KOBE (HYOGO)
and nearly stationary. The Temple of Shinkoji, which possesses a large bronze Buddha, is worth a visit; and there is a monument to the Japanese hero Kiyomori, erected in 1286, in a grove of trees in the vicinity of the temple, which claims some attention from its historic associations. On the Kobe side of the Minato-gawa also stands a temple dedicated to Kusunski Masashige, so famous in Japanese history for loyalty and valour, who died on the spot in 1336 during the unsuccessful wars for the Restoration of the Mikado's power. In connection with the Imperial Shipbuilding Yard at Hyogo is a Patent Slip, which will accommodate vessels up to 2,000 tons. Its total length is 900 feet; length above water, 300 feet; breadth, 38 feet; declivity, 1 in 20. The slip is worked by hydraulic power.
Kobe is connected with Osaka by rail, the distance between being twenty miles. This line, which was subsequently extended to Kyoto (the ancient capital of Japan), distance of 27 miles from Osaka, was formally opened to traffic by the Mikado on the 5th February, 1887. It was further extended to Nagoya in 1888, and thence by degrees to Yokohama and Tokyo, and is now known as the Tokaido Railway. It was opened through its entire length (376 miles) in July, 1889. The connection of these important places with Kobe by rail has naturally tended to centralise trade at this fast rising port. The Sanyo railway is also now open as far as Mihara, 135 miles from Kobe, and is being vigorously pushed on to Shimonoseki, its ultimate terminus. Among the exports, tea, rice, camphor, copper, and vegetable wax, take the lead. The value of the import trade for 1892 was $36,220,175; that of the exports $22,345,665. In 1891, the value of imports was $25,700,501, and that of the exports $21,733,718. The quantity of tea shipped from Kobe-Hyogo was 22,066,120 lbs. in 1892, compared with 22,976,779 lbs. 1891. The whole of this went to the United States of America and Canada. Ship-building is an important industry of the port, and a goodly number of iron and wooden screw steamers are annually laid down here.
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