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Kobe Travel Guide: 183 reviews and 547 photos

Located roughly in the center of Honshu, Japan's main island, Kobe is easily accessible by land, sea, and air. It is about 3 hours and 20 minutes from Tokyo by Bullet Train, and 25 minutes by high-speed boat from the Kansai International Airport. Together with Osaka and Kyoto, it forms the focal point for the economy of western Japan.

The city is divided into two sections by the Rokko Mountain Range: the southern part which faces the sea forms the urbanized area, while the western and northern sections, known collectively as the Seihokushin area, have become the scene for the construction of large-scale new towns that maintain harmony with their natural surroundings. The urbanized area occupying 30% of the city area stretches like a ribbon 30km east to west and 2 to 4km north to south, and is home to 70% of the population. Kobe has a 3-tier structure: a port and industrial zone along the coast, residential areas on the hillsides, and mixed residential and commercial areas in the intermediate zone between the mountains and the sea.

Last visit to Kobe: Feb 1998
Intro Updated Feb 26, 2003
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Written Mar 14, 2001

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earthquake Jan 15th.

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ATXtraveler Sep 10, 2005 at 11:48 PM

Great to see the place named after the Famous Laker Kobe Bryant... or was it the Beef Steak?
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pepples46 Aug 22, 2004 at 11:38 PM

hmmmm I remember that earthquake, friends of mine where working at the telecommunication center, and they where terrified but loved Kobe. good page
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portopia Aug 9, 2003 at 6:42 PM

Fantastic page! And I speak as one who lives in Kobe, and loves this city very, very much.
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vigi Apr 4, 2003 at 10:21 PM

My plan to go Tokyo on Apr25, will stay 2 weeks, hope SARS will not affect my plan.
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mtwohig Mar 7, 2003 at 2:42 PM

You have good photos...
Kota has told me about his experience, living through this earthquake
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Kristina1701 Dec 17, 2002 at 6:18 AM

moving pics of the earthquake!
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cosmopolit Aug 10, 2002 at 11:58 AM

Good infos and memorial
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traveldave Aug 7, 2002 at 4:08 PM

Stunning photos of the earthquake damage.
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matcrazy1 Jul 1, 2002 at 1:02 PM

Fantastic and tragic pics in trvg!
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nick06 Mar 31, 2002 at 6:17 AM

fantastic