
A giant robot, or more specifically, Tetsujin 28, stands ready for action, in Kōbe, Japan.

A giant robot, or more specifically, Tetsujin 28, stands ready for action, in Kōbe, Japan.

A woman holds a sign seeking blood donations at an exit from a train station in Kōbe, Japan.

The Xian Gate marks the west entrance to Nankin-machi and the Chinese community in Kōbe, Japan.

The Changan Gate marks the east entrance to Nankin-machi and the Chinese community in Kōbe, Japan.

One of the oldest Shinto shrines, the founding of Ikuta-jinja is linked with the beginnings of Kōbe, Japan.