Kobe: City of Design
デザイン都市・神戸
Using design to connect people and put the city in motion
Kobe has absorbed people, information, and produce from overseas countries since ancient times, receiving and fusing together a wide range of cultures to produce a culture of its own. From the opening of the port in 1868 until today this seaboard city has nurtured wonderful resources and attractive qualities, all of which are collectively referred to as “Kobe Culture.” In particular, these include its charming location, cradled as it is on the one side by mountains and on the other facing outwards towards the sea, a lifestyle embracing a liberal and free-spirited outlook, and manufacturing technologies such as those for synthetic shoes Western – style confectionary, and pearls.
After the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 Kobe’s characteristics and creative powers, which were derived from the abundant cooperative warmth of its people and the utilization of the native design skills the city possesses, became a source of admiration from others, provided the communal energy for the rebuilding tasks it faced, and assisted in the remarkable restoration of this city.
Kobe strives to be a city where people wish to live, a city that people want to visit, a city that is always progressing. Kobe, a City of Design where people enjoy happy lives, where they have planned the present and will design the future, a city connected with its people who themselves are steadily moving the city forward.
デザインで人をつなぎまちを動かす。
古来より海外の国々から「人々」「情報」「物資」を受け入れ、多様な文化の受容と融合を経て、特色ある文化を生み出してきたまち、神戸。特に1868年の開港以降、山と海に囲まれた異国情緒溢れる「まちなみ」、開放的で自由な気風・風土からなる「くらしの文化」、ケミカルシューズ、洋菓子、真珠などに代表される「ものづくりの技術」など、今に至るまで「神戸文化」と呼ばれる都市の素晴らしい資源や魅力を育くんできました。また1995年の阪神・淡路大震災発生後は、神戸のDNA、人の豊かな感性に基づく創造力、それを生かすデザインの力が、人への思いやりや未来への力となって、このまちの驚異的な復興を支えてきました。
目指しているのは「住み続けたくなるまち、訪れたくなるまち、そして、継続的に発展するまち」。
神戸の今と未来をデザインしていくことで、人とつなぎ、まちを動かす。人間らしいしあわせが実感できる「デザイン都市」、それが神戸です。
Kobe, always improving, a city of happy residents
Good design can stimulate and inspire. Harnessing the power of design is important for the promotion of tourism and is facilitated by drawing on regional resources, the careful management of a scenic hinterland, and the promotion of local industry. Design makes it easier to visualize and convey information about familiar challenges in daily life such as the environment, effective disaster planning, crime prevention, welfare, and education. It also plays an important role in making people think about these matters and respond to such challenges. In Kobe, a City of Design, the visitor will discover a happy city invigorated through the power of design.
人が幸せを実感し、都市としても成長し続ける神戸。
デザインには人をひきつけ、心を動かす力があります。地域の資源を生かした観光振興や、魅力のある景観づくり、産業の振興にデザインの力は不可欠であり、毎日の暮らしの中で環境・防災・防犯・福祉・教育など身近な事柄に潜む課題を見えやすくすること、伝わりやすくすること、さらにはこれらの思いをめぐらし行動を起こさせることもデザインの大切な役割です。デザインの力で人々が幸せになり、街が活性化する――それがデザイン都市・神戸です。
“Chibikkobe”
Creative Workshop Chibikkobe is a hands-on program in which children from Kobe have fun learning from professionals the knowledge and skills required for urban development.
Children and artists from Kobe are divided into three professions, those of chef, architect or designer, to plan together their ideal city based around the theme of food.
ちびっこうべ
神戸の子どもたちがプロの知識や技を楽しく学んでまちをつくりあげていく体験型プログラム「ちびっこうべ」。シェフ、建築家、デザイナーの3つの職業に分かれて、神戸の子どもたちとクリエイターが、食をテーマに一緒に夢のまちづくりを行う。
“Life is Creative” Exhibition
An experimental exhibition in which participants look at the issue of an ageing population from various perspectives. It was held to consider the future of an ageing society through themes including those of “senior media”, “old town”, and “food”. Some of the ideas discussed during the exhibition were put into practice.
