Japanese

	I return to Oita on December 5. I caught a Rokko Liner train from Sumiyoshi station. The shuttle train service needs no conductor.
Crossing over the sea.
	I got off the shuttle at Island Center station. It is new for me to get on an unmanned train.
Rokko Island is an artificial island reclaimed off Kobe shore.
	Christmas decorations are everywhere.
Kobe Sheraton’s tall Christmas tree in the lobby.
Reindeer must work hard once a year in this season as NORAD tracks them.
The jungle of Christmas trees.
	Even pedestrians can scratch messages on the decorated wall. I got on a return ferryboat after taking a cup of coffee at the restaurant.
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