Kobe Japan did not exist in its current form until its founding in 1889.
| FactSnippet No. 856,181 |
Kobe Japan did not exist in its current form until its founding in 1889.
| FactSnippet No. 856,181 |
Kobe Japan 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.
| FactSnippet No. 856,182 |
Later, during the Edo period, the eastern parts of present-day Kobe Japan 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.
| FactSnippet No. 856,183 |
The history of the city is closely tied to that of the Ikuta Shrine, and the name "Kobe Japan" derives from, an archaic name for those who supported the shrine.
| FactSnippet No. 856,184 |
Port of Kobe was Japan's busiest port and one of Asia's top ports until the Great Hanshin earthquake.
| FactSnippet No. 856,185 |
The main transport hub is Sannomiya Station, with the eponymous Kobe Japan Station located to the west and the Shinkansen Shin-Kobe Japan Station to the north.
| FactSnippet No. 856,186 |
Kobe Japan has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool to cold winters.
| FactSnippet No. 856,187 |
Port of Kobe Japan is both an important port and manufacturing center within the Hanshin Industrial Region.
| FactSnippet No. 856,188 |
Japanese companies which have their headquarters in Kobe include ASICS, a shoe manufacturer; Daiei, a department store chain; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co.
| FactSnippet No. 856,189 |
Kobe Japan is the site of a number of research institutes, such as the RIKEN Kobe Japan 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.
| FactSnippet No. 856,190 |
The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe Japan is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chuo-ku, Kobe Japan.
| FactSnippet No. 856,191 |
Itami Airport, in nearby Itami, serves mainly domestic flights throughout Japan, Kobe 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.
| FactSnippet No. 856,192 |
Sannomiya Station is the main commuter hub in Kobe Japan, serving as the transfer point for the three major intercity rail lines .
| FactSnippet No. 856,193 |
Kobe Japan is a transportation hub for a number of expressways, including the Meishin Expressway and the Hanshin Expressway .
| FactSnippet No. 856,194 |
Kobe Japan hosted the 1985 Summer Universiade, the 1991 Men's Asian Basketball Championship, which was the qualifier for the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
| FactSnippet No. 856,195 |
Kobe Japan was one of the host cities for the official 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship.
| FactSnippet No. 856,196 |
Kobe Japan hosted the World Darts Federation World Cup in October 2017.
| FactSnippet No. 856,197 |