Hyogo prefecture
兵庫県
ひょうごけん
Located in western Honshu bordered by Kyoto and Osaka prefectures
to the east, it was the location of the Himeji domain during the
Edo period (1603-1867). From the time of the Meiji Restoration (establishment
of a new government in Edo), an industrial zone emerged along the
coast. The port of Kobe, opened in 1867, was a driving force of
Japan's modernization. Pop.: approx. 5,556,000 (2001). |
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