City of Kobe - Kobe Trade Information Office

Greetings from Mayor Yada
Letter of Greeting form Kobe's Mayor.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/15/020/mayor/greeting-e.html

Kobe City Overview
Overview of Kobe City including its location, population and economy.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/17/020/en/outline/index.htm

Kobe Living Guide
Overview of Kobe City including its location, population and economy.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/17/020/en/outline/index.htm

Chuo Ward (Downtown Kobe) Information
The Chuo Ward in Kobe provides information on life in the Chuo ward as well as local folklore and history, news, events and guide maps.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/83/gaikoku/english.html

Higashinada Ward (East Kobe) Information
The Higashinada Ward in Kobe supplies an overview of East Kobe, characteristics of Higashinada, a town map and information on wild boars in the area!

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/81/e/index.html

The Nagata Ward (West Kobe) Information
The Nagata Ward in Kobe gives detailed information on life in West Kobe.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/86/link_tagengo/en/index.html

The Kobe-Johokan (Kobe Information)
Click on “Sites in English” at the bottom left of the page for travel and living information in Kobe.

www.kobe-johokan.gr.jp

Takatori Community Center
The Takatori Community Center provides links to English information for foreign residents in Kobe as well as a Multilingual Living Guide and Multilingual Newsletter. Click on the link to Zurari for detailed information on Kobe (economy, embassies and consulates, food and drink, news and media as well as education and employment).

www.tcc117.org/en/index.html

Hyogo Prefecture
Hyogo prefecture website providing information on living in Kobe. Topics such as housing, alien registration, welfare, health and medical services, tax, childcare and transportation are available.

www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/livingguide/index.html

Hyogo Prefecture’s School Guide
Detailed informaiton on the Japanese school system including a typical school day, education expenses and school rules.

www.hyogo-c.ed.jp/kenshusho/lib/schoollife/

The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia
The AMDA International Medical Information Center provides telephone services to foreign residents in Japan in several languages and introduces medical facilities with staff who speak the patient's language and can explain the Japanese health care system.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/amdack/english/E-index.html

Community House & Information Centre (CHIC)
CHIC is a non-profit community service organization committed to meeting the needs of the international community in Kobe, Japan. CHIC's goal is to serve as a bridge between the international community and the Kobe community at large, to help both newcomers and long-time residents get the most out of their stay in Japan.

www.chickobe.com/Welcome.htm

Kobe’s Sister Cities
Information on Kobe’s sister cities around the world.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/17/020/en/international/index.htm

Disaster of Kobe City
Information on the 1995 disaster including history and images.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/15/020/quake/index_e.html

Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Outline
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake statistics and restoration progress report from January 1, 2001.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/06/013/report/index-e.html

Kobe’s Post-Quake Socioeconomic Rehabilitation
Record of Kobe’s post-quake socioeconomic rehabilitation 5 years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/15/020/quake/saiken/sa-index.html

Port & Urban Projects Bureau, Kobe City Government
Port of Kobe’s earthquake restoration and reconstruction of port facilities.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/39/port/data/shinsai_e.htm

Higashinada Ward’s Earthquake Survival Guide
Earthquake survival guide from the Higashinada Ward office including disaster prevention at home, rescue and relief effort and life under evacuation.

www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/81/e/earth/index.html

Community Disaster Prevention Symposium
Kobe disaster prevention symposium (2002-2005).