Kobe

Kobe the Final stop for our Japan trip. The final rest place before dark and cold China. Arriving to one of the biggest harbours of Japan we proudly found ourselves again in tourist information asking for a place to stay. Oh yes we found a capsule hotel. A place we needed to try atleast once before leaving Japan. We thrust our luggages into one big locker at train station and headed towards Sake factory the tourist informations lady told us about.

Sake factory was pretty cool place it showed the process of making sake and some history of sake aswell. We had no idea that Koji (respects for him) was so big part of making sake. We were shocked. After the museum we had cups of house provided sake and lads bought a bottle for the long boat trip.

When we found our way out of the sake-factory districs back to Koobe it was almost night and we heard there is somekinda walkway passage through illuminated gates in the city. So what the heck we went to check it out. I think the whole Kobe was there. Massed of people walking in a line towards light. We jumped in to line and started our journey towards the light in the end of tunnel. There was like 10 illuminated gates (looked like indian gates).

After the lightly experience we needed some energy and went to have ice cream. The biggest ice cream I´ve ever had. It was sooo good :)

(Eat your heart out Sini!)

(Parking in Kobe)

Then it was time for the capsule hotel. Little pods where you lay and watch tv if you get bored. Included an nice Onsen (japanese bath) too. It wasn´t as good sleep there as i thought and there was no soundproof what so ever. So in the morning when salarymen started waking up at 7 o´clock you could hear their alarm clocks ringing everywhere. But after badly slept night we headed towards the port of Kobe waiting for embarkation to boat which would take us to China.

- Esa