Nishitsu Survey: Favorite Toy and Game Shops Plus Results from Summer Vacation Memories

Club Activities
I was on the baseball team, and except for Obon, we had practice or games every day.
Male in his 40s

Visiting My Father’s Family Home
When my family went back to my father’s family home in Tokushima Prefecture, we rode the “Tokushima-Hanshin Ferry.” Boarding from the Higashi-Kobe Ferry Center (now Kobe Sunshine Wharf) was exciting every time, even as a kid. *When I see the remains of the docking booth area (in front of Autobacs), it brings back a lot of memories.
Male in his 50s

Camp Time!
I still remember the songs we sang!!
Female in her 20s

Staying Overnight in the School Building for a High School Club Camp
Tatami mats were brought into the classroom, and futons were laid out. I was on the basketball team, so we practiced in the gym and went back to the classroom during breaks, but some members would collapse from exhaustion on the stair landing. These days, with security concerns, I guess schools probably can’t host overnight camps like that anymore.
Female in her 50s

The Summer Festival in Koyoen Kamizono-cho.
It was a long time ago, but they gave ice cream to the kids. I also looked forward to seeing the ducks in the nearby river.
Female in her 40s

Local Summer Festival
When I was in junior high school, I performed at the summer festival. (Brass band)
Female in her 30s

Campground Part-Time Job
The sea was right in front, and the water was clean enough to swim in.
Female, 60 or older

Kosei Nenkin Pool
When I was in elementary school, a few close boy and girl friends and I took the bus there. Now that I’m an adult, I think, “We could have just gone by bicycle!” But back then it felt so far away that the idea never even crossed my mind.
Female in her 50s

Kosei Nenkin Pool
When I was in elementary school, it was far away, but I used to go there by bicycle with friends.
Male in his 50s

Visiting My Paternal Grandparents’ Grave in Elementary and Junior High School
My father is from Tajima, so every year when I was in elementary and junior high school, we would go to visit my paternal grandparents’ grave in the Tajima area, his hometown. After that, our usual routine was to eat at a familiar local Chinese restaurant, then head straight to Yui-ga-hama in Kinosaki for swimming. Since becoming an adult, I’ve been going on my own‼️
Male in his 40s

I Often Played with Friends at the Kosei Nenkin Pool That Used to Be in Hama-Koshien.
There was a high diving platform. I was in elementary school, and I think it was 7 meters? We would dive in, and maybe because the water was deep, it was really cold and felt great, so my friends and I kept diving over and over endlessly. It makes me sad that those pools from my memories, including Hanshin Park Deluxe Pool, are gone now…
Male in his 50s

Going Back to My Family Home
Watermelon splitting and swimming in the sea
Male, 60 or older

“Which toy or game shop did you often go to?”

We’re looking for stories about the toy shops and game stores you used to visit. Maybe you played Carddass nonstop, or a shop sold you Dragon Quest the day before release. Send us those nostalgic episodes!

Here are the answers from Nishitsu members↓

Sakurai, which used to be inside Kitaguchi Market

There was a toy shop in the Shin-Koshien Shopping Street, though I forgot its name.
It was near my grandma’s house, so I used to go there clutching my New Year’s money!!
I remember being bought a stuffed koala when they first arrived in Japan back then~ (That gives away my age. lol)

I often got Ultraman soft vinyl figures for around 500 yen at the toy section of Daiei before it became Corowa! The ones where you could move the arms and legs in stiff little clicks!!

It wasn’t a toy shop, but there used to be a dagashi candy shop called Mugibatake behind Daiei in Shukugawa (now it’s a dispensing pharmacy). I often bought snacks and toy cards there. The cards were set up so you couldn’t tell what was inside, so it was exciting until you opened them.

Survey Results Here↓

「森永乳業の跡地に何ができてほしいですか？」アンケートと「よく行ってたおもちゃ・ゲーム屋はどこ？」の結果発表～【にしつーアンケート】

2022年9月2日