Welcome to “This Week in Nishinomiya,” where we look back on the openings, closings, and hot topics covered this week (9/14-9/20) by Nishitsu (Nishinomiya Tsushin)!
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Weekend Nishinomiya Info
Here’s the weekend weather and event information for Nishinomiya.
This Weekend
On Saturday the 21st, it will be rainy, then sunny, with an 80% chance of precipitation and a high of 23°C. It looks like it will feel quite cool.
On Sunday the 22nd, it will be cloudy, then rainy, with a 60% chance of precipitation and a high of 29°C. It looks like it will be warmer than Saturday.
On Monday the 23rd, it will be rainy, with a 70% chance of precipitation and a high of 28°C. As of now, rain is forecast throughout the day.
Source: Japan Weather Association tenki.jp
Featured Events in Nishinomiya
Saturday the 21st
There are two featured events.
First, “Hansai Baru” will be held around Hanshin Nishinomiya Station. You can enjoy it for 500 yen or 1,000 yen without needing coupons.
Second, night stalls will apparently be set up for the annual festival at Koshikiiwa Shrine. It might be a chance to enjoy cool evening festival stalls for the first time since the summer festivals.
Also, there will be danjiri from Nishinomiya Shrine. They’ll be around Ichibacho at about 2 p.m., on Sakagura-dori at 3 p.m., and around Todacho and Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street at 6 p.m.
Sunday the 22nd
There are two featured events.
The first is Hansai Stage 2019, held in front of Daiei at Hanshin Nishinomiya Station. There will be food stalls, stage performances, and a market.
The second is the annual festival at Nishinomiya Shrine, featuring a children’s procession and kids’ barrel mikoshi. The procession will pass through the Chuo Shopping Street very close to Hansai Stage, so the area looks like it will be lively from around noon.
On this day, there will also be danjiri from Nishinomiya Shrine and Koshikiiwa Shrine.
Monday the 23rd
The first event is the Fureai Network Festival in Nishinomiya, held at Rokutanji Park. More than 20 booths are expected, including stalls selling cotton candy, yakitori, yakiniku, beer, and recycled goods.
The second is the 2019 Nishinomiya Traffic Safety Festival, held at Hyogo Driving School Nishinomiya Main School. There will be displays of police motorcycles, patrol cars, and special vehicles, as well as drunk-driving simulation goggles. There will also apparently be a raffle.
The third is a sumo tournament (9 a.m.) and lucky mochi toss (noon) at Koshikiiwa Shrine.
There will also be danjiri from Koshikiiwa Shrine.
For other event information in Nishinomiya, click here.
This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Popular 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.
Nishinomiya Citywide
Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area
Nothing this week (12th week in a row)
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Koyoen and Kurakuen Area
Nothing this week
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Hirota and Taisha Area
Nothing this week
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Uegahara Area
Nothing this week (2nd week in a row)
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Nigawa and Kotoen Area
Nothing this week (2nd week in a row)
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Mondoyakujin and Hinokuchi Area
Shukugawa and Kurakuenguchi Area
Hanshin Nishinomiya Area
JR Nishinomiya Area
Nothing this week (7th week in a row)
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Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Area
Koshienguchi Area
Koroen Area
Hamawaki and Yokai Area
Nothing this week (8th week in a row)
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Imazu and Hanshin Kokudo Area
Koshien and Koshienhama Area
Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area
Nishinomiyahama Area
This week (2nd week in a row)
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This Week’s Survey Roundup
Here’s a roundup of the surveys we asked readers to answer in articles this week.
- ハレノチ晴25%(41票)
- カフェ英国屋53%(87票)
- セブンイレブン ハートイン1.8%(3票)
- スギドラッグ1.2%(2票)
- スギ薬局1.2%(2票)
- ホームドライ1.2%(2票)
- 東進衛星予備校12.8%(21票)
- 個別指導学院NEXT1.8%(3票)
- クリニック（内科・婦人科）0%(0票)
- クリニック（小児科）0.6%(1票)
- クリニック（歯科）0%(0票)
- クリニック（眼科）1.2%(2票)
This Week’s Roundup
This week, the most-viewed article was about Mandari, a greengrocer near Hanshin Nishinomiya Station. Part of the interest may have been that it’s near Ebessan, but many people were probably also surprised by the unexpected touches, like a stone statue of Ebessan at a greengrocer and the sale of “Ebisu Fuku Omen Senbei.”
The second most popular article was about the opening of a ramen shop called “Mokkosu” near Hankyu Imazu Station. It’s a popular ramen shop from Kobe, and this will be its second location in Nishinomiya. Imazu already has several ramen shops, so that may be why it drew attention.
The third was “Hansai Baru.” This is a one-day-only food-hopping event on September 22 where you can enjoy participating spots for 500 yen or 1,000 yen without coupons. For Nishitsu as well, this event led to the legendary effort of Daa @ Nishitsu joining Hansai Baru and discovering 10 participating shops in the Hanshin Nishinomiya area in a short period of time.
So this week’s lineup ended up featuring a lot of gourmet information from the Hanshin Nishinomiya area. Starting next week, Nishinomiya Tsushin will return to its usual coverage.
Nishinomiya is a large city, and we still don’t have enough information from every area. If you notice any changes in Nishinomiya, such as store openings or closings, construction, or anything else that catches your attention, we’d be grateful if you could send us a tip<m(__)m>
