Motomachidōri
in Kōbe Shi of Hyōgo, Japan
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Kobe Airport (4 mi) - Osaka International Airport (16 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (18 mi)
- Tokushima Airport (51 mi)
- Tajima Airport (61 mi)
- Nanki Shirahama Airport (72 mi)
- Takamatsu Airport (74 mi)
- Tottori Airport (82 mi)
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (93 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Unesco heritage, 152 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.688 and 135.186 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 41' 18" and E 135° 11' 9"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:45 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:07 am and 6:44 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Touring Motomachidōri
Motomachidōri in Kōbe Shi (Hyōgo) is a town located in Japan about 264 mi (or 424 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital place.
Time in Motomachidōri is now 11:45 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Motomachidōri, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kobe Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Himeji-jo in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), West. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kobe, Ashiya, Nishinomiya-hama, Akashi and Takarazuka. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 57% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kobe Minato Onsen Ryokan REN
Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland
Oriental Hotel
Trusty Kobe Kyukyoryuchi
Kobe Motomachi Tokyu REI Hotel
(RYOKAN) Arima Onsen Tosen Goshobo
Okura Kobe
Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel
Kobe Kitano Hotel
Kobe Porttower Hotel
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe. The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.
Kobe Port Tower
, a hyperboloid structure, is a 108 m high lattice tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. Kobe Port Tower has an observation deck at a height of 90.28 metres. The red steel Port Tower offers a spectacular sight of the bay area and the surrounding area. The construction of the Kobe Port Tower was completed in 1963 and bears a resemblance to the Sydney Tower in Australia. The unusual design with scaffolding cover at the top is liked by tourists all over the world.
Kobe Luminarie
Kobe Luminarie is a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year. The lights were donated by the Italian Government and the installation itself is produced by Valerio Festi and Hirokazu Imaoka. Over 200,000 individually hand painted lights are lit each year with electricity generated from biomass in order to stay environmentally friendly. Last year, Kobe held its 18th luminarie festival.
Yamato 1
The Yamato 1 is a boat built in the early 1990s by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd at Wadasaki-cho Hyogo-ku, Kobe. It uses a magnetohydrodynamic drive (MHD) driven by a liquid helium-cooled superconductor and can travel at 15 km/h. The Yamato 1 was the first working prototype of its kind. It was completed in Japan in 1991, by the Ship & Ocean Foundation (later known as the Ocean Policy Research Foundation). The ship was first successfully propelled in Kobe harbour in June 1992.
Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)
Motomachi Station is a railway station in Motomachi, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the main stations serving the central business district of Kobe. The station is the closest access point to the Motomachi shopping district and to Nanking Town, one of Japan's three largest Chinatown districts.
Kobe Chinatown
Kobe Chinatown in Kobe, Japan is one of only three designated Chinatowns in Japan. It is located south of Motomachi station adjacent to the Daimaru Department Store and is a major tourist attraction. The area has over a hundred Chinese restaurants, shops, and a Chinese temple (関帝廟). Unlike its counterparts in Yokohama and Nagasaki, Kobe's Nankinmachi sets itself apart as being the most colorful and foreign-looking Chinatown in all of Japan.
Kobe Maritime Museum
Kobe Maritime Museum is a museum in Kobe, Japan focusing on the history of Japanese shipping and Kobe harbor. One of the exhibits is the Yamato 1.
Kenchōmae Station (Hyōgo)
Kenchōmae Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Kyūkyoryūchi-Daimarumae Station
Kyūkyoryūchi-Daimarumae Station is a train station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Minato Motomachi Station
Minato Motomachi Station is a train station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Hanakuma Station
Hanakuma Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Sōraku-en
The gardens of Sōraku-en are located in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Formerly attached to the Taishō-era residence of Kodera Yasujirō, ownership passed to the city of Kobe in 1941, since when they have been open to the public. Most of the former residence was destroyed in the Pacific War; the stables of 1907 survived and have been designated an Important Cultural Property.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Motomachidōri.
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Kobe, Kobe (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Motomachi, Motomachidōri, 元町通
