Rush Hour

 Rushing through the street one evening to a night market. There are so few of these events around these days.

Art Gallery

 Went to the Kobe Fashion Art Museum on Rokko Island a few weeks ago and was blown away by the "Goldfish" exhibit.

Descending the Stairs

 We passed by an old building the other night and had a look see. Nice place!

Mosaic

 Went to the harbor in Kobe for a Taiwanese food festival but we were deterred by the long line of people waiting to enter the area... long waits to enter for a long wait to buy food. No thanks. This is the stairway for the cruise boat "Concerto" which has had a rough time during this pandemic.

Cover Your Face

More walking through the small back streets at night... without a mask. Is it safe? 

Night Walk

 Walking through the back streets of  Kobe during the epidemic. Masking and social distancing as well as avoiding all forms of entertainment. Lucky us!

This Way and That Way

 More graffiti under the tracks. There is a lot of construction going on these days. Lots of improvements under the tracks from Kobe Station to Sannomiya and beyond!

Japanese Graffiti

 Japan is a very clean country with very little graffiti but there are some place where you can find wall paintings and under the tracks is one of those places.

Tatami

This is an old shop that is along one of our walking routes.

Social Distancing Walk

We go for a walk everyday to rejuvenate our spirit and get some fresh air. There are few people on the trail which gives us great comfort to feel that the air is clean... and fresh. Oddly enough, the air quality is the best it has been in many years.

Kobe Underground

There is an extensive underground network of walkways under the roads of downtown Kobe. The tunnels connect the major department stores and all the railways so it is a very convenient place to spend time at one of the many restaurants or cafes there. This is an impromptu art gallery that connects Sannomiya to the Daimaru department store.

Another Bridge to Cross

Today, during our "social distancing" hike, we went for a four hour stroll to a temple that I would often hike to when I was "younger". Dairyu-ji temple has everything that I want to see in Japan... bamboo forests, cherry blossoms, Japanese maple trees, small tea houses in the woods. But it is a bit of a walk for me these days.

Water Under the Bridge

We have been doing a lot of walks in the mountain since all this corona virus stuff has kept us from going to work or just going out to socialize. But we love the mountain paths and all the nature that is so close to home.

Running Through a Tunnel

This is a protective tunnel that runs along the path near a girl's school in Kobe. It is there to help escape the wild boar that roam the woods in the mountains.

Nunobiki Gate

I don't know the name of this shrine or the name of this gate to that shrine but this is on the path to Nunobiki Water Falls behind Shin-Kobe Station.

Live Show

Again at the live show that we went to a couple of years ago. Lots of laser lights and fog.

Suwayama Tree

We often walk along the Futatabi trail, especially with so much free time now. This is a special time with a tree behind Suwayama Shrine on a beautiful spring day.

Small Japanese Pagoda

This is one of our favourite places to come an relax our minds and our spirit. It is a short walking distance from where we live and it is great to know that we can head here at almost anytime to rejuvenate the soul.

Party Yuko

This was taken at a live show that some of our friends had put on. Amazing music and interesting art with an incredible light show.

Captured by Indonesian School Girls

This was taken at Borobudur temple in Yogjakarta, Indonesia. The temple was crawling with Indonesian school children on school trips to the site. For a few seconds, we felt like movie stars!