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Kobe Attractions

Kobe is located in Hyogo Prefecture in the southwest of Honshu, one of the four major islands of Japan. Kobe is located near the Rokaka Mountains to the north facing the Osaka Bay of the Seto Inland Sea. Kobe is one of the few harbor cities in the world and is also the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. This famous Japanese trading port has a history of thousands of years. The first artificial island in the world was completed here in 1981, and the style of the 21st world composite city, including the world's longest suspension bridge, is the main feature of the city. Due to the early influence of Western culture, Kobe is full of cultural collision between the East and the West, both from the city buildings and people's lifestyles are different from the traditional areas of Japan. Superior natural environment, warm climate, four distinct seasons. There are many tourist attractions in the territory, and you can also fully enjoy the fun of food and shopping.

Kobe City, located in western Japan, is the seat of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of the designated cities by the government, having been included in Forbes magazine's "25 Cleanest Cities in the World" in 2007. "Kobe" this place name, originated from the Shengda Shrine, now the city center of the three palace, Motomachi area was once the shrine territory, Shengda Shrine appeared in the Japanese secretary and the pillow-grass son, is a famous shrine with a long history, worship the Japanese female honor, it is said to bless the worshiper's marriage and health, many people to eliminate evil and visit here. Rokaka Mountain is located in the northeast of Kobe City, Meiji period, foreign villas have been built here, Kanaka Pavilion Rokaka, Rokaka Alpine Garden, rotating Ten observation platform is a famous tourist attractions, winter can also ski, but also is the best place to watch the Kobe Port night view, known as "10 million dollars of gold can not be exchanged for the night view." Arima hot spring is the oldest hot spring in the Kansai region of Japan, known as the "hinterland of Kobe" said, is one of the three famous springs in Japan (Xiami-Lu hot spring, Kusatsu hot spring), according to the Japanese secretary "Shu Ming Ji" records, Shu Ming Emperor driving the state horse (original for a) warm soup, into the bath and great joy, after the Qing Shaoyan is also in the "bed grass son", It is written that "Spring has seven Jiu Li Tang, horse tang, that Shu tang, Fu Tang, and total tang", and its name can be seen. In Kobe can also experience the exotic, Western architecture is concentrated in Kitanomachi Yamamoto, the old residence, and Chinatown Nanjing town, the most famous for Kazamidori no Yakata, its roof of the chicken weather beacon, has become a symbol of Kobe. In addition, Kobe Port Bay Area, American Park, Kobe Port Tower and Kobe Marine Museum are the most famous tourist attractions in the Kobe Port area.