Chūō-ku, Kobe

is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km², and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku () and Ikuta-ku ().

The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku. Also in the ward are the headquarters of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company and TOA Corporation, an electronics company.

Places of note

• Port of Kobe
• Port Island
• Kobe Port Tower
• Harborland
• Kobe Airport
• Sannomiya

Education

International schools:

• Kobe Chinese School, a mainland China-oriented Chinese international school
• Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (), a North Korea-oriented Korean international school

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In popular culture

Ninomiya Shopping Arcade, located in the ward, was featured in the 2022 anime film Suzume.

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