Kobe, the charming city!

Last weekend I went into Kobe by myself to get a hair cut (The Japanese air is doing very strang things to my hair).

While there, I ended up exploring the streets.

Kobe is such a beautiful city, filled with interesting European style buildings that seem out of place next to the raamen shops and cherry trees.

Have a look at the lovely architecture!

I then went on a little food tour, finally trying Japan's famous Pablo Cheesecake! I was not disappointed! Pablo cheesecake is famous all over Japan, but especially in Kobe, Japan's Sweets capital. The base was so sweet and crunchy, and the filling of the original mini was a balance of dense and fluffy (hard to do!), rich, and perfectly sweet. Japan has such a huge range of cheese cakes, from those that taste like a sponge, to those that literally taste like cheese. They have camembert cheesecake, "rare" cheesecake, and even cheesecake that has melted Danish cheese on top (served warm!). But so far, if you're looking for a cheesecake that satisfies our Western cheesecake palette, Pablo has been the best I've tried!

I highly, highly reccommend it!

I then went and tried the Lawson Special edition Starbucks sakura caramel berry milk. It was... a bit strange. But pleasant. It had sakura jelly in it which was nice. 

Aaaand a donut that was adorable...

I then met up with Jason and we went to Kobe's China Town, where there was an abundance of steamed buns and bao available on the streets, along with icecream, and bubble tea. Kobes China Town is famous for its steamed buns!