Toyofuku Kobe
23-18 Hanakumacho, Chuo-ku Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 650-0013, Japan
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... copious sake tasting). We spent the rest of out first full day in the city walking down the streets and popping in and out of flee markets, food markets and shops. On our second day, we met with my second year roommate, Nao, an exchange student from Japan at the time, and she took us on a tour of her city. We started with Chinatown, sampling several typical chinese dishes, then we went to the Kobe Zoo, had lunch at ...
Kobe : Tatar Mosque, Colonial Homes, Osaka Castle
... Osaka History Museum. Didnt know you could get a combo ticket cos I had to pay $6 again for entry. The Osaka castle sold tickets in vending machines. Did I mention japan loves vending machines. Again the elevator takes you to the 10th floor and you descend down each level. From the top there is a ...
Day 25: Sad Animals and Big Castles
... from above. The zoo, well, was completely lacking. Animals in tiny cages and poor conditions repulsed me, and I left quickly.
Getting lost to the temple was not so fun, and after seeing dozens of temples in Japan, I lost my feeling for seeing anymore. Catching another train, I headed up to the rebuilt Osaka castle for a brief tour of the inner museum.
The setup for osaka castle was ...
Old school
... His name is Peter Lobell, and it's no stretch to say he and I became good friends when I was in Japan. I owe Peter a lot. Here's why. When I was at Bilingual I was told I was promoted to assistant manager of the Kobe school. Days later I showed up at work and the school and I saw another friend (whose name I can't recall for the life of me, even though he and I, too, were close) standing on the street holding a television. Seems the school had gone bankrupt and he'd been one of the ...


