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  Kobe Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kobe is already the most indebted municipality in Japan with debts of over ¥3 trillion, and this project's cost (estimated at over ¥1 trillion, or US $8.7 billion) has made it very controversial.
The City of Itami is proposing to ban the take-off and landing of Boeing 747 aircraft at Osaka International due to the large amount of noise pollution to the surrounding neighbourhood.
On February 2, 2006, Kobe Airport Station was connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Liner automated guideway transit system.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kobe_Airport   (505 words)

  
 Kobe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Rokko overlooks Kobe with an elevation of 931 meters: during the autumn season, it is famous for the rich change in colors of its forests.
It is famous for its Kobe beef, the Arima Onsen (hot springs), nightview of the city both from the coast and the mountain, and the exotic atmosphere which mainly came from its history as a port city.
Kobe was briefly the capital of Japan in 1180 A.D. at the end of the Heian period.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kobe   (815 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Kobe
Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata and Tokyo.
Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports.
It is famous for its Kobe beef, the Arima Onsen (hot springs), nightview of the city both from the coast and the mountain, and the exotic atomosphere which mainly came from its history as a port city.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kobe   (1097 words)

  
 Kobe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kobe is the capital of Hyogo prefecture and is one of Japan's major portss.
Kobe is a modern city by Japanese standards: the port area is dominated by the red steel Kobe tower.
Kobe is also famous for its Kobe beef, the Arima Onsen (hot springs), and the expensive and elite Ashiya district (the haunt of wealthy yakuza).
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/ko/kobe.html   (368 words)

  
 Kobe - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Kobe
Kobe and the neighbouring cities of Osaka and Kyoto make up the Keihanshin Industrial Zone, which is the second-largest conurbation in Japan, after the Yokohama-Tokyo metropolitan area.
Kobe did not share the phenomenal growth of the other leading cities of Japan during the inter-war decades; nevertheless, its population grew 50% in 15 years.
Kobe was a shambles; the slaughter of the cotton operatives by machine-guns became classic as the most terrific execution ever achieved by modern war machines.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Kobe   (373 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Kobe Airport
Osaka International Airport, located in the densely-populated suburbs of Itami and Toyonaka, was surrounded by buildings: it could not be expanded, and many of its neighbors had filed complaints because of noise pollution problems.
Kobe Airport is being built on the unfinished island near the middle of the photo.
It is the longest airport terminal in the world, at a total length of 1.7 km from end to end: a sophisticated people mover system moves passengers from one end of the pier to the other.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kobe-Airport   (1619 words)

  
 Kobe Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kobe Airport opened in February on an artificial island just off the coast of the city of Kobe.
Kobe Airport (Japanese: 神戸空港) is a domestic airport currently under construction on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan.
The airport will face stiff competition from nearby Osaka International Airport and Kansai International Airport, the latter of which is already suffering from overcapacity and hemorrhaging money.
www.wikiverse.org /kobe-airport   (291 words)

  
 Kobe - Wikitravel
Kobe Airport (UKB) [1], built on reclaimed land in front of the harbor, opened in February of 2006.
Airport buses cost ¥1800, and the run to Sannomiya is listed to take 65 to 75 minutes depending on whether the bus travels directly to Sannomiya or stops first on Rokko Island.
Kobe has a comprehensive city bus system, which is often your best choice when travelling to areas located north of the city, away from the predominately east-west running train and subway lines.
wikitravel.org /en/Kobe   (2343 words)

  
 Kobe Airport - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Japanese language, 2006, Runway, ...
Kobe Airport (Japanese: 神戸空港) is an airport currently under construction on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan.
When it is completed, Kobe Airport will be connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Island light rail system.
The airport will face stiff competition from nearby Osaka International Airport and the larger but more distant Kansai International Airport, the latter of which is already suffering from overcapacity and hemorrhaging money.
www.thebestlinks.com /Kobe_Airport.html   (297 words)

  
 Kobe, Hyogo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The main transport hub is Sannomiya Station with the eponymous Kobe Station located towards the west and the Shin-Kobe Station to the north.
Mt Rokko overlooks Kobe with an elevation of metres: during the autumn season Mt Rokko famous for the rich change in colours its forests.
It is famous for Kobe beef the Arima Onsen (hot springs) of the city both from the coast the mountain and the exotic atomosphere which came from its history as a port Kobe is also home to Kobe University which traces its roots back to 1902.
www.freeglossary.com /Kobe   (689 words)

