Bōeki Center Station (貿易センター駅, Bōeki-Sentā-eki) is located on the Port Liner in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Route As the map indicates the present system consists of one straight line originating at Sannomiya Station and terminating at Kobe Airport Station, and a is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Bōeki literally means trade in English.