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 Kobe
is
the
capital
of
Hyogo
Prefecture
and
one
of
Japan's
ten
largest
cities.
Located
between
the
sea
and
the
Rokko
mountain
range,
Kobe
is
also
considered
one
of
Japan's
most
attractive
cities. |
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Kobe
has
been
an
important
port
city
for
many
centuries.
Kobe
Port
was
one
of
the
first
Japanese
ports
to
be
opened
to
foreign
trade
in
the
late
Edo
Period,
and
the
city
remains
one
of
Japan's
more
cosmopolitan
cities. |
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In
January
1995,
Kobe
was
hit
by
the
Great
Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake,
which
killed
over
5000
people
and
destroyed
tens
of
thousands
of
buildings.
A
decade
later,
the
city
is
completely
rebuilt,
and
few
signs
of
the
terrible
event
are
left. |
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