HyogoJapan.com is the unofficial travel and living guide for the picturesque port city of Kobe and surrounding towns in Hyogo Prefecture.
Our aim is to highlight this wonderful region of Japan by providing useful travel and event information for visitors planning to come to Hyogo Prefecture and for expats who live here.
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Website Developer / Owner
G’day, I’m Stephen Bascomb the owner and developer of HyogoJapan.com. I grew up in the small town of Lara, Victoria, Australia and moved to Kobe, Japan in 2004. My initial plan to stay one year has taken me on a rollercoaster ride we call life and I still call Kobe home so many years later. You can read more about my story and my journey in Japan on the Kansai Startup website.
In 2015 I started to think of a way to utilize my knowledge of the region with my passion for IT. Through this ProjectKobe.com was born in late-2016.
As the Project Kobe social media sites gained a large following (11,000 followers on Facebook), the area I started to cover also grew. I started to expand the directory and guide to areas outside Kobe city. I soon realized the name “Project Kobe” didn’t match the website content. Continue to strive for excellence, HyogoJapan.com was born, a dedicated Hyogo tourism information site aimed at visitors and expats.
ProjectKobe.com is still operated as the inbound tourism solutions site aimed at Japanese organizations. The goal of ProjectKobe.com is to build relationships with businesses and organizations to help improve the quality of inbound tourism, services and English language information available for Kobe city and Hyogo prefecture.
Logo Design
The HyogoJapan.com logo and logo mark were created by Todd Murphy Design. Todd is a diversely experienced graphic designer from Geelong, Australia and has a passion for all things Japan. On his third visit to Japan he shared his story with us in this blog post.