Rokko Island – Kobe, Japan
Blog: Nagoya Photography - Japan Photos 名古屋 写真 日本 - 14 November 2009
By: steve
Rokko Island has a huge gaijin community mostly because of the foreign companies and international schools located there. It does have that feeling like your not in Japan anymore.
I noticed many shops are vacant all over the island perhaps due to some companies leaving. I also heard that the island never recovered after the Kobe earthquake in 1995.
I now work here and commute from Nagoya going back on weekends to visit my family. I use the Shinkansen train, JR train and the Rokko Liner. Door to door takes about 2 hours.
** Lonely Planet viewers please go to my blog to see a map of the area here**
Here is the train ride from Sumiyoshi to Rokko Island Center (**Lonely Planet viewers please go to my blog to see video):
Rokko Island view from 9th floor
Rokko Island Panorama
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