  
 March 1997   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Agency says the airport would be important in case of a natural disaster.
Opponents of the airport plan claim that a law preserving the Seto Naikai (Inland Sea) is designed to limit land reclamation.
The airport will cost an estimated 310 billion yen ($2.6 billion), and some Kobe residents feel money should first be spent on victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
home.att.net /~jdurbin/Mar97.htm   (951 words)

  
 Kansai International Airport - Wikitravel
Built on an artificial island at exorbitant cost, the airport is somewhat underutilized and thus possibly a better entry point than perennially crowded Narita in Tokyo.
All trains leave from the Kansai Airport station across the road from the arrivals hall; there is a clearly marked walkway on the 2nd floor.
Airport Limousine buses leave for various destinations throughout Kansai from the 1st floor directly outside the arrivals hall.
wikitravel.org /en/Kansai_International_Airport   (856 words)

  
 Kobe Travel Guide
Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and one of Japan's ten largest cities.
Kobe Port was one of the first Japanese ports to be opened to foreign trade in the late Edo Period, and the city remains one of Japan's more cosmopolitan cities.
In January 1995, Kobe was hit by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which killed over 5000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of buildings.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e2159.html   (146 words)

  
 Kobe_Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
'''Kobe Airport''' (Japanese: 神戸空港 ''Kōbe Kūkō'') is an airport currently under construction on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan.
The airport will have one 2500-meter runway and is scheduled to open on February 16, 2006.
Kobe Airport will be connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Liner automated guideway transit system.
goc.subdomain.de /Kobe_Airport   (454 words)

  
 "Japan's Kobe airport likely to generate high investment effect"
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Kobe airport likely to generate high investment effect+ The Associated Press KOBE, The offshore Kobe airport under construction for opening in fiscal 2005 is likely to generate a high investment effect, a governmental panel examining the efficiency of pubic works projects said Tuesday.
The panel concluded that the cost-benefit ratio of the Kobe airport project was 2.03, well above 1 which is generally required for public works to be deemed efficient from social and economic perspectives.
The city of Kobe estimates that the airport is likely to generate 131.4 billion yen in benefits for the next five decades, including economic benefits for passengers and other users and airport revenue.
archives.californiaaviation.org /airport/msg30873.html   (464 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Kobe
Kobe airport, the third airport serving the Osaka metropolitan region in...
KOBE A 61-year-old fugitive woman who practiced fortune telling was arrested on Friday on suspicion of defrauding a woman in Kobe of about 7...
KOBE (Kyodo) People in and around Kobe gathered Tuesday to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, pledging to ensure the disaster will not be forgotten.
news.surfwax.com /worldcities/files/Kobe_Japan.html   (4773 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Glut of airports, poor planning stall Japan's air traffic
Japan's problem, analysts say, is that airports have been built to satisfy the desire of local politicians to showcase an airport in their own backyard, without much thought given to integrating Japan's highly efficient rail system with the network of international and domestic flights.
And the new Kobe airport is not even the newest since another opened in March in Kitakyushu, replacing that city's existing landlocked airport.
They note that Kansai International Airport in Osaka is pressing ahead with the construction of a second runway and terminal, and that the southern metropolis Fukuoka, a hop from Shanghai and Seoul, may succeed in the push to build itself a new facility.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002953595_japanairports26.html?syndication=rss   (672 words)

  
 Travel to Kobe - Kobe Tourism
The nearest domestic airport is Osaka's Itami Airport, but Kobe's own airport, built on reclaimed land in front of the harbor, is scheduled to open in 2005.
Kobe is thin in the north-south direction, but long in the west-east direction.
Kobe has a wide variety of accommodation, ranging from love hotels near Shin-Kobe to luxury hotels by the waterfront.
www.atraveldirectory.com /K/Kobe.html   (605 words)

  
 Kobe Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kansai Airport is on the southern edge of the photo.]] Kobe Airport (Japanese: &31070;&25144;&31354;&28207; K&333;be K&363;k&333;) is an airport currently under construction on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=feature&id=736 When it is completed, Kobe Airport will be connected to Sannomiya Station in central Kobe by an extension of the existing Port Island light rail system.
This site is originally proposed to be one of the site for the then to be built Kansai International Airport, but the Kobe municipality rejected it stating it is too close to the city.
kobe-airport.area51.ipupdater.com   (402 words)

  
 CSA KOBE, JAPAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kobe is Japan's 6th largest city, and was one of the first ports to open to Western Ships.
Kobe is a good location, for it is a smaller city than Osaka or Tokyo and offers easy access to Kyoto, Nara and central Osaka.
Kobe, rich in both culture and natural beauty, is an ideal choice for the study of Japanese.
www.studyabroad.com /csa/csa_japan.html   (1488 words)

