Kobe Hyogo was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1853 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan and nuclear-free zone port city.
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21 Facts About Kobe Hyogo
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Natural geography of the area, particularly of Wada Cape in Kobe Hyogo-ku, led to the development of a port, which would remain the economic center of the city.
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Later, during the Edo period, the eastern parts of present-day Kobe Hyogo came under the jurisdiction of the Amagasaki Domain and the western parts under that of the Akashi Domain, while the center was controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate.
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The history of the city is closely tied to that of the Ikuta Shrine, and the name "Kobe Hyogo" derives from, an archaic name for those who supported the shrine.
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Port of Kobe Hyogo was Japan's busiest port and one of Asia's top ports until the Great Hanshin earthquake.
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Kobe Hyogo has since dropped to fourth in Japan and 49th-busiest container port worldwide.
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The main transport hub is Sannomiya Station, with the eponymous Kobe Hyogo Station located to the west and the Shinkansen Shin-Kobe Hyogo Station to the north.
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Kobe Hyogo has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool to cold winters.
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Port of Kobe Hyogo is both an important port and manufacturing center within the Hanshin Industrial Region.
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Japanese companies which have their headquarters in Kobe Hyogo include ASICS, a shoe manufacturer; Daiei, a department store chain; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co.
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Kobe Hyogo is the site of a number of research institutes, such as the RIKEN Kobe Hyogo Institute Center for developmental biology and medical imaging techniques, and Advanced Institute for Computational Science, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Advanced ICT Research Institute, the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center.
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The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe Hyogo is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chuo-ku, Kobe Hyogo.
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Itami Airport, in nearby Itami, serves mainly domestic flights throughout Japan, Kobe Hyogo Airport, built on a reclaimed island south of Port Island, offers mainly domestic flights, while Kansai International Airport in Osaka mainly serves international flights in the area.
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Sannomiya Station is the main commuter hub in Kobe Hyogo, serving as the transfer point for the three major intercity rail lines.
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Kobe Hyogo is a transportation hub for a number of expressways, including the Meishin Expressway and the Hanshin Expressway.
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Kobe Hyogo is home to 17 Japanese language schools for international students, including the international training group Lexis Japan.
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Kobe Hyogo hosted the 1985 Summer Universiade, the 1991 Men's Asian Basketball Championship, which was the qualifier for the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
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Kobe Hyogo was one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosting matches at Noevir Stadium Kobe Hyogo, which was renovated to increase its capacity to 40,000 for the event.
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Kobe Hyogo was one of the host cities for the official 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship.
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Kobe Hyogo hosted the World Darts Federation World Cup in October 2017.
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