Kobe

Kobe (Japanese: 神戸市; kōbe-shi) is a city in Japan, located on the island of Honshu. Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with the ports of Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, and Tokyo. It is in the Kansai region of Japan, in Hyogo Prefecture to the south-west of Osaka. It was one of the first cities to open for trade with the West, as of 1868. The cosmopolitan port city has a population of 45,500 foreign residents from more than 100 countries.

Related Topics:
Japanese - Japan - Honshu - Hyogo Prefecture - Port - Port - Yokohama - Osaka - Nagoya - Hakata - Tokyo - Kansai - The West - 1868 - Countries

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The city is a part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan sprawl.

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Kobe is also the home of world famous Kobe beef.

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