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damages during disasters at home and abroad. The
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life and cityscapes immediately after the earthquake and
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earthquake and study about it. The Institution also
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The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art not only
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the inspiration for a cultural city geared towards the 21st Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art -Hall of the Arts -
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The Hyogo Emergency Medical Center’s purpose is to
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prefectural citizens can live with peace of mind. The Harima Science Garden City
Center’s functions include information collection and
direction of medical services, offering information relating
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patients, and keeping a stockpile of medicine in order to
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Sister and Affiliated Localities
Hyogo Prefecture has internationalized and modernized itself with the opening of the Port of Kobe. The Prefecture
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challenges that are common to all of humanity in collaboration with various countries around the world.

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u Barcelona, Spain Kobe #3 Waitakere, New Zealand Kakogawa ^0 Sanshui, Guangdong, China Taka
i Charleroi, Belgium Himeji #4 Anniston, Alabama, U.S.A. Tatsuno ^1 Heping, Tianjin, China Harima
o Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Himeji #5 Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia Ako ^2 Lima, Ohio, U.S.A. Harima
!0 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Himeji #6 Renton, Washington, U.S.A. Nishiwaki ^3 Port Townsend, Washington, U.S.A. Ichikawa
!1 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Himeji #7 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A. Takarazuka
!2 Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Himeji #8 Vienna’s 9th Ward, Austria Takarazuka
!3 Masan, Kyongsangnam, Korea Himeji #9 Visalia, California, U.S.A. Miki
!4 Augsburg, Germany Amagasaki $0 Corowa, New South Wales, Australia Miki
!5 Anshan, Jaoning, China Amagasaki $1 Latrobe, Victoria, Australia Takasago
!6 Vallejo, California, U.S.A. Akashi $2 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.A. Kawanishi
!7 Wuxi, Jiangsu, China Akashi $3 Lindsay, California, U.S.A. Ono
!8 Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. Nishinomiya $4 Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Sanda
!9 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil Nishinomiya $5 Kittitas County, Washington, U.S.A. Sanda Hyogo Offices
@0 Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China Nishinomiya $6 Pukcheju County, Cheju, Korea Sanda
@1 Lot-et-Garonne Prefecture & Nishinomiya $7 Pullman, Washington, U.S.A. Kasai Hyogo Business & Cultural Center in Washington
Agen City, France $8 Walla Walla, Washingon, U.S.A. Sasayama
Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre in Western Australia
@2 Hawaii County, Hawaii, U.S.A. Sumoto $9 Epidaurus, Greece Sasayama
@3 Van Wert, Ohio, U.S.A. Sumoto %0 Celina, Ohio, U.S.A. Minami Awaji Representative Office of Hyogo Prefecture in Europe
@4 Kronstadt, Russia Sumoto %1 Newberg, Oregon, U.S.A. Asago Brazil Representative Office of Hyogo Prefectural Government
@5 Montebell, California, U.S.A. Ashiya %2 Perth, Ontario, Canada Asago
@6 Hasselt, Belgium Itami %3 Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil Awaji

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Hyogo Prefecture is making a variety of efforts to create a “Beautiful Hyogo” where people can live their lives in
caring communities that are rich in natural and cultural beauty.

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 History
Hyogo Prefecture was established in 1868 when the Port of Kobe was opened to the world. At that time, the
Hyogo area consisted of four prefectures: Hyogo, Shikama, Toyooka, and Myodo, which were brought together
into the single prefecture of Hyogo in 1876. Since then, Hyogo has contributed to the modernization of Japan
as an important contact point with overseas countries.

●Promotion of Industries ●Promotion of Agriculture, ●Promotion of Education 1868 Hyogo Prefecture was established.
   
 
  
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1981 The Kobe Port Island Exhibition “Portpia ’81” was held.
 
 


  
  
 
   
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Kuniumi (the Creation Myth) Festival was held.
1988 The Maizuru Expressway was opened.
The Hokusetsu-Tamba Festival “Holonpia ‘88” was held.
1989 The Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled Opening of the
(FESPIC Games) were held in Kobe. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
1990 The third prefectural office building was completed.
1994 The Tajima Airport was opened.
The Tajima Festival was held.
1995 The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake occurred.
1997 SPring-8, a large-scale synchrotron radiation facility, began
operations.
The entire portion of the Sanyo Expressway was opened.
1998 The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was opened.
2000 The International Gardening and Landscaping Exhibition
The International Industrial Fair
“Japan Flora 2000” was held.
2001 Japan Countdown 2001 and other events were held to
commemorate the beginning of the 21st century.
Sea-Farming Center Camp School 2005 The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 10th
Anniversary Memorial Service was held.
2006 Kobe Airport was opened.
The 61st National Sports Festival (Nojigiku Games)
2007 Opening of the Hyogo Museum of Archeology Japan Flora 2000
2008 The 25th National Confectionary Exposition in Hyogo
(Himeji Confectionery Expo 2008)
2009 Conducted the nation-wide tourism campaign entitled
“Hyogo: Make it Your Destination.”

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

10th Anniversary Memorial Service

Opening of Kobe Airport

The 25th National Confectionary Exposition in Hyogo

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