Asteroids named after people called Kobe

(9580) Tarumi

Named for the ward in Kobe City where the first discoverer was born and lives. Tarumi is depicted in eighth-century Japanese poems, and it is also an obsolete word for waterfall. The world's longest suspension bridge, connecting Tarumi with the Awaji Island, was completed in 1998.Discovered 4 October 1989 by Nomura, T., Kawanishi, K., Minami-Oda

(13643) Takushi

Takushi Yokota (b. 1958) was the leader of Kobe University astronomy club. He was also an observing partner of the discoverer.Discovered 21 April 1996 by H. Abe, Yatsuka