A Tree-Lined Street of Marronniers Not Malony [Nishinomiya Photo]

Around where Route 171 and the Yamate Kansen intersection turns toward Shukugawa, the “marronnier tree-lined street” begins (*^^)v

“Today I’m off to take photos of the marronniers!(^^)!”

“Leader, do you know what a marronnier is?”

“I know, it’s that clear stuff, right?”

“???????”

“Isn’t that malony?”

Everyone burst out laughing (^o^)丿

After that conversation, I went out to take photos!

Since I had the chance, here’s one collaboration photo of “marronnier” and “malony” (^^)v

Now everyone who sees this article should have the marronnier-lined street firmly in their memory～(*^^)v

The flowers look like this, blooming in a shape that feels a bit like a pyramid.

Each individual flower looks like this. So cute (*^^)v

The leaves look like this. The Japanese name for marronnier is seiyou tochi no ki, or horse chestnut.

Here it is on the map ↓ It’s right in the middle of Bundoucho.

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I thought it was wonderful that Nishinomiya has a “marronnier tree-lined street” too 💖

because marronniers appear in the lyrics of “Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo”, the ending song sung by Gina in Studio Ghibli’s film Porco Rosso,

and there are even marronnier trees lining the Champs-Élysées in Paris (#^.^#)

I hope Nishinomiya’s “marronnier tree-lined street” becomes as lovely as the Champs-Élysées someday～(*^^)v