A Heartwarming Weekend at Gardens and Hadashi no Oka Kindergarten This Week in Nishinomiya

Welcome to “This Week in Nishinomiya,” where we look back at the Nishinomiya openings, closings, and hot topics covered on Nishitsu this week (3/16–3/22)!

This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Trending Articles by Area

Here are the openings, closings, and other topics Nishitsu covered this week, organized by area.

Nishinomiya Citywide

★Nishinomiya native Rika Kihira will be broadcast live on Fuji TV from 8:22 p.m. today!

★It looks like the eastbound “Amagasaki PA” on the Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line and the westbound “Minami-Ashiyahama PA” on Route 5 Bayshore Line opened today, March 19

★Apparently, when Nishinomiya residents are asked where they’re from, they answer “Koshien” or “Nishinomiya”

★Which public high school in Nishinomiya had the highest entrance exam competition rate for 2019? [Nishinomiya Quiz]

★Nishinomiya ranked 7th in TV Osaka’s “Most Desirable Places to Live, Chosen from All 198 Municipalities in Kansai”

Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area

★Apparently Ichiro used to run through Horai-kyo in Nishinomiya

Koyoen and Kurakuen Area

Nothing this week
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Uegahara and Hirota Area

★A Hanshin Tigers victory prayer ceremony will apparently be held at Hirota Shrine. From 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27

★We tried the “CS Burger Set” at “CS BURGER” in Nishida-cho, Nishinomiya! [Nishitsu Gourmet]

★A bakery called “Sunny Side” is apparently opening in Taisha-cho along the approach to Hirota Shrine. Opening in mid-June

★Hirota Shrine’s official website is currently unavailable

Nigawa and Kotoen Area

Nothing this week
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Mondoyakujin and Hinokuchi Area

Nothing this week
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Shukugawa and Kurakuenguchi Area

★We tried “Shukugawa Maizakura” at “菓一條栄久堂吉宗” in Hagoromo-cho, Nishinomiya! [Nishitsu Gourmet]

★“GOOD GOOD MEAT” in Kurakuen, a dine-in steak restaurant and butcher shop [Show Us Your Shop!]

Hanshin Nishinomiya Area

★Nishinomiya Shrine’s 10th-day visit sweets, “Tookashi” (sweets for the 10th), look incredibly delicious. Starts April 10

★We visited the “Mambo Tunnel Hiramatsu-cho” after floorboard repair work was completed

★[Nishinomiya Photo] A sake brewery-style phone booth?

JR Nishinomiya Area

★It looks like an extension is being added to the Nishinomiya Watanabe Heart, Brain and Vascular Center on the former parking lot site in Ikeda-cho along Route 2

★A steak restaurant called “牛タンと柔らかステーキの店 シタツヅミ～西宮テッパンメシ～” is apparently opening along Route 2 near Hanshin-Kokudo Station

★We tried the “Wild Steak” at “Ikinari Steak” in Rokutanjicho, Nishinomiya! [Nishitsu Gourmet]

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Area

★Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens’ “Decathlon” opening looks like it will be extremely crowded. Friday, March 29

★“Hankyu Soba” will apparently change its name to “Wakana Soba.” From April 1

★Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens’ “gelato pique” will apparently sell a popular five-item set for its opening

★It looks like “Duke Saruie” is coming to Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens for a parent-child walking seminar. Sunday, March 24

★A chicken restaurant called “Teppanyaki Toriryori Kashiwa” is opening at Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens. From Wednesday, March 20

★“Thermos” is apparently opening at Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens on Wednesday, March 20

★We looked into “Kayanoya,” opening at Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens on 3/20

Koshienguchi Area

★A yakiniku restaurant called “Yakiniku Kimura” is apparently opening in Koshienguchi. Opens March 28, at the former “Miyazaki Jidori Katsura” location

★A bakery called “麭(ぱん)屋さん” in Futami-cho along the Yamate Kansen road is having its pre-opening today

Koroen Area

Nothing this week (5th week in a row)
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Hamawaki and Yogai Area

Nothing this week (2nd week in a row)
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Imazu and Hanshin-Kokudo Area

Nothing this week (2nd week in a row)
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Koshien and Koshienhama Area

★Apparently MBS’s “Chichin Puipui” broadcast live about “Workman Plus”

★A second Tigers Lawson store is apparently opening north of Koshien Station. Opens March 22 at 9:00 a.m.

★The “Society to Promote Nishinomiya” human-letter display at the Koshien opening ceremony is apparently in danger of being discontinued

★LaLaport Koshien is apparently creating a dedicated pre-opening waiting line for “Workman Plus,” opening on Thursday, March 21

Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area

★A clinic called “Eigo Dermatology” is apparently opening in Ikenari-cho near Hyogo Medical University. Scheduled to open April 1

★A commemorative event will apparently be held at Takasu Nishi Kindergarten, which will be temporarily closed at the end of March

★A cafe called “Cafe Olive” has opened in Komatsu Nishi-machi along the Ozone Line

Nishinomiyahama Area

Nothing this week (3rd week in a row)
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This week, with the Nishinomiya Gardens renewal, there was a lot of news from the Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi area.

The next biggest topics were the Uegahara and Hirota area, with Hirota Shrine-related news, and the Koshien and Koshienhama area, with Workman Plus-related news!

It’s still tough that we haven’t been able to get any information at all from the Koroen area. We’d be grateful if you could send us tips!

That’s it for this week’s Nishitsu.
Have a great weekend!