Suma-ku, Kobe
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Suma-ku
須磨区 | |
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Ward of Kobe | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
Phone number | 078-731-4341 |
Address | 1-1-1Nakashima-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 654-8570 |
Website | www |
Suma (須磨区, Suma-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan.
Population
As of February 1, 2012, it had an area of 30.0 km2 and a population of 166,324, with 71,745 households.
Attractions
There is a white sandy beach in this ward, which attracts tourists to the
Heike Monogatari. Suma is often referred to as an utamakura or meisho, and is mentioned frequently in waka, and in Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku
dramas.
Transport
Nowadays, people mainly live in Myodani, Myohoji and other northern parts of the ward.[1]
Myōdani Station is a major station in western Kobe.


Places of interest
- Suma Rikyu Park
- Suma Aqualife Park
Notable people
- Shintaro Ishihara - Governor of Tokyo
- Yone Suzuki - businesswoman, lived in Suma-ku before 1927
- Nobu Jo - social worker, founder of a suicide prevention campaign in Suma[2]
See also
References
- ^ "神戸市須磨区:区の概要".
- ^ "A Signboard for Suicides in Japan". The Missionary Review. 44: 308–310. April 1921.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suma-ku, Kobe.
- Official website (in Japanese)