We also posted this in our event information on Nishitsu, but on October 5 and 6, an event called the “23rd Nishinomiya Sakagura Renaissance and Food Fair” was held.
The event itself covered quite a wide area, with shuttle buses running between venues, but on Sunday we went to take photos of the stage in front of Hanshin Nishinomiya Station and the main event inside Nishinomiya Shrine, so we’d like to share a little of what it was like.
This is the scene in front of Hanshin Nishinomiya Station.
This is where the stage performances were held.
The area around the stage was really lively.
From there, we headed toward Nishinomiya Shrine.
There were lots of banners around the shrine.
There was a large information board in front of the Akamon Gate.
Passing through the Akamon Gate and into the venue…
Once inside, there was a venue map.
We continued on into the venue…
Wow, everywhere inside the venue was packed with people…
Well, when you can proudly drink sake in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, that’s what happens…
Next, we’d like to introduce the sake brewery booths, which you could say were the stars of this festival.
We’ll skip introducing each one individually, but there were this many booths.
It really is an impressive sight!
Next, let’s take a look at the other food and drink booths.
This is the booth run by the Nishinomiya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women’s Association.
This is “つみ木,” which we previously introduced on Nishitsu.
It may be the closest shop to the venue.
Apparently this yakitori was created by students from Mukogawa Women’s University.
This is “ふじや” from Kitaguchi.
These are Kwansei Gakuin University students at the “関寿庵” booth.
They said it was okay to show their faces, so we went ahead and showed them clearly~~~
