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I am Back! thanks for cool hollidays!

Hello mum!
I'm now in Japan! wow, so far from home
My host hanachan works for a company in Takamatsu and I visit there today.
I'm going to have a lunch at the staff cafeteria with her.
This is Bento-style lunch 
Itadakimasu!
Zebra


Itadakimasu : Japanese say before the meal, close in meaning "I have a meal with thanks"

Kobe is the 5th-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyogo prefecture.
We changed the train at Okayama station. Here the Shinkansen Express "Sakura" is coming. It's hard to take pictures of them, because they come quickly and stop just a few minutes
After 45 minutes, we reached Kobe. The weather was a little bad

From the window of Marine Liner train
Our train is running across the Seto Ohashi Bridge over the Inland Sea. If it were sunny day, we could see a beautiful scenery.
Sakura, the Shinkansen Express train
Sakura N700 Series Shinkansen
In central Kobe city
I found cherry blossoms bloom 
Port of Kobe
From the center of the city we walked to the port of Kobe. That red tower is very famous as the Kobe landmark.
The big fish monument is nearby 
The Former Foreign Settlement
The modern-era western style buildings remain standing in the new city.
China Town Nankin-machi
Nankin-machi is a compact chinatown in central Kobe, one of the three Chinatowns in Japan. (others are in Nagasaki and Yokohama) This area was developed by Chinese merchants who settled near Kobe Port after the port was opened to foreign trade in 1868.
"Coca Cola" is written in Kanji characters

The weather is a little bad also in Takamatsu, but it's warm. Sakura cherry blossoms start to bloom.
Walking around my host hanachan's house, we can see many Sakura trees beside the streets.
Soon they are in full bloom.

This is Ritsurin Garden, a typical Japanese garden. It is located in the center of the city, among the modern buildings.
For 228 years long since 1642, the Matsudaira family, the Feudal Lord of Takamatsu owned and maintained the garden. Today the garden is open to public.

more about Ritsurin Garden

Sakura is full blooming
This is a small Shinto shrine near hanachan's house.
The sky is blue. It's a beautiful day.
There is a stone monument. It is the memorial service monument for military horses from this town. Twig of Sakura was offered to it.

City lights
Izakaya --- A kind of Tavern, Brewpub... I think. Izakaya is popular for drinking. You can also have good food with non-alcohol drinks there.
I ate Sashimi, Tamagoyaki and Tofu salad
This is the last night of my trip in Takamatsu. Let's walk around here