This is the “Nishinomiya Quiz” corner, where getting it right proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.
(Information and photos provided by Special Correspondent Hamaamu. Thank you!)
Here’s today’s quiz↓
Q. What’s happening right now at the site of the new hospital being built on the former Asahi Beer grounds?
a. They’re digging for a hot spring
b. They’re building a coin parking lot
c. A groundbreaking ceremony
d. An archaeological excavation
Nishi2 correct answer rate: 70%
If you haven’t seen the answer yet, give it a try♪
- a.温泉を掘っている9%(74票)
- b.コインパーキングを作ってる8.8%(73票)
- c.地鎮祭22.2%(183票)
- d.遺跡の発掘調査60%(496票)

Here’s the site!
🔎 There’s some kind of sign up there〜!!

🔎 In the area visible from Route 2, stakes have been driven into the ground. Could this be〜!?!?
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The correct answer is d. An archaeological excavation.
Its name is “Tsumon Otsukacho Ruins”!!
It looks like the survey will continue until March 3 next year〜
* It seems that when carrying out civil engineering or construction work in an area containing buried cultural properties, notification is required under the Cultural Properties Protection Act. →Here
* The planned hospital site is within this area.
* Captured from Nishinomiya WebGIS Nishinomiya City Geographic Information System
There are other archaeological sites spread out around this one as well.
Surveys have apparently been progressing little by little over the past few years, and pottery and other items from the Yayoi period through the Nara period have been found!!
Like this↓
* Captured from Nishinomiya City Tsumon Okamachi Ruins – Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan
For details →Here
I was surprised to learn there was even an ancient burial mound!! * It no longer exists today.
It feels like something might turn up at the Tsumon Otsukacho Ruins too〜 🔎
By the way, there was also a construction sign for the hospital↓

Construction is scheduled to start on December 1 this year, but since the archaeological survey runs until March next year, the construction period might change!
Here are past articles about the new hospital↓
Here it is on the map↓
The address is Tsumon Otsukacho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Special Correspondent Hamaamu, thank you for the information and photos!!
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