An historic port, KOBE is a sophisticated and cosmopolitan city with excellent shopping and fabulous international cuisines. Each group of immigrants has brought with it a deep sense of their rich heritage, the city now has every kind of cuisine from Western to Indian as well as many steakhouses offering the renown local delicacy, Kobe beef. Kobe does offer some attraction unique to Japan, including a museum devoted to fashion and the world's longest suspension bridge, Akashi Kaikyo. One of the city's most compelling attractions is the Kobe Phoenix Plaza, which documents the devasting Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995 and its aftermath.