Publisher's Synopsis
After you've been to Tokyo and Hokkaido, the next logical region to visit in Japan is Kansai, where the cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto are all within a short train ride of each other. There are many things to see and even more things to eat, and if you have eleven days to spare, it makes for a nice and relaxing vacation.
1. Crab diem, seize the crab!2. Teppanyaki at the butcher's shop
3. Spending an entire day at the Osaka Kaiyukan
4. Kyo Kaiseki in the heart of Gion
5. Green tea pilgrimage to Ippodo Kyoto
6. The complete ryokan experience at Shiraume
7. Kyoto soba three ways
8. Dinner and drinks in Pontocho alley
9. A leisurely day trip to Arashiyama
10. Different shades of Kaiseki in Kansai
11. Okonomiyaki so good, we had to go twice
