Motomachi, Kobe


Motomachi is a district of Chūō Ward in Kobe, Japan. It is located between Mount Rokkō and the port of Kobe.
It is located adjacent to Nankinmachi and Kyū-kyoryūchi. Daimaru department store and several boutiques are in Motomachi, as well as a mile-long covered shopping street.
There were many trading companies in Motomachi in the 19th century.
It is also well known in Japan for its cosmopolitan atmosphere, and foreign influence, similar to the Motomachi area in Yokohama, Ginza in Tokyo and Shinsaibashi in Osaka.

Transportation

serves the JR Kobe Line, the Hanshin Main Line and the Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Tōzai Line.