Welcome to this week’s “Nishinomiya This Week,” where we look back at the store openings and closings in Nishinomiya covered by Nishitsu (Nishinomiya Tsushin) from this week (4/11-4/17), along with other topics that got people talking!
The answer to this week’s hidden letter challenge is written a little further down the page.
At Hirota Shrine, it looks like they have talismans featuring a yokai called “Amabie,” said to help ward off epidemics.
Here it is↓

(From We got an “Amabie” charm from Hirota Shrine that might help drive away coronavirus)
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Weekend Nishinomiya Info
Here’s the weather and event information for Nishinomiya this weekend.
Good Weather Only on Saturday
Saturday the 18th will be rainy, then sunny, with a 70% chance of precipitation, a high of 18°C, and a low of 14°C. It looks like it’ll rain in the morning. There probably won’t be much temperature difference.
Sunday the 19th will be sunny, then cloudy, with a 40% chance of precipitation, a high of 17°C, and a low of 11°C. The weather feels a bit uncertain. Looks like rain may start at night.
Source: Japan Weather Association tenki.jp
Notable Events in Nishinomiya
Saturday the 18th
None
Sunday the 19th
None
For other events, see Nishinomiya City’s 2020 event information here
Answer to This Week’s Hidden Letter in Nishinomiya
Answer↓

(From the image used in A roundup of restaurants offering takeout in Nishinomiya and nearby areas)
It was on the plate and the meat! How did you do this week? Next week’s will be hard!
- 余裕すぎる26.7%(4票)
- フツー60%(9票)
- 難しすぎ13.3%(2票)
This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Talked-About Articles by Area
Here are the openings, closings, and other topics Nishitsu covered this week, organized by area.
Just by reading the titles, you can get a digest of what happened in Nishinomiya.
All of Nishinomiya City
Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area
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
Nothing this week
Send us your tips!
Koshien and Koshienhama Area
Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area
Nothing this week
Send us your tips!
Nishinomiyahama Area
Things That Changed on Nishitsu This Week
There were 2 things this week.
We changed the SNS links at the top of the smartphone pages to icons
We changed the links to Twitter, Facebook, and other social media at the top of every Nishitsu page into icons.
This↓

We’re also getting ready to do more video content, so we’ve linked YouTube too.
We’ll be sharing all kinds of Nishinomiya information through videos as well, so please subscribe to our channel!
We still couldn’t change the icon for the “Clap” feature at the end of articles (excuse week 5)
Continuing from four weeks ago, it’s this.
This thing we added to the end of articles four weeks ago↓

This icon.
We said we’d make it bigger, but we’ve left it untouched for 5 whole weeks now.
“I mean, this week was…” Nope, no real excuse. Yes.
The total number of claps this week was 75. Last week it was 89, so it’s been dropping for 2 weeks in a row!
We really need to feel some urgency here. Next week, we want to declare our decision to make the icon bigger.
Tips We Received This Week
This week we received 22 tips! Thank you for sending in so much information!
Most of them were about takeout and temporary closures, along with various other updates!
- A roundup of restaurants offering takeout in Nishinomiya and nearby areas
- List of temporarily closed facilities in Nishinomiya























































