Kobe is another beautiful Japanese city. As with the other cities we visited in Japan, Kobe is immaculate: clean, and no trash anywhere. Our tour today was self-guided, riding the Green Line tourist bus to different areas, including the local Chinatown.

Sake display in the port building. Kobe is known for its sake as well as the Famous Kobe Beef.

A park adjacent to the port

Wilson puts in an appearance. Sidenote: we came up to the display from the side and did not realize that across the walk, there was a longish line waiting to take a picture. The Japanese were so polite that no one said anything when we barged in the way and smiled at Wilson.

The Japanese love their towers. This one was undergoing refurbishment and will not be open until later this year.

I think the metal plaque is a well-worn diagram of the park.

A roof

Signs of the City

Street marker

Spiderman puts in an appearance

Fufu everywhere

Etc.

Green Line stop marker. Times were, at best, a suggestion!

A seldom-seen site in the US: a large cigarette machine

Chinatown was a busy place.

An ice cream cone served on a pole.

Not all shops were thriving.

Even the covers in the street were colorful,

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Kobe, Japan
03/27-28/24