Suma-ku, Kobe

 is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. As of February 1, 2012, it has an area of 30.0 km², and a population of 166,324, with 71,745 households.
There is a white sandy beach in this ward, which attracts tourists to the Kansai region for sun bathing and popular events during the summer season. The same beach has appeared in the classic epics Genji monogatari, Heike monogatari, and Ise monogatari. Thus Suma is often referred as an "utamakura" or "meisho", referenced frequently in waka poetry, Noh theatre, kabuki and jōruri.<BR>
However, people mainly live in northern area like Myodani, Myohoji.
Myōdani Station have been a major station of western Kobe.