  
 Narita Airport (NRT)
Tokyo has two airports, Narita International Airport (NRT), which handles mostly international air traffic and is the arrival point of most foreign visitors, and Haneda Airport (HND), which handles mostly domestic air traffic.
Narita Airport, formerly also known as New Tokyo International Airport, is located in the city of Narita in Chiba Prefecture, about 60 km outside of Tokyo.
Because Narita Airport is located about 60 km outside of Tokyo, a taxi ride into central Tokyo is very expensive and not recommended to common travelers.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e2027.html   (638 words)

  
 Welcome To AsiaEcon.com Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Since Kobe Airport will be a class three airport (local airport - domestic traffic only except for international charter flights), the new airport passenger terminal building will be constructed and operated by a third sector entity (a joint venture of KMG and private companies).
The Kobe Assembly endorsed the project in December, 1998, and the KMG submitted an application for reclamation approval for the airport island to the MOT on January 1999.
In the case of third class airports, the airport passenger terminal building is generally constructed and operated by a third sector entity (in this case, KMG led joint venture with private companies).
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 Airport Lounges in Kobe Japan Asia, Kobe Airport Lounges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Places in Kobe airport lounges can be reserved for less using our directory of lounges in Kobe airports.
Listed above are companies offering bargain access to airport lounges in Kobe - most don't require you to have travelled in a particular class or with a specific airline to use their Kobe airport lounge.
If you can afford it, relaxing in an airport lounge in Kobe is a great way to avoid the hassles normally associated with crowded Kobe airports - more so in light of the longer check-in times tighter security measures have introduced, or in the event your flight is delayed.
www.a-zoftourism.com /Airport+Lounges-in-Kobe.htm   (393 words)

  
 KOBE HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE
A port in what would become Kōbe was established as a concession to western powers in 1868, during the time when Japan was opening to the world.
The fastest, albeit traffic-prone, way to get from there to Kobe is the Airport Limousine bus, although the JR Rapid Express connecting at Osaka is not much slower and more dependable.
The nearest domestic airport is Osaka's Itami Airport, but Kobe's own airport, built on reclaimed land in front of the harbour, is scheduled to open in 2005.
www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/kobe.htm   (1122 words)

  
 Kobe Hyogo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kobe, Awaji and 12 other municipalities joined the network this fiscal year.
KOBE -- In a rare move, a 7-year-old boy diagnosed as suffering a gender...
After investigating the accident, Hyogo prefectural police sent papers on 12 people held responsible to the Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office.
www.wikiverse.org /kobe-hyogo   (626 words)

  
 Airport Lounges in Kobe Japan Asia, Kobe Airport Lounges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
US companies offering bargain access to American airport lounges in Kobe can be found above - most don't require you to have traveled in a particular class or with a specific airline to use their Kobe airport lounge.
Relaxing in an airport lounge in Kobe is a great way to avoid the hassles associated with crowded Kobe airports –particularly with the longer check-in times and stringent security measures, or in the event your flight is delayed.
Booking your place in an airport lounge in advance is prudent, especially if the flight is delayed, when many more people will try to use the airport lounges.
us.a-zoftourism.com /Airport+Lounges-in-Kobe.htm   (525 words)

  
 Weekly KOBE FAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Kobe City Tourism Parks Association will be opening their strawberry fields at Niro, Ozo, Kamiogo, and Hosoda from April 1 (Hosoda will be open from May 10).
Vissel Kobe will take on “Tokushima Vortis” in their 17th match of the 2006 J League Division 2 competition from 3 p.m.
Kobe City is implementing an emergency assistance facility called an “Emergency Treatment Station”, which houses AED’s (Automatic External Defibrillators), providing emergency shock treatment.
www.city.kobe.jp /cityoffice/17/010/index-e.html   (2400 words)

  
 MK TAXI - Skygateshuttle
We pick you up at your hotel and take you to the entrance of the airport.
Therefore, it is possible there will be a few minutes waiting time at the airport.
Since the pick-up course is arranged for the quickest way to the airport.
www.mk-group.co.jp /english/shuttle   (530 words)

  
 Airport parking in Kobe Japan Asia, Kobe Airport parking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Featuring our Kobe airport parking directory, with great deals on long stays in Kobe airport car parks as well as short stays in car parks in Kobe airports.
Pre-booking Kobe airport parking will generally give you a significant discount over the usual rate, and you may also be able to choose a conveniently located parking space.
Long term airport parking in Kobe is normally much cheaper on an hourly basis than Kobe short term airport parking.
www.a-zoftourism.com /Airport+parking-in-Kobe.htm   (647 words)

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