Closed Iwano Sports Made a Map of the Yasui Area in 1969

The closed “Iwano Sports” in front of Nishida Park at Sun Seven under the Hankyu elevated tracks is making a map of the Yasui area from 1969
(This information was provided by Shukugawa Marron. Thank you!)

Here it is↓

This is one of the exhibits from the small cultural festival held at Iwano Sports on April 25.

Here it is on the map↓

The address is 6-15 Nishida-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.

The Yasui Area and Iwano Sports Around 1969

The small cultural festival held at Iwano Sports featured things like this:

• 1969, the year Iwano Sports opened
• There were three bookstores
• In addition to Futaba Onsen, there was also Showa-yu
• A barber shop, watch shop, and udon shop stood side by side

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They want to create a map of the Yasui area around 1969

The map was recreated from the memories of two sisters who were 3 and 9 at the time, and their 91-year-old mother

But this map is still far from complete.

So here’s a request

Would Nishitsu readers like to help complete this map together?

If you go to Iwano Sports, this map is on display there.

They’d be happy if you stopped by and said, “There used to be ___ here!”

If you visit Iwano Sports and say, “I saw this on Nishitsu,” it should be easier to start a conversation.

The note about Takiya Pharmacy running out of toilet paper during the oil shock is somehow really striking.

Finally

You can see how things looked this time on their official Instagram. You can also watch footage from the day in the livestream archive. If you’d like to see what things were like back then, talk about it, or help draw the map, please stop by Iwano Sports.