Hello there JF'ers,
I'm planning a trip to Japan in the end of feb/beginning of march 2011, and I'm wondering if any of you have any suggestions on things to do when staying for 10 days in the Kansai area. Accommodation is already booked and I'll have my base in the Umeda-area of Osaka. (Very close to Osaka station @ JR Loop line & Umeda station @ subways.)
I'm 20 years old, love temples, gardens, traditions and tea. My japanese is passable since I've lived in Osaka before. At that time however, I was very focused on studying, and didn't see too many touristy-things.
I've seen some of the must-see things though, so I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions to things worth checking out, that I might not already know about/have seen. I've never been to Kobe, so I'll be spending one day there. I'll also be spending a day in Kyoto and one in Wakayama...
Also, if anyone has suggestions on places to eat. Or else I'll just end up going back to the places I ate when I was studying, and where's the fun in that?
Nothing too expensive though, since I'll be on a food budget at around ￥2000/day.
Thank you!