Was walking around Osaka Station and by Lucua Depato, saw a violinist performing. He had an upcoming concert at the Piccadilly Beronica at that time. This is one of those times when I really wish the microphone on my phone worked well. At least it captured some of the sound but if you are around…
Month: October 2018
Chouette Owl Cafe, Osaka
Google Maps prematurely says “You have reached your destination” one building away from the actual Owl Cafe. [Map] If this hasn’t been corrected and the building in front of you doesn’t look like an owl cafe, walk a little further and look for these signs: Ow..live owls stay in round-the-clock airconditioning in ho(o)t 😅Osaka’s Happy…
Osaka: Organic Building by Gaetano Pesce
“Co-existence of greenery, architecture, and human beings” is the concept of Gaetano Pesce-designed Organic Building, completed in 1993 to embody the corporate ideal of Oguraya Yamamoto Co., Ltd. Its shiny terra cotta-coloured facade has protruding steel-encased concrete planters which nurture over 50 varieties of plants irrigated by a computer-controlled hydrating system in a Vertical Garden…
Rokkosan Part 2: Alpine Botanical Garden
Rustic botanical garden at Rokkosan. The Gardener who designed this is brilliant 😍 Thank You Lord for these beautiful flowers, trees, mountain, brooks. So refreshing to be in the midst of this beautiful garden. John 15: 1 NIV [Jesus said,] “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.”
Rokkosan Part 1: Rokko Garden Terrace
From Arima Onsen station, you can take the cable car to go up Mount Rokkosan (Rokko Sancho Station). From the top of Rokkosan, you can see a panoramic view of Kobe and Osaka. There is a Japanese version of Peter Rabbit mascot at the garden. and you can find him at the bus as well!…
Arima Onsen 3: River and Yumotozaka street
Arima Onsen, very easily accessible by public transport from Kobe Sannomiya Station, famous for its hot springs. You are close to the city yet close to this pocket of historic preserved district that takes you back in time. Nearby is the Arima Toys & Automata Museum, restaurants, and from here you can access the cable…
Arima Onsen 2: Initiation to the Onsen
“Could I put a paper bag over my head or wear a bathing suit?” “If the people with illness go to onsen and become well, does illness remain in the water?” “Is the brown water safe?” “What’s the use of a face towel if it’s my body I want to cover?” Those were some questions…
Arima Onsen 1: The Lodge Arima Resort
After surviving the fast-paced crowd walks in train stations and shopping hallways in nearby busy cities, Japan also has these sweet blissful havens surrounded by nature where you can detoxify and chillax 🙂 Case in point… Kobe is the sixth largest city in Japan but behind its famed Mount Rokko, the historical hot spring town…
Grape-Picking at Kobe Fruit Flower Park
Kobe Fruit Flower Park is a lovely family destination with a ride park, go-kart, farm circus, fairy tale amusement park, Monkeys Theater, Forest of Horse Land, farm bus, putter golf, onsen, pool plaza, restaurants, farm circus market, plant factory, greenhouse, agricultural product processing plant, souvenir shop, and my favorite— gardens and fruit picking! The garden landscape…
An Entrepreneur, A Painter, A Museum
From the time my Kurashiki guide, Hisako Kashihara, and I started our walk towards the Bikan Historical Quarter, she mentioned the names “Kojima” and “Ohara” many times. Throughout Kurashiki, there was a trail of buildings linked with Ohara-san. Ohara Museum of Art Then, I could hear the excitement in Hisako-san’s voice whenever she said “Torajiro…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 