Akashi (明石市, Akashi-shi?) is a city located in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe.
Population: 297,279
Latitude: 34° 37' 59.99" N
Longitude: 134° 58' 59.99" E
The Great Hanshin earthquake (阪神・淡路大震災 Hanshin Awaji daishinsai?), or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995 at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitud…
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (明石海峡大橋, Akashi Kaikyō Ō-hashi), also known as the Pearl Bridge, links the city of Kobe on the mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island, in Japan. It crosses the busy Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyō in Japanese).
Kobe Mosque (神戸モスク, Kōbe Mosque), also known as Kobe Muslim Mosque (神戸ムスリムモスク, Kōbe Muslim Mosque), was founded in October, 1935 in Kobe and is Japan's first mosque. Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe…
Kobe Port Tower (神戸ポートタワー, Kōbe Pōto Tawā), a hyperboloid structure, is a 108 m high lattice tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. Kobe Port Tower has an observation deck at a height of 90.28 metres.
Takatori Catholic Church (カトリックたかとり教会 Katorikku Takatori Kyokai) is a Catholic church in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe Chinatown (Nankin-machi "Nanjing town") (Japanese: 南京町; Simplified Chinese: 南京町) in Kobe, Japan is one of only three designated Chinatowns in Japan. It is located south of Motomachi station adjacent to the Daimaru Department Store and is a majo…
Sannomiya Station (三宮駅, Sannomiya-eki) is located in the heart of Kobe, Japan.
Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium (神戸市御崎公園球技場), nicknamed Kobe Wing Stadium (神戸ウイングスタジアム, Kōbe Uingu Sutajiamu) and currently known as Noevir Stadium Kobe for J. League association football events and rugby football Top League events, is a football stad…
Shin-Kōbe station (新神戸駅, Shin-Kōbe-eki) is a railway station located on the Sanyō Shinkansen line serving the city of Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area. It is located to the north of Kobe city centre, at the foot of Mount Rokkō. The Shinkansen t…
Sannomiya Station (三ノ宮駅, Sannomiya eki) is a railway station in Nunobiki-chō, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, and is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is on the JR Kobe Line which runs between Osaka Station and Himej…
Miki (三木市, Miki-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Chūō (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan.
World Memorial Hall (ワールド記念ホール) or World Hall is a multi-purpose arena, located in the Chūō-ku Ward of Kobe, Japan. It has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people and is optimized for large-scale meetings, sport events, trade shows and concerts.
Ikuta Shrine (生田神社, Ikuta-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country.
The Awaji Yumebutai (淡路夢舞台) is a complex of conference center, hotel and memorial in Awaji, Hyōgo, built in the wake of the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. It was designed by Tadao Ando, who had begun planning for the project (as a park) prior to the…
Fukuhara-kyō (福原京, Capital of Fukuhara) was the seat of Japan's Imperial Court, and therefore the capital of the country, for roughly six months in 1180. It was also the center of Taira no Kiyomori's power and the site of his retirement palace.
Awaji (淡路市, Awaji-shi) is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
The University of Hyogo (兵庫県立大学, Hyōgo kenritsu daigaku, lit. Hyogo Prefectural University) is a public university in Japan.