Waterfront of the Kobe foreign settlement

Waterfront of the Kobe foreign settlement

View of the waterfront street in the foreign settlement (present-day Chuo Ward), looking from the western edge facing east in the mid-Meiji Period. The building on the left is the Kobe branch of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Trading companies, banks and consulates line the street, revealing the port in its heyday. On the right is a promenade where foreigners enjoyed strolling.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐9‐0]

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