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Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum, November 2016
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Tools found in western Kobe demonstrate that the area was populated at least from the Jōmon period.

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Kobe

Japan

Country
Japan
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
34.69, 135.20
209th most populous city in the world

Kobe, officially Kobe City , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.

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Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum, November 2016
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Kobe is home to Japan's first golf course, Kobe Golf Club, established by Arthur Hesketh Groom in 1903.

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Kobe

Japan

Country
Japan
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
34.69, 135.20
209th most populous city in the world

Kobe, officially Kobe City , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.

From the “Culture” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum, November 2016
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The city is recognized as a 'Design City' by UNESCO.

Kobe
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city

Kobe

Japan

Country
Japan
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
34.69, 135.20
209th most populous city in the world

Kobe, officially Kobe City , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.

From the “Culture” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum, November 2016
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Kobe is the site of Japan's first mosque, Kobe Mosque, built in 1935.

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Kobe

Japan

Country
Japan
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
34.69, 135.20
209th most populous city in the world

Kobe, officially Kobe City , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.

From the “Culture” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum, November 2016
city

The dialect spoken in Kobe is called Kobe-ben, a sub-dialect of Kansai dialect.

Kobe
Japan
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city

Kobe

Japan

Country
Japan
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
34.69, 135.20
209th most populous city in the world

Kobe, officially Kobe City , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.

From the “Culture” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0

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