When it comes to local specialties, Kobe has much to boast about -- Kobe beef, Kobe wine and famed confectionery, to name but a few.
Indeed, Kobe may have too much when it comes to selecting items to showcase at a specialty shop. As a result, amid this cornucopia of local wares, the city decided it would mainly feature ladies' shoes at its Kobe Brand Plaza in Tokyo -- a total of 17 brands made by 10 local shoemakers.
Living up to its reputation as a fashionable city, the store is located inside a three-story fashion complex in the high-class Daikanyama district of Shibuya Ward.