Port Island

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Port Island is a large man-made island and urban district in Kobe, Japan, known for its port facilities, business centers, and residential areas built on reclaimed land.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial island
neighborhood of Kobe
urban district
connectedBy Port Liner
connectedTo Kobe Airport
Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED
constructionMethod land reclamation
country Japan
developmentStartDate 1966
hasAlternativeName Portopia Island
hasEducationalInstitution Kobe City College of Technology (Port Island campus)
Kobe Gakuin University
Kobe Women’s University
University of Hyogo (Port Island campus)
hasFacility Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
surface form: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Annex (BB Plaza Museum of Art)

Kobe Animal Kingdom
Kobe Convention Center
Kobe Convention Center
surface form: Kobe International Exhibition Hall

Kobe Portopia Hotel
Kobe Science Museum
Port Island Sports Center
hasFeature planned street grid
seaside promenades
hasLandUse biomedical research zone
high-rise residential buildings
logistics facilities
office buildings
parks and green spaces
hasPostalCodePrefix 650-0045
hasResearchInstitution Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster
RIKEN
surface form: RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (former)
hasTransportInfrastructure Port Liner automated guideway transit system
hasUse business district
commercial area
port facilities
recreational area
residential area
locatedIn Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kansai region
Kobe
locatedInBodyOfWater Osaka Bay
madeFrom reclaimed land
notableEvent Expo '81
surface form: Portopia ’81 exposition site
opened 1981
partOf Kobe’s waterfront redevelopment
Port of Kobe
timezone Japan Standard Time

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Osaka Bay hasIsland Port Island