Westerners visiting Japan for the first time are often surprised at how similar japanese supermarkets are to the variety back home. Ditto for the new shopping malls that are popping up everywhere Our regular shopping centre for much of our time in Japan was Daie in Flowertown, which was close and cheap. But in 2006 a huge Aeon complex opened in North Kobe, on the very boundary of Sanda.
Now I have my doubts about the wisdom of super malls, particularly when they are sited away from traditional town centres and public transport. The Aeon centre ticks both of these boxes. On the upside, from our point of view, was greater access to western foods such as breakfast cereals, and a much better environment for taking children.
Actually, I found a pretty quick shortcut from Mukogaoka to Aeon which took little more than half an hour on foot (Japanese friends thought I was crazy....'You walked?!') but I enjoyed the challenge of navigating railway lines and green belts. On the occasion of this photo, we had driven the Mitsubishi. Nadia is seen with the infant Tom in the stroller.
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