236), famous for its beautiful Korakuen Hiroshima Orizuru Tower. After slurping
Garden. The garden is close to Okayama’s some slippery noodles at Bakudanya
castle, as well as the city’s museums, so (2-12 Shintenchi), fly back to Tokyo. If
there’s plenty to fill the morning. After you have the energy, go bar hopping
lunch at Shiroshita Cafe (1-1-8 Omotecho), in Shimokitazawa, or treat yourself to
catch a ferry to the Benesse Art Site a meal at the renowned Inua (inua.jp).
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