There is only one reason we came to Kobe, and that is to eat the beef. We arrived yesterday after a long trip back from Miyajima to a city where English is more scarce. The city itself is flush with back alleys for drinking and eating, similar to that of Kyoto (but a little more modern).

We arrived fairly late into the afternoon and booked a Kobe beef teppanyaki experience (last minute) and proceeded to the smallest Irish pub in Japan afterwards. The place has a goal to serve 600 pints of Guinness every month (we helped meet this goal). We chatted with some fellow travellers before calling it a night. I’m sure there was more to see and do here, and the nightlife seems very vibrant… but as mentioned, our goal was to eat some delicious Kobe beef (which is a rare type of Waygu only from Kobe Japan — don’t be fooled by the label of Kobe beef in other countries). Mission accomplished.

Next stop: Osaka