Welcome to “This Week in Nishinomiya,” where we look back at opening and closing news in Nishinomiya covered by Nishi2 this week (5/25–5/31), along with other topics that got people talking!
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Weekend Events
On Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd, the Nishinomiya Satsuki Exhibition is being held at Nishinomiya Shrine.
From 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the 1st, Hamawaki Elementary School will host the ningyo joruri puppet performance “Ebisu Kaki”, one of Nishinomiya’s proud cultural traditions. It also looks like BOYS AND MEN will be coming to Gardens.
On the 2nd, there will be a flea market run by kids? at the Nishibu General Waste Treatment Center in Nishinomiyahama, and an Osaka Bay Creature Survey at the Nature and Environment Center in Koshienhama. Yamazaru will also be performing at Gardens.
The weekend weather in Nishinomiya on Saturday the 1st is expected to be cloudy, then sunny, with a 10% chance of rain.
Sunday the 1st will be sunny, then cloudy, with a 20% chance of rain. So overall, it should be mostly clear. The high is 27°C, so it will be fairly warm.
For more event information in Nishinomiya, please see the 2019 Nishinomiya City Event Calendar.
This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Popular Articles by Area
Here are the openings, closings, and other topics we covered on Nishi2 this week, organized by area.
Nishinomiya Citywide
★We tried using the low-cost parking app Peasy in Nishinomiya. There are 6 locations in the city
★The city apparently offers partial subsidies for removing concrete block walls
★Hankyu and Hanshin seem to be running trains with the same design
★The photochemical smog advisory issued the other day was the first in Nishinomiya City in 11 years
★Nishinomiya’s anti-groping crime prevention flyers have caused a stir and are being collected
Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area
Nothing this week
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Koyoen and Kurakuen Area
Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Hirota and Taisha Area
Uegahara Area
Nothing this week (8 weeks in a row)
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Nigawa and Kotoen Area
Nothing this week (3 weeks in a row)
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Mondoyakujin and Hinokuchi Area
Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Shukugawa and Kurakuen-guchi Area
★The Arielle coin laundry in Hinoikecho seems to be giving away laundry bags
★“Brom Cafe” in Shukugawa Green Town has closed
Hanshin Nishinomiya Area
★[Hanshin Nishinomiya] We tried the “cold udon and oyakodon set” at Hangesho! [Nishi2 Gourmet]
JR Nishinomiya Area
Nothing this week (3 weeks in a row)
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Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Area
Koshienguchi Area
Koroen Area
Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Hamawaki and Yokai Area
★[BBQ] We tested how well a charcoal extinguisher pot can put out charcoal
Imazu and Hanshin-Kokudo Area
Nothing this week
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Koshien and Koshienhama Area
★[Nishinomiya Photo] Miyatan vending machine (in front of Abiki Civic Hall at Abiki Park)
★[Nishinomiya Photo] 50-yen vending machine No. 1 (Koshien Abikicho)
★KidZania Koshien is getting a Nintendo-sponsored “Game Company.” Opens July 12
Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area
★A Gyomu Super seems to be opening in Komatsu Nishimachi along the Ozone Line, where Amigo used to be
★We went to the 1st Lohas Park on Sunday, May 26! 2019 [Nishi2 Report]
Nishinomiyahama Area
Nothing this week (8 weeks in a row)
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This Week’s Wrap-Up
This week, the article that got the most views was the one about the cafe called tokidoki in Tendocho! As with last week, a tip from a reader turned into a highly watched article <m(__)m>
This was also a week with lots of citywide Nishinomiya topics. Maybe that means we weren’t moving around as much as we should have been…
Before launching “Nishinomiya Tsushin,” we Nishi2 members were basically homebodies who just tapped away at our computers. We weren’t exactly outgoing, and if anything, we were more of an introverted group. Since starting Nishi2, we’ve finally begun getting out here and there for feature articles and to gather information.
First, let’s see if we can make it through this summer, haha. No, really: we’ll keep bringing you useful, super-local, timely Nishinomiya stories that help spark more family conversations, so thank you for your continued support!
We’re also waiting for your tips about Nishinomiya, such as opening information like “I saw a notice posted somewhere” or “There was construction going on,” or things like “There’s a summer festival at so-and-so shrine!” <m(__)m>
That’s it for this week’s Nishi2.
Have a great weekend!!
