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Kobe cityscape II
View from Suwayama Park (諏訪山公園) up from Mount Rokko.
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Goshikizuka Tumulus in Hyogo
A kofun (burial mound) between Kobe and Himeji. The rocks are called fukiishi. There several kofun in Kansai region.
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Ikuta Shrine (生田神社) in Kobe IV
The back of the shrine. Sakura tree blossoming in early April.
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Kobe cityscape I
View from Suwayama Park (諏訪山公園) up from Mount Rokko.
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Ikuta Shrine (生田神社) in Kobe I
One of the oldest shrines in Japan, with over 1800 years of history.
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Ikuta Shrine (生田神社) in Kobe II
One of the oldest shrines in Japan, with over 1800 years of history.
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Kobe cityscape IV
View from Suwayama Park (諏訪山公園) up from Mount Rokko.
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Ikuta Shrine (生田神社) in Kobe III
One of the oldest shrines in Japan, with over 1800 years of history.
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Ugly building at Meriken Park in Kobe
I could not understand its architecture.
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View of Kobe from Mount Rokko
Near Rokko Sanjo Station, up in the mountain.
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Kobe cityscape III
View from Suwayama Park (諏訪山公園) up from Mount Rokko.
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Details of a pillar of a chinese temple (Kuan Ti Miao) in Kobe
Kuan Ti Miao (Kanteibyou in Japanese) means a temple dedicated to Kuan Ti, the taoist god of war.
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Inner sanctuary of Ikuta Shrine, Kobe.
The inner sanctuary (本殿, honden) of the main building (社殿, shaden). The main building name is quite long: Wakahirumenomikoto. It means "Children of Amaterasu Oomikami", the Sun Goddess of the Shinto religion.
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Ai-no-kagi Monument (愛の鍵モニュメント)
Part of Suwayama Park. Ai-no-kagi means "Love's Key", hence the lockers. It was built in 2004.
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Ikuta Shrine (生田神社) in Kobe III
Some sake barrels used in offerings (奉納).
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Roof detail of a chinese temple (Kuan Ti Miao) in Kobe
Kuan Ti Miao (Kanteibyou in Japanese) means a temple dedicated to Kuan Ti, the taoist god of war.
