Welcome to “Nishitsu: What Do You Call It?”, a section where we ask readers what certain things in Nishinomiya are called and turn the answers into an article.
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We asked: What do you call “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station”? Here
This time, we received 713 votes～😀😀😀
Thank you as always to all our readers.
Now, let’s take a look at the results (^_^)
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Survey Details
What do you call “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station”?
- Nishikita
- Nishinomiya-kitaguchi
- Kitaguchi
- Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station
- Other
- If you chose “Other,” please tell us specifically
Those were the six items.
Results: What Do You Call “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station”?
The survey received 713 votes. Thank you for all the responses😀
Overall Results
Overall, 63.8% were in the “Nishikita” camp～.
Next came the “Kitaguchi” camp at 32.7%.
Amazingly, only one person said “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station,” including the word “Station”😀
What Do People in the Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Area Say?
The results were not much different from the overall results.
Here are some comments from people in the Nishinomiya-kitaguchi area↓↓
This is completely subjective, but I wondered if people who have lived in the “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi” area for a long time tend to say “Kitaguchi”～??😀
Which Areas Say “Nishikita”?
- In the “Nishinomiyahama Area” and “JR Nishinomiya Area,” about 4 out of 5 people say “Nishikita”
- In the “Hanshin Nishinomiya Area,” “Other,” “Koshien Area,” “Imazu/Hanshin-kokudo Area,” and “Uegahara/Taisha/Hirota Area,” about 7 out of 10 people say “Nishikita”
- Maybe the area does not matter that much?
Which Age Groups Say “Nishikita”?
- Almost everyone under 20 is in the “Nishikita” camp
- People age 60 and above were the only group where those who say “Nishikita” were under 50%
- The younger the age group, the more people say “Nishikita”
What Do the “Other” People Say?
Aren’t you super curious about “Other”～!!
Out of 713 votes, 3 were “Other”～ and two of those people answered “Sha-pe” and “Shan-pe”
If you play mahjong, that might ring a bell～
In mahjong, the honor tiles are east, south, west, north (ton-nan-sha-pei), and the “west” and “north” tiles are read as “sha-pei,” so I’m guessing that is why they say “Sha-pe”～(^o^)
Maybe “Sha-pe” will catch on from now on!?
Various Comments
A simple abbreviation of “Nishinomiya-kitaguchi”…
40s
I used to call it Kitaguchi, but more and more people mistook it for Tsukaguchi.
40s
Kitaguchi no eki, meaning “Kitaguchi Station” (I call the area around the station Kitaguchi, so I add “station” to distinguish it)
30s
Sha-pe
40s
Shan-pe
40s
It has always been Kitaguchi. I think young people started saying Nishikita after the earthquake.
60 and above
I have called it that for as long as I can remember.
40s
Sometimes I say *Kitaguchi*, but I usually shorten Nishinomiya-kitaguchi to *Nishikita*. I think I have said it since I was a kid.
40s
Natives say Kitaguchi, while newcomers probably say Nishikita.
50s
Because it is the farthest north.
60 and above
I was originally from Takarazuka, and when I went from Takarazuka Station to Kobe or Osaka via the Imazu Line, I used it as a transfer station. I think I probably said I was going via Kitaguchi.
60 and above
I had called it that long before I moved to Nishinomiya 10 years ago.
40s
It has been Kitaguchi since long ago. Nishikita is Hankyu’s strategy. It feels strange to me.
60 and above
Because that is what I have always called it. Maybe people who have lived locally since the Showa era are more likely to be in the Kitaguchi camp?
20s
Because my friends around me have always said Nishikita.
30s
I have called it Kitaguchi since long ago.
60 and above
Long ago, it was Kitaguchi.
60 and above
It is located farthest north among all Nishinomiya stations (Hanshin, JR).
60 and above
Because Nishikita works for everyone, young and old, men and women! It is the only abbreviation my parents and grandparents do not get mad at me for using lol
20s
In Closing
How did you like our “What do you call ○○ Station?” series～??
There are some stations where the name people use changes depending on age or area, and some where it does not.
I was personally interested in this series, so thanks to everyone who answered the survey, I had a lot of fun with it～Thank you very much.
I think we will keep doing more “What do you call it?” articles in the future(^o^)
