Fun facts about Kobe
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Tools found in western Kobe demonstrate that the area was populated at least from the Jōmon period.
Kobe
Japan
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 is home to Japan's first golf course, Kobe Golf Club, established by Arthur Hesketh Groom in 1903.
Kobe
Japan
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
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Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0
The city is recognized as a 'Design City' by UNESCO.
Kobe
Japan
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
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Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kobe is the site of Japan's first mosque, Kobe Mosque, built in 1935.
Kobe
Japan
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
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Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0
The dialect spoken in Kobe is called Kobe-ben, a sub-dialect of Kansai dialect.
Kobe
Japan
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