Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.56 km2 and a population of 106,322.
Kiyomori-zuka, a 12th-century monument to Taira no Kiyomori
A collapsed Topos discount store in the Minatogawa neighbourhood of Hyogo
Burnt remains of wooden structures in the Shinminatogawa shopping arcade
Hyogo Canal
Kobe is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population 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 Honshū, 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.
Image: Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum, November 2016
Image: The old settlement hall of no 15 01 1920
Image: Hyogo prefectural museum of art 08s 3200
Image: Chang'an gate (Nankinmachi, Kobe)