The railway company is known for being a forerunner in the electric railway industry through connecting Osaka and Kobe
Founded in 1899. The company started its railway business connecting Osaka and Kobe in 1905. Apart from the railway business, the company has been engaging in several businesses such as supporting the community development of Umeda area and leading the real estate development alongside the company's railroad as well as running the tourism business in Mt. Rokko. Also, not only is the company the parent company of Hanshin Tigers, it also owns Japan's holy grail of baseball - the Koshien baseball field.
Natural water that travels the world from Kobe
Kobe is known for having one of Japan's 100 best water sources. Mt. Rokko's Nunobiki fall water penetrates the earth deeply. It is filtered slowly by layer upon layer of granite for a great many years. This is a premium water that has same source and quality as exquisite Miyamizu water which is essential for brewing sake in Nada-Gogo, the home of famous pure Nada sake. The sailors who stop by Kobe, considered by some to be the greatest port in Asia, also acknowledge its superior taste. The famous Japanese author Ryotaro Shiba touches in his book "Kaido Wo Yuku." that "I hear that sailors from abroad are delighted when they stop by Kobe to fill their ship's empty water tank up to the brim with local water. The sailors claim that Kobe Water is the best in the world, which is probably true." (Omission)
"The water of Nunobiki that flows through the aged granite layers of the Rokko mountain range picks up a moderate amount of minerals, which gives it its delicious flavor. And, it is said that this delicious water quality remains unchanged even when ships cross the equator." - From "Kaido Wo Yuku" by Ryotaro Shiba -
The railway company is known for being a forerunner in the electric railway industry through connecting Osaka and Kobe
Natural water that travels the world from Kobe