City of Kobe

Kobe Medical Industry Development Project

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The Kobe Trade Information Office (KTIO) is the U.S. Branch office for the City of Kobe, Japan based in Seattle, Washington. KTIO’s mission is to provide information for companies and individuals interested in business and travel to Kobe City.

Kobe is the sixth largest city in Japan with many characteristics that distinguishes itself from other major Japanese urban cities.

WineThe city of Kobe is nestled between the lush green Rokko Mountain range to the north and the shimmering blue water of the Seto Inland Sea to the south. There are many unique charms of Kobe - the beauty of its surrounding sea and mountains, international cuisine, Kobe beef, sake, specialty cakes and coffee, fashionable ambience, cultural assets and many other delights. No matter where you are in Kobe, you will always feel the resort atmosphere and the richness of this 21st century city.

News

2007: Kobe Medical Industry Development Project NEW!

2007: Next Generation Super Computer will be in Port Island Second Stage in Kobe

2007: Kobe Medical Industry Development Project was introduced by Society for Biomolecular Sciences NEW!

2005: Kobe Voted Best Overall Medical Cluster

Activities

Drug Information Association 44th Annual Meeting
  *June 22-25, 2008

Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival
  *April 12-13, 2008

Sea Trade Cruise Shipping Convention
  *March 10-13, 2008

WBBA Life Sciences CEO & Investor Forume
  *March 18-19, 2008

Japanese Food and Sake Festival
  *March 13, 2008

JNTO Japan Travel Showcase
  *November 7, 2007 Hyatt Regency Houston, Houston, TX
  *January 23, 2008 The Westin San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA
  *January 24, 2008 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Seattle, WA
  *February 11, 2008 The New Otani Hotel & Garden, Los Angeles, CA
  *February 13, 2008 Doubletree Hotel San Diego-Mission Valley, San Diego, CA

Luxury Travel Expo 2007
  *December 5-7, 2007

*Please click here for past events.

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Awards


Wine Thomas S. Foley Award


On April 10, 2008 the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington presented the Thomas S. Foley Award to the Seattle-Kobe Public School Teacher and Student Exchange Program at its 2008 Annual Meeting. Former exchange students and teachers of the program were also delighted to be reunited with Mr. Shizuo Takeuchi, a former exchange teacher and representative for the Kobe Board of Education, who flew in from Japan to accept the award on behalf of the City of Kobe Board of Education. The program, which exchanged educators and students from Seattle, Washington and Kobe, Japan, was established in 1958 and lasted until 1998.



Renewed High School Student Exchange Delegation

The City of Kobe revived the high school student exchange program with the Seattle Sea Fair Organization in 2007, after a long hiatus, as part of the 50 year celebration of the sister city relationship between the two cities. The 2007 student exchange delegation was highly successful and is expected to continue. The 2008 Student Delegation Exchange is expected to take place this Fall with the Kobe students to come to Seattle, in October. The Seattle students are expected in Kobe in early November.


Port of Kobe Wins 2007 Most Efficient Terminal Operator Award

The Port of Kobe has received the celebrated award of “Most Efficient Terminal Operator” in 2007 by the Dream World Cruise Destinations Magazine at the 2007 Sea Trade Cruise Convention.