In the 1960s, Japan began cutting down hills and using the earth to reclaim land as Kobe expanded into a modern industrial city

Kobe has long been one of Japan's busiest port cities, set between the Seto Inland Sea and the steep slopes of the Rokko Mountains. While this location gives the city its distinctive landscape, it also leaves very little room for expansion.

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