“Nishinomiya Shimin Matsuri” appears to be bringing back its “food and drink booths” “for the first time in 4 years”. The event will be held on Saturday, October 28.
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Here it is ↓
*Screenshot from the official Nishinomiya Shimin Matsuri website
Event Overview
■Date
Saturday, October 28, 2022
■Location
Around Nishinomiya City Hall Main Building
Here it is on the map ↓
It will be held around City Hall.
- Until 1979, it was held at Nishinomiya Shrine
- Until 2002, it was held at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
- Only in 2003, it was held at Chuo Sports Park
- Since 2004, it has always been held around City Hall
About the Food and Drink Booths
The festival was canceled three years ago due to COVID-19, and last year it was held in person again for the first time in a while.
That said, because there were no food and drink booths, attendance did not increase that much.
| Edition | Attendance |
|---|---|
| 43rd | About 37,000 people |
| 44th | About 33,000 people |
| 45th | Canceled |
| 46th | Canceled |
| 47th | About 18,000 people |
Quoted from the City Hall page
So it was about half the attendance of the 43rd festival.
Currently, the food and drink booths are planned to include the following.
Nishinomiya Umaimon Yatai Market
So it seems likely that restaurants from around Nishinomiya will be setting up booths.
Also, the official Instagram had food trucks registered as a hashtag, so food trucks may be coming as well.
Our coverage of the 47th festival (last year) ↓
In Closing
This year’s Shimin Matsuri is planning to feature things that were not held last year, such as a road stage and a university corner. The full details are not available yet, but they will likely be posted on the official website going forward. If we find out anything interesting, such as what kinds of food vendors will be there, we’ll write another article about it.
(This information was provided by Iroha, a Nishitsu supporter. Thank you!)
