Kobe City Archives Explained

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The is the archive of the city of Kobe in Japan. The building containing the archive is currently located in the Chuo district of Kobe, near Shin-Kobe Station. The building is in Art Deco style, and was recognised as a "significant building" in 2000.

Archived items

Archived items include:

• English language newspapers:
  • The Hiogo and Osaka Herald (4 January 1868 to March 1870)
  • The Hiogo News (23 April 1868 to 30 December 1887)
  • The Kobe Chronicle (3 July 1897 to 31 December 1901)
  • The Japan Chronicle (8 January 1902 to 26 December 1912)
• Japan Gazette Official Directory from 1868 to the early 20th Century
• Japanese Newspapers in the Archives include,
  • Kobe Shinpo
  • Kobe Nippo
  • Kobe Shimbun
  • Asahi Shimbun Hyogo Edition
  • Shinko Hyogo Shinbun
• Records from the Kobe foreign settlement and court records from that period (in both English and Japanese)