{"id":1847,"date":"2012-09-12T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2012-09-14T07:14:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T23:14:42","slug":"kobe-snapshots-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1847","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Snapshots Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I had already been to Kyoto in Dec 2007 and visited all the main temples at that time, I didn&#8217;t bother going to those spots again this time round. This time, I took the opportunity to pop by Kobe (\u795e\u6238) which is about 1.5 hours by JR train from Kyoto. Stop at Sannomiya Station (\u4e09\u30ce\u5bae\u99c5) which takes you to the heart of downtown Kobe. Take the West Gate exit and make your way to Tor Road (about 10 minutes&#8217; walk) where you will find many cute boutiques and shops along the little lanes around Tor Road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8446\/7894503028_6f83a18d71.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2180\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A pink sequinned bear adds charm to this display<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8296\/7894504464_c1d77c3da3.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2182\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recycled fashion goes chic<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8029\/7894506692_83b3da7f56.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2185\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Educating the public in the prevention of animal cruelty through cartoon drawings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8319\/7894514654_fd8e17be07.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2188\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A pink Vespa sits in front of a hair salon, giving this picture a European flair<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8175\/7894518150_32033f0e3b.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2193\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The interior of <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tit-rollo.com\/Rollo.html\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Rollo<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a shop that specialises in buttons that come in a myriad number of shapes, patterns, colours and sizes. Address: Kobe Chuo-ku Kita Nagasa-dori 3-10-1 Takamatsu Building 1st Floor South. It&#8217;s a two-minute walk from the East Exit of Motomachi Station (\u5143\u753a\u99c5). From Sannomiya Station, it&#8217;s a seven-minute walk from the West Exit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8438\/7894520746_be0b89e84a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2197\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your national pride can be reflected in your choice of buttons that can be found in Rollo<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8436\/7894542022_85430245e9.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2203\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Doing the holiday ritual of writing postcards to family and friends over lunch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8308\/7894551158_19b3350381.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2207\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mouthwatering shop displays are a visual feast that tease the tastebuds<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8305\/7894513176_87efa799f0.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5562\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A public foot bath with water drawn from a hotspring<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8446\/7894552120_bf9515165d.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2208\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A dying art form which is reflected in the faded poster which looks like it&#8217;s been up there for a while<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I had already been to Kyoto in Dec 2007 and visited all the main temples at that time, I didn&#8217;t bother going to those spots again this time round. This time, I took the opportunity to pop by Kobe &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=1847\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[42,47],"class_list":["post-1847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","category-travel","tag-japan","tag-kobe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1847"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1856,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions\/1856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}