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Kobe (/ ˈ k oʊ b eɪ / KOH-bay; Japanese: 神戸, romanized: Kōbe, pronounced ⓘ), officially Kobe City (神戸市, Kōbe-shi), is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama.
Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Kobe metropolitan area and Osaka metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world's most productive regions by GDP.
Kobe is the fifth-largest city in Japan and the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Its long history as a port city, concentration of multi-national companies, and reputation as a cosmopolitan city make it a popular tourist destination in the Kansai Region. Kobe is bordered by Osaka Bay to the south and Mount Rokko to the north.
Located across the bay from Osaka, Kobe is Japan's sixth largest city and the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Long home to the bulk of Japan's international trade, cosmopolitan Kobe has a unique history and distinct architecture.
Kobe, city, capital of Hyogo prefecture, west-central Honshu, Japan. Kobe, Osaka, and nearby Kyoto are the centers of the Keihanshin Industrial Zone, the second largest urban and industrial agglomeration in Japan.
Kobe city is a metropolitan, multicultural place, with a mixture of Western, Chinese, and Japanese influences. It also has a reputation as one of Japan's more stylish cities. There are a great many places to visit in Kobe. In the inner-city districts of Sannomiya and Motomachi, you will find many stylish and unique shops.
Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kansai Region, stretching from the Seto Inland Sea to the Sea of Japan. Its largest city and capital is Kobe, its most famous tourist attraction is Himeji Castle, and its best known hot spring resorts are Arima and Kinosaki.
