This is the “Nishinomiya Quiz” corner, where knowing the answer proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.
Here’s this time’s quiz↓
Q. How do you read this town name? “与古道町”
a. Yokodō-chō
b. Yokomichi-chō
c. Yokodō-machi
d. Yokomichi-machi
The Nishitsu team’s correct answer rate is 80%
- よこどうちょう16.4%(59票)
- よこみちちょう66.9%(241票)
- よこどうまち6.4%(23票)
- よこみちまち10.3%(37票)
A monument in Yokomichi Park
↑↑The intersection of Yōkai-suji and the Naruo-Mikage Line
In Yokomichi-chō, there’s Shinkōen, a place that has often been featured on TV and is only open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (^^)/
Thick, meaty fried chicken wings～😋😋😋
The correct answer is “Yokomichi-chō”.
I always thought it was Yokodō～😆💦
The origin of “Yokomichi-chō”
It seems that the route from today’s Old National Road to the Saigoku Kaidō was called Honmachi-suji, and the side street off Honmachi-suji = Yokomichi became the name.
For details, see here.
Yokomichi-chō has 447 households and a population of 663 people (male: 302 / female: 361). (As of March 31, 2022) Source is here
The address is Yokomichi-chō, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
