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Japan Winter 2019 - Part 7 Kobe Luminarie Illumination

Kobe Luminarie

If you are ever in Kobe in December, check if the Luminarie is going on. The Kobe Luminarie is a light festival commemorating the victims of the  Great Hanshin Earthquake and is an annual event since 1995. The hotel gave us a map, and Miss Kiki and I decided to go check it out. We had to line up and it was a massive amount of people lining up with us. However, it was a moving line and we got there fairly quickly. The lights were beautiful and they added classical music in the background for an elevated experience. Oma originally wasn't going to come but when DH and Opa decided to join in, Oma came along. When you pass the lights, you will find a night market with a variety of vendors. We tried a local warm wine that we liked a lot. That evening, Miss Kiki and I had a pretty awesome dinner. It was at a Red Rock, the restaurant famous for their Gyudon, but this time they sell slightly different things and we had a delicious pork rice bowl.

Kobe Luminarie Map

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie



Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie



Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Luminarie

Kobe Wine sold warm


Kobe Wine sold warm


Kobe Wine sold warm










So that was our last night in Kobe, stay tuned for our adventures in Tokyo!


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