Motomachi

Motomachi is a neighborhood in , , . Motomachi is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Also known as: “Motoi-chō”
  • Postal code: 7300011

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kenchō-mae Station and Hiroshima Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Kiyokun, Public domain.
is an HRT station on the Astram Line, located in 10–90, Motomachi, , .

Park
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, sometimes called Carp Castle, is a castle in , 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.

Hotel
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Nishi-ku.

Neighborhood
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of eight wards in the city of , Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in .

Suburb
Photo: Lemon-s, Public domain.
is one of the eight wards of the city of , . 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″ north
Longitude
132.45757° or 132° 27′ 27″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8Q6J9FW5+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1949392242
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1856520
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Satellite Map

Discover Motomachi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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