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Motoyama

Motoyama

Motoyama (本山) is a district in Chikusa-ku (千種区), a ward in the east of Nagoya City.

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It is located between Higashiyama and Kakuozan, and is close to both Nagoya University and Higashiyama-Koen Park (東山公園).

How locals move

Getting around Motoyama the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 本地おでかけバス (上り) · 瀬戸市コミュニティバス
  • 本地おでかけバス (下り) · 瀬戸市コミュニティバス

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inA Meitetsu shuttle bus to the ferry is available from the downtown Meitetsu Bus Center (名鉄バスセンター) next to Nagoya Station.
  • Get inThe bus departs from platform 22 on the 4th floor at 17:20 and arrives at the ferry terminal at around 17:55 (Adults: ¥550 Children: ¥280).
  • Get inThe ferry terminal is also accessible by train and city bus.
  • Get inMore details are available on the Taiheiyo Ferry access page.
  • Go nextInuyama, with its picturesque castle, kinky fertility shrines, and nearby Meiji Village, is a short day trip from the city.
  • Go nextRide the cable car up the mountain (or hike), feed the squirrels (they jump on your arm and eat from your hand), visit the museum, enjoy the amazing view from the top of the castle.

From Wikivoyage: Nagoya, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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