Japanese Mountains

I've been playing alot of Super Marion lately, and it reminds me so much of Japanese mountains! Here are the mountains of Kobe, right over Kitano-cho. Look how lush and dense they look.

Japanese University Classroom

I know I haven't posted in a long while, but I ran into this photo and I just had to share it.
This, below, is what my culture class at Kobe University looked like. Check the shiny silvery knee pillow! zabuton :)


Did I mention how humid and dank the Japanese summer is?
This is from the beautiful view by the International Student Center at KU.

Shrine at Night

Cute Cafe: Buffo

There are tons of really cute cafes all over Kobe. This one is in Kitano.

Umbrellas

The people of Japan use umbrellas on hot bright summer days to stay in the shade.

Hosts!

Host clubs are where ladies with cash to spend are entertained by sexy, suave and cool young men. These stud muffins flirt and talk and pour drinks and basically make the girls feel like princesses of male attention.



I got lucky and found me some hosts one early morning near Paiyama :)


Colin and I also went on a Host spy mission in Osaka.

Blues Night

Once a month there is a Blues Jam session at this bar Trinity in downtown Kobe. Tons of different people come and take turns jamming together. I got to play my sax!

The rice fields of Kyushu

Cat!

We pass this kitty everyday on the way to school. He's so soft!

Iya Valley and the Yoshino River in Shikoku

Awajishima

Went camping in the forest on the island of Awajishima.

Sunset at Marugame, Shikoku

Nagisa Music Festival

Spring has arrived!

Now that the trees have sprouted leaves, the walk through the Rokko Temple is really beautiful.


Salary men.


This cool lantern lights up at night.




Some rebellious students try to get this pink moped over the gate of the pedestrian walkway.

Check out how the boys walking in pairs have matching bags...and then notice how the guy in the red has a kind of hip purse.

Under the train tracks

Today, I discovered that the Kobe Police are...SUPER police!


People feel safe walking their corgies under the train tracks :)


Even cats lounge about~

Couch Surfers!

We've been having a number of different people surfing on our couch lately.



Spring is kinda coming and the flowers are blooming!