Japan May/June 2005 Kobe

Kobe- Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and one of Japan's ten largest cities. It was my 3rd stop. Took a train from Nara to Kobe. By the time i reach Kobe, it was already evening time. I quickly check into the accomodation(tiny small room) and went out for night tour. I decide to go to chinatown and the Meriken Park. Got a bit lost trying to find chinatown at night.




i'm glad i went to Meriken Park (nearly gave up because it was drizzling). It was very beautiful at night. Meriken Park is a nice waterfront park in Kobe's port area. The park was devastated by the 1995 earthquake, but has now become a popular spot for locals and tourists again. A small memorial in the park commemorates the many lives lost in the port area due to the earthquake

Ferris Wheel in Kobe

Kobe Port Tower


Kobe Martime Museum with Port Tower


Maiko Marine Promenade- The next day got up very early and travel to see the longest suspension bridge in Japan. You can actually go to the middle portion of the bridge, its very cold and noisy inside the bridge because there are cars above you and the noise below you cause by the waves of the sea


The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was opened for service in the spring of 1998 as the world's longest suspension bridge (3,911 m).



At the foot of the bridge is the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Exhibition Center and Sea Promenade. Maiko Beach adjacent to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge commands a magnificent view of the world's longest suspension bridge


Its quite scary(i'm afraid of heights!!) to walk past this stretch of glass, you can see the water gushing below you