Welcome to “This Week in Nishinomiya,” where we look back on the Nishinomiya openings, closings, and hot topics covered on Nishi2 this week (5/25–5/31)!
Weekend Events
On Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd, the Nishinomiya Satsuki Exhibition is being held at Nishinomiya Shrine.
From 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the 1st, there will be the Ningyo Joruri puppet performance “Ebisu-kaki”, one of Nishinomiya’s proud cultural traditions, at Hamawaki Elementary School. It also looks like BOYS AND MEN will be appearing at Gardens.
On the 2nd, a flea market run by children? will be held at the Western General Treatment Center in Nishinomiyahama, and the Osaka Bay Living Creatures Simultaneous Survey will take place at the Nature Environment Center in Koshienhama. Yamazaru will be performing at Gardens.
The weekend weather in Nishinomiya is forecast to be cloudy then sunny on Saturday the 1st, with a 10% chance of rain.
Sunday the 1st will be sunny then cloudy, with a 20% chance of rain. So it should be mostly sunny overall. The high will be 27°C, so it’ll be fairly warm.
For other Nishinomiya event information, please see the 2019 Nishinomiya City Event Calendar.
This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Hot Topics by Area
Here are the openings, closings, and other topics we covered on Nishi2 this week, organized by area.
Nishinomiya Citywide
★We tried the budget parking app Peasy in Nishinomiya. There are 6 locations in the city
★The city apparently offers partial subsidies for removing concrete block walls
★It looks like Hankyu and Hanshin are running trains with the same design
★The photochemical smog advisory issued the other day was Nishinomiya City’s first in 11 years
★All 41 childcare centers apparently will be available from 8:00 a.m. starting in summer vacation
★Nishinomiya’s anti-groping crime prevention flyer has caused a recall stir
Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area
Nothing this week
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Koyoen and Kurakuen Area
Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Hirota and Taisha Area
Uegahara Area
Nothing this week (8 weeks in a row)
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Nigawa and Kotoen Area
Nothing this week (3 weeks in a row)
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Mondoyakujin and Hinokuchi Area
Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Shukugawa and Kurakuenguchi Area
★The Ariel coin laundry in Hinoikecho is apparently giving away laundry bags
★“Blom Cafe” in Shukugawa Green Town has closed
Hanshin Nishinomiya Area
★[Hanshin Nishinomiya] We tried the “Cold Udon and Oyakodon Set” at Hangesho! [Nishi2 Gourmet]
JR Nishinomiya Area
Nothing this week (3 weeks in a row)
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Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Area
Koshienguchi Area
Koroen Area
Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Hamawaki and Yokai Area
★[BBQ] We tested how much charcoal a fire-extinguishing pot can put out
Imazu and Hanshin-Kokudo Area
Nothing this week
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Koshien and Koshienhama Area
★[Nishinomiya Photo] A Miyatan vending machine (in front of Amibiki Civic Hall at Amibiki Park)
★[Nishinomiya Photo] 50-yen vending machine No. 1 (Koshien Amibikicho)
★KidZania Koshien is apparently getting a “game company” sponsored by Nintendo. Opens July 12
Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area
★We went to the 1st Lohas Park on Sunday, May 26! 2019 [Nishi2 Report]
Nishinomiyahama Area
Nothing this week (8 weeks in a row)
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This Week’s Wrap-Up
This week, the article that got the most views was the one about the cafe tokidoki in Tendocho! Just like last week, information sent in by readers turned into a highly watched article <m(__)m>
This was also a week with plenty of citywide Nishinomiya topics. Maybe that means we haven’t been getting out and about enough…
Before launching “Nishinomiya Tsushin,” we Nishi2 members were basically homebodies who just tapped away on our computers. We weren’t exactly outgoing; if anything, we were a pretty introverted bunch. Since starting Nishi2, through feature articles and gathering information, we’ve finally started gradually getting outside.
First up: can we survive this summer? lol No, really, we’ll keep bringing you useful Nishinomiya info and ultra-local timely topics that spark more family conversations, so thank you as always for your support!
Also, we’re waiting for your tips about Nishinomiya, like opening information such as “There was a notice posted somewhere!” or “There was construction going on!” as well as things like “There’s a summer festival at XX Shrine!” <m(__)m>
That’s all for this week’s Nishi2.
Have a great weekend!!
