KOBE, JAPAN: “雨降って地固まる – Ame futte ji katamaru.”

“After the rain, the earth hardens.” – Japanese proverb – Adversity builds character.

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10may16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE

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“Travel because you have no idea who you are until you experience yourself through different people and realize how we’re all the same.” ~ unknown

4may16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: MELTING LIKE A SNOWFLAKE

“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake.” ~Mari B.R.

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29apr16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: If you think…

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it is lethal.” ~ Paulo Coelho

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28apr16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: ON A PINK MUSHROOM

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22apr16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: IKUTA SHRINE 2016

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19apr16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: NISHINOMIYA

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17apr16. Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: SUMA BEACH

“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.” ~ Mark Twain

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15apr16. Suma, Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: TETSUJIN 28-GO CLOSE-UP

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15apr16. Shin-Nagata, Kobe, Japan.

KOBE, JAPAN: IKUTA MATSURI (IKUTA SHRINE FESTIVAL)

Today at Ikuta Shrine and in the streets, the city celebrated Ikuta Matsuri: a religious festival dedicated to the security and prosperity of Kobe. Groups of people in traditional costumes walked through the streets, often stopping at storefronts to offer a blessing of prosperity for various city merchants.  

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16apr16. Kobe, Japan.