- Motomachi (Hyōgo)
nihongo|Motomachi|元町 is a district of Chūō Ward in
Kobe ,Japan . It is located betweenMount Rokko and theport of Kobe.It is located adjacent to Nankinmachi (南京町:
Kobe Chinatown ) and Kyū-kyoryūchi (旧居留地: a foreign settlement in the19th Century : there are several buildings from that time, now used asrestaurant s orcoffee shop s.).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 inYokohama ,Ginza inTokyo andShinsaibashi inOsaka .Transportation
Motomachi Station serves the
JR Kobe Line , theHanshin Main Line and theKobe Rapid Transit Railway Tōzai Line.
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