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Higashinada (東灘区, Higashinada-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km², and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage. [1]
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Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city after Kawasaki, the third-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.
Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 and has a geographic area of 8,400 square kilometres (3,200 sq mi). Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture and Tottori Prefecture to the west.
Rokkō Island is a man-made island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It is located in the southeast region at Port of Kobe. The island has a 3.4 by 2 km rectangular shape, and covers 5.80 km2 (2.24 sq mi). The residential area of the island, featuring apartment buildings—many with views of the sea—and single family homes, is located in the center of the island. A green belt separates the residential area from industrial and port activities. The two international schools located on the island attract many foreign residents to the island.
Nada is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095 (2008). A leading national university in Japan, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo.
Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.56 km2 and a population of 106,322.
Sumiyoshi Station is a train station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of JR West, located in Higashi-Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan and a transfer point to the Rokko Liner, which connects mainland Kobe to the man-made Rokkō Island.
Rokkō Station is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Hankyu Railway Kobe Line operated by Hankyu Railway.
Okamoto Station is a railway station on the Hankyu Kobe Line in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between Mikage Station and Ashiyagawa Station.
Settsu-Motoyama Station is a railway station on the JR Kōbe Line in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between Kōnan-Yamate Station and Sumiyoshi Station. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Mikage Station is an elevated railway station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line, with trains traveling east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe. At Motomachi, number of limited express trains carry on along the Sanyo Railway to Himeji city.
Sumiyoshi Station is an elevated station on the Hanshin Electric Railway main line, with trains travelling east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe. Only local trains stop at the station, and thus passengers bound for Sannomiya or beyond would change for an Express or Limited Express at Mikage, and passengers heading for Osaka would change for a faster service at Uozaki. It is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from JR Sumiyoshi Station.
Kōnan-Yamate Station is a railway station in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Nada-Gogō are five area-based groupings of sake breweries in the cities of Kobe and Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest sake producing region in Japan, with breweries in the area accounting for just over one quarter of the sake production in the entire country.
Ishiyagawa Station is a railway station in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Shinzaike Station is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Sanyo Suma Station is a train station in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Nada High School, is private, college-preparatory, boys school located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Nada High School is well known for its severe entrance examination and superior education especially in sciences. Nada High School has sent the largest number of its students to The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and other top-tier medical universities in Japan. Nada High School also sends its graduates to prestigious universities abroad
Mikage Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Minami-Uozaki Station is a railway station on the Rokko Island Line in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kobe New Transit.
DSK International is an international school on Rokkō Island, in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan. DSK International is an International IB school in Kobe for ages 2 to 12. The school provides curriculum in three languages: German, English and Japanese in two branches. DSK International offers three programmes for learners ages 2-12: Playgroup, Early Years and Primary Years Programme (PYP).
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