{{Short description|District of Kobe, Japan}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2026}} [[File:Shinkaichi.jpg|thumb|right|Hand tint postcard of Shinkaichi]] {{Nihongo|'''Shinkaichi'''|新開地|''Shinkaichi''}} is a district of [[Kobe]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Alexa |title=Seattle jazz vocalists will once again audition to perform in Japan |url=https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2024-10-10/seattle-kobe-jazz-vocalist-audition-sister-cities-exchange |work=KNKX Public Radio |date=10 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> It is one of the major downtown areas in the city.
The name Shinkaichi means "newly opened area". It was named so because the district was newly developed after moving the Minato-gawa (river) from this area to the west end of the city in the early 20th century. Before [[World War II]] and the [[Bombing of Kobe in World War II|air raid on Kobe]] by the [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] in 1945, this district was the largest section of downtown Kobe.
From the 1920s to the 1940s, this district was also famous as a "town of [[theater]]s". However, after such theaters lost their popularity during the 1960s, this district rapidly lost its status.
==Transportation== [[Shinkaichi Station]] of [[Kobe Rapid Transit Railway]] is in Shinkaichi. It is the terminal of the trains of [[Kobe Electric Railway]] and is also served by [[Hankyu Railway|Hankyu]], [[Hanshin Electric Railway|Hanshin]] and [[Sanyo Electric Railway|Sanyo]] trains.
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