Companies in Kobe

Q: How many companies are in Kobe?

Our Kobe business directory currently lists every registered legal entity with a Kobe address in the official Japan business register. The exact count is shown live at the top of this page.

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Kobe records are sourced directly from the official Japan business register and enriched with 50+ data points: revenue, employees, industry codes, contact details, and ownership.

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Core registry fields are refreshed weekly. Enriched fields (revenue, employees, contact) are refreshed monthly so your Kobe list never goes stale.

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Behind every street in Kobe sits a business. 83,250 of them, to be exact, all registered in the Japan business register. The biggest single industry is real estate agents and managers with 4,942 companies, roughly 6% of everything that does business in the city.

83,250 businesses indexed

Hyogo PrefectureHyogo Prefecture

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Hyogo Prefecture	Japan	Kobe	5-10-1, Shimoyamatedoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0011	N/A	1871	$16,270,934,303	54,000	Government body	306	8000020280003
2	Kobe Steel, LTD.	Japan	Kobe	2-2-4, Wakinohamakaigandoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0073	N/A	1905	$15,584,372,076	38,614	Corporation	654	6140001005714
3	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, LTD.	Japan	Kobe	1-1-3, Higashikawasakicho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0044	N/A	1878	$14,782,863,732	40,640	Corporation	394	1140001005719
4	Hyogoken Kokumin Kenko Hoken Dantai Rengokai	Japan	Kobe	1-9-1, Sannomiyacho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0021	N/A	1940	$13,378,063,254	187		N/A	4700150027834
5	Sumitomo Rubber Industries, LTD.	Japan	Kobe	3-6-9, Wakinohamacho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0072	N/A	1909	$7,717,948,034	37,671	Corporation	241	6140001008691
6	Kobe City	Japan	Kobe	6-5-1, Kanocho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0001	N/A	1889	$6,740,668,846	32,574	Government body	422	9000020281000
7	Asics CORPORATION	Japan	Kobe	1-2-4, Sannomiyacho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0021	N/A	1949	$5,184,996,904	9,455	Corporation	548	8140001005877
8	Are Holdings, INC.	Japan	Kobe	4-4-17, Kanocho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0001	N/A	1952	$3,645,668,832	998	Corporation	34	4140001030937
9	Sysmex CORPORATION	Japan	Kobe	1-5-1, Wakinohamakaigandoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0073	N/A	1968	$3,198,038,376	10,533	Corporation	136	9140001009530
10	P&G Japan G.K.	Japan	Kobe	7-1-18, Onoedoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0088	N/A	1973	$2,667,209,644	766	Partnership of unknown type	896	1140001024801
11	Denso Ten LIMITED	Japan	Kobe	1-2-28, Goshodoori, Hyogo-ku	Hyōgo	652-0885	N/A	1920	$2,651,820,640	4,342	Corporation	593	7140001014061
12	The Daiei, INC.	Japan	Kobe	4-1-1, Minatojimanakamachi, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0046	N/A	1957	$1,920,784,136	1,861	Corporation	15566	4140001005666
13	Kamigumi Co.,ltd.	Japan	Kobe	4-1-11, Hamabedoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0083	N/A	1947	$1,885,272,168	4,149	Corporation	170	6140001006951
14	World Co.,ltd.	Japan	Kobe	6-8-1, Minatojimanakamachi, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-8585	N/A	1959	$1,848,363,112	7,094	Corporation	1219	4140001024328
15	Nestle Japan LTD.	Japan	Kobe	7-1-15, Gokodoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0087	N/A	1913	$1,794,705,420	2,340	Corporation	2275	4140001033865
16	Eli Lilly Japan K.K.	Japan	Kobe	5-1-28, Isogamidoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	651-0086	N/A	1965	$1,777,826,124	2,750	Corporation	419	3140001012176
17	Toho Co.,ltd.	Japan	Kobe	5-9, Koyochonishi, Higashinada-ku	Hyōgo	658-0033	N/A	1947	$1,661,861,306	2,540	Corporation	251	1140001002071
18	Consumers Co-Operative Kobe	Japan	Kobe	1-3-19, Sumiyoshihonmachi, Higashinada-ku	Hyōgo	658-0051	N/A	1921	$1,629,265,872	1,716	Cooperative	324	9140005002515
19	G-7 Holdings INC.	Japan	Kobe	2-1-3, Yasakadai, Suma-ku	Hyōgo	654-0161	N/A	1976	$1,485,144,804	2,204	Corporation	619	9140001017351
20	Noritz CORPORATION	Japan	Kobe	93, Edomachi, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0033	N/A	1951	$1,291,901,306	5,934	Corporation	223	6140001010383
21	Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters	Japan	Kobe	5-4-1, Shimoyamatedoori, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0011	N/A	1874	$1,054,311,847	7,567	Government body	51	660561018
22	Toho Food Service CO., LTD.	Japan	Kobe	5-9, Koyochonishi, Higashinada-ku	Hyōgo	658-0033	N/A	1947	$927,070,200	760	Corporation	251	2140001029808
23	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, LTD.	Japan	Kobe	1-1-1, Wadasakicho, Hyogo-ku	Hyōgo	652-8585	N/A	1968	$903,614,830	1,985	Corporation	1973	2140001013316
24	Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing CO., LTD.	Japan	Kobe	2-1-18, Wadayamadoori, Hyogo-ku	Hyōgo	652-0884	khi.*****	2021	$902,855,604	1,780	Corporation	394	7140001120776
25	Miyano Medical Instruments Co.,ltd.	Japan	Kobe	5-4-8, Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku	Hyōgo	650-0017	N/A	1946	$889,325,889	943	Corporation	68	2140001011212

