Lasse Hall Kobe
4-10-8 Nakayamatedori Chuoku Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 650-0004, Japan
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Kobe : Tatar Mosque, Colonial Homes, Osaka Castle
... wears a hat and white gloves and keeps signalling his finger like captain picard to something. Theres a group of enthusiasts by the window snapping shots, digital movies, or watching the track. You can even see the speed dails and controls in the drivers cabin.
Back in Osaka changed to the loop line to get off at the castle station stop. By now the rain was clearing. Like Kyoto this had a two ringed moat and ...
Youthful Tickets and Kobe Cows
... home. The feeling increased as we saw more and more of the city. It reminded me very much of San Francisco, which was nice during the holidays. I can’t really explain it. It does help that there’s a Chinatown (called Nanking Town in Japanese), so the closer you get, the more little Chinese restaurants and shops you see.
We got lost on our trip to find Chinatown (it didn’t help that a security guard we asked pointed us in completely ...
Osaka- Neon arcades, incarceration, and Nara
... every big city skyline in Japan (no complaints, their structures are really impressive), and Korea for that matter. So I spent the afternoon with half the skivers from the nearby elementary school playing totally bizarre arcade games where I had no idea what was going on- but it looked good. People betting on virtual horse racing was interesting, but I stuck to the games I knew, with my misspent youth invested in Time Crisis coming to the ...
Japan's National Tipple
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Two girls working in the Peace House also work at a bar called Nambaya, a five minute walk away. Me and two guys from the hostel went along to check it out. It ended up a decent wee night, drinking with some locals and having octopus balls for dinner. Originally I thought they were indeed octopus testicles and was quite disappointed to find out that it was battered octopus and potato in a ball.
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