Hanshin

Hanshin (Japanese阪神) is composed of the second kanji of Ōsaka (大阪) and the first of Kobe (神 戸) to denote a central area in Kansai with and between the two cities.

The area between the town centers Sannomiya ( Kobe ) and Umeda ( Osaka ) is called Hanshinkan (阪神 间).

The term is found among others in the name of:

  • Of the baseball team Hanshin Tigers,
  • The railway company Hanshin Denki tetsudō with a line between the two cities,
  • The Hanshin department store group Depāto
  • Several freeways in the area of both cities ( Hanshin Kosoku No. 1 to No. 17 and No. 31) and in Kyoto,
  • The common name Hanshin - Awaji great earthquake disaster Daishinsai for the 1995 devastation mainly in the city of Kobe and Awaji - Shima the northern part.
  • Kansai
Awaji, Hyōgo
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