We went around Nishinomiya City and photographed what things looked like on New Year’s Eve.
(Thanks to Kagayaki 509-go for the tip! Thank you!)
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Stations and Other Spots with Slightly Fewer People on New Year’s Eve
Imazu Station. Maybe because many shops were closed, it felt pretty quiet.
In front of JR Nishinomiya Station. There seemed to be fewer people around the intersection.
Shukugawa Station looked about the same as usual. There seemed to be a few more cars dropping people off and picking them up.
Kuranenguchi Station didn’t feel especially crowded either.
We also took a look at Kurakuen-guchi Street. I thought it was pretty rare to see the 300-yen parking spaces open.
The north side of Koshienguchi Station. It felt a little less busy than usual.
The south side also seemed a bit quieter.
The shopping street was also on the quieter side, and even in front of Life it didn’t feel that crowded. Maybe a lot of people had already finished their shopping.
In front of Koshien Station. It was really quiet.
Even the intersection in front of LaLaport, where there are usually tons of people coming and going, had this few people.
The intersection of Koshien-suji and Rinko Line. This spot was quiet too.
Fudaba-suji Line. The direction toward Hanshin Nishinomiya Station was seriously backed up. Well, this area does tend to get congested, though
As expected, Hanshin Nishinomiya Station was busy! We spotted what looked like a line in the back.
It was the line for Gozasoro.
So, let’s take a look at some New Year’s Eve-ish lines around Nishinomiya.
New Year’s Eve-ish Lines Around Nishinomiya
Of course, the Gardens area is always something to check out.
This. Traffic was backed up from around Kawarabayashi heading toward Gardens. This was something else.
This line of cars at Gardens. These were cars coming out from the exit toward Takarazuka.
There were tons of customers inside too.
By the way, Narita Suisan in ACTA also had quite a line.
There was traffic from a line at Nishinomiya Post Office. When we wondered why and took a look…
It had that “what’s going on?” kind of feel. They were selling New Year’s cards. I guess they still sell even on New Year’s Eve.
There was also a line of people streaming into the Yu-Yu counter.
Jankara didn’t exactly have a line during the year-end and New Year period, but yeah, people do go.
Baskin-Robbins in Shukugawa. Maybe people want ice cream on New Year’s Eve. It wasn’t quite a line, but there were a fair number of people.
Ikari Supermarket in Shukugawa. There were lots of customers lined up inside.
Imazu Onsen was packed. Some cars couldn’t even park. A line.
Gyomu Super in Imazu. Look at all these bicycles. Basically a line.
The Daiso along Rinko Line was pretty crowded too.
Along Route 171. There was a small line at ramen shop Tanron. This was around 2 p.m.
Along Yamate-kansen, there was a line for car washes at the Nishikita Group. About eight cars were waiting.
Ebisu-yaki near Nishinomiya Shrine. It had the feel of a lively kind of line.
So, let’s take a look at what the area around Nishinomiya Shrine was like.
We found Nmera!! This is the Red Gate of Nishinomiya Shrine. They were in full preparation mode for the first shrine visit of the year.
Along Ebessan-suji.
Food stalls were lined up one after another. They weren’t open yet, though.
By the way, there are food stalls starting from the station area too.
This line at the main branch of Miyakko Ramen in Kotoen. We lined up with 14 people ahead of us.
Today was the final day. Miyakko Ramen, ranked No. 1 in Nishitsu’s fried rice ranking. A free fried rice coupon!
We had our year-crossing ramen. Thanks for the meal! Ramen is Chinese noodles, after all
So, let’s take a look at some soba restaurants around the city.