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Largest companies in Kobe

Which company is the largest in Kobe depends on how you measure. You can look at valuation, at revenue or at how many people work there. Valuations are private for most companies, so here we stick to revenue and headcount.

By revenue, Kobe Steel, LTD. comes first in Kobe. It is part of a group with $15.6 billion in yearly revenue. By headcount, Denso Ten LIMITED comes first with 4,342 employees. We only looked at the 40,587 corporations in Kobe for this; sole traders, foundations and other legal forms are left out.

The two tables below show how all 83,250 companies in Kobe are spread across revenue and headcount bands.

Yearly revenue

29.4%of companies have $100,000 to $500,000 in yearly revenue

Revenue (USD)	Count	Share
up to $100,000	10,529	12.6%
$100,000 to $500,000	24,469	29.4%
$500,000 to $1M	10,374	12.5%
$1M to $5M	9,166	11.0%
$5M to $10M	2,001	2.4%
$10M to $50M	1,299	1.6%
$50M to $100M	161	0.2%
$100M to $500M	144	0.2%
$500M to $1B	23	<0.1%
$1B or more	21	<0.1%
Unknown	25,063	30.1%

Headcount

63.2%of companies have 1 to 4 employees

Employees	Count	Share
1-4	52,620	63.2%
5-9	8,450	10.2%
10-19	2,657	3.2%
20-49	3,291	4.0%
50-99	754	0.9%
100-199	370	0.4%
200-499	208	0.2%
500-999	53	0.1%
1,000-4,999	30	<0.1%
10,000+	2	<0.1%
Unknown	14,815	17.8%

Source: business register and CompanyData. "Unknown" means no published figure.

Largest industries in Kobe

The biggest industry groups in Kobe by registered company count, with the top five companies by revenue in each.

Real estate agents and managers

4,942 companies

SIC 6531

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Restaurants and eating places

4,064 companies

SIC 5812

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Beauty Shops

3,273 companies

SIC 7231

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General business services

3,022 companies

SIC 7389

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Management consulting

1,999 companies

SIC 8742

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Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine

1,877 companies

SIC 8011

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Computer Programming Services

1,435 companies

SIC 7371

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Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores

1,414 companies

SIC 5912

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All industries in Kobe

Together, real estate agents and managers, restaurants and eating places and Beauty Shops make up the top three industries in Kobe, accounting for 15% of the city's commercial activity. The oldest company we can find in Kobe is Nakanobo Co.,ltd., founded in 1868, with Ryowa CORPORATION not far behind. They are still here, along with 83,248 other businesses in Kobe.

Kobe's harbour opened Japan to foreign trade in the 1860s, and the port city still lives from shipping, steel, sake brewing and its celebrated beef. All of them are in our data. Look up a company in the table at the top of this page, get the full list delivered as an Excel file, or pull the records straight into your own systems through our API.

Real Estate Agents and Managers4,942
Eating Places4,064
Beauty Shops3,273
Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified3,022
Management Consulting Services1,999
Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine1,877
Computer Programming Services1,435
Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores1,414
General Contractors-Residential Buildings, Other Than Single-Family1,318
Services, Not Elsewhere Classified1,230
Other industries58,676

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