Kobe Chinatown
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Kobe Chinatown (Nankin-machi) (Japanese: 南京町; Traditional Chinese: 南京街) is located on Kobe, Japan. It has about 150 years of history. There are over 100 restaurants shops and chinese temple (関帝廟). In 1868, When the sea port opened in Kobe, many Chinese and European immigrants arrived in Japan and formed a foreign settlement. These days, Japan didn't conclude a peace treaty with China,it was't permited to live this foreign settlement for Chinese people,they lived in the neighborhood of the foreign settlement. It is the beginning of Chinatown.By the way,Now there are over 10,000 chinese people lived in Kobe, there are a few residents in this chinatown,because they didn't have many trouble with Japanese,and many of them began to treat various business. It is peculiarity of Chinatown in Kobe.
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[edit] Train
- JR Kobe Line, Motomachi Station (3min from Sannomiya Station,25min from Osaka Station)
- Hanshin main Line, Motomachi Station (3min from Sannomiya Station,30min from Umeda Station)
[edit] Highway
- Hanshin Expressway 3 Kobe Route, Kyobashi Exit
- Hanshin Expressway 5 Wangan Route, Rokko Island Exit
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Kobe Chinatown Official Website (Japanese)
- Kobe Overseas Chinese History Museum (Japanese)
