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)