Is one week in Kobe, Japan too long?

Question:

I'm thinking about visiting Kobe, Japan for one week next August. Is there enough to do and see to keep me busy for one week? What do you recommend I visit (I've never been to Japan before)

Answer:

I've never been to kobe, but i'd probably be inclined to say that there is probably a good amount of things to do there in a week.

A little bit of advice. You can pick up a japanese railpass at many travel agents that let you take the bullet train to anywhere in japan. For 1 week its about 300. For first class tickets its about 350. This lets you travel to anywhere in japan that is connected to the shinkansen(bullet train). I highly suggest this, if you want to go for a week. Don't just limit yourself to Kobe. I'm pretty sure you can find some type of hotel in major cities with little planning. Take a look at a frommers travel guide with hotel numbers and pricing.

I also suggest that if you want to go do it in spring time. Winter gets pretty cold. Summer is very humid and hot.

You can probably also take a look in a travel guide to see what there is to do in just kobe, or any other city you may want to visit. Theres tons to do.

hope that helps you.