LIFE IS CREATIVE 展
様々な切り口から社会的な課題「高齢化」に向き合う実験的な展覧会。「シニアメディア」「オールドタウン」「食」などのテーマについて、一部実践も交えつつ、来場者と共に高齢社会の未来を考えた。
Ability Bib
The “Ability Bib” design derived from the lessons learned from the Great Hanshin Earthquake. There were four types of bib identifying different types of skill which would be useful in an emergency or disaster zone, ranging from professional skills to daily life-related skills: red for medical care and nursing, blue for language proficiency, green for daily life support, and yellow for specialized abilities. These bibs were used as a tool so that volunteers and people affected by disasters could easily let others know the skills they had and thereby possibly provided specific types of assistance for one another.
できますゼッケン
阪神淡路大震災後の教訓を活かして生まれた「できますゼッケン」。プロの技能から生活の知恵まで、赤＝医療・介護、青＝ことば、緑＝生活支援、黄＝専門技能と分野別に4種類のゼッケンをつけて、ボランティアスタッフや被災者が自らできることを表明し相互で助け合うためのツールとして利用された。
Redevelopment of the Sannomiya City Center
The Sannomiya area, known as the “gateway” to Kobe, is a hub of activity and home to many railway lines. This area will be redeveloped to make it a more exciting space for its residents – more comfortable, more convenient, and with more hustle and bustle – under the themes “People-Oriented City” and “A Comfortable City.”
都心三宮再整備
鉄道が集中し、多くの人が集まる神戸の玄関口「三宮」を、「人が主役のまち」「居心地の良いまち」をテーマに、快適で利便性が高く、にぎわいが生み出され、市民がわくわくするようなまちに再整備している。
KOBE Parklet
Wooden decks are placed on top of former parking spaces to create places for relaxation and activity.
神戸パークレット
停車スペースにウッドデッキを設置し、人々が憩い、にぎわう空間をつくった。
Gastropolis Kobe
食都神戸
Kobe is evolving as a new city of gastronomy
Kobe is an agricultural and fishing region surrounded by cultivated land and the Seto Inland Sea. This port city initially prospered mainly to trade, but with the passage of time it developed an original and diverse food culture. Based on the concept of“ Gastropolis Kobe 2020” ̶ a novel municipal strategy based on food that utilizes its acquired knowledge and skills ̶ Kobe has been working since FY2015 to transform itself into a world-renowned gastronomic center based on two principles: local program aiming for lifestyles that are derived from local food production and consumption, and international program intended for sharing Kobe cuisine with the rest of the world. In this way,
「新食文化の都」として進化する「神戸」
田園地域と瀬戸内海に囲まれた農漁業地域であり、港町として交易を中心に栄えてきた神戸では、独自の多様な食文化が醸成されています。このポテンシャルを活用し、食を軸とした新たな都市戦略「食都神戸2020」構想を掲げ、2015年度から「地産地消のライフタイル化を目指すローカル・プログラム」「神戸の食を世界へ発信するグローバル・プログラム」の2つの柱で、世界に誇る食文化の都の構築を進めています。
CITY INFORMATION
This city, located roughly in the center of the Japanese archipelago, has a population of approximately 1.54 million. Kobe is blessed with a wealth of resources such as a rich natural environment surrounded by the Rokko Mountain Range and Seto Inland Sea, city streets exuding an international atmosphere, hot springs, and sake distilleries. From a design perspective, looking at this city with its many diverse qualities ̶ including advanced manufacturing technologies, ample urban infrastructure and close human bonds formed during the period of regeneration following the earthquake ̶Kobe is emerging as a city of prosperity for all as well as offering new appeal and dynamism. Kobe was designated as a City of Design on October 16, 2008.
URL：https://design.city.kobe.lg.jp/en/
都市情報
日本列島のほぼ中央に位置する人口約154万人の都市。六甲山系と瀬戸内海に囲まれた豊かな自然環境、異国情緒溢れる街なみ、温泉や酒蔵など魅力ある資源に恵まれ、ものづくりの高い技術や充実した都市基盤、震災で培われた人と人との絆など多彩な表情を見せるまちをデザインの視点で捉え、磨き、新たな魅力や活力を創出、豊かな暮らしを創造している。
2008年10月16日、「デザイン都市」に認定された。
URL：https://design.city.kobe.lg.jp/
