The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin.
I was on a ferry boat to Hokkaido when the announcement came over the PA system that there had been a big quake near Kobe.
Kimura-san’s studio was near Koshien Stadium and you can see by the map how close that was.
We were in Hokkaido for 3 weeks before I got back to the studio and could visit the effected areas and get these photos.

Oh so much fun! Finally the the new train line is open!
Here are some photos and a video from the ride: