In the 12th century, Taira no Kiyomori planned to move the capital from Kyoto to the coastal village of Fukuhara (today Kobe) to promote trade between Japan and the Song dynasty of China.
No século XII, Taira no Kiyomori planeou trasladar a capital de Kyoto á vila costeira de Fukuhara (hoxe Kōbe) para promover o comercio entre o Xapón e a dinastía Song de China.