In the southern part of Nishinomiya, one street north of Rinko Line, there’s a road called “Sakagura-dori” (Sake Brewery Street).
Did you know this road is actually surprisingly short?
Let’s take a look at “Sakagura-dori” in photos.
This is the western end of “Sakagura-dori,” in Horikiri-cho.
It’s clearly marked on the nearby evacuation route sign as well.
Now, let’s head east from here.
First, there’s the Shukugawa River.
After crossing the Shukugawa River, you’ll see the Central Library.
Cross Tateishi-suji…
And as you continue on, you’ll see the Hakushika factory.
Cross Ebessan-suji…
And you’ll reach the intersection with Fudaba-suji Line.
This is where the headquarters factory of Henri Charpentier (Suzette) is located.
Shiyakusho-mae Line…
After crossing Yokaizumi-suji, you’ll find Nihonsakari.
Pass by Rengakan…
Then you’ll reach Fukushi Center-suji and the Higashigawa River.
There’s a sign like this here.
“Nishinomiya-go” refers to the former Nishinomiya Town area, now the Hamawaki and Yukai districts, while “Imazu-go” is in the former Imazu Village area, now the Imazu district.
In other words, up to this point was “Nishinomiya-go,” and from here we’re entering “Imazu-go.”
Cross the Tsutogawa River…
Imazu West Line…
Imazu Junior High School…
Imazu Elementary School and Rokkakudo, with Ozeki across the street.
We’ve arrived at the intersection with Prefectural Route 343, the Imazu Port-Tsuto Ogata Line, in front of Shamae Police Box.
There’s a sign like this at the intersection.
Let’s continue farther east.
What you can see ahead is the Shinkawa River.
From the bridge over the Shinkawa River, you can see the Shin-Koshien Shopping Street.
The first intersection after entering the shopping street is this one with Nakatsuhama Line.
Actually, “Sakagura-dori” only goes as far as here.
The road continues straight ahead, but the stretch beyond this intersection doesn’t have a name.
The sign at this intersection also says, “Sakagura-dori starts here.”
(Source: Google Maps)
On the map, this section is “Sakagura-dori.”
Why does it end in such a seemingly odd place?
Actually, a river called Sarugawa once flowed around the Nakatsuhama Line area, and once you crossed that river, you were in Naruo Village.
For more details, please see this article↓
Imazu-go, where the sake breweries were located, was the former Imazu Village, so “Sakagura-dori” extends only up to this point, the border with Naruo Village.
Today, it’s all part of the single large city of Nishinomiya, but if you look around, you can still find traces of the old village boundaries in unexpected places.
Searching for traces of history in everyday life might be more interesting than you’d expect.
