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Simplified Chinese | 南京町 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Nanjing town | ||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 南京町 | ||||||||||||||
Hiragana | なんきんまち | ||||||||||||||
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Nankin-machi (南京町, lit. 'Nanjing town') is a neighborhood in Kobe, Japan located south of Motomachi station adjacent to the Daimaru Department Store and is a major tourist attraction. Considered as Kobe's Chinatown, the area has over a hundred Chinese restaurants, shops, and a Chinese temple dedicated to Lord Guan (関帝廟, Kanteibyō).