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.

Transportation

• JR-West (Sanyo Shinkansen/Tokaido Main Line/Kobe Line)
• Hankyu Railway (Kobe Line)
• Hanshin Electric Railway (Main Line)
• Sanyo Electric Railway
• Kobe Electric Railway
• Kobe Rapid Railway
• Kobe Municipal Subway
• Kobe New Transit

Kobe Airport will be opened in 2006.

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