The meeting point was easy to find. There was a list of registered participants posted on the door of the meeting place, so we could confirm our bus number and check in with the tour guide who was holding the list of tourists on-site. Tour guide Xiao Bi was excellent at time management, very attentive, patient, enthusiastic, and friendly, making us feel at ease. Of the three attractions, Himeji Castle was the most worthwhile for a long stay. Just climbing through the castle takes at least 1-2 hours (depending on the number of visitors). Below the castle, there's an exciting shopping street where I really wanted to shop around. The overall 4-hour stay was quite sufficient. My friend and I didn't include lunch. We started touring the castle around 10:30 AM and left at 12:30 PM. Afterward, we quickly ate lunch and briefly explored the shopping street. We walked through Koko-en in about 10-20 minutes. Arima Onsen is quite famous, but the mountain road up was winding and made me a bit carsick. The footbath area was packed with people, so we ended up choosing to soak our feet in the cold stream water, which was also very comfortable. The hot spring town felt a bit like Jiufen Old Street, great for browsing and shopping! The observation deck at Mount Rokko was very pleasant. We were lucky to have good weather and could clearly see Kobe and Osaka from Mount Rokko. We returned to Osaka around 6:30 PM, still having some time to explore the Namba commercial district. Overall, it was a very economical and worthwhile trip.