[Back Post] Japan with Peko-chan 2017 #9/9 - Kobe ~wip~
(This post is a currently a work-in-progress, and will be completed at a later date, when I am able to.)
Our final stop in the November 2017 trip was Kobe City (神戸), which was a short and easy drive from Awajishima (Part 8). It was a little odd to be visiting again, just when we were here recently in May (posted here). But we were back for a reason: the amazing KOBE LUMINARIE!
We also visited the Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial (below), to round-up our visit to the Hokudan Earthquake Museum in Awajishima (to be posted in Part 8). We also explored the Kitano ijinkan, Kobe's foreign settlement area (below), partly in conjunction with my exploration of the Nagasaki foreign settlement area during this trip (in Nagasaki Part I).
Will post more on this part of the journey later~~! But in the meantime, here's some pictures we took of the awesome illuminations (below), and the other sights.
The largest installation was at the Higashi Yuenchi (東遊園地). The Kobe Luminarie (神戸ルミナリエ) has got to be one of the best winter illuminations in all Japan! This year's theme was「未来への眼差し（Guardando al futuro）」which means "Looking at/to the future".
My favourite room in Uroko no Ie would be the one with all the antique porcelain on display - Meissen, Wedgewood, Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica... Although not exactly the same time period, they remind me of our visit to Dejima and the porcelain exhibition we saw there (Nagasaki Part I).
This is not the end, as I'll revisit this post and add more!
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| Kobe Luminarie 2017. |
Our final stop in the November 2017 trip was Kobe City (神戸), which was a short and easy drive from Awajishima (Part 8). It was a little odd to be visiting again, just when we were here recently in May (posted here). But we were back for a reason: the amazing KOBE LUMINARIE!
We also visited the Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial (below), to round-up our visit to the Hokudan Earthquake Museum in Awajishima (to be posted in Part 8). We also explored the Kitano ijinkan, Kobe's foreign settlement area (below), partly in conjunction with my exploration of the Nagasaki foreign settlement area during this trip (in Nagasaki Part I).
Will post more on this part of the journey later~~! But in the meantime, here's some pictures we took of the awesome illuminations (below), and the other sights.
Kobe Luminarie 2017
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| Kobe Luminarie 2017, Nakamachi. There were so many lights that my digital camera and iPhone camera couldn't register. |
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| Kobe Luminarie 2017. |
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| Higashi Yuenchi, Kobe Luminarie 2017 |
The largest installation was at the Higashi Yuenchi (東遊園地). The Kobe Luminarie (神戸ルミナリエ) has got to be one of the best winter illuminations in all Japan! This year's theme was「未来への眼差し（Guardando al futuro）」which means "Looking at/to the future".
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| Kobe Luminarie 2017 |
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| Commemorating the Port of Kobe's 150th anniversary, Kobe Luminarie 2017 |
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| Commemorating the Port of Kobe's 150th anniversary, Kobe Luminarie 2017 |
Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial
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| Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial. |
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| Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial. |
Kobe Kitano Ijinkan
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| Peko-chan at the Kazamidori no Yakata (Weathercock House), an icon of Kobe Kitano Ijinkan |
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| The well-known Starbucks Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| The England House, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| Yokan Nagaya (French House), Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe |
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| Ben's House, Kitano Ijinkan |
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| Another view of the Kazamidori no Yakata (Weathercock House), Kitano Ijinkan |
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| Moegi House, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. Frankly, probably my favourite house in the whole area. The name literally means "sprout", and is probably in reference to its colour. |
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| Kitano Tenman Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tenjin within Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| View of the Kitano Ijinkan from the Kitano Tenman Shrine, Kobe. |
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| The Dutch House (Former Wolhin House), Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| Former Sassoon House, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| Former Italian House, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| Uroko no Ie, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
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| Antique porcelain on display at the Uroko no Ie, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe. |
My favourite room in Uroko no Ie would be the one with all the antique porcelain on display - Meissen, Wedgewood, Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica... Although not exactly the same time period, they remind me of our visit to Dejima and the porcelain exhibition we saw there (Nagasaki Part I).
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| Great view of Kobe from the top floor of the Uroko no Ie, Kobe Kitano Ijinkan. |
This is not the end, as I'll revisit this post and add more!
Japan with Peko-chan, Chubu-Kansai-Kyushu, Nov & Dec 2017🚗 Suwa, Nagano • Lake Suwa • Suwa Glass Museum • Seiko Shiojiri🚗 Hida Mountains • Shirakawa-go • Takayama • Hida Furukawa 🚗 Tokyo • Nakiryu & Kagari • Akihabara • Nippori Textile Town • Wadakura Fountain Park & Kokyo Gaien • Gundam Unicorn, Odaiba • National Art Centre (Kimi no Na wa. exhibition) • Nezu Museum • Kimi no Na wa. ✈️ Nagasaki Part I & Part II • Glover Garden • Old Chinese Quarter • Chinatown • Dejima • Oura Cathedral • 26 Martyrs Memorial & Museum • Atomic Bomb Museum • Hypocentre Park • Nyokodo • Sanno Shrine ✈️ Osaka • Atelier to naniIRO • Junie Moon Osaka 🚗 Awajishima • Yumesenkei Besso Amahara • Senzan Senkoji • Izanagi Jingu • Onokorojima Shrine • Sumoto Castle • Eshima • Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park (Nojima Fault) • O-naruto Bridge & Naruto Whirlpools • Akashi Kaikyo Bridge • Awaji beef & Awaji Burger 🚗 Kobe • Kobe Luminarie 2017 • Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial • Kitano Ijinkan |
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