“Where do you take your kids on a normal weekend?” survey and results for “What did you do during recess in elementary school?” [Nishitsu Survey]

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A section where we turn a “quick question for readers + results from the previous question” into an article: “Nishi2 Survey (tentative)”??.
(Inspired by Hirakata Tsushin, where Hiratsu runs surveys)

Last time’s survey was

The previous survey theme was this!

“What did you do during recess in elementary school?”

Survey period: October 9–October 15

Number of responses: 18

This time, 18 people answered the survey!
Seriously! Thaaaank yooooooouuuuuuuuu!!!!!!

Now, let’s announce the results!

“What did you do during recess in elementary school?” and “Episodes”

Summary
Dodgeball 9
Rubber-band jumping 2
Long jump rope 1
Taka-oni 1
Pole climbing 1
Menko 1
Kickbase 1
Pole climbing 1
Chatting 1
Reading a book called “The Mysteries of the Human Body” 1
A game called “Himawari” 1
Hana Ichi Monme 1
Unicycle 1

(*Includes multiple answers)

We received so many answers that made us want to shout, “That takes me back!”
Thank you (^_^)
Dodgeball was popular!

Dodgeball

There were often kids who got hit in the face and had nosebleeds.
Male, 30s
The schoolyard was small, and we broke a window.
Male, 50s
When I caught a fast ball thrown by a sports-loving boy while I was in the inner court, I was so happy, like, “Yes!!”
Female, 40s
I jammed my thumb and it swelled up to about three times its size.
Male, 40s
I definitely preferred being in the outer court!
Female, 30s

A game called “Himawari”

Inside a big circle, the “oni” and the people who had been caught would go around, while the people escaping would move around the petals. We’d draw petals far away as little islands too. It was fun.
Female, 60s

Kickbase

I hurt my leg playing kickbase and had to go to the hospital.
Male, 20s

Unicycle

I fell face-first while still riding a unicycle lol
Female, 20s

Menko

We collected the lids from the milk bottles served with school lunch and used them to play menko. I got really excited when I received a rare milk lid.
Female, 40s

Rubber-band jumping

This isn’t really an episode, but I used to wear bloomers for gym class. They don’t have bloomers now, so I wonder if the word is obsolete lol
Female, 50s

Long jump rope

All the girls would do it together while counting how many times we could jump, so I think we all became friends and developed a sense of teamwork.
Female, 50s

Reading a book called “The Mysteries of the Human Body”

I used to wonder so much why our bodies ended up this way.
Female, 40s

Thank you for sharing your episodes too!
Injuries and memories really do go hand in hand, don’t they? 😅
For me, the time I was playing tag on the hill behind the school, fell off a cliff, and broke a bone is a good (?) memory too 😂

I’d never heard of “Himawari” before, so I looked it up!
This page explains it in detail! Apparently, the number of oni keeps increasing. Scary! But it sounds fun 😊

Himawari Oni

Next survey

Next time, the question is:

“On a normal weekend, where do you go with your kids?”

This time, with events being canceled one after another because of COVID-19, we’d like to hear about places you usually go, playgrounds, outing spots, and so on, for moms and dads who are struggling to find places to take their kids on days off (me toooo 😭) 🙏
If you have any stories, please share those too!! (Just the name of the spot is OK too 👌
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Survey results are here↓↓

Survey Results: What Makes You Proud of Nishinomiya? and Where Do You Take the Kids on a Regular Weekend? [Nishitsu Survey]

2020年10月30日

There are 6 questions.

  • On a normal weekend, where do you go with your kids? (Within Nishinomiya City)
  • On a normal weekend, where do you go with your kids? (Outside Nishinomiya City)
  • How old are you?
  • Please tell us your gender
  • What area do you live in? (Whatever area you consider it to be is fine)
  • If you have any opinions, requests, comments, or questions for Nishinomiya Tsushin, Nishi2, or our members, please feel free to write them here. (Not required)

*We may introduce the survey responses in an article.

We’re waiting for everyone’s answers. ↓↓↓

(If the embedded form does not appear, please use this link!)

The survey period is about one week.
The deadline is October 22.