What’s This Black Round Thing?【Nishinomiya Quiz】

Here’s the “Nishinomiya Quiz” section, where knowing the answer proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.

Here’s this time’s quiz↓

Q. What is this black, round thing?

a. A sensor for continuous air pollution monitoring equipment
b. A microphone
c. An antenna
d. A black hole

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We’ll start giving you some hints～

This black, round thing is sticking out from this suspicious-looking vehicle.

Seen like this, doesn’t it look like a black hole suddenly appeared next to that vehicle?Huh, it doesn’t? Oh come on～～～

This is next to the parking lot in the north area of Naruo-hama Rinkai Park. What you can see ahead is Tigers Den and Hanshin Naruo-hama Stadium.

Here it is on the map↓

 

The correct answer is a. A sensor for continuous air pollution monitoring equipment.

The source is here.

There are normally 11 facilities in the city called continuous air pollution monitoring stations, but apparently this mobile air environment monitoring vehicle is used “to understand the air environment in areas without nearby monitoring stations and along major roads.”

Miyatan lets us know about Nishinomiya’s daily advisories here.

It seems the monitoring vehicle goes around different parts of Nishinomiya for about one to three weeks at a time.

In Reiwa 3, it apparently appeared at the following places in the city.

• Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens (Takamatsu-cho)
• National Route 176 (Yamaguchi-cho Shimoyamaguchi)
• Yamate Kansen (9 Matsuzono-cho)
• National Route 43 (1 Kubo-cho)
• Nishinomiya-hama Compulsory Education School (4 Nishinomiya-hama)
• Nishinomiya-hama (3 Nishinomiya-hama)
• Hinoike Park (11 Hinoike-cho)
• Ueda Nishi Park (4 Ueda Nishi-machi)
• Imazu Kansen (5 Imazu Yashiro-mae-cho)
• Yunokuchi Water Distribution Station (1-8 Jurinji)
• Naruo-hama Rinkai Park (1 Naruo-hama)
• Namaze Water Purification Plant (4-1 Namaze Higashi-machi)
• Rinko Line (2 Minami Koshien)

It might come to a neighborhood near you, too.Oh, just imagine there’s a black hole attached to the tip～

※Thank you to Iroha, a Nishitsu supporter, for the information!!
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