things to see/do on Awaji island?
Declan Murphy
What is there to see and do on Awaji? Around Obon time basically. I know
the seafood is to die for. I know it is hot, so somewhere clean to swim.
But apart from looking at whirlpools and puppets is there much else to do?
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John W.
> A quick question for those who've been there or live in Kansai.
>
> What is there to see and do on Awaji? Around Obon time basically. I know
> the seafood is to die for. I know it is hot, so somewhere clean to swim.
> But apart from looking at whirlpools and puppets is there much else to do?
>
of the tiniest I've ever seen, even by Japanese standards,
particularly on the Northeast (Osaka) side, and traffic will be
incredibly painful; even at a non-peak time it can be really bad.
There's a monkey park that was pretty neat, and I've heard there's
some decent hiking in the central part (which is also a bit less
crowded). I liked the earthquake museum, but I have a personal
attachment to it so that might be why.
Personally I suggest not spending much time there. There's the usual
onsen activities, but I think you'd be better off staying in either
Kobe/Himeji region (the latter being my favorite) or Shikoku and
day-tripping to Awaji. The hotels will be the same basic price, and
there's more to do.
John W.
Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson
<declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>A quick question for those who've been there or live in Kansai.
>
>What is there to see and do on Awaji? Around Obon time basically. I know
>the seafood is to die for. I know it is hot, so somewhere clean to swim.
>But apart from looking at whirlpools and puppets is there much else to do?
There's "England Hill", a farm thingie with, umm, farm animals and
koalas. The flower garden beside the hotel Beckham et al stayed in is
very nice too.
Ken
John W.
> On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 15:35:26 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >A quick question for those who've been there or live in Kansai.
> >
> >What is there to see and do on Awaji? Around Obon time basically. I know
> >the seafood is to die for. I know it is hot, so somewhere clean to swim.
> >But apart from looking at whirlpools and puppets is there much else to do?
>
> There's "England Hill", a farm thingie with, umm, farm animals and
> koalas.
Other than Koalas, how does this compare to Rokko Farm?
John W.
Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson
It's got a mini-train in the shape of bumble bees and a very small fun
fair, but apart from that, pretty much the same place.
>John W.
Ken