It looks like the Nishinomiya City Volunteer Fire Corps Imazu Unit in Imazu Shamae-cho has relocated.
(This information was provided by Wago097. Thank you!)
Here is the current building. You can still see the base of the fire lookout tower in front of the entrance. Shamae Police Box is right next door.
You can read about the fire lookout tower in this article!
Here is the building at the new location. It’s on a site where there used to be a building that looked something like a prefabricated warehouse.
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 15-6 Tsuto Sumie-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. (This is the address of the new location.)
Area around the new location of the “Imazu Unit”
Directly across the road is the ENEOS gas station.
If you head this way along the Imazu Nishi Line, you’ll go past Rinko Line and come out near Bamiyan Nishinomiya Imazu and the site where Mandai and Kura Sushi are under construction.
If you go in the opposite direction, you’ll find the entrance to Kohnan Pro Nishinomiya Imazu and reach the Osaka Gas Imazu General Ground.
Finally
Nishinomiya City is apparently divided into 7 districts, with 1 headquarters and 33 volunteer fire units across the city🚒🚒🚒
Volunteer fire corps are organizations that do more than just fight fires. They are rooted in the local community and serve as leaders in fire prevention and disaster preparedness, helping protect residents’ safety and peace of mind. In recent years, more women have also been taking part, especially in activities such as fire prevention visits to elderly people living alone and instruction in first aid.
(Excerpted from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency website)
Nishinomiya City seems to be rebuilding aging volunteer fire unit garages and making other improvements, so perhaps this relocation is part of that effort. It’s good to know that these changes may make it easier for the corps members, who work so hard for the community every day, to carry out their activities.
Wago097, thank you for the information!!
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