Japan Info Swap Blog

Kobe isn’t one of Japan’s most major cities – indeed, Osaka and Kyoto are more well-known in the Kansai region – but it is steeped in a fair amount of history and boasts a number of identifiable landmarks. Opened to foreign trade over 150 years ago, it’s a city with a fusion of both eastern and western influences evident in its architecture and culture. It is famed for its seaport as well as its succulent beef exports, but there is mu…