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[[Image:Kobe port.jpg|right|360px]]
[[Image:Kobe port.jpg|right|360px]]
'''Kobe''' is a [[Japanese]] port city located in the island of [[Honshu]]. It is part of the ''[[Osaka]]-Kobe-Kyoto'' metropolitan area.
'''Kobe''' is a [[Japanese]] port city located in the island of [[Honshu]]. It is part of the ''[[Osaka]]-Kobe-Kyoto'' metropolitan area and currently has a population of over 1.5 million people.
On January 15, 1995, much of Kobe was wrecked by one of the biggest earthquakes in Japanese history. About 6000 people were killed and over 300,000 lost their homes.
The [[Karaoke]] inventor, [[Daisuke Inoue]], in 1971 leases the first set of karaoke machines to nightspots in Kobe.
The [[Karaoke]] inventor, [[Daisuke Inoue]], in 1971 leases the first set of karaoke machines to nightspots in Kobe.