It is located in southwestern Hyogo Prefecture and consists of the Chūō, Nada and Higashinada wards of Kobe.
[1] It is one of the 48 districts in the Kansai region that form the Kinki proportional representation block.
The district was established as part of the electoral reform of 1994; the area was previously part of Hyōgo 1st district, which covered the whole of Kobe and elected five representatives by single non-transferable vote.
Since the district's creation it has been heavily contested and the seat has frequently changed hand between parties.
The district is currently represented by Nobuhito Isaka [jp] of the Constitutional Democratic Party.