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Established
  
1938

Date founded
  
1938

Kobe City Archives

Location
  
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Website
  
www.city.kobe.lg.jp/information/institution/institution/document/index.html

Address
  
1 Chome-8-21 Kumochicho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture 651-0056, Japan

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The Kobe City Archives (神戸市文書館, Kōbe-shi Monjokan) is the archive of the city of Kobe in Japan. It contains records dating back to the mid 19th century. 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)

    • References

    Kobe City Archives Wikipedia
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