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Kobe Fireboat
"Takatori"
OSAKA BAY AREA
Day 17 - September 21, 2023
The Kobe Municipal Aquadic Fire Station is located at the Port of Kobe,
on the Port Island side of the bridge, between downtown and Kobe Airport.
The fire station is a fairly large one with a number of special apparatus.

The larger Fireboat is the "Takatori"
The smaller boat is the "Kusouki"

A third Fireboat, called the "Tachibana" is located at another site
on a channel near the Karumo bridge. We did not get to that one
due to a lack of time.

We took our first Shinkansen "Bullet Train" trip from Yokohama to Kobe.
We spent just one night in Kobe which has a beautiful harbor area with much to do.
Getting around Kobe proved to be a little bit more of a struggle for me since
the bi-lingual signs I had gotten comfortable with elsewhere, did not seem to
be as common there. Getting to the boats was a real hit and miss combination of tram,
bus, and a lot of walking. Unfortunately proving to be too inefficient to do everything.
But two out of three ain't bad!

Kobe Fireboat
"Kusuoki"
OSAKA BAY AREA
Day 17 - September 21, 2023

Kobe Fireboat
"Tachibana"
OSAKA BAY AREA
Located at another site near the Karumo Bridge.
WE DID NOT GET THERE
- Next Time -

The Kobe Fireboats can be seen under the bridge viewed from our hotel.
Getting there was a little more challenging.

Kobe Fire Station
"Port of Kobe"
OSAKA BAY AREA
Day 17 - September 21, 2023
Fire Station viewed from tram after coming over the bridge.
The Fireboats are docked just around the corner.

Kobe Police boats are docked next to the Fireboats.

A Water Search & Rescue (Dive) apparatus

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