Use Our Cherry Blossom Map to Explore Nishinomiya This Weekend

Welcome to “This Week in Nishinomiya,” where we look back at the Nishinomiya openings, closings, and trending stories featured on Nishitsu this week (3/23-3/29)!

This Week’s Openings, Closings, and Trending Articles by Area

Here are the openings, closings, and other topics we covered on Nishitsu this week, organized by area.

Nishinomiya Citywide

★Uber Eats looks like it will become available in Nishinomiya too. Starting March 26

★Nishinomiya City looks set to trial a bike-sharing service. Starting this summer

★Where would Nishinomiya rank by population if it were included among prefectural capital cities? [Nishinomiya Quiz]

★What is the most common surname in Nishinomiya City? [Nishinomiya Quiz]

Yamaguchi, Najio, and Namaze Area

Nothing this week
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Koyoen and Kurakuen Area

★A dog training school called “Dog Life Planners” looks set to open in Koyoen Honjocho near Koyoen Station. Opening April 1

★Miyagao No.13: Akira Takemori

Uegahara Area

Nothing this week
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Hirota and Taisha Area

★It looks like you’ll be able to walk through the cherry blossoms at Koshimizu Water Purification Plant. Starting March 30

★[Nishinomiya Photo] The cherry blossoms at Nishinomiya Earthquake Memorial Park are in full bloom

★We went to Hirota Shrine’s Hanshin Tigers victory prayer ceremony on Wednesday, March 27! [Nishitsu Report]

★[Nishinomiya Photo] Cherry blossoms at Niteko Pond

★The ikayaki shop “Osaka Meibutsu Oideya” inside Kansai Super Taisha looks set to reopen as “Takoyaki Zenya”

Nigawa and Kotoen Area

★“My Peridot Cafe,” a cafe in Nigawa where you can interact with rabbits and cats [Show Us Your Shop!]

Mondo-Yakujin and Hinokuchi Area

Nothing this week (2 weeks in a row)
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Shukugawa and Kurakuenguchi Area

★“BBQ BASE CAMP” in Horakucho along Kitashukugawa-dori looks set to become a deli called “Ashiya Beauty Deli.” Scheduled to open in late March

★We tried “Haru Kita Walnut Bread” and “Pan Miyakko” at CONCENT MARKET (Kotobukicho, Nishinomiya City)! [Nishitsu Gourmet]

★We checked every Uber Eats restaurant that delivers in Hagoromocho, Nishinomiya City [Nishitsu Research]

★We tried the oyakodon at “Ichikawa” (Shukugawa Green Town)! [Nishitsu Gourmet]

★“SHOT BAR CIRCLE,” a shot bar near Hankyu Shukugawa Station [Show Us Your Shop!]

★We gathered a bunch of cherry blossom viewing maps for Shukugawa and Nishinomiya City

★A beauty salon called “Hair Salon W” looks set to open in Hisadekegaya-cho along Koshikiiwa-suji. Opening April 3

★There seem to be a few things they want people to keep in mind when cherry blossom viewing at Shukugawa Park

Hanshin Nishinomiya Area

★A medical mall called “(tentative name) Hanshin Nishinomiya Ekimae Medical Center” is being built in Imazai-kecho near Hanshin Nishinomiya Station. Opening this autumn

★A business hotel called “Hotel Livemax” looks set to open in Honmachi along National Route 43

JR Nishinomiya Area

★We tried “Kurume Ramen Kokuryu Tonkotsu” at Tora to Ryu (Rokutanji-cho, Nishinomiya City)! [Nishitsu Gourmet]

★“Shitatsuzumi – Nishinomiya Teppan Meshi” along Route 2 near Hanshin-Kokudo Station will open on April 3

★“Reliure LLC,” a cosmetics manufacturer on Prefectural Route 606 in Ashiharacho, Nishinomiya City [Show Us Your Shop!]

★“Ganso Tangyo-tei” in Ryodocho along Yamate Kansen has closed

★Reconstruction work on Nishinomiya Fire Station in Tsuto Otsukacho along Route 2 will start next May. Completion is scheduled for the end of October 2021

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Area

Nothing this week
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Koshienguchi Area

Nothing this week
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Koroen Area

Nothing this week (6 weeks in a row)
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Hamawaki and Yomihama Area

Nothing this week (3 weeks in a row)
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Imazu and Hanshin-Kokudo Area

★[Nishinomiya Photo] A Hanshin Tigers vending machine in Tsuto Otsuka-cho

★[Nishinomiya Photo] The paper-thin traffic light in Imazu Yamanakacho No.3 (tentative)

Koshien and Koshienhama Area

★The exterior of “Steak Haruyama,” opening in Takashiocho along Nakatsuhama Line, is complete

★Koshien Station’s train approach melody appears to be using the Senbatsu entrance march song “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana”

Naruo, Takasu, and Komatsu Area

★The underpass beneath the Hanshin elevated tracks near Ikebiraki Park is complete

★A plaza (park) with a stage has been built south of Naruo Station

★A cafe called “CAFE ROG in” has opened in Satonakacho

★Hanshin Bus appears to have added new stops at “Komatsu Nishimachi” and “Imazu Minatomachi” with its timetable revision

Nishinomiyahama Area

Nothing this week (4 weeks in a row)
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This week, there was plenty from Nishitsu’s home turf, the Shukugawa and Koshienguchi areas. On the other hand, the Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi area had a surprising total of zero articles!!

The runners-up were the Hirota and Taisha area, thanks to cherry blossom-related stories, and the JR Nishinomiya area!

What we had called the Uegahara and Hirota area until last week has now been split into the Uegahara area and the Hirota and Taisha area.

We’re short on information from southwestern areas such as Koroen, Nishinomiyahama, and Hamawaki. Even small tips are welcome, so we’d be happy if you could send us information!

That’s it for this week’s Nishitsu.
Have a great weekend!