Nankingmachi in Kobe is the one of the three major Chinatown in Japan as well as Yokohama and Nagasaki Shinchi . There are many shops more than 100 in Nankingmachi Chinatown in the range of about 200m east-west and 110m in North-South. Many shops are selling dim sum, sweets, foods and souvenir shop on the streets. It is crowded with tourists and local shoppers in holidays.
The term “Nankingmachi(Nanjing Town)” was a common name, which refers to the Chinese city once. However, because most of them were renamed after the World War II, and now has become a proper noun refers only to this district of Kobe virtually.
I have been to Yokohama Chinatown 4 years ago and found there are deluxe Chinese restaurants, good souvenir shops and many interesting spots . You can enjoy full day spending there. However, you can also enjoy having tasty Chinese Noodles and foods by the reasonable prices even in small Chinatown in Kobe.
現在、在住の華僑の人々は横浜華僑6000人に対して神戸華僑はその倍近い1万人を超えているといわれる。しかし、横浜中華街と比べると神戸南京町は規模が随分と小ぶりである。実際に生活の場でもある横浜中華街と違い、神戸の南京町には居住者は少なく、ほぼ純然たる商業地となっているためである。
It is said that the Huaqiao (Overseas Chinese) living in Kobe is more than 10,000 people, nearly double compared with 6,000 people of Huaqiao in Yokohama.
However, Kobe Nankingmachi scale is fairly small size compared with Yokohama Chinatown.
This is because unlike the Yokohama Chinatown is also a place to live, but residents in Kobe Nankingmachi are actually less, which has become a nearly pure commercial place.
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