Motomachi
Motomachi is a neighborhood in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima. Motomachi is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kamiyacho 2-chome, as well as near Kamiyacho 1-chome.- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Motoi-chō”
- Postal code: 7300011
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kenchō-mae Station and Hiroshima Castle.
Kenchō-mae Station
Railway station
Photo: Kiyokun, Public domain.
Kenchō-mae Station is an HRT station on the Astram Line, located in 10–90, Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Hiroshima Castle
Park
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hiroshima Castle, sometimes called Carp Castle, is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Nishi-ku.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-ku is one of eight wards in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in Nishi-ku.
Minami-ku
Suburb
Photo: Lemon-s, Public domain.
Minami-ku is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 138,471, with 66,706 households and a population density of 5,307.44 persons per km2. The total area was 26.09 km2.
Motomachi
Latitude
34.39731° or 34° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
132.45757° or 132° 27′ 27″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8Q6J9FW5+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1949392242OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
1856520
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Motomachi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “もとまち”
- Japanese: “基町”
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Localities in the Area
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