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The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Kobe ,
Japan .
Prior to 20th century
20th century
1902
1903
Kobe Golf Club formed.
[11]
Population: 283,839.
[12]
1905 –
Kobe Seikosho in business.
[13]
[3]
1907 – City emblem designed.
1908 – Population: 378,197.
[6]
1913 – Population: 442,167.
[6]
1918 – Population: 592,726.
[6]
1920 – Population: 664,471.
[6]
1921 – Kobe Light Wave Society formed.
[14]
1925 – Population: 644,212.
[15]
1926 –
Kobe Electric Railway established.
1930 – Ashiya Camera Club formed.
[14]
1931 –
Nishi city ward established.[
citation needed ]
1933
1935 – Population: 912,179
1936
1938 –
Flooding .
1939 –
Kawasaki Heavy Industries in business.
[19]
1940 – Population: 967,234.
[6]
1942 – April 18: Aerial
bombing by US forces.
1945
1946 –
Tarumi city ward[
citation needed ] and
Kobe Municipal College of Foreign Affairs
[21] established.
1949 –
Kobe University established.
[9]
1950
1951 –
Kobe Oji Zoo founded.
[22]
1955 – Population: 979,920.
[6]
1956 – Kobe designated a
government ordinance city .
[23]
1957 –
Sister city relationship established with
Seattle , USA.
[24]
1963 –
Kobe Port Tower built.
1967 – Kobe Carnival begins.
1970 – Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art opens.
1971 –
Kobe Matsuri [
ja ] (festival) begins.
1972 –
Sanyō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating;
[5]
Shin-Kobe Station opens.
1975
1977 – Subway
Seishin-Yamate Line begins operating.
1981 - The first fully
Automated guideway transit driverless
people mover train technology introduced on
Port Island Line .
1981 –
Kobe Convention Complex [
ja ] opens.
1982 – Kobe City Museum opens.
1988 – Subway
Hokushin Line begins operating.
1989 –
Kobe City Hall [
ja ] built.
1991 –
Kobe Fashion Mart [
ja ] built.
1993 – Artificial
Rokkō Island created.
1995
1996
1997 – Eco Asia meets in Kobe.
[19]
1998 –
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge built.
2000 – Population: 1,493,595.
[28]
21st century
See also
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