Harborland
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is a shopping district in Chuo-ku
, Kobe
, Japan
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This shopping district was made on the site of the former freight yard, Minatogawa Kamotsu Station of the Japanese National Railways
. The yard was removed in 1982 and the shopping district opened in 1992.
Harborland is a beautiful section of the city of Kobe. It is located along Japan's eastern coast. With great shopping, unique places to eat, many hotels, and easy access by train, subway, or boat, it is a pedestrian paradise. Harborland is near some of the more industrial parts of eastern Japan. It is also home to the famous Port Tower.
Chuo-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 28.37 km², and a population of 119,768 .The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku.-Related matters:*Port of Kobe*Port Island...
, Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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This shopping district was made on the site of the former freight yard, Minatogawa Kamotsu Station of the Japanese National Railways
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
. The yard was removed in 1982 and the shopping district opened in 1992.
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- JRWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
Kobe Station - Kosoku Kobe StationKosoku Kobe Stationis a train station on the Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line and the Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line*Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku LineKobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd...
- Harborland StationHarborland Stationis a train station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:An island platform serving 2 tracks is located on the 2nd basement, lower level than ticket gates.-Surroundings:Underground city*Duo Kobe...
Harborland is a beautiful section of the city of Kobe. It is located along Japan's eastern coast. With great shopping, unique places to eat, many hotels, and easy access by train, subway, or boat, it is a pedestrian paradise. Harborland is near some of the more industrial parts of eastern Japan. It is also home to the famous Port Tower.