Kobe
Japan · Hyogo
Kobe, officially Kobe City , is the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in the Kansai region, which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshu, on the north shore of Osaka Bay. It is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. The Kobe city centre is located about 35 km (22 mi) west of Osaka and 70 km (43 mi) southwest of Kyoto.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+9 · 15 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Hyogo
- Main language
- Japanese
- On the map
- 34.69° N, 135.20° E
Near Kobe
- Osaka · 28 km away
- Izumisano · 34 km away
- Himeji · 49 km away
- Wakayama · 51 km away
- Nara · 56 km away
- Uji · 59 km away
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Where to stay
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9/10 · 133 reviews
Hotel Okura Kobe
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Kobe Hotel Juraku
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Hotel Plaza Kobe
8.8/10 · 1819 reviews