Which kanji appears most often in Nishinomiya elementary school names: East West South or North? Nishinomiya Quiz

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Among “east, west, south, and north,” which kanji appears most often in the names of elementary schools in Nishinomiya City?

a.東
b.西
c.南
d.北

Nishi2 correct answer rate: 33%

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「東西南北」のうち西宮市内の小学校名に1番多く入っている「漢字」はどれ?
  • a.東
    17.4%(45票)
  • b.西
    35.5%(92票)
  • c.南
    16.6%(43票)
  • d.北
    30.5%(79票)
259票

 

 

So, what’s the answer?

 

 

 

 

The correct answer was d. “北.

There are 40 elementary schools in Nishinomiya City. (See the list of elementary schools here.)

Elementary schools with “東”

甲東小学校
鳴尾東小学校
東山台小学校

Elementary schools with “西”

段上西小学校
高須西小学校

Elementary schools with “南”

上ヶ原南小学校
南甲子園小学校

Elementary schools with “北”

北夙川小学校
高木北小学校
鳴尾北小学校
北六甲台小学校

So the results were: 4 schools with “北,” followed by 3 with “東,” 2 with “西,” and 2 with “南.”

When making this quiz, I wrote out all the elementary schools in Nishinomiya City,

and there were a few schools I was hearing about for the first time.

It made me realize I still have a lot to learn about Nishinomiya.