Compare Hakutsuru, Kiku-Masamune, Hamafukutsuru, Kobe Shushinkan and Sawanotsuru, then finish the route with Kobe beef in Sannomiya.

Osaka, Kobe and Koyasan can fit into four days when each place is given the right rhythm. This itinerary compares Osaka and Kobe bases, a Koyasan temple stay, transport, luggage and spring or autumn variations.

After living in Kobe for about three months, these were the three affordable restaurants I returned to most often: Kashoken ramen, ENISHI tantanmen and Red Rock meat bowls.