Motosu
Motosu is a city located in Gifu, Japan.

Motosu is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 November 2018, the city had an estimated population of 34,453 in 12, 464 households, and a population density of 390 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 374.65 square kilometres (144.65 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Motosu
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
9.2 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 02Gifu Mosque
The Gifu Mosque or Bab al-Islam Gifu Mosque is a mosque in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the first mosque in the prefecture.
6.3 km · mosque in Gifu City, GIfu Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Sōfuku-ji Temple
Sōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The temple has strong ties to both Saitō Dōsan and Oda Nobunaga.
9.1 km · Buddhist temple located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Sagiyama Castle
Sagiyama Castle was a castle built in Mino Province in middle Japan during the late-Heian period; it was destroyed during the Sengoku period in the mid-16th century. The castle's ruins are located in the present-day city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture.
7.5 km · Japanese castle · Wikipedia - 05Honjō Shrine
Honjō Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Alternative kanji for the shrine are 本庄神社.
9.6 km · Shinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Gifu City Science Museum
The Gifu City Science Museum is a city-supported museum in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1955 and was moved to its present location and renamed the Gifu City Children's Science Center in 1980.
10 km · museum in Gifu, Gifu, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Dairyū-ji Temple
Dairyū-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai school located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon.
10 km · Buddhist temple in Gifu Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Hokke-ji Temple
Hokke-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon school located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Though its formal name is Hokke-ji, it is more well known by its unofficial name, Mitahora Kōbō.
9.9 km · Buddhist temple in Gifu Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Nagara Tenjin Shrine
Nagara Tenjin Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Nagara area of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is a Tenman-gū dedicated to the worship of Sugawara no Michizane.
9.6 km · Shinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Kurono Castle
Though the castle spanned the Sengoku and Edo periods, it barely did so as the castle was demolished in 1610. The castle supported the Saitō, Oda and Toyotomi clans.
4.8 km · building in Gifu, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Motosu
- Airports
- Chubu Centrair (NGO), 70 km · Komatsu / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 104 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 137 km
- Stations
- Nishi-Gifu Station, 9.6 km · Hozumi Station, 9.8 km · Ibi Station, 9.7 km · Hiro-Gōdo Station, 9.9 km · Jūkujō Station, 9.8 km
- Tokoname → Motosu67 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · ¥910–1,250
- Osaka → Motosu138 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · ¥1,820–2,480
- Kanazawa → Motosu124 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · ¥1,960–2,670
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Motosu
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Motosu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Motosu – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Motosu
Motosu is 10 km from Gifu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Yamagatacity in Gifu Prefecture, Japan9.6 km
- Gōdo-chōtown in Anpachi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan9.7 km
- Ibigawatown in Ibi district, Gifu Prefecture, Japan10 km
- Ōno-chōtown in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan4.8 km
- Kitagatatown in Motosu district, Gifu prefecture, Japan5.3 km