Sannomiya

Sannomiya (三宮) is a district of Chūō-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan.

Sannomiya serves as the financial, commercial, and the entertainment center of Kobe.

In 1933, the Sogo Department Store moved from Motomachi to premises in front of Sannomiya Station.

JR West, Hankyu Railway, Hanshin Electric Railway, Kobe Municipal Subway and Kobe New Transit use Kobe-Sannomiya Station as their primary station in the area.

The Kobe Incident in 1868 occurred in this suburb in front of the Sannomiya Shrine.