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Kobe Travel Guide
# 11   of 113 destinations
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Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and one of Japan's ten largest cities. Located between the sea and the Rokko mountain range, Kobe is also considered one of Japan's most attractive cities.

Kobe has been an important port city for many centuries. Kobe Port was one of the first Japanese ports to be opened to foreign trade in the late Edo Period, and the city remains one of Japan's more cosmopolitan cities.

In January 1995, Kobe was hit by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which killed over 5000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of buildings. A decade later, the city is completely rebuilt, and few signs of the terrible event are left.

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Central Kobe
 1  Sorakuen Garden
Japanese landscape garden in central Kobe.
User rating: 82/100 (26 votes)
Visited by: 58 users
 2  Kitano
Former residential area of foreign merchants.
User rating: 75/100 (65 votes)
Visited by: 117 users
 3  Kobe Harborland
Popular shopping and entertainment complex.
User rating: 74/100 (164 votes)
Visited by: 313 users
 4  Meriken Park
Waterfront park with Kobe Tower and more.
User rating: 73/100 (90 votes)
Visited by: 162 users
 5  Chinatown
Kobe's chinatown is called Nankinmachi.
User rating: 72/100 (176 votes)
Visited by: 338 users
 
Other Areas of Kobe
 1  Arima Onsen
Hot spring resort within the city limits.
User rating: 82/100 (51 votes)
Visited by: 87 users
 2  Earthquake Museum
Commemorating the 1995 earthquake
User rating: 79/100 (67 votes)
Visited by: 122 users
 3  Mount Rokko
Offering panoramic views of Kobe and Osaka.
User rating: 82/100 (81 votes)
Visited by: 158 users
 4  Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The world's longest suspension bridge.
User rating: 74/100 (110 votes)
Visited by: 194 users
 5  Sake Breweries
Kobe's Nada district is famous for sake.
User rating: 72/100 (30 votes)
Visited by: 60 users
 

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