Things to Do in Kobe
2 Japanese roundups
Where Japanese travelers eat and stay in Kobe, and what they tell visitors to skip, from their own comments, translated.
Where to eat1
Where to stay1
Rules that apply anywhere in Japan39
These apply everywhere in Japan, not just here.
- Can You Share Food at a Japanese Restaurant? Ramen Answer
Usually yes, once everyone has ordered their own bowl. Top reply on a ramen-sharing row (8,048 likes): ask the staff on the spot. The shop decides.
8,048 likes
- Are Kids Allowed in Restaurants in Japan? Japanese Answer
Yes, at most places. The top Japanese reply (7,400 likes): no one is angry at crying kids, only at parents who leave them to it. Some shops post rules.
7,400 likes
- Is It Rude to Do Makeup on a Train in Japan?
Past lipstick, mostly yes. A leading Japanese answer (40,807 likes) says stop at lips; powder and brushes that hit the next rider are the problem.
41,495 likes
- Japanese people splitIs the Seishun 18 Ticket Still Worth It? What Japanese Say
Only if you ride far on back-to-back days. Japanese riders say the 3- and 5-day version suits rail fans, not workers or day-trippers (802 likes).
2,181 likes
- Can You Wear Earphones While Cycling in Japan?
Yes, if one ear stays open: one earbud or open-ear headphones are legal while you can hear traffic. Both ears sealed risks a ¥5,000 ticket (314 likes).
759 likes
Questions these roundups answer7
Every place Japanese commenters named3
All the spots mentioned in the comments across these roundups. Tap a name to open Google Maps; tap the Japanese to copy it for taxis and map apps; tap the star to build your own list. Hours and prices change — details are as of the source comments.
- Kin no YuArima Onsen, Kita-ku, KobeThe town-run gold spring, and half of what people from Kobe and Osaka actually use Arima for (46 likes). A day visitor calls the water deep reddish brown and says it was superb (27 likes). There is a free foot bath outside.MapWhy it's here
- Gin no YuArima Onsen, Kita-ku, KobeThe other town bath, a clear carbonated and radium spring a few minutes uphill from Kin no Yu. The pair is what long-time guests name as Arima's famous baths, even the ones who still book a ryokan every year (38 likes).MapWhy it's here
- Arima Onsen Taiko no YuArima Onsen, Kita-ku, KobeThe big paid bath complex, remembered in the thread as the successor to the old Arima Health Center where a commenter fished for trout as a child (23 likes). The Health Center opened in 1962 and was rebranded Taiko no Yu in 2006.MapWhy it's here
The loudest voice on Kobe
“The generation that wants to eat loads of marbled beef has no money By the time you earn enough to eat loads of meat, the fat is too much for you at that age”
霜降り肉をいっぱい食べたい世代は金がない 肉をいっぱい食える収入になったころには年齢的に脂がキツイ
Day trips from Kobe
Where to go when Kobe gets too crowded — each with its own roundups of Japanese comments.
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FAQ
- Where do these come from?
- From the comment sections of Japanese YouTube videos — food crawls, hidden-gem tours, honest reviews. We quote real comments only, show the actual like counts at the time of collection, and link back to the source video.
- How accurate are the translations?
- Each quote keeps the original Japanese alongside the English. We adapt slang so it reads naturally, but we never change the meaning or invent comments.
- What day trips from Kobe does this page cover?
- Himeji: places people head to from Kobe. Each has its own roundups of what Japanese people actually say, quoted with real like counts and linked to the source videos.