This dress was in a fancy department store located within walking distance to the Shin-Kobe railway in Japan.
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After a nice long cable car ride to the top, this large building greeted us. The entire construction of the Kobe gardens in Japan is European in nature.
Konan High School in Japan features a gallery of their very own Sabro Hasegawa. Impressionist/Abstract artist. I personally was not aware of Japanese artists who performed this type of art form. I truly "saw" japanese art as wood block prints and ink drawings. This was an eye opening experience!
An array of Peace Cranes sent from all over the world are on display at Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan.
Karaoke. What more do you need to know? It is Japan's favorite past time and we had an opportunity to experience the fun!
Pineapple Mint in the Kobe Herb Garden in Japan. But of course! Photo by: Lisa Jean Allswede
A typical ritual performed in the natural environment of Koyasan Cemetary in Japan.
The sun shines through the trees in Koyasan Cementary in Japan.
Shrine made of natural materials (rocks, tree) in Koyasan Cemetery in Japan. Beautiful!
The beauty of this cementary is breath taking! It is worth posting all of my photos of the location, but I will stick to the assignment and only post 4. (Kyosan Cemetary in Japan)
In Japan, as you can imagine, it is very hard to find a parking spot. How they have created space to park is to have garages like this one that moves cars up and down on the track vertically. Another interesting fact is that Japanese can not buy a car unless they have an assigned parking spot at their place of residence.
In Japan it is more common to have the gas from above, instead of coming from underground like the United States. The other interesting feature is a person comes out and pumps your gas for you, in fact you are not allowed to pump your own gas. How about that?
When walking around the city of Osaka, Japan, it felt much like New York City to me. Each building was filled with advertisements from top to bottom.
Chibis - very cute, cuddly anime characters are everywhere you look in Japan. They make chibis to represent different cultural sites like the Himeji Castle; chibis on restaurant signs, store fronts to advertisements. This chibi is an advertisement about donating blood.
Before viewing the national treasures at Kobe Museum in Japan, the art teachers in the group enjoyed a lovely cake and coffee. Typical of Japan, the presentation was elegant, perfectly cut and poured and of course, small portions! The tray in itself is beautiful! It was a wonderful day spent at the museum.
Computer desks in the English Language Lab at Konan Boys' High School in Japan.
The Japanese are very aware of the sun. The woman on the bike is just one person we have seen covering her arms and using a hat to block the sun.
(Woman on bike in Japan)