Society in Kobe

The Hanshin Awaji earthquake in June1995+1October 17 in Japan once brought almost devastating damage to the economy of Kobe, a famous Japanese port city. Now (20 15)20 years have passed, and its post-earthquake reconstruction has begun to take shape. Starting from 1998, Kobe Medical Science and Technology City, the idea of building a medical science and technology city with Kobe artificial island as the core area was implemented locally. After 17 years of investment and construction by government, university and research institute, it has become a large-scale medical and pharmaceutical enterprise cluster and headquarters R&D base, and has become a unique city business card for Kobe's post-earthquake economic reconstruction.

There are more than 180 well-known pharmaceutical enterprises, research institutions and universities here, including the well-known multicellular system formation research center of Japan Institute of Physical Chemistry and computational science research institutions. Scientists, professional technicians and researchers from local universities in these institutions constitute a rich talent pool and research and development foundation. Kobe News was founded in February 1898+0 1. In 20 12, Kobe News was the only local newspaper in Kobe with a circulation of over 550,000 daily newspapers and over 200,000 evening newspapers. During the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the headquarters building of Kobe News Agency was completely destroyed. However, Kobe News Agency still insisted on publishing by borrowing the facilities of Kyoto News, and did not stop publishing. After the earthquake, Kobe News continued to report the changes brought to Kobe by the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which became a much-told story in Japanese newspapers. Kobe News covers the whole territory of Hyogo Prefecture and is the newspaper with the largest market share in Kobe City and its suburbs. In addition, five national newspapers in Japan (Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Daily News, Nikkei and Sankei Shimbun) are also published in Kobe.

Broadcasting plays an important role in Kobe culture. Kobe is the birthplace of Japanese jazz, and its radio stations have played an important role in the popularization of jazz culture. Kansai Broadcasting Corporation (then Kobe) opened a special program on Christmas Eve at 1952, which was a great success and was the first radio program in Japan. There are two TV stations headquartered in Kobe, namely Sun TV and NHK Kobe Broadcasting Bureau. Sun TV started broadcasting on May 1969, 1, covering Hyogo Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture. Sun TV is the first TV station in Japan to broadcast the whole professional baseball game live, and it enjoys a certain evaluation in the live broadcast of sports events. Sun TV is also a TV station with a high rate of self-made programs among Japanese independent TV stations. Although the building of NHK Kobe Broadcasting Bureau was completely destroyed in the Great Hanshin Earthquake, it was rebuilt in 2005. NHK Kobe Broadcasting Bureau mainly produces news and various programs for Hyogo Prefecture.

In the broadcast area of TV, Kobe City belongs to Feng Jingen wide-area circle. In addition to the above two TV stations, you can also receive TV programs from MBS, ABC, Kansai TV (KTV), Yomiuri TV (YTV) and Osaka TV (TVO, which can only be watched in some parts of the city). The education level in Kobe is very developed. In 20 12, there were 150 kindergartens, 172 primary schools, 102 junior high schools, 56 high schools and 20 universities in Kobe. Among the universities in Kobe, the teaching and research level of Kobe University is the highest. Kobe University was founded in 1949, which was formed by the merger of Kobe University of Economics, Himeji College, Kobe Institute of Technology and Hyogo Normal School. Now Kobe University has developed into a large comprehensive university with 1 1 colleges,16,000 students and 3,000 faculty members. As far as scientific research results are concerned, Kobe University is one of the top universities in Japan except the old Imperial University. 20 12 shinya yamanaka, winner of the nobel prize in medicine or physiology, graduated from Kobe university. The research team of Kobe University has also made important contributions to the study of the Higgs boson. Among the private universities in Kobe, Jian 'an University is the largest, founded in 19 19. In addition to these two universities, the larger universities in Kobe include Hyogo Prefectural University and Kobe Foreign Studies University. In order to promote academic exchanges between universities and contribute to regional revitalization, some universities in Kobe City and Nishimiya City have established the Hyogo Kobe University Alliance (コンソーシァムひょぅごご).

School University Kobe University hyogo college of medicine Short-term University Hyogo Prefecture University Kobe Sushikawa College Kobe Yamanote Short-term University Kobe Foreign Studies University Cycle Science University Kobe Women's Short-term University Kobe Nursing University Kobe Rupture Engineering University Kobe Changpan University Jianan Women's University Kobe Changpan Short-term University Kobe Song Yin Women's School University Kobe Industrial Advanced School Kobe University Kobe Starfish Women's College Kobe Information College Kobe International University Kobe Affinity. Women's University Kobe Yamanote University Kobe Women's University High School Kobe Liu Jia ァィドラドドラドララドドラララララララ. Colleges and universities affiliated to Kobe International University Kobe West College Hyogo Ryota College Kobe Dragon Valley College Kobe Village Industry College Kobe Mill College Hyogo, Yichuan Gubei University, Kobe First University, Jianan Women's University, Kobe City, Hyogo Commercial University, Hyogo, Yichuan Valley University, Kobe University, Affinity Women's University, Kobe City, University of Science and Technology, Hyogo, Kobe Takazuka University, Suichuan Second University, Song Yin University, etc. South University (Timekeeping System) Hyogo Forest University, Kobe Haixing Women's University, Kobe Hyogo University (Timekeeping System), Hyogo Forest University, Kobe Star City University, Kobe Yamamoto Women's College, Kobe Engineering University (Timekeeping System) Hyogo Hayashi University Kobe Qi Ming University Kobe Changpan Women's High School Hyogo Lilai Dongtan University Hyogo Lilai Wuzi University Beach University Kobe Noda University Hyogo Li Lai Yu Ying University Hyogo Lixingling University Liu Jia University Kobe International University Hyogo Li Lai Kobe University Hyogo Kobe Business University Hyogo Shengang Academy Shengang University Hyogo Li Lai Kobe North University Hyogo Industrial Higher Education Institution Tami College Higher Education. Educational institution Aidi Academy Higher Education Institution Hyogo Established Kobe Baika Higher Education Institution Hyogo Established Hyogo Industrial Higher Education Institution Kobe Hongling Academy Higher Education Institution There are three expressway routes passing through Kobe City, among which New Shen Ming expressway starts in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture and ends in Kobe; China's automatic lane from Bantian City, Osaka Prefecture to Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture; Yang Shan automatic lane, from Kobe to expressway in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Among other expressway, the automatic lane of Kobe Awaji Gate is an important mode of transportation connecting Kobe, Awaji Island and Shikoku, and Akashi Strait Bridge is also a part of this expressway. There are also national highways such as National Highway No.2, National Highway No.28, National Highway No.43, 174 and Hanshin Expressway passing through Kobe. In terms of urban roads, due to the long and narrow terrain in the east-west direction of Kobe City, Yamanote trunk road, central trunk road and waterfront trunk road are the most important trunk roads in the east-west direction of Kobe City, and they are the traffic arteries of Kobe City. In terms of roads in the north-south direction, a grid road network with an interval of 500 meters is roughly formed. Kobe has also built a number of radial roads from the city center to the new city in the northwest of the city.

