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Travel Food Opinion/Editorial Is a possible trip to Kobe in your Planning a night out in Tokyo? Our The Sexy School Girl: The issue of 3 future? Travel tips in Kobe 5 staff food critic reveils the best spots 6 groping on Japanese trains The Tuesday Temple University, Japan April 24th, 2018 Student News UMMER DITION Hoot S E News FIND YOUR BEACH By Robert Maxwell Shonan, or South Beach, is an area that is a popular summer attraction for Tokyo-Area residents. Being in Kanagawa prefecture, it is a short trip away from both Kanagawa and the 23 wards of Tokyo... continued on page 2 google+ LOOKING TO RELAX? A ROAD TRIP TO AN IZU ONSEN By Cory Sparks As a foreigner in Japan, from time to time I want to escape the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. The best way to do this is to take a nice road trip to find a Japanese onsen to to enjoy. I find this to be the best therapy for me, and I recommend everyone to do the same if they find themselves in a state of mental chaos from spending too much time among the city’s concrete... continue on page 4 Education The Hoot is a student run positive way to express information please don’t hesitate and contact us. newsroom that allows Temple as well as opinions. All content is You can also contact us directly at one Find more University Japan students to write individualized by the specific writer of our meetings or contact us via email, about current events on campus, and may not express the views of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank articles online! politics, world news, local news, the Hoot as a whole. If you would you for reading! Enjoy! food, fashion, and much more. This ewlike to join our team or if you have student media club is meant as a any questions to submit to our team We Give a Hoot About You! 2 Feature Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 Find your beach By Bobby Maxwell ...continued from page 1 change to the Zushi line Yokosuka line at Tokyo or accessible from Tokyo. To get There are many beach at Kanazawa- Hakkei. The Shinagawa station, but it there, take the Tokaido Line communities among station names are JR Zushi is more time and money from Tokyo or Shinagawa this beautiful stretch of St and Shin-Zushi station, efficient to take the JR station to Chigasaki, then coastline, including the respectively. Tokaido or Keikyu main change to the Enoden line communities of Chigasaki, line from Shinagawa) to and get off at Enoshima Fujisawa, Zushi, Hayama, Kamakura St. and walk, station. and Kamakura. For the or change for the Enoden **As a note, please drink purposes of this article, plenty of water, and be sure to we are going to talk about wear sunscreen. how to get to the beaches at Zushi, Kamakura, and Enoshima. These are generally the most popular TUJ STUDENT CREATED of the three beaches in the whole area, and generally COMIC the most accessible. While by Yu-Tung Wang (Miyako) they’re not the most (TUJ Art Major) picturesque beaches that can be found in the Kanto area - that honor goes to View of Mt. Fuji from Yuigahama Beach, Kamakura. the beaches on the Boso penninsula in Chiba - Kamakura (Enoshima Electric they’re the most fun. Kamakura is my vote railway line) and get off for the prettiest beach, at Yagihama or Haze St. Zushi and the one with the Zushi is the beach that best atmosphere. This Enoshima most people think of beach is part of the Last, but not least, when they think of historically important is Enoshima Island. Shonan. It has a large city of Kamakura, but Enoshima is a beautiful and well developed beach beyond the giant Buddha island that is slightly culture, often has surfing and the 1000-year old offset from the shore competitions, and has a temples built into the that has a nice shopping bunch of temporary beach mountainside, there area nearby, with nearby bars that get setup for is a really nice beach nice places to eat or the summer. Some things front here. Also, if drink nearby. Also on the to keep in mind: It is not you search around the island is a large Shinto the most tattoo friendly station, you will find shrine, which covers the place in the world, in that plenty of traditional majority of the top of there was a city law that Japanese goods and the mountain that forms was enacted in 2014 that nice restaurants and the island. This beach mandated “tattoos that cafes in the shopping is probably the most could scare children” be street adjacent to JR famous of the three, and covered at all times. It is Kamakura station. To consequently, draws