Welcome to “Nishinomiya Intersections,” a series that might just make you feel like you could become a guide to the streets of Nishinomiya.
For our very first intersection, we’re introducing “Kasaya-cho” in the Naruo area, where the Kozone Line and Rinko Line meet.
Here it is on the map↓
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East of Kasaya-cho
Looking east from the Kasaya-cho intersection↓
It’s basically apartments, apartments, apartments, a parking lot, houses, and more houses.
If you keep going down this road, you’ll come to Nanbu Bridge, which we covered before when there was a monkey that had crossed over from Amagasaki into Nishinomiya.
The closest station in this direction is Higashi-Naruo Station on the Hanshin Mukogawa Line. The old Akado-sha trains that used to run there have now been retired, so if you’re feeling nostalgic, check out this article.
West of Kasaya-cho
Looking west from the Kasaya-cho intersection, it looks like this↓
This side gives the impression that there are quite a few facilities around.
You can’t see them on the left, but there’s Potekaraya, which we’ve featured on Nishitsu, as well as Kirindo. There’s also Hakodate Ichiba, Studio Alice, and more.
On the right side, there’s Kakuma Park, and a little farther ahead is Shojaku Park, so there are quietly quite a few parks around here.
If you keep going, you’ll find Nishinomiya Higashi High School, where Naruo Hall is located, as well as major Nishinomiya spots like LaLaport Koshien and KidZania Koshien.
South of Kasaya-cho
Looking south from Kasaya-cho↓
You can see Potekaraya and Kirindo, which we mentioned in the west section. But Kirindo can’t be entered from along this road (probably?).
If you head this way, the presence of the “Naruo Higashi area” starts to grow, with Naruo Higashi Elementary School and Naruo Higashi Kindergarten.
If you continue down this road, you’ll find well-known prefectural facilities like Hyogo Nishinomiya Ice Arena and Hyogo Prefectural Gymnasium.
Also, people heading to the Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route, Reso Naruohama, or Naruohama Seaside Park use this road.
North of Kasaya-cho
Here it is, the moment you’ve been waiting for! The final boss of east, west, south, and north: north.
Looking north from Kasaya-cho↓
There’s Kakuma Park, which we introduced in the west section. The west side really does seem to get involved everywhere. It’s strong.
To the north, there’s Domino’s Pizza, which opened in March, and Cafe K2. And of course, it’s also the impressive road where Mukogawa Women’s University is located.
Because of the coronavirus situation, I feel like it didn’t get as much attention as it might have, but we got to take a look at the cafe inside Mukogawa Women’s University, and it was amazing. See the article for just how amazing it was.
One Shot from the Kasaya-cho Intersection: “Kakuma Park”
Kakuma Park↓
There are a lot of these wooden fort-like things, giving the park a pretty unique atmosphere.
When I looked it up, they’re apparently called “pergolas,” or shade structures. They seem like they’ll be a big help this summer. “Nice shade, huh?”
But the slight downside is that, during the rainy season like now, they don’t really work as rain shelters when it rains.
In Closing
So, how was Kasaya-cho, the very first entry in “Nishinomiya Intersections”? Don’t you feel like you could sort of become a Nishinomiya guide now?
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