bus

Kobe bus is one of the main modes of transportation in downtown Kobe, which is operated by Kobe Transportation Bureau. Bus fares in Kobe are divided into two systems: "ordinary areas" and "suburban areas". When riding in ordinary areas, the fare is 200 yen (half price for children); If you go to the suburbs by bus, you need to pay extra. At present, there are 92 bus lines in Kobe, with 565,438+08 vehicles, most of which are painted white and green. Besides buses in Kobe, there are buses from other companies, such as Yang Shan Bus, Ji Shen Bus and Hankyu Bus. Kobe also has a ring bus mainly for tourists. Liu Jiashan pasture

Liujiashan is a popular plateau leisure resort with its driving route and night view. Cattle, goats and other livestock are raised in the pasture on the west side, and sheep are grazed on the grassland.

As a major activity in summer, "Arus Festival" is very lively. In Kobe Cheese House, we introduced the cheese culture of cheese manufacturing, sales, exhibition and cheese cooking, and also introduced the wool culture from wool raw materials to wool products, and there was a workshop for hands-on experience.

Playing with bushes and picking flowers-fooling around with women

The Buyin Herb Garden, which belongs to the scene of Kobe City Park, is a place where people can make love. Take the cable car from the new Kobe station of the Shinkansen. If the weather is fine, you can see two artificial islands in Kobe Port Area. Buyin Vanilla Garden is a landscape garden mainly planted with all kinds of herbs, covering an area of 72 hectares, with 0/50 species of herbs and 75,000 plants.

Liujiating middle hall

A museum that displays ancient world music boxes. There are only 1 music boxes in the world, as well as valuable chronologies and so on.

George science museum

It brings together the highest level of bridge technology used in the construction of the four-nation contact bridge in Honshu, including the Akashi Strait Bridge. There are 200-inch stereoscopic screens, galleries, libraries and so on.

Haishangzou boulevard

From the Akashi Bridge, you can see the ships coming and going. Watch the video series set on the back trail with glass on all sides.

Chinatown

Chinatown in Kobe, Japan, also known as Zhonghua Street, is called Nanjing Town by the Japanese and is located on the east side of Nanjing Road. There is a Chinese red gatehouse at the entrance. Passing through the gatehouse, it is the cross-shaped central street such as Nanjing East Road, West Road, South Road and North Road. The signs in the shops are all in Chinese, and most people here speak Chinese.

Fruit and flower park

Kobe Fruit Flower Park, located in the north of Kobe, is a park that Kobe is proud of. The park is full of beautiful flowers, with restaurants, swimming pools (only in summer), skating rinks (in winter), warm water baths, barbecue gardens and other leisure facilities.

Kobe Municipal Agricultural Park Kobe Wine City

Agricultural parks allow people to enjoy the natural beauty of Kobe. In the wine city built on the hill extending from the grape field, you can visit the wine-making process.

Other scenic spots

Future Human Disaster Prevention Center, Buyin Vanilla Park, Kobe Prince Zoo, Xiangyuan Temple, Morita Shrine, Kitano Alien Museum, Kobe City Museum, Former Residence, Kobe Harbor Earthquake Memorial Park, Kobe Harbor, American Park, Miyako Center Street, Akashi Strait Bridge, Liu Jiashan, Kobe Harbor Tower Observatory, Kobe Ocean Museum, and Ma You Hot Springs. Tumbler: Its shape is reminiscent of the magical queen who is closely related to Hyogo Prefecture.

Horse toy writing brush: this is a traditional national handicraft, with horse hot spring. You can see the puppet's face when you pick up the brush vertically.

Kobe Satsuma Porcelain: Satsuma Porcelain is especially famous for its exquisite brush painting and pure gold lines.

Kobe beef: This is the most famous beef in the world. As a Japanese specialty, Kobe beef often appears at banquets of state guests. It was once fasted by the Japanese emperor, and also sold at a "sky-high price", and it is also the top ingredient in Japanese cuisine recipes. On the one hand, Japan is the origin of high-grade beef, and it is also the epidemic area of mad cow disease like the United States and Europe. In order to protect the health and safety of China people, China banned the import of Japanese beef, including Kobe beef, from 200 1. Moreover, Kobe beef is difficult to export because of its low yield.