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A woman arranges the Taiwan tea powder at a Chinese tea shop in Kobe Chinatown on November 24, 2011 in Kobe, Japan. Kobe Chinatown is one of only three
designated Chinatowns in Japan and has around 10,000 Chinese people residing in
it. Kobe Chinatown established when the Japanese Port of Kobe opened in 1868. At
that time many Chinese who came to merchant and settled around the western end
of Kobe’s foreign settlement and the area soon became the focus point for
subsequent Chinese migrants. Today, Kobe Chinatown is tourist spot as popular
Chinese food. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)
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© Buddhika Weerasinghe
