The ultimate x-tream sports republic on the street.

Boots. I think.

Tiny elephants.

We're on another covered shopping street.

The entrance to Nankinmachi (Kobe's Chinatown).

The building next to the entrance to Nankinmachi.

This is kind of like a Chinese dollar store.

I have no idea.

I don't know what this is called, but there was incense burning in it.

Chinese decoration on a modern building.

That thing I don't know the name of, up close.

A panda statue.

Okay... does this mean there was a bar here ten years ago, or that there will be a bar here in ten years?

Double-decker street.

A giant fish in the distance.

Wow, the addition blends right in!

Okay, okay, so they're actually separate buildings...

I thought I was back in America for a second.

We couldn't figure out what these are.

Kobe Port Tower.

Another shot of the tower.

"What is this, some kind of water or something?"

The sea.

The Oriental Hotel by day.

Entrance to a large shopping area.

Groan.

He's not the Fifth Element, he's...

What is POI DOG?

This must be Japan; there's a giant penguin.

Said penguin is having trouble walking on its own, and is being helped along by colleagues.

This baby put on smile.

A rabbit has a long ears.

The Ferris wheel by day.

I don't want to go to that club.

A very small roller coaster in front of a very large boat.

A free performance by the world's least enthusiastic band.

We found this in an import food store. I don't want to know what's in it.

Not a Pringles ripoff.

A distant shot of Kobe Port Tower and the things we couldn't figure out.

We saw this floating in the sky and didn't know what it was, so we took a picture. We still don't know what it is.

The port, lit up.

The Oriental Hotel by night.

The Ferris wheel by night.

It changes color.

Back at Nankinmachi, this dragon is about to spring into action.

The thing that I don't know the name of, with the incense, is now illuminated.

To the right is the sightseeing toilet (?), while to the left is the Hanshin Motomachi train station.

Most of the dragon shots turned out like this.

This one's all right.

This one is kind of cool, despite the blur.

This one's almost okay.

The dragon has just stopped, thus the clarity.

Yup, looks like a gal to me.

Festival banner.

Another dragon troupe practices in the street.

Continued practice.

I'll believe that when pigs fly. What? They have? Oh.

A very old typewriter next to some very new currency. Dunno.

Yes, they're Euros.

The ceiling of one part of the enormous Umeda train station. The lighting must be artificial, because it was dark out.

video: The dragon in action. This one is operated by children.

video: Dragon 2/6.

video: Dragon 3/6.

video: Dragon 4/6.

video: Dragon 5/6.

video: Dragon 6/6.

video: The other dragon troupe in motion.

video: Pigs do fly. See?