Sports
| Club | Sport | League | Venue | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orix Buffaloes | Baseball | Pacific League | Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium Osaka Dome |
1938 |
| Vissel Kobe | Football | J. League | Home's Stadium Kobe Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
1995 |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | Football | L. League | Home's Stadium Kobe Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
2001 |
| Deução Kobe | Futsal | F. League | World Hall | 1993 |
| Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | Rugby | Top League | Home's Stadium Kobe Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
1928 |
| Hisamitsu Springs | volleyball | V.Premier League | 1948 | |
| Dragon Gate | Professional wrestling | World Hall | 1997 |
In 1991, Kobe played as hosts for the ABC Championship 1991, which was the Men's Asian Basketball Championship. It served as a qualifier for the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
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“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What’s the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?”
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Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn;
Amidst thy bowers the tyrant’s hand is seen,
And desolation saddens all thy green;
One only master grasps the whole domain,
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—Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774)
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—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)