I’m moving to Japan at the End of the month (19,m), going to attend a language school in Kobe for 1 year and then I’ll be pursuing university here. I’m not sure where to stay though: I’d have loved to find an home in Umeda, since it’s only 25 minutes to Sannomiya, the station I need to get to since it’s the closest to school, but it’s hard to get an accommodation there, or at least that’s what I experienced while house hunting. I have though 2 nice deals, one in Nishinomiya and one In Amagasaki, and I am asking since I really don’t know the difference about life in these two, nor what they have to offer. The only thing I tried to catch was the distance from both Osaka (central) and Sannomiya stations, and for what I caught it seems both are around 15/20 minutes from the former and around 30 minutes from the latter, but I don’t know how accurate this is (I got it from google maps). Anyone who lived there/had any experiences could share them with me and help getting to a decision? The prices of both are roughly the same so I’m not worried about that, just wandering how life is in both cities, what do they offer and what not.
by Jason004_