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Kobe port tower illuminated against the harbor at night

CITY · KANSAI · N° 003

Kobe

神戸

The composed Kansai city. Mountains behind, harbour in front, the best beef in the world on the teppan, and a European-accented port history unlike Kyoto's.

Last light on Pontochō

LAST LIGHT ON PONTOCHŌ — April 2026. Photography by H. Miyamoto.

The composed Kansai city. Mountains behind, harbour in front, the best beef in the world on the teppan, and a European-accented port history unlike Kyoto's.

I · NEIGHBOURHOODS

The quarters.

II · INTERESTS

What brought you here.

III · PLACE

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IV · DISPATCHES

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