Rural kabuki took off among farmers all over Japan, especially in Kobe. Nine old stages remain here and two are still in use. Kobe is a leading international trading port in Japan, but over the ...

a 79-year-old resident. Like in many other areas of Japan, the population is dwindling in Hyogo Prefecture and its capital, Kobe. City officials in May said Kobe’s population could fall below 1. ...

From taking in the views from Kobe’s Port Tower and the ferris wheel, to exploring the old district of Kitano or getting lost in colourful streets of Chinatown, these are the top things to do in Kobe, ...

“The Japanese people in Kobe opened their hearts and accepted the Jewish refugees from the mid-1940s to the end of 1941,” it says. The signboard also presents photos showing Jewish refugees ...