This is the “Nishinomiya Quiz” corner, where getting it right proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.
Here’s today’s quiz↓
Q. How do you read this town name? “社家町”
a. Yashiro no Ie-cho
b. Shake-cho
c. Salmon-cho
d. Shaie-machi
Nishi2 correct answer rate: 80%
If you haven’t seen the answer yet, give it a try♪
この町名なんて読む？「社家町」
- a.やしろのいえちょう17.1%(33票)
- b.しゃけちょう73.6%(142票)
- c.さーもんちょう2.1%(4票)
- d.しゃいえまち7.3%(14票)
193票
Nishinomiya Naritasan Enmanji Temple are located in “Shake-cho”～
The correct answer was b. “Shake-cho”～
The origin of “社家町”
社家町
People who hereditarily served the gods were called “shake,” and it seems that became the town name as-is.For details, see here
The address is Shake-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
