日本本州中西部兵库县首府神户市。邻近的城市大阪市阪神市和附近的京都市是京阪神工业区的中心，京阪神工业区是日本第二大城市和工业集聚区，城市及其周围地区构成了大阪市阪神市都市区的西部。
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大阪市和神户市位于地理学家所谓的阪神工业区的中心。结果是
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神户位于大坂湾内陆海的东端，在大坂以西约20英里（30公里）处。这个城市被限制在北部六甲山和南部大海之间的狭窄土地上。神户的气候属于温带气候，冬季凉爽，夏季炎热潮湿。年降雨量约为54英寸（1,360毫米）。该地区在9月遭受台风袭击，偶有灾难。1995年1月17日，神户遭受强烈地震的袭击，地震摧毁或摧毁了大都会地区约100,000栋建筑物，并造成5,000多人丧生。
The street pattern of Kōbe reflects its location between the mountains and the bay: main streets run east-west, crossed by short north-south streets. The coastline has been altered by reclamation for port facilities and industries. The central shopping street, Motomachi, runs between the city’s two major railway stations, while the central business district is near the harbour.
Kōbe’s port has long been one of the most important in Japan; in the early 1970s it was combined administratively with that of Ōsaka. In addition to its prominence in shipping, Kōbe is preeminent among Japanese cities in shipbuilding and steel production. The city is served by a dense network of freight and commuter rail lines, including Shinkansen bullet trains. Express highways also link Kōbe with Ōsaka, Kyōto, and Nagoya. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge at the time of its completion in 1998, links Kōbe with the island of Awaji, in Ōsaka Bay, and another road bridge connects Awaji Island to the city of Naruto on Shikoku.
There are several institutions of higher education in Kōbe, including Kōbe University and Hyōgo University of Teacher Education. The Rokkō Mountains are included within Inland Sea National Park and are accessible by motor road or by cable car; recreational facilities in the range include a golf course, ponds for swimming, and a spa at Arima. Area 213 square miles (551 square km). Pop. (2010) 1,544,200; (2015) 1,537,272.
