It looks like a one-day festival called “Ah, Nostalgic Hanshin Park” will be held at Koshien Station Plaza on Saturday, March 2.
(Thanks to Neesan and Norinee for the tip!)
Here it is↓
Quoted from Hanshin Electric Railway Official X
It runs from 10:00 to 17:00.
It says Hanshin Park is making a small comeback.
Festival contents↓
- Memorial grand timeline(73 years)
- Memory fair stalls
- Food trucks
- Stamp rally
Details↓
- めっちゃやった～38.5%(40票)
- 覚えてる39.4%(41票)
- 知らない22.1%(23票)
The food trucks will apparently be selling Animal Castella and corn dogs, which were sold at Hanshin Park back in the day.
The location is Koshien Station Plaza↓
Here’s why this event was planned↓
“We’ll do something about your dream!” This is the third round of a project where the Hanshin Group was calling for dreams they might be able to make happen!
By the way, this time is apparently the final one.
At last, there will be a day to soak in memories of Hanshin Park, which everyone loved.
We’ve also preserved lots of everyone’s memories here on Nishitsu.
Old Photos of Hanshin Park. A Roundup from the Official X Account
They posted tons of old Hanshin Park photos on X, so we’ll put them together here in an easy-to-browse list.
３月２日（土）、甲子園駅前広場等で「阪神パーク」が一日限りの復活を果たします！
これに先駆け少しだけ阪神パークの、あれやこれや、をご紹介します。ケープペンギンの総数が100羽まで増え、日本最大規模の飼育数となりました。#阪神電車 #ほっとはんしんプロジェクト pic.twitter.com/8TltAX4Eau
— 阪神電車【公式】（阪神電気鉄道） (@hanshin_pr) February 22, 2024
According to Wiki, before the war there was one of Japan’s largest exhibits called the “Penguin Sea,” where over 100 Cape penguins were displayed on islands modeled after icebergs!
阪神パークには「阪神水族館」もあったんです！
海水運搬用の船「阪神丸」も大活躍！「あゝ懐かしの阪神パーク」は３月２日（土）に
甲子園駅前広場等で開催！
目玉は、７３年間の阪神パークを振り返るメモリアル大年表です！https://t.co/7375ZeTIJL#阪神電車#ほっとはんしんプロジェクト pic.twitter.com/uBWopbeYtl— 阪神電車【公式】（阪神電気鉄道） (@hanshin_pr) February 26, 2024
阪神パークで人気を集めた象の名前は
「アキ子」と「キク子」です。「あゝ懐かしの阪神パーク」は３月２日（土）に
甲子園駅前広場等で開催！
あの日の景色をバックに撮影できる「おもひでフォトスポット」が登場。https://t.co/7375ZeTaUd#阪神電車#ほっとはんしんプロジェクト pic.twitter.com/PsvHRwQGaw— 阪神電車【公式】（阪神電気鉄道） (@hanshin_pr) February 27, 2024
阪神パークと聞いて、流れるプールを思い出す方もいるのでは？
プールの名前は、その名も「デラックスプール」！！今週末開催の「あゝ懐かしの阪神パーク」。
パーク跡地のららぽーと甲子園もめぐるスタンプラリーも開催。
昔、宇宙塔があった場所は…https://t.co/bFyZxK8wuk#阪神電車 pic.twitter.com/yclKm46FD2— 阪神電車【公式】（阪神電気鉄道） (@hanshin_pr) February 29, 2024
I remember the wave pool!!
Finally
The reason this “dream related to bringing back Hanshin Park” was chosen was apparently because it was “a dream only the Hanshin Group could make happen,” and because they wanted people of all ages to enjoy it. It seems there had been many ideas to bring back Hanshin Park in the past too, but they were difficult to carry out during the COVID-19 pandemic. March 2 is something to look forward to!
Neesan and Norinee, thank you for the tips!!
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