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Oji Zoo in Kobe is one of my most favorite places to visit. There are many lovely animals there, but the giant panda bears are the loveliest! They walk, play, eat bamboo grass and sometimes take a nap just in front of us. I could stay there for hours!
I have posted 21 pictures of lovely animals in my travelogues, 'Oji Zoo in Kobe' (in my front page) and ' Meeting The Animals At Oji Zoo' (in my Kobe page) and my Kobe Things To Do Tip.

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What Is New in my homepage:(Please click the colored lines)
Zhuhai Pages renewed with 2 Restaurant Tips and 1 Things To Do Tip
Japan Page with the photos of cherry blossoms and my parents
Kobe Pages with 2 Things To Do Tips and 1 Travelogue
Nara Things To Do Tips
Pusan Pages
Taipei Pages

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I visited Himuro Shrine on March 31st. The blossoms of weeping cherry trees were at their best then. I stayed there long enjoying their beauty.

I made a short trip to Macau, Zhuhai and Hong Kong at the end of March. This was my third or fourth visit to those cities. These three cities are so closely located but they belong to different regimes.
I like to travel around this area very much. Each of the cities has its own charm. How many times I visit there, I will never be bored.

I live in the southern part of Osaka City.
Near my house there is Nagai Park. Inside the park, there are two athletic stadiums, a soccer stadium, a swimming pool, a botanical garden, a youth hostel, etc. 11th IAAF World Championship in Athletics was held in the summer of 2007, and some of the World Cup soccer games were played in 2002.
I take a walk in the park every day in order to stay healthy. I walk with quick steps for about 40 minutes every day.

Now I keep a 16-year-old female cat, Mii-chan.
My VT name MINOSUKE is one of her nicknames.

Enjoy pictures of lovely animals. Oji Zoo in Kobe

I like growing flowers and vegetables in containers.
From winter to spring the very small front garden of my house is filled with pansies. In early summer I pick sweet mulberries and make them into jam. In summer I grow sweet basils and parsleys. In autumn the tiny berries of murasakisikibu (japanese beautyberry) turn purple as the temperature lowers day by day.
Please visit my album. Flowers, Berries, Herbs and a Cat.

In Japan, we expect tutelary of our local shrine. On New Year's Day we go to the shrine to pray for good luck, good health, protection and so on. When we build a house we ask for the shrine to purify the soil.
This is the float which passed my house on the day of the festival of the shrine.

at an izakaya in Kyobashi with Mr. Sparkle from Kanazawa, Akihito&Masako from Osaka