Japan has pretty gardens

Stairway of mystery

Small shrine (I think). These little things we everywhere!

Koi fish are oddly shy. I was lucky to catch this one on camera.

At first I thought the turtles were statues until one moved. Turtles are extremely slow. Who knew?

I have never seen such colorful dragonflies in Canada. This one is blue although I saw bright red and green as well

Enormous shrine thing! Tiny dinosaur is placed there for perspective.

After exploring downtown Kobe I decided to relax in a Japanese garden for a little. It's amazing how peaceful it is in there. You're only steps away from the hustle and bustle of a major city and yet you can barely tell from inside the garden. I never enjoyed myself so much looking at foliage.