Meriken Park is a waterfront park located in the port city of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The park features the Kobe Port Tower, Kobe Maritime Museum, and a memorial to victims of the Great Hanshin earthquake. [Wikipedia]
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The 108-meter-high Kobe Port Tower is one of the most famous landmarks of the port city of Kobe. The observation tower was completed in 1963. A key feature is its tubular construction, and it was t...
Nankin-machi is a neighborhood in Kobe, south of Motomachi Station and adjacent to Daimaru Department Store. The area is known as Kobe's Chinatown and has more than a hundred Chinese restaurants, shops and a Chinese temple dedicated to Guan Yu. Nankinmachi is a center of the Chinese community in the Kansai region. The area was opened up by Chinese traders who settled near the port of Kobe after the port was opened to foreign trade in 1868. As Chinatown developed, it was named after Nanjing, the former Chinese capital. The area is a popular shopping and dining district. It offers popular items such as steamed buns (manju), ramen, tapioca drinks, and various other Chinese dishes, many of which have been adapted to Japan to some extent.
The Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art is a purpose built municipal art gallery in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 2002. [Wikipedia]
The Kobe Misaki Stadium made Japanese history when it was completed in 2001, as it was the first stadium in the country to install special lighting at night and host games after dark. It can seat over 30,000 spectators. The retractable roof of the stadium allows fans to watch the games even in bad weather without getting wet. The stadium is conveniently located near the center of Kobe and is the home of J.League football club Vissel Kobe and the top league rugby team Kobelco Steelers. In addition, the Kobe Misaki Stadium was one of the twelve venues for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which was held in Japan.