noun
Kobe (city)
A major port city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
神戸は港町として有名です。
Kobe is famous as a port city.
Standard kanji spelling for the city name.
The name 神戸 (Kōbe) is said to derive from the kanji 神 (kami, 'god') and 戸 (to, 'door'), historically referring to a shrine's gate or a place associated with a deity. The exact origin is uncertain.