Now we’ll announce the results of “What’s your favorite shop along Nishinomiya’s Rinko Line? 2024”!
(This is a tribute project inspired by a survey done by Hirakata Tsushin.)
Survey period: May 14 to May 19
Valid responses: 100
Rinko Line has so many great shops. We got lots of comments too, and they were full of personality. There were quite a few places I didn’t know myself, which made this really interesting. You’ll probably want to go to some of them. And for places you’ve already been, you’ll likely find yourself thinking, “Exactly!!”
Comments for “What’s your favorite shop along Nishinomiya’s Rinko Line? 2024”
Baby Face
I go there often! I recommend the drink bar ^_^
Woman in her 30s (lives in the Koroen, Hamawaki, and Yomihama area)
EDION Nishinomiya Minami Store (Midori Denka Nishinomiya Minami Store)
From EDION Nishinomiya Minami Store closed on April 2 due to relocation | Nishinomiya Tsushin
This was quite a while ago, but whenever I went from the northern area to Imazu on errands, I would always ask my father to take me to the Nishinomiya store. But he would always say, “That’s a little far, so let’s go here instead,” and we often came to the Nishinomiya Minami store. It has since closed and relocated to LaLaport, but I’m sad that a store built around 2001 ended up being demolished.
Male teenager (lives in the Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze area)
Kura Sushi
When my kids were little, they loved Bikkura Pon, so we went there often.
Man in his 50s (lives in the Koshienguchi area)
Baby Face Planet’s
They have things like all-you-can-eat options, and the drink bar has so much variety!
Man in his 50s (lives in the Koroen, Hamawaki, and Yomihama area)
Kohnan
They have all kinds of things, so it’s fun just to look around!
Woman in her 50s (lives in the Shukugawa and Kurakuenguchi area)
Baskin-Robbins (a bit of an exception, as it’s along Fudabasuji Line)
It’s a little uphill from Rinko Line, but the now-closed Baskin-Robbins was perfect for a small gift, and with so many flavors, you never got bored! And above all, the staff were all beautiful!!! Where did that beautiful staff member from when it first opened go?
Man in his 50s (lives in the Hanshin Nishinomiya area)
Kofukumon
I was born and raised in Koshien, and this was a Chinese restaurant I’d been going to since I was little enough to remember♡ I loved their soup noodles♡ It’s gone now, but it’s a shop full of memories for me.
Woman in her 40s (lives in the Hanshin Nishinomiya area)
Daiei and Mandai.
Daiei is convenient because it also has a 100-yen shop and a shoe store. Mandai is convenient because it also has Shimamura inside. I like how the area along Rinko Line, or just a little north and south of it, from the east side of Shukugawa through Imazu, Koshien, and Mukogawa, is such a competitive supermarket zone.
Man in his 50s (lives in the Imazu and Hanshin Kokudo area)
Lawson Minami-Koshien Store
The staff are all excellent. I go there every morning to buy cigarettes, and they usually remember the brands regular customers buy without us even saying anything. They’re always friendly, funny, and incredibly thoughtful. They have rental bicycles, an air pump, and sometimes even sell lost golf balls or local vegetables, so the owner seems like quite the idea person too.
Man in his 50s (lives in the Koshien and Koshienhama area)
Suginoki
