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Kobe
Harborland
(神戸ハーバーランド)
is
a
shopping
and
entertainment
district
between
JR
Kobe
Station
and
the
waterfront
of Kobe's
port
area.
The
district
offers
a
large
selection
of shops, restaurants,
cafes
and
other
amusements,
which,
together
with
the
romantic
evening
atmosphere,
have
made
it
a
popular
spot
for
couples
and
tourists
alike.
The
most
prominent
shopping
complex
in
Kobe
Harborland
is
Umie
which
consists
of
three
parts:
Mosaic,
South
Mall
and
North
Mall.
Mosaic stretches
along
the
waterfront
and
offers
a
wide
selection
of
restaurants.
Many
of
the
eateries
overlook
the
harbor
with
views
of Kobe
Port
Towerand
the Kobe
Maritime
Museum across
the
water,
which
are
especially
nice
in
the
evenings
when
they
are
illuminated.
At
the
southern
end
of
Mosaic
stand
a
Ferris
wheel
and
the
Anpanman
Museum,
a
museum
dedicated
to
the
popular manga
and
anime
series about
the
bread-headed
superhero.
The South
Mall and North
Mall are
enclosed
shopping
malls
featuring
a department
store and
more
various
smaller
shops.

Umie's
South
Mall
More
shopping
and
dining
opportunities
are
found
in
many
of
the
district's
other
buildings,
which
are
connected
with
each
other
by
a
series
of
underground
and
surface
walking
paths,
promenades
and
a
waterfront
boardwalk.
One
of
the
main
streets
that
leads
through
the
center
of
Kobe
Harborland,
the Gaslight
Street,
is
lit
up
in
the
evenings
by
old-fashioned
gas
street
lamps
and
electric
lights.
Other
attractions
in
the
district
include
the Renga
Soko,
a
small
collection
of
19th-century
brick
warehouses
which
remain
from
a
former
dockyard
that
used
to
cover
the
waterfront.
The
low
brick
buildings
have
been
renovated
and
are
now
occupied
by
a
restaurant,
shops
and
an
event
space.
In
addition,
a
Manyo
Club hot
spring is
located
on
the
top
floors
of
the
district's
Puromena
skyscaper.
The
24
hour
facility
offers
nice
views
over
the
city
from
some
of
its
baths.
Harborland (神戸ハーバーランド kōbe-hābārando) is
a
shopping
district
in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan. Kobe
Port
Tower is
located
there.
This
shopping
district
was
made
on
the
site
of
the
former
freight
yard,
Minatogawa
Kamotsu
Station
of
the Japanese
National
Railways.
The
yard
was
removed
in
1982
and
the
shopping
district
opened
in
1992.
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