But Hyogo Prefecture’s Kobe City has a long and fascinating history of contact with the world outside Japan. Over a 1,000 years ago in the Nara and Heian periods, the area now known as Kobe was the ...

Hyogo Prefecture ... meeting strict standards earns the coveted Kobe beef label, and you’ll find it at specialty restaurants throughout Kobe City, Arima Onsen, and other locations in Hyogo.

Credit: Courtesy of Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture ... Shiota Onsen for the perfect end to the evening. Japan's Top Night View Overlooking Kobe's Cityscape and Harbor Mount Maya’s Kikuseidai ...

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 1.5 million by the end of ...

If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop in Takasago City in western Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, it’ll take another 38 years before you receive ...

Not all meat that's sold as Kobe beef is actually the genuine article. If you're purchasing Kobe at a store or restaurant, ...

KOBE, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo ... the exact time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and its vicinity in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan 17, 1995, leaving 6,434 people dead as many homes were ...

KOBE -- Hyogo Prefecture, with the largest number of golf ... laws regarding land development in Japan were changed to make it easier to develop resorts, theme parks and golf courses.

Mourners observed a moment of silence before dawn at 5:46am, the exact time that the quake -- Japan ... of Hyogo Prefecture where Kobe is located. Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko ...