Kobe, Hyōgo
capital city of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kobe (Japanese: 神戸市; -shi) is a city in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture.[1]
- For the basketball player, see Kobe Bryant.
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Hiragana | こうべ | ||||
Katakana | コーベ | ||||
Kyūjitai | 神戶 | ||||
Shinjitai | 神戸 | ||||
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Kobe is an important port city in the Kansai district of Western Japan. It is near the cities of Osaka and Kyoto. Its population is around 1.53 million people as of 2008.
Kobe is next to the Seto Inland Sea. Its northern part, including the Rokko mountain, is hilly. A ropeway runs from the Rokko district in its southern area through Rokko mountain to the Arima Spa. Transportation includes, the Shinkansen train service, highways and roads along the coast. Many cargo trucks and tankers use the port. There is a ferry between Shanghai and Kobe periodically.