Motomachidori

A covered shopping arcade in Kobe stretching over a kilometer between Chinatown's Nankinmachi and the former foreign settlement of Kyu-Kyoryuchi. The mix of boutiques, vintage clothing shops, bakeries, and cafes reflects Kobe's long history of international exchange, and the street has a more local and eclectic character than the nearby department store zone. Independent shops and family businesses have worked these blocks for generations. Stop for Kobe's famous melon pan at one of the bakeries, browse secondhand record shops, and let the street walk you naturally between the two historic districts at either end.