Tourist information

Kobe city’s tourist information: Feel KOBE+

Himeji Castle: The site of excursion in the middle day of this symposium is the largest and most beautiful castle in Japan. It was registered in 1993 as one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan. 

Japan Railway’s ticket information for foreigners: Japan Railways Group (JR Group), is the most economical means of travelling throughout Japan by rail.

From Kansai Airport to Kobe, a simple way is to use Skygate shuttle taxi.  For detail, go to Web site of MK taxi Skygate shuttle

Urasenke: The main school of Japanese tea ceremony. 

TANABATA: Evening of July 7th

Evening of July 7th is also know as TANABATA in Japan. The literal meaning of TANABATA is “Evening of the seventh”, also known as the Star Festival, which is originated from Chinese Star Festival.  Following is short explanation from Wikipedia. Please find full explanation here.

“It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The date of Tanabata varies by region of the country, but the first festivities begin on 7 July of the Gregorian calendar.