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Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Coastal entertainment island near Tokyo combining a major aquarium with an amusement park and waterfront shopping.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Motona
Chiba, Japan · Asia
About Motona
Motona is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Nagase, 27km from Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.
Motona is in Chiba, Japan, with about 7,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Nagase, about 14 km away.
Motona Dam is a rockfill dam located in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 0.1 km2. The dam impounds about 1 ha of land when full and can store 77 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1978 and completed in 1979.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Motona?
Within an hour or so of Motona: Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (27 km), Great Buddha of Kamakura (33 km), Pacific Drive-In Enoshima (34 km), Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Motona?
The nearest famous roads are Yabitsu Pass and Hakone Turnpike.
Where is Motona?
Motona is in Chiba, Japan, about 14 km from Nagase.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,993
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chiba
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 35.1483, 139.8358
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Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Motona
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Great Buddha of Kamakura
A monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha standing over 13 meters tall, one of Japan's most iconic images.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Pacific Drive-In Enoshima
A beachfront cafe on the Shonan coast road near Enoshima popular with Japanese car and motorcycle enthusiasts cruising the Pacific Coast route from Tokyo.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
A 14 km highway crossing Tokyo Bay via the world's fourth-longest undersea road tunnel, surfacing at the Umihotaru rest-island. Drive under the bay, then sip coffee mid-ocean with skyline views.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Daikoku Parking Area
Legendary Yokohama expressway rest stop beneath the Bayshore Route ramps, the world's most famous JDM car-meet spot. On weekend nights it fills with supercars, drift builds and kaido racers.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Ebina Service Area
One of Japan's busiest and most famous highway rest stops on the Tomei Expressway, known for its exceptional food offerings and shopping that rival a department store.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Tokyo DisneySea
Unique nautical-themed Disney park widely regarded as the most beautifully designed theme park in the world.
53 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Nissan Heritage Collection
Nissan's vast factory archive of over 400 historic vehicles including the legendary Skyline GT-R lineage.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Motona
- 35 kmTokyo Bay Aqua-LineA 14 km highway crossing Tokyo Bay via the world's fourth-longest undersea road tunnel, surfacing at the Umihotaru rest-island. Drive under the bay, then sip coffee mid-ocean with skyline views.
- 64 kmYabitsu PassA tight, tree-walled climb over the Tanzawa mountains west of Tokyo, long a favourite of motorcyclists and cyclists for its relentless switchbacks. The narrow western descent to Lake Miyagase is single-track in places.
- 72 kmMount Taikan ViewpointThe summit lay-by on the Hakone Turnpike, looking across Lake Ashi to Mount Fuji from 1,011 m. A long-standing gathering point for drivers on one of Japan's best-known toll driving roads.
- 73 kmHakone TurnpikeA toll road climbing from Odawara to a Mount Fuji viewpoint, a Japanese car-culture institution.
- 75 kmHakone Mount Fuji ViewpointThe Hakone region offers some of the best vantage points for viewing Mount Fuji, especially from the Owakudani volcanic valley.
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