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Kobe
神戸市
Designated city
Kobe City
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From top left: Kobe Port Tower and Kobe Maritime Museum of the Meriken Park, Old Kobe Residency 15th Hall (The Former American Consulate in Kobe) of Kobe foreign settlement, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, the Chinatown of Nankin-machi, Ikuta Shrine and a view from The Former Thomas House of Kitano-cho
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Kobe
Coordinates: 34°41′24″N135°11′44″E / 34.69000°N 135.19556°E / 34.69000; 135.19556
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture
First official record201 AD
City StatusApril 1, 1889
Government
 • Mayor Kizō Hisamoto
Area
 •  Designated city 557.02 km2 (215.07 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2021)
 •  Designated city 1,522,188 (7th)
 •  Metro
[1] (2015)
2,419,973 (6th)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number078-331-8181
Address6-5-1 Kano-chō, Chūō-ku, Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo-ken
650-8570
Climate Cfa
Website City of Kobe
Symbols
Flower Hydrangea
Tree Camellia sasanqua

Friendship and cooperation cities

Kobe also cooperates with: [56]

A memorandum of understanding on the possible establishment of sister city relations in the future was concluded in 2019 with Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. [58]

Sister ports

Kobe's sister ports are: [56]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kansai region</span> Region of Japan

The Kansai region or the Kinki region lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Hanshin earthquake</span> Earthquake in Japan on January 17, 1995

An earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The focus of the earthquake was located 17 km beneath its epicenter, on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20 km away from the center of the city of Kobe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyōgo Prefecture</span> Prefecture of Japan

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kobe-Sannomiya Station</span> Railway and metro station in Kobe, Japan

Kobe-Sannomiya Station, or simply Sannomiya Station, is a major interchange station located in the Sannomiya area in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main transport hub of Kobe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nishinomiya</span> Core city in Kansai, Japan

Nishinomiya is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218,948 households and a population density of 4800 persons per km². The total area of the city is 99.98 square kilometres (38.60 sq mi). Nishinomiya is an important commercial and shipping city in the Kansai region with the third largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture. Nishinomiya is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball championship is held.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Rokkō</span> Mountain range in Japan

Mount Rokkō is the name of a range of mountains in southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sannomiya</span>

Sannomiya (三宮) is a district of Chūō-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan. Sannomiya serves as the financial, commercial, and the entertainment center of Kobe. The district takes the name from Sannomiya Shrine, a branch of Ikuta Shrine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rokkō Island</span> Man-made island in Kobe, Japan

Rokkō Island is a man-made island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It is located in the southeast region of the 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chūō-ku, Kobe</span> Ward of Kobe in Kinki, Japan

Chūō is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km², and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku (葺合区) and Ikuta-ku (生田区).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyōgo-ku, Kobe</span> Ward in Kobe, Japan

Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.56 km2 and a population of 106,322.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashiya, Hyōgo</span> City in Kansai, Japan

Ashiya is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 95,485 in 45562 households and a population density of 5200 persons per km². The total area of the city is 53.44 square kilometres (20.63 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rokkō Station</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Rokkō Station is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Hankyu Railway Kobe Line operated by Hankyu Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Okamoto Station (Hyōgo)</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Okamoto Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port of Kobe</span> Major Port in Western Japan

The Port of Kobe is a Japanese maritime port in Kobe, Hyōgo in the Keihanshin area, backgrounded by the Hanshin Industrial Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sannomiya Station (JR West)</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Sannomiya Station is a railway station in Nunobiki-chō, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, and is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station is on the JR Kobe Line which runs between Osaka Station and Himeji Station; part of the Tōkaidō Main Line. As a part of the JR West Urban Network, the following IC cards are accepted: ICOCA, Suica, PiTaPa, TOICA, and SUGOCA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mikage Station (Hanshin)</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Mikage Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ishiyagawa Station</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Ishiyagawa Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shinzaike Station</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Shinzaike Station is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mikage Station (Hankyu)</span> Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Mikage Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kobe, Japan.

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  5. 1 2 Nagasaki University Archived May 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine – "Ikuta Shrine". Retrieved February 3, 2007.
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