Suma-ku, Kobe

Coordinates: 34°39′01″N 135°07′50″E / 34.65028°N 135.13056°E / 34.65028; 135.13056
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Suma-ku
須磨区
Ward of Kobe
Phone number078-731-4341
Address1-1-1Nakashima-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 654-8570
Websitewww.city.kobe.lg.jp/ward/kuyakusho/suma

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.

Suma Temple
Tainohata Yakuyoke Hachimangu
Suma Aquarium at Suma beach
Mount Sumaura Park

Places of interest

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "神戸市須磨区:区の概要".
  2. ^ "A Signboard for Suicides in Japan". The Missionary Review. 44: 308–310. April 1921.