Rokko Hall, Kobe University

Main Building of Rokko-dai, Kobe University

Main Building With Monument To the Disaster

It is in the campus of Kobe University.

Hanshin Earthquake of Kobe University

Kobe University had the earthquake at 5:46 am on Jan 17, 1995.

友よ　神戸大学を　そして世界を見つづけてほしい
1995年1月17日午前5時46分に起きた兵庫県南部地震に
より　教職員2名　学生39名の前途有為な若く尊い
いのちが失われた。あまりにも悲しい出来事であった。
私たちは　諸君一人ひとりの学問への情熱と輝かしい
青春の限りない想いを永久にとどめるために　この碑を
建立する。

1996年3月15日
神戸大学

＜氏名省略＞

Friends, please keep taking care of Kobe University
and our world. The earthquake of south part of Hyogo
happened at 5:46 a.m. on Jan 17th, 1995. Two of stuff
and thirty nine students of Kobe University
who had precious future lost their life because
of the earthquake. It was seriously sad affair.
People set up the monument to remind you guys
in our mind forever who had passion for wisdom
and glorious adolescence.

March 15th, 1996
Kobe University

View of Kobe

It is part of Kobe city and Port Island from Kobe University.

View Of Kobe From Rokko-dai

This scenery is Sannomiya(三宮) and Awaji Island(淡路島) from Rokko-dai(六甲台) on Jan 25th, 2008 around 5 pm. It isn't really good weather, but I saw this scenery almost every days. Even it isn't good, the scenery makes me good feeling. That is why i liked living and comign here. Sveral months later I have to leave here, so i can not see it so often. The scenery is one of my precious memory in Rokko. I wanna leave it on my blog.

Din Tai Fung(鼎泰豊)

It doesn't related to PRESENT TIME. I just found it in my picture folder.
Din Tai Fung(鼎泰豊) is famous xiaolongbao restaurant in Taiwan.

Gion

Tatsumi-bashi(辰巳橋)　Gion(祇園)

Gion Shirakawa, Tatsumi-bashi

Gion(祇園) Shirakawa(白川), Tatsumi-bashi(辰巳橋).
This picture has some strange bird that i wrote already.

Japanese LOVE

It is some entrance of commercial avenue near Osaka Station.
Actually it is nothing special about the avenue, but I found strange catch-phrase that was written as "どの子にも　進んでかけよう　愛のひと声". The meaning of the slogan in English is "Let's tell A LOVE WORD to every child". When I glanced the phrase, I thought "really? don't be silly" because any kind of school teachers are teaching their pupils one thing that don't follow stranger or something like that. If some one tell a love to children, maybe they will be arrested.

How Busy in Luminarie

Luminarie #4

Luminarie #3

Luminarie #2

Luminarie 2007

Luminarie have been held to mourn the victims of Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake since 1995. It happened on Jan 17th, 1995 in Kobe, Hyogo.

In fact I visited the area stricken by disaster that I have been living now by a curious coincidence. After the earthquake people lost most of the things, water, house, bed, table, chesterfield, food, laundry machine, bed. In addition, many people lost their precious person or people by the disaster.

Most people couldn't live their own houses at that time, so they had to spend all of the time in gymnastic hall, community hall, or something like that together. Yet I haven't gone through an an experience, I just saw the situation. Those situation shouldn't have been forgotten. It will happen anytime.

Even i think about the situation now, i can't stop crying....

Anyway I went to Luminarie last year, too. It have been held around middle of December since 1995.

Kobe Luminarie Official Homepage
http://www.kobe-luminarie.jp/

Matsukawa Village

Matsukawa Village(松川村)

Daruma

Daruma(達磨). I don't know Daruma in English.

First Date of Japan

It is Hotaka Shrine(穂高神社) on Jan 1st.

What Kind Of The Bird?

I have no idea this bird. I saw the bird in Tatsumi Beidge(辰巳橋), Gion Shirakawa(祇園 白川), Kyoto(京都). If it is wild owl, it must be first time for me.

Part of North Alps

Kurashita No Yu

Kurashita No Yu(倉下の湯) has sooooo nice wide scenery with Mt. Happou(八方尾根).

Rokuzan Museum in Hotaka

Rokuzan Museum(碌山美術館)

In The Morning, North Alps

Ice With Snow

JR Hakuba Station

It is Hakuba Station(JR白馬駅), Nagano. Hakuba(白馬) was one of Nagano Olympic game's places. Especially this place had Ski Jump Game.

Suzumushi-So(すずむし荘)

Suzumushi-So is hot spring spa in Matsukawa-village(松川村).

Ohume(大梅)

Soba(蕎麦) restaurant in Hotaka(穂高)

A Balloon With Children

North Alps in Nagano

Mt. Ariake With A Ballon

謹賀新年 2008

For Japanese, new year's day is one of the important days. Most people pray something for the year. In my case, I wanna chage my life little bit because my life in Kobe must be finished and I will move some where to live again. Anyway I am sure my life in this year will be changed.

Have a good year.