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This is at a walkway at the Sumiyoshi Rover.

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While this house isn't very Japanese in style, I really like it. The outside texture is so cool up close.

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"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."

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“When the tides of life turn against you and the current upsets your boat, don't waste those tears on what might have been, just lie on your back and float."

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There is a vending machine selling something about every 500 feet. The cool part? They even dispense hot and cold drinks.

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Some of the trees through the path on my first hike. We were almost at the top of the mountain.

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Items found on a table at a "casual dining" Japanese restaurant.

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Matt loves to get noodles from small stands on the street.

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Sadly some people really do live in a cardboard box.

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They even have these in Japan. Somehow I doubt the Big Boy here is the same.

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Flowers are everywhere. The weird part is that there is never any grass. I cannot wait until the Cherry Blossoms bloom. They are supposed to be beautiful.

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You will see temple sales all over. In the United States we would call these "yard sales".

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Some of the people on the train. People are either texting or sleeping. Here we see some of both.

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A sign hanging at a playground. I can actually make out a few of the symbols, but not enough to know what it says.

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This is a sign to a famous Chinese restaurant in Kobe. Our cul-de-sac is behind this restaurant.

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Looking down one of the side streets in Kobe. Everywhere is just "stuff".

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One of the train bridges in Sannomyia. No idea what this says.

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Streams like this are everywhere you walk. This is one on the way to the JR train line. Matt said we have one behind our house and while I have heard it, I have yet to venture out the back door.

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Our first view of Japan.

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" Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. " ~ Helen Keller