Lat 34° 40' 60N Long 135° 10' 0E Located in the Kansai region of Japan to the west of Osaka. Capital city of Hyogo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.5 million.

American Missions Against Kobe
April 18, 1942 - July 30, 1945

Kobe Gokou Jinja
Shrine at Kobe "For the souls of the KIA who fought bravely for the defense of the fatherland." The shrine has several memorials to Japanese servicemen.

Hien Monument
Erected by the 68th Sentai and 78th Sentai Hien Pilots Association, for the hundreds of KIA pilots and ground crewmen at Gokoku Jinja Shrine. The two kanji letters on top translate to "Brave Souls".