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This time’s quiz is below↓
Q Where in Nishinomiya was Hanshin Racecourse located long ago?
a. Around Lalaport Koshien
b. Around Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens
c. Around Mukogawa Women’s University Junior & Senior High School
d. Around the current Nishinomiya Chuo Sports Park
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- ららぽーと甲子園周辺16.2%(60票)
- 阪急西宮ガーデンズ周辺5.7%(21票)
- 武庫川女子大学付属中学校・高等学校周辺60.3%(223票)
- 西宮中央運動公園周辺17.8%(66票)
The correct answer is c. The current Mukogawa Women’s University Junior & Senior High School.
About Hanshin Racecourse
Hanshin Racecourse originally had its roots in the Kansai Keiba Club Racecourse in Naruo, Nishinomiya City, and the Kansai Sokubaho Racecourse in Higashihama.
They were probably located to the right and left of this red marker↓↓
Together, these two facilities, the “Kansai Keiba Club Racecourse” and the “Kansai Sokubaho Racecourse,” were known collectively as “Naruo Racecourse.”
According to the Nikkei, the school building currently on the grounds of Mukogawa Women’s University Junior & Senior High School, used for music and art classes as well as arts-related club activities, was built in Showa 10 (1935), and when it was first completed, it served as the racecourse grandstand.
In addition, Naruo Stadium was built inside Naruo Racecourse in 1916.
A train-bus transfer ticket for getting to Naruo Racecourse (from Showa-era Nishinomiya City)
A “Hanshin Keiba” poster (from Showa-era Nishinomiya City)
Around 1943, Naruo Racecourse was used as an airfield for test flights by Kawanishi Aircraft, and horse racing events ended accordingly.
After that, it moved to the current Hanshin Racecourse location.
Hanshin Racecourse still holds a race called the “Naruo Kinen,” which also shows that it originally came from Naruo Racecourse.
