This church was built to replace the three catholic churches that destroyed during the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Ikuta Shrine
The shrine was founded in 210 AD by Empress Jingu. Kobe then grew and buildings were built surrounding the shrine.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Kobe
Kobe was one of the earliest ports in Japan that opened to foreign trade in the 19th century and has been an important port city since. Kobe is known for its Kobe beef which is the most expensive meat in the world.
A manhole cover welcomes us to Kobe
A square manhole cover
Manholes are usually circular. Do you know why?
Is that Spiderman?
I will catch him
Expensive real estate
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Osaka to Kobe-Sannomiya Station
The journey from Osaka Station to Kobe-Sannomiya Station took us just 30 minutes.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel
We were supposed to go to Nara today but the weather forecast showed that it was raining in Nara. So we went to Kobe instead. We then came back to go to Umeda Sky Building, Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori.
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