the accessible by train via the access the beach, take largest crowds. A few JR Yokosuka line, or the the JR Yokosuka line years ago, MTV Japan Keikyu Zushi Line - take from Yokohama station had its Beach House here. Publication compiled by the TUJ Journalism Club Journalism TUJ the by compiled Publication the Keikyu Main line, then (you can board the It is the most readily The Hoot News • Issue 1 More info on all locations mentioned in this edition can be found online at ] Summer Edition Travel 3 further 8% discount if you show up with a foreign passport. Kobe in Summer: The difference between both malls is the locale, with the Mitsui Outlet being located by the water and in view of the It’s not just the beef Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, and Sanda located behind Mount By Preetpal Kaur Rokko among beautiful mountain scenery. Kobe. When people hear this name, they either think of For the Instagrammer : Meriken Park / Kitanocho the basketball player or the famed beef. But the Kobe I think These days most young travelers are looking to fill up of – pronounced ko-bay – is where the mountains meet their instagram, And Kobe delivers on plenty of picturesque the sea in harmony to create my beloved home. As summer moments. One of Kobe’s key defining features isKobe Port approaches us Tokyo dwellers, consider Kobe a place to Tower, a must see for the shutter fly. Also located at the visit during the hot months. With sandy beaches, cheap port are interesting sculptures including giant carp as well shopping, and gorgeous hiking routes, Kobe is a city for as the Maritime Museum. Inside the surrounding Meriken every sort of person. Park, there is the giant ‘BE KOBE’ sign, a preserved portion of the damaged port from the 1995 earthquake, and evening For the Sunlover : Suma Beach / Dekapathos Water Park illuminations that all make for great shots. Summer can be excruciating in Japan. With the heat of Kitanocho is the historical district of Kobe, showcasing the bright sun and humidity of the concrete jungle, the only its centuries of maritime importance. This part of Kobe has way to cool off is to go to the coast. Head to Suma Beach some of the best preserved foreign residencies of the Meiji to enjoy crystal clear water and walk through the beautiful, era, making a walk down this area reminiscent of walking in soft sand. You can also enjoy different types of water sports a European town, rather than a Japanese city. such as paddle boarding and other activities at the beach. If you tire from the beach there is an aquarium that features a For the Foodie : Nishimura Café / Modernark Pharm Café penguin and dolphin show. In this section, it would be too easy to mention Kobe beef. If you don’t like the salt water or sand, go to Dekapathos So, from a local perspective, I’d like to share some of the Water Park on Rokko Island and enjoy cooling off without unique cafés. Nishimura Coffee is a classic café chain that getting dirty. has a rich Kansai history since 1948. My personal favorites from Nishimura are the Marron (chestnut) Parfait or the For the Adventurer : Mount Rokko Pizza Toast. While it is expensive, it is definitely a worthwhile One of the gems of Kobe are its beautiful mountain visit. ranges. The mountains provide stunning views of the city Traveling while vegan in Japan is notoriously hard as stretching out of the foothills and merging with the sea. well, luckily – in the land of beef – there is the vegetarian You can take a gorgeous cable ride up to Nunobiki Herb Modernark Pharm Café. A haven for vegetarians and vegans and Flower Park. You can also hike up to the park and alike, Modernark offers plenty of delicious options. They also see Nunobibki Falls on the way there. If you want to soak have tasty baked goods available for takeout. after an arduous hike, go to the Arima Hot Spring and enjoy special Gold and Silver onsens. There is a traditional In the end, I want people to know that Kobe is a fun city shopping street near the onsens as well. The mountains and to consider enjoying what it has to offer as we embark make you understand where Kobe got its Kanji – 神戸, on our summer vacation. Hope you enjoy this unique part of God’s Gate. Japan! This list was compiled with help of Kobe Public Relation For the Shopaholic : Sannomiya District / Harborland Ambassadors Paramjeet Singhprasong and Vesna Lavtizar. Umie / Nankinmachi / Kobe-Sanda Outlet Mall / Mitsui Outlet Mall There is a lot of shopping in Kobe. Sannomiya District, Harborland Umie, and Nankinmachi are among the best locations.