PICTURE OF THE DAY : THE TOWERING LANDMARK OF KOBE . DESIGNED BY THE ACCLAIMED NIKKEN SEKKEI COMPANY AND COMPLETED IN 1963, THIS ICONIC STRUCTURE STANDS 108 METERS TALL, RESEMBLING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DRUM. EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM MOTOMACHI STATION WITH JUST A BRIEF WALK, THE TOWER OFFERS A SERIES OF OBSERVATION DECKS TO ENJOY SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE CITYSCAPE PHOTO COURTESY – JAPAN TOURISM)