Day 1 - Japan Trip 2008 - Kobe Port - Night scene

Closer shot on ferris wheel, it's freezing when i captured these shots.

Day 1 - Japan Trip 2008 - View from Kobe Port Tower

View from Kobe Port Tower over Kobe Maritime Musuem.


Ferris wheel (摩天轮) at Mosaic Garden - A shopping, dining and amusement complex built in 1992 on the land-filled Kobe Harborland. The mall has three floors and is designed like an open street in a southern European town. Besides the many boutiques and eateries, there are also Cine-Mosaic, which has four movie theaters, and Mosaic Garden, an amusement park with an all-weather ferris wheel

Day 1 - Japan Trip 2008 - Kobe Port - Kobe Port Tower

Kobe Port Tower 神户港湾塔 A sightseeing tower built on the waterfront in 1963, it is designed like a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese hand drum. Its earthquake-proof design was tested and validated during the Great Hanshin Earthquake. It is 108 meters high, and from its observation decks and revolving lounge, visitors can see the city of Kobe and its port, as well as the Rokko mountains to the north and as far as Kansai International Airport to the south on a clear day.

This shot was taken underexposed intentionally as well as the photo below.

Day 1 - Japan Trip 2008 - Kobe Port - Meriken Park and its surrounding

Meriken park is a waterfront park, in Kobe Port area. The park was destroyed in 1995 by the Great Hanshin Earthquake, but is now fully restored and has become a major attraction of the city for tourist, as well for local people.

Japan coast guard cruise embarked at Kobe Port.

Kobe was Japan's busiest port and one of Asia's top ports until the Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred. Kobe has since dropped to the fourth in Japan and thirty-eighth busiest container port worldwide (as of 2005).Lots of interesting sculptures and monuments here.

Day 1 - Japan Trip 2008 - Kobe Port - Kobe Maritime Musuem 神户海洋博物馆

Upon checked in, we took a afternoon nap in the hotel after a busy and tiring day. At 4.45 pm, we took a bus to Kobe Port. It's getting colder around 15 degree celcius and below 10 at night.

Kobe Maritime Musuem 神户海洋博物馆

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