Kobe Parks
Taken by Jon Burroughs at the Shin-Kobe ropeway and nearby parks.
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Taken by Jon Burroughs at the Shin-Kobe ropeway and nearby parks.
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‘’I can’t control my destiny, I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There’s only now, there’s only here. Give in to love or live in fear. No other path, no other way. No day but today.†[Rent] You wake up one morning and find yourself beside your partner in the midst…
You see them walking down the street on the way to a wedding. You see them wrapped around white-faced maiko as they flutter past you in Gion. You see them at summer festivals and accompanying the click-clack of wooden geta along the riverfront of Kinosakionsen. The Japanese kimono. There is nothing else like it. For…
12. Ride a pirate ship to see the Naruto whirlpools. Just another item on my Awaji bucket list of things to do that I accomplished this month. I rallied my crew all the way from Nishiwaki to help me explore one of nature’s natural wonders. Here is my log from the thrilling excursion: Captain’s Log,…
Yahatamaki – rolled beef with burdock and carrot. This is an interesting-looking and delicious side dish, or it can be added to your bento.
Tajima, Kobe, Hanshin, Harima
Festivities in Kobe’s Chinatown during the first weekend of February celebrated Shunsetsu, and the start of the year of the Rabbit. Beginning February 3rd with the new moon (to end January 22nd, 2012), Rabbit years are said to be for catching one’s breath after the dynamism of the Tiger. This year’s Rabbit is associated with the element metal, so the fluffy bunny may have a bit of a sharp edge (perhaps dulled a little by the fact that it’s yin metal, not yang this year)! Nankin-machi was thronged with visitors all weekend long, and on display were performances of dance, acrobatics, tai chi, as well as the famous lion and dragon dances.