Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Fashion

Industries such as steel, shipbuilding and machinery are concentrated in the southern part of Kobe facing the Seto Inland Sea, along with many factories and research institutes operated by major Japanese companies and a slew of 21st century-style global niche top companies.

Moreover, based on the support of Kobe's port town culture and of consumers with sophisticated sensibilities, a number of fashion industries specializing in such products as confectionary, shoes, apparel, pearls, etc., have developed and in some cases form the bases of multinational enterprises.