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Here’s this quiz↓
Q. Nishinomiya has lots of rivers running through it, but which of these rivers does not exist in Nishinomiya?
a. Shukugawa River
b. Muko River
c. Ichiban River
d. Donjiri River
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- 夙川4.9%(22票)
- 武庫川3.8%(17票)
- いち番川56.2%(251票)
- どん尻川35.1%(157票)
The correct answer is c, Ichiban River.
Even after hearing the answer, the one you’re probably wondering about is d, Donjiri River, right? ^_^;
It runs along the north side of Higashiyamadai, where you’ll find the longest row of cherry blossom trees in Nishinomiya, which we wrote about this spring.
Along the way there’s Donjiri Dam, and the river flows into the Muko River. I thought maybe you could see it up close like Kitayama Dam, but the area was off-limits (・_・;)
Donjiri River, just barely visible from Kiyosedai ↑
“Donjiri” means the very end of something, or last place in a race, right? It’s a word you don’t want to hear at a school sports day…
But this Donjiri River is actually a Class B river with a total length of 1,380 meters! And get this, the Muko River is also a Class B river! So it doesn’t feel “last place” at all… I wonder who named it ^_^;
Once the stay-at-home period is over, I’m going to go explore it!!
