I often marvel at how easy it is to escape into nature in Japan. Shin-Kobe station may be a characterless slab of concrete, but the tunnel beneath it is a gateway to another world; within five minutes you're in a totally different environment of forested slopes, gentle streams and waterfalls, and a picturesque reservoir.
Hiking Kobe's Mount Maya
Natural beauty right on the city's doorstep
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![The reservoir partway up the mountain](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21536/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21536.jpg)
The reservoir partway up the mountain
![The approach to Shin-Kobe station, with Mount Maya behind](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21537/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21537.jpg)
The approach to Shin-Kobe station, with Mount Maya behind
![The first waterfall, a nice spot for lunch in warm weather](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21538/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21538.jpg)
The first waterfall, a nice spot for lunch in warm weather
![The walk attracts a variety of local characters](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21539/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21539.jpg)
The walk attracts a variety of local characters
![It's easy to forget you're close to the bullet train station in one of Japan's largest cities.](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21540/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21540.jpg)
It's easy to forget you're close to the bullet train station in one of Japan's largest cities.
![Another falls, further up the mountain](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21541/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21541.jpg)
Another falls, further up the mountain
![Visit Mount Maya in autumn and it's ablaze with color](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21542/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21542.jpg)
Visit Mount Maya in autumn and it's ablaze with color
![A view of Kobe from the mountain](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21543/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21543.jpg)
A view of Kobe from the mountain
![And a view of the harbour](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21544/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21544.jpg)
And a view of the harbour
![A bridge where the path splits at a stream](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21545/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21545.jpg)
A bridge where the path splits at a stream
![More autumn colors](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21546/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21546.jpg)
More autumn colors
![Twilight on the walk back down](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/3480-21547/1000/hyogo-hiking-mount-maya-kobe-21547.jpg)
Twilight on the walk back down
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