What’s the address area for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station? [Nishinomiya Quiz]

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Here’s this quiz↓

Q. What is the address area of Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station? 【Nishinomiya Quiz】

a. Minami Showa-cho
b. Kofuen 1-chome
c. Kitaguchi-cho
d. Takamatsu-cho

Nishitsu correct answer rate: 50%

If you haven’t seen the answer yet, give it a try♪

西宮北口駅は住所名で言うとどこでしょう?
  • a.南昭和町
    6.8%(25票)
  • b.甲風園1丁目
    21.1%(78票)
  • c.北口町
    15.4%(57票)
  • d.高松町
    56.8%(210票)
370票

Nishinomiya-kitaguchi sees about 100,000 passengers per day (2018 annual average), making it the third busiest after Umeda and Kobe-sannomiya. It is often called “Nishikita” or “Kitaguchi.”

The Diamond Crossing, which was abolished in 1984

西宮北口の昔と今

2019年9月1日

At the “Hankyu Nishinomiya Gallery” on the 5th floor of the main building of Nishinomiya Gardens, there is a diorama recreating the area around Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station from that time.

The surrounding map looks like this↓↓









The correct answer was d. Takamatsu-cho.

If you search for Kofuen 1-chome or Kitaguchi-cho, part of the station appears within those areas, but the address is 6-20 Takamatsu-cho, Nishinomiya City.

On the map, it looks like this↓↓

Takamatsu-cho is home to places such as the Hyogo Performing Arts Center and Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens.

Takamatsu-cho | Nishinomiya Tsushin

Kofuen 1-chome↓

Kitaguchi-cho↓

When you search for Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station on Google Maps, it shows “Kofuen 1-chome 2,” but when we contacted Hankyu Railway, they said it is in Takamatsu-cho, so the exact address is “6-20 Takamatsu-cho.”

Finally

When you zoom in on Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station on Google Maps……

It even showed the shops and facilities inside the station!

If you take a closer look at the area where you live, you might discover all kinds of things you never knew were there.