Portopia Hotel Kobe

... the women. But when they talk in english they talk at a really normal pitch!<br>5. They say `hai, hai, hai` (yes, yes, yes) all the time<br>6. All of them, without fail, are incredibly fashionable. Makes us feel a bit plain. Even Sarah.<br><br>Osaka was also useful just for introducing us to little Japanese details that they have all across the country. Like...<br><br>1. Ridiculous amounts of vending machines on every corner selling loads of weird drinks, even coffee in ...

... at Steak Ron, delicious Sakuyaki at Hariju and more helpings of takoyaki/okonomuyaki/yakisoba.<br><br>S teak Ron<br>1-10-2 Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita-ku | Umeda, Osaka<br><br>Hariju<br>1-9-26 Nishishinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka<br><br>Takontetsu (Pizza Ball House)<br>1-9-20 Maru Bldg Umeda 1 Chome <br>

... in:) YUM! Oyshikata! (It was delicious!)<br><br>Hopefully I can find it in The States...<br><br>-----<br>FINAL DEPARTURE:<br><br>I could have easily stayed longer, even the rest of my time in Osaka, but I wanted to explore more of Japan. I wanted to see the island of Shikoku, relax in an onsen (hot spring), get to the countryside, and definitely make it to Hiroshima and the world-famous Peace Memorial Park.<br><br>As fate would have it, I only made it to ...

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... to a theater that shows a documentary about the destruction and the long recovery process. The film balances the distress of the city's people with the sense of community it fostered as the city struggled to reconstitute itself. Simultaneous English translation is provided. Next the story is retold in more detail through photographs, artifacts and descriptive materials. The final section has a collection ...

... and transparency at international wildlife conservation meetings. Among other atrocities to nature, Japan is almost solely responsible for the illegal markets in ivory and tortoise shell (sea turtle shell), and for the questionably legal market in whale and dolphin meat/blubber. So, I wasn't very surprised to see tons of people wearing fur, especially trim and especially in Tokyo. I also noticed that there aren't as many wild animals (birds, squirrels, etc.) as there ...

... Instead of utilizing a "tram" system with a car suspended from cables, Mt. Rokko utilizes a "street car" system with a car that sits on rails that ride the slope of the moutainside -- somewhat like a street car in San Francisco. This was quite an extraordinary vehicle -- the car is built at a 45 degree angle with seats set at each "step". All I could really think as we rode the car to the top was ...

... first port city to open for trade with the West in 1868. Ever since there the small foreign population has flourished in Kobe and there are around 45,000 foreigners from over 100 countries living there. Kobe was Japan's busiest port and one of the busiest in Asia until the great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, which measured at 7.3 on the Richter Scale. 6,434 people were killed and 300,000 were made homeless. Large parts of the port facilities and other parts of the ...

... girl from the HK train), she is in town and we might meet up tomorrow so maybe she will be able to guide me a little. My first impressions of Japan are a bit strange, the people seem very quiet and reserved, the place is clean and there is technology everywhere, even the toilet has all these weird buttons on it (see pic), I have talked to many people about staying in a Capsule hotel and to be honest this room is about as capsulated as I'd want to get, space is obviously a major issue here.

... this curve in the track and Liz goes flying right into the lap of this shocked Japanese lady! I immediately start cracking up (hey, I could tell she was alright!) and she is just dead embarrassed! I give her a wink and tell her it could happen to anybody...I'm so nice!! LOL We end up eating at the Elephant Café, which is reasonably priced, has a great dark atmosphere and gives you a wide selection of dishes ranging from authentic Indian to Chinese, Thai or ...