No.15
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LOCAL NEWS
Seven festivals gather on Kobe's waterfront.
MASHUP FESTIVAL kobe’26
Saturday, October 24
TOTTEI PARK and other venues around the Kobe Bay Area
A day when seven music festivals from Hyogo Prefecture come together. Besides live music there is food and an area you can enjoy for free. Tickets are needed for the paid areas.
A weekend of watching and playing on Suma's beach.
Japan Beach Games® Suma
Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 9:00-17:00
Suma Beach
Tournaments in beach volleyball, frescobol and more, with a wide range of sports to try. Two days to discover sports a little different from the usual, on the sand.
Column by the Third Generation
Automation, to make time for people.
As a boy I loved science. From my late teens to my early twenties I worked dozens of jobs, mostly in service, starting as a bartender at a nightclub. What I learned dealing with people, and the fun of designing systems. Both lead into how I run the guesthouse today.
One of them is making the guesthouse smart. From the days when we took bookings on a landline and switched lights by hand, we have moved to automated booking management, lighting and phone handling, and answering the intercom remotely. Step by step, we have built up the systems.
On the other hand, these are times of cyberattacks and system failures. We make sure we can switch back to manual right away when needed.
Less effort on daily tasks, and the time saved goes to conversations with guests. With the help of technology, I want this to be a guesthouse with room to face people.
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