- Port of Kobe
The Port of Kobe is a
Japan ese maritime port inKobe , Hgo in the greater Osaka area, backgrounded by theHanshin Industrial Region .Located at a foothill of the range of
Mount Rokk , flat lands are limited and constructions of artificlai islands have carried out, to makePort Island ,Rokko Island , island ofKobe Airport to name some.History
In the
10th century,Taira no Kiyomori renovated the then Nihongo|wada no Tomari|大輪田泊 and moved to Nihongo|Fukuhara|福原, the short-lived capital neighbouring the port. Throughout medieval era, the port was known as Nihongo|Hygo no Tsu|兵庫津.In 1858 the Treaty of Amity and Commerce opened the Hyōgo Port to overseas, and officially in 19
After the
World War 2 pillars were occupied by the Allied Forces, later byUnited States Forces Japan . (Last one returned in 1974.)In 1970s the port boasted it handled the most containers in the world.
In 1995 the
Great Hanshin earthquake destroyed the facilities, and service halted temporarily.Facillities
*Container berths: 34
*Area: 3.89 km²
*Max draft: 18 mAmusement facility for public
*
Kobe Port Tower
*Harborland Passenger services
*
Busan ,South Korea : twice a week
*Shanghai ,China : once a week
*Tianjin , China: once a weekister ports
*flagicon|Netherlands Rotterdam port,
Netherlands - 1967
*flagicon|United States Seattle port,United States - 1967
*flagicon|China Tianjin port,China - 1980External links
*en icon [http://www.pa.kkr.mlit.go.jp/kobeport/en/index.html Kobe Ports and Harbors Office]
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