I just noticed, that I still haven’t finished the last article about my trip. Shame on me! … But I’ll do it now, to finish this little ‘story-arc’

On my last day in Japan, Nozomi and I visited Kobe, one of the cities where I’d like to study abroad next year. Getting there wasn’t as easy as we had though, because the last bus to Kobe in the morning drives off at 9:45 a.m. and we were about half an hour too late. I have no idea why there are no busses later in the day, but oh well… We took the train instead and managed to get there in about 2 hours if I remember it right. From the train station in Kobe we went to our first stop for the day, which was the Ikutajinja Shrine, where I finally saw my first cherry blossoms in Japan \o/

Right from the start, Kobe felt a lot more multicultural, international and buzzing with energy than Okayama, which had a more provincial and calm atmosphere. Which is nice, because if I’m actually going to study here, some action and a lot of different people would be a big plus. Going a little bit more into this aspect, we visited the China town quarter which was totally crowded with people, food and souvenirs and after that the port of Kobe. As someone liling in Hamburg, I’ve grown to really like a maritime flair in general and ports in special. I’ve put some pictures of this trip below, so you can get some impressions

So this was my last post about describing my daily trips in Japan for this vacation. But there’ll be a summary soon, covering some insights that I’ve gained and of course my impressions and opinions one my time there. So far thank you all for reading and commenting! It has always been nice to read and hear the thoughts from the other side of the globe