Kobe City: Event Video

Kobe City Fire Fighting

Ceremony

The

Kobe City Fire Fighting Ceremony was held on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Meriken Park under the themes of “Dawn of a New Year” and “Dawn from the Corona Disaster” with many citizens in attendance. At the beginning of the performance, calligraphy artist Mifan Aoyagi wrote the character for “Dawn” in the image of “Dawn.
　The Kobe City Fire Department and Kobe City Fire Brigade will do their best to protect the safety and security of the citizens with a renewed spirit, just as the image of “dawn and dawning” suggests.

Kobe BOKOMI

Festa

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, “Kobe BOKOMI Festa” was held at Kobe Gakuin University Port Island 1st Campus.
　We hope that people of all ages will come to the event, have fun experiencing disaster prevention, and participate in disaster prevention activities in the community. With this in mind, we held a disaster prevention competition, disaster prevention-related exhibition, simulated disaster experience, and disaster prevention experience for children.

Kobe City Fire Department New Year’s Ceremony

in 2022

The “2022 Kobe City Fire Fighting New Year’s Ceremony” was broadcast live on the Internet using a drone so that as many citizens as possible could enjoy the ceremony.
　At Meriken Park, the ceremony began with a performance by a music band, followed by a rescue drill from the site of a landslide disaster using heavy machinery and drones, and then by a simultaneous water discharge by firefighters from land and sea, accompanied by a Japanese drum performance by firefighters.
　Four fireboats (from Osaka, Sakai, Himeji, and Kobe) discharged water simultaneously in blue, and three helicopters (from Hyogo Prefecture, Osaka, and Kobe) flew side by side over the venue for the finale.

Digest ( https://youtu.be/DoTZ7YiDAbQ)

Ruri-iro

Earth Chorus – A Message of Courage and Hope

Citizens involved in disaster prevention and firefighters will sing a chorus of “Earth in Ruri Color” to convey a message of “courage and hope” to citizens who are anxious about the corona disaster and to those who support them in their daily lives (essential workers).

Remote New Year’s Ceremony” to convey the message of the 2021 Kobe City Fire Department New Year’s Ceremony with images and music

In consideration of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the 2021 Kobe City Fire Department New Year’s Ceremony will be a “Remote New Year’s Ceremony” using video and music to convey the city’s determination. Citizens involved in disaster prevention and firefighters will sing a chorus of “Ruri-iro no Chikyuu” to convey a message of “courage and hope” to citizens who are anxious about the coronavirus and to essential workers who support them in their daily lives.