Yesterday, July 9, Shachomi from Nishi2 went to the “Araebisu Night Festival Ebisu Beer Festa” held at Nishinomiya Shrine. If you’re going today, 7/10, use this as a reference.
We also did a short livestream. At the start, it’s mostly just a Shiba Inu on screen. Sorry, haha.
The South Gate along Route 43. Around 7 p.m. There was a sudden downpour around 6 p.m. that day.
Even though the rain was really heavy, quite a crowd had gathered. And it was so humid and hot!!! You’re better off bringing a mini fan.
To the right after entering the South Gate was a shooting gallery. It was popular and crowded.
Across from the shooting gallery is “Araebisu Shrine”. If you pray here,
the first 1,500 visitors can get a stamp rally sheet. Visit 3 shops and you can enter a raffle to win gift certificates, so be sure to try it.
There was a “sea bream fortune slip” with a different vibe than usual!
It’s actually a special tai-mikuji fortune that’s only available on July 9 and 10. The regular tai-mikuji are always available, after all.
This victory charm is apparently like a secret menu item at the shrine, something special that normally isn’t displayed.
In the area you enter from the South Gate, there were festival stalls for shooting games, senbon-itobiki string pulls, yo-yos, candied apples, hashimaki, and cotton candy.
Now, let’s take a look from the Akamon Gate side.
Crowds were streaming down Ebessan-suji from the Hanshin Nishinomiya Station side.
If you want to drink beer right away, enter through the Akamon Gate and it’s immediately on your right. Look for the yellow roof.
This is the “Toriaezu Beer” booth. There are lots of staff selling beer, so you probably won’t have to wait too long.
At the Ebisu Beer Festa, the only alcoholic drinks sold at the main booths are Yebisu Beer for beer and Hakushika for sake. So I’ll also try to introduce what kinds of alcohol the other shops were selling.
Right after entering from the Akamon Gate, you can do the stamp rally raffle mentioned earlier.
First prize is worth 10 tickets plus pickled plums! At the very least, you’ll get a 100-yen voucher.
This is Taniya Seian, famous for Ebisu kintsuba sweets. And what’s a festival without cider? You can get it here. And it’s only 100 yen, so cheap.
Of course, they also had shaved ice with anko sweet bean paste. And it even comes with condensed milk, so luxurious.
This is “Bomaye”, a popular curry shop in Imazu. I wonder what kind of curry they have today.
It’s crab and mature chicken broth curry. This mini size is 650 yen. Perfect for a small bite! Of course, they also had the regular size. That one is 950 yen.
Bomaye was also selling lemon sours and highballs. 400 yen
The path next to Bomaye. There were also tables with chairs.
Oh! That paella looks so good.
They had this paella last year too, and there was an amazing line. This is “Mediterranean Shokudo no Time”. Nishi2 readers were really happy about it. Makes me glad.
Time was also selling white wine, red wine, and sparkling wine. 500 yen by the glass, 2,500 yen by the bottle
These are the chicken wing kebabs that won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Best Dish to Pair with Yebisu Beer contest!! 2 for 500 yen
