Motomachi | |
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 Daimaru Department Store, Kobe | |
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| Coordinates: 34°41′16″N 135°11′05″E / 34.68778°N 135.18472°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Prefecture |  Hyōgo |
| City | Kobe |
| Ward | Chūō |
Motomachi (Japanese: 元町) is a district of Chūō Ward in Kobe, Japan.[1] It is located between Mount Rokkō and the port of Kobe.[2]
It is located adjacent to Nankinmachi (南京町: Kobe Chinatown) and Kyū-kyoryūchi (旧居留地: a foreign settlement in the 19th century: there are several buildings from that time, now used as restaurants or coffee shops.). Daimaru department store and several boutiques (BVLGARI, Giorgio Armani, Dunhill, etc.) 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.
- ^ "I went to Kobe 'Hysteric Jam' to give a lot of cream in cream while it was crispy with caramelize and ate it". Gigazine. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ 三宮～元町～神戸エリアの現状 - 兵庫県 [Current Status of Sannomiya-Motomachi-Kobe Area - Hyogo Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). 2018. Retrieved 2023-06-06.