This is the “Nishinomiya Quiz” section, where knowing the answer proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.
Here’s today’s quiz↓↓
Q About how much would it cost to go once around Nishinomiya by taxi?
(Here, “once around Nishinomiya City” means “driving as much as possible along the roads on the Nishinomiya city boundary.”)
a. 5,460 yen
b. 23,460 yen
c. 36,660 yen
d. 96,660 yen
Nishitsu correct answer rate: 30%
Once around looks something like this (the dark blue line)↓↓
I wanted to share it on Google Maps, but for some reason, when I pasted it in text mode, it took a huge shortcut and didn’t show the full loop…
So I had no choice but to draw it by hand. Sorry it’s hard to understand 😅
The starting point is here↓↓
The address is around 2 Maehama-cho, Nishinomiya City.
The original idea was to start from the taxi stand at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, but the roads got complicated in all kinds of ways, so I set the starting point on the boundary between Ashiya and Nishinomiya.
If you haven’t looked at the answer yet, give it a try♪
- 5,460円1.9%(10票)
- 23,460円21.1%(109票)
- 36,660円48.6%(251票)
- 96,660円28.3%(146票)
The correct answer is b. 23,460 yen.
First, I used Google Maps to calculate the distance along the Nishinomiya city boundary.
There are a few spots where it accidentally slips outside Nishinomiya City, but please let that slide, haha.
According to Professor Google, one lap around Nishinomiya is 67.2 km. With no traffic, it looks like it would take about 2 hours and 15 minutes!!
Next, the taxi fare.
The taxi fare is calculated under the following conditions.
| Base fare | 660 yen for the first 1,500 m |
| Additional fare | 80 yen for every 230 m thereafter |
Additional fare: 65,700/230 m (rounded down) × 80 = 22,800
Base fare + additional fare: 660 yen + 22,800 = 23,460
Final fare: 23,460 yen
If four people do “one lap around Nishinomiya by taxi,” it comes to about 5,865 yen per person.
Kind of borderline!!
If it were around 3,000 yen, you’d be like, “That’s super reasonable!” right?
