Events for international students FBS One-day bus trip to Kobe

Date and Time	23 May (Sat), 2026
Place	Kobe
Notes	Pre-registration required

May 23, 2026 (Saturday)

We organized an FBS one-day bus trip to help international students connect with each other—and with Japanese students too.

　It was a perfect day for the bus trip—no rain and not too hot!

　It’s time for self-introductions.

　We hopped on the cable car and made our way to our first destination: Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens.

　We’ve arrived at the herb garden!

　We grabbed coffee, tea, juice, and soft-serve and had a laid-back café morning.

　We enjoyed checking out all kinds of herbs and flowers and even spotted a caterpillar we’d never seen before!

　We enjoyed exploring all kinds of scents at the aroma studio. The personality test based on fragrances was a fun activity.

　The lovely veranda offered a sweeping view of Kobe—and it even had a hammock to chill.

　Next up: lunch in Nankin-machi! We wandered through KOBE Chinatown and made it to the restaurant. We all gathered around a big round table.

　We enjoyed the food and talking over the delicious 9 different dishes.

　The interior decorations were lovely.

　Sitting around a round table and sharing dishes on a rotating table was a lot of fun.

　Now it’s time for crafts!
We made an aroma gel candle. The glass pieces were so cute.

　We got really into it. There were so many types of glass pieces to choose from!

　We ended up making a lovely rose-scented aroma gel candle—perfect for a gift.

　Good job, everyone: )

　Then we headed to the final stop of this bus trip: the Kitano Ijinkan district in Kobe.

　We visited the Weathercock House, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, in Kobe’s Kitano Ijinkan district.

　We also explored inside the Moegi House.

　We walked a lot today.
Otsukare-sama!

　Here‘s hoping this event helped everyone make new friends!
Thank you for joining！