Welcome to “This Week in Nishinomiya,” where we look back at the Nishinomiya openings, closings, and trending stories featured this week (10/11–10/17) on Nishitsu (Nishinomiya Tsushin)!
McDonald’s Is Back

It’s opening in late January〜
Did Everyone Watch the Broadcast?

It was the first time in 22 years, since 2003, that “Nodo Jiman” was held in Nishinomiya〜
Here’s what the preliminary round looked like↓
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This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Trending Articles by Area
Here are the openings, closings, and other topics we covered on Nishitsu this week, sorted by area.
Just by looking through the titles, you can get a digest of what happened around Nishinomiya.
Nishinomiya Citywide
Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area
Nothing this week (week 1)
Send us your tips!
Koyoen and Kurakuen Area
Hirota, Taisha, and Uegahara Area
Nigawa and Kotoen Area
Mondoyakujin and Hinokuchi Area
Shukugawa and Kurakuenguchi Area
Hanshin Nishinomiya Area
JR Nishinomiya Area
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Area
Koshienguchi Area
Koroen, Hamawaki, and Yomihama Area
Imazu and Hanshin-Kokudo Area
Koshien and Koshienhama Area
Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area
Nishinomiyahama Area
Notices from Nishitsu Friends

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Mukogawa Women’s University Recurrent Education Center
The latest AI utilization courses are here!
Make AI your assistant! Two new AI utilization courses have just launched!
Because they’re e-learning courses you can take in your spare time, they’re easy to balance with school or work.
Each course is reasonably priced at 3,300 yen, and even includes individual guidance from a professor!
Even better, if you take both courses as a set, you can enroll at the discounted price of 5,500 yen!
Generative AI Utilization Course
Learning Goals
Make the latest generative AI your “partner” for work and study!
– Master Gemini and NotebookLM, which let you use the latest LLMs even for free!
Learning Format
On-demand + individual guidance
Course period: October–March (estimated study time: 4.5 hours)
Guidance days: In principle, the third Thursday of each month, 16:00–19:00
Predictive AI Utilization Course
Learning Goals
Learn how to use AI as your own assistant!
– Become able to make predictions using the data you already have!
Learning Format
On-demand + individual guidance
Course period: October–March (estimated study time: 3 hours / 4.5 hours when taken individually)
Guidance days: In principle, the third Thursday of each month, 16:00–19:00
Details → here
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Weekend Nishinomiya Information
Here’s the weather and event information for Nishinomiya this weekend.
Have You Switched Out Your Wardrobe Yet?
Saturday the 18th will be sunny with occasional rain, with an 80% chance of precipitation. The high will be 28°C and the low will be 20°C.
Sunday the 19th will be cloudy, then rainy, with a 50% chance of precipitation. The high will be 24°C and the low will be 20°C.
※Information as of Friday at 20:00. For the latest information, see ⇨Japan Weather Association tenki.jp
Weekend Events in Nishinomiya City
October 18 (Sat)
Funasaka Petit Marche Funasaka Satoyama School (advance registration required)
Sweet Potato Digging Experience and Halloween Costume Making ABC Housing Nishinomiya Sakagura-dori Housing Park
ACTA Autumn Festival ACTA Nishinomiya
Koshien Festival Susanoo Shrine
Autumn Festival – Shinmei Hachiman Shrine
October 19 (Sun)
Sweet Potato Digging Experience and Halloween Costume Making ABC Housing Nishinomiya Sakagura-dori Housing Park
ACTA Autumn Festival ACTA Nishinomiya
Nishinomiya Kids Performer Festa Naruo Station Front Park
A Fun Marche for Kids and Dogs Miyobiraki Park
For other 2025 event information in Nishinomiya City, click here
Autumn Festival Calendar 2025 → here
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