Honestly, most of this day was kind of a blur. We arrived at Kansai international airport, and then had to take a bus / train for another hour to where my sister was staying in Himeji. Finally, we had a sleep deprived meal from 7-11 (I had an egg sandwich and a matcha donut), and went to sleep.
After getting some sleep, we went to Kobe.
We took some selfies with Anpanman
There was a park that had been created as a memorial to the 1995 Kobe Earthquake, where some of the original damage had been left to serve as a reminder of the devastation.
We met up with one of Alena's Japan friends, and walked around together for awhile.
We also saw a bit of China town
We also stopped by a beach. we were still feeling pretty grumpy from the jet lag, and none of us had swimsuits, but we made the best of it.
We then headed back to the share-house and crashed once again.