is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshu, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto.

Kobé is one of three departments in Wadi Fira, a region of Chad. Its capital is Iriba.

Kobe or KOBE may refer to:

• Kobe, the fifth-largest city in Japan and capital of the Hyogo prefecture
  • Kobe beef, traditionally raised beef from the prefecture surrounding Kobe in Japan