We left Arima Onsen and arrived somewhere near Shin-Kobe station. The whole point of coming back early was to attend ourselves to Kobe beef teppanyaki at Ishida reserved by our host at 7 p.m. My sister wanted to have Kobe beef in Kobe, and it's once in a lifetime so we thought why not. We were so well-fed on our first day in Japan that we thought we would never have that much food again on any other days.
Being full from our lunch, we decided to walk around the Kitano Ijinkan area. Winter's sun set way too early that most places were pitch dark when our footsteps arrived. The city looks pretty in dusk, and I think I started liking being up on the pedestrian bridge -there's a very DRRR feel to it.
We strolled back to our airbnb and rested while waiting for Kazu-san to leave for his basketball match. We were incredibly lucky to have him as our host as he offers to drive us. Soon we were at Sannomiya -the most crowded area in Kobe I've ever seen.
Ishida is not cheap. But you're paying for the quality. Our first teppanyaki experience was so on point -I still dream of the slice of beef melting on my tongue. We ordered each a set of wagyu and Kobe beef (of the highest quality orz), just to have a side-by-side comparison. We ain't food critics but they are indeed different pre or post-grill: Kobe beef is more marbled (has a higher fat content) which makes the piece of meat more tender and gives the melting effect. But srsly, wagyu was already so damn good?! And yes, I discovered a new favourite liquor here: yuzu sake.
Night in Kobe city is lively. The part we lived in was mostly quiet and residential, but there were more to offer.
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