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KOBE PREFECTURE CAPITAL

Kobe is a city in Kansai, close to Osaka and Kyoto. Kobe is a cosmopolitan port city with an international flavour, hemmed in by Mt. Rokko. Kobe is known worldwide for its exquisitely marbled premium Kobe beef. Kobe attractions include Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (world's longest suspension bridge), Kobe Harborland, Kobe Port Tower and Kobe Maritime Museum.

KOBE DISTRICTS

Nankin-machi - Kobe China Town along with the ones in Yokohama and Nagasaki, Kobe's Nankin-machi is one of the three biggest Chinatowns in Japan.

KOBE ISLANDS

Kobe Port Island is a man-made island created in 1981. Connected with the Kobe main land by Kobe Ohashi Bridge , it is a town with many high-rise apartments, a few universities, hotels, convention centers and a business center.

KOBE CASTLES

Ako Castle is a flatland style Japanese Castle on the coast line in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture. Ako Castle was originally constructed around 1615, but substantially dismantled during the Meiji Period.

KOBE LANDMARKS

Gigantor Statue is a one to one scale statue of the anime figure which was a popular tv series that first went to air in 1966. In Japan Gigantor was known as Tetsujin 28-go, and was originally an anime magazine by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. In the story Gigantor is a huge iron robot which is remotely controlled by boy. The Gigantor Statue is situated outside Shin-Nagata Station in Kobe. The Gigantor Statue statue is 15.3m (50.2 ft) high and weighs 50 tons, was completed in 2009.

Hoshi no Todai (Star Lighthouse) is a 7-meter-high art work features a rotating stainless steel cone and red wings that twirl as they catch the wind. At night, the illuminated Lighthouse seems to float up into the sky in a pool of light. Hoshi no Todai is in Kobe Harborland.

Kobe Harborland is waterfront development next to JR Kobe Station. Kobe Harborland includes several shopping malls, cinemas, hotels and an amusement park.

Kobe Harborland Center Building is within the Kobe Harborland development.

Kobe Meriken Park is often depicted in postcards with it's great scenery including Kobe Port Tower and Kobe Maritime Museum.

Built in 1914, the Mosaic Watch Tower was originally used for observation of cargo ships entering Kobe Harbor. It has been relocated to this Mosaic site, within the Kobe Harborland development.

Old Kobe Harbor Signal Tower, also known as Old Shinko No 5 Pier Signal Tower, is in Kobe Harbor.

Stylized like a giraffe, the 8 metre tall Soten Tower is a well known meeting place outside the Culmeni Shopping Plaza, which is within the Kobe Harborland development in Kobe.

KOBE OBSERVATION DECK or LOOKOUT

Kobe Port Tower is the first pipe structure tower in the world and has been a symbol of Kobe since. You can view Osaka city, Mt Rokko and Kansai Airport from the observation deck when it is clear. It is illuminated every night.

KOBE TEMPLES

Genkoji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which was established by Jokyo (Buddhism priest) in 1514 in what is now the outer suburbs of Kobe. Before then, there was a house which was used as a model in the Japanese famous novel called 'The Tale of Genji'. Genkoji Temple was destroyed by Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995

Sumadera Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kobe was originally built in 886 by the order of Emperor Koko. Sumadera Temple features a display from the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani (1184).

KOBE SHRINES

Ikuta Shrine is the most popular shrine among Kobe People, where many people visit here for a New Year prayer. Ikuta Shrine is in Sannomiya.

Minatogawa Shrine was built in 1872 by the order of Meiji Emperor. Minatogawa Shrine Kobe enshrines Kusunoki Masashige who was a famous warlord in 14th century.

KOBE MUSEUMS and ART GALLERIES

Kobe Maritime Museum, with its outstanding roof design, is a symbol of Kobe and frequently combined with the nearby Kobe Port Tower in pictures and postcards.

KOBE THEATRES and CONCERT HALLS

Concerto is a cruise which operates from Kobe Harborland.

Villaggio Italia is a cruise ship styled like an old pirate ship. It is based at Kobe Central Jetty.

KOBE GARDENS and PARKS

Kobe Kachoen is a bird and flower park where visitors can interact with many birds in a beautiful flower filled atmosphere. Kobe Kachoen has a collection of tropical birds, parrots, owls, penguins, ducks and more. Kobe Kachoen is in Kobe.

Nunobiki Herb Park is a herb garden on Mt Rokko above Kobe.

KOBE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

Kobe City Office is the equivalent of a city town hall, being the administrative offices for the city of Kobe. Kobe City Office is in Sannomiya, which is the commercial center of Kobe and where all the major train lines servicing Kobe meet, except for the Shinkansen.

KOBE LAKES and BAYS

Nunobiki Waterfalls are part way down Mt Rokko and above Kobe.

KOBE BRIDGES

Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the massive bridge which joins the islands of Honshu and Shikoku together. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is on the edge of Kobe.

Kobe Ohashi Bridge is a major bridge that connects the man made Kobe Port Island with Kobe.

KOBE AMUSEMENT PARKS

Mosaic Garden Amusement Park features a Ferris wheel, roller coaster and many other rides. Mosaic Garden Amusement Park is within the Kobe Harborland development.

KOBE SPORTING VENUES

Hanshin Racecourse is one of the ten major racecourses in Japan. Hanshin Racecourse is in Takarazuka, a residential area of Kobe.

KOBE AIRPORTS

Kobe Airport (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is a domestic airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe. Kobe Airport is mainly serviced by Skymark Airlines.

KOBE TRAIN STATIONS

Kobe Station JR is the closest train station to Kobe City Office, however main commercial area of Kobe City is around Sannomiya Station - JR. The Shinkansen servicing Kobe City only stop at Shin-Kobe Station.

Sannomiya Station for the Hankyu line in Sannomiya, the center of Kobe.

Sannomiya Station - Hanshin is for the Hanshin line in Sannomiya, the center of Kobe.

Sannomiya Station - JR, the Japan Rail station in Sannomiya, the center of Kobe.

Sannomiya Station - Port liner part of the Mono rail in Kobe.

Sannomiya Station - Subway is for the suburban subway line in Sannomiya, the center of Kobe.

Shin-Kobe Station is the only station in Kobe serviced by the Sanyo Shinkansen.

KOBE PORTS and FERRY TERMINALS

Kobe Port Central Jetty is between Kobe Meriken Park and Kobe Harborland. Kobe Port Central Jetty is where several cruises depart from.

KOBE SHOPPING

Canal Garden is a shopping mall and fitness center within Kobe Harborland. Kobe Harborland is waterfront development next to JR Kobe Station.

Culmeni Shopping Plaza is within the Kobe Harborland development.

Duo Kobe - shopping mall expands both north and south from JR Kobe Station and forms part of the Kobe Harborland.

Famlio is family focused shopping and entertainment complex within Kobe Harborland.

Ha-Re is a shopping mall within the Kobe Harborland development.

Hankyu Department Store Kobe is a famous department store within Kobe Harborland development.

HDC Kobe is the Housing Design Center Kobe which forms part of the Kobe Harborland development.

Kobe Mosaic is a complex of shopping streets, amusement park and cinema within the Kobe Harborland development.

OPA Sannomiya is a shopping Center in the central area of Kobe, Sannomiya.

Promena Kobe is a shopping center within the Kobe Harborland development in Kobe.

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