Best of all worlds?

I live in a city district at the foot of the Rokko mountains in an area that is popular with both foreigners and Japanese. The mountains are a short 10-15 minute walk away from my front door.

Conversely, the city centre is an even shorter 5-10 minute walk south from my apartment, with all the modern conveniences a girl could want. A further 5 or ten minutes south finds me at the coast. I really couldn't have wished for a better location.

The trees are God's great alphabet:
With them He writes in shining green
Across the world His thoughts serene.
Leonora Speyer