We went around Nishinomiya City to take photos of what things looked like on New Year’s Eve.
We went to check out Hanshin Nishinomiya at around 4 p.m.
This is in front of Hanshin Nishinomiya Station. Gozasoro had a line, while McDonald’s had fewer people than usual.
There was a baby castella stand just outside the station.
Foot traffic in Nishinomiya Chuo Shopping Street was neither especially busy nor especially quiet. There were a fair number of people. Food stalls were starting to appear too.
Lots of stalls were being set up along Ebessan-suji.
It felt like there were quite a lot of baby castella stalls. There were also a fair number of karaage and kebab stalls.
There was taiyaki too.
There weren’t many takoyaki stalls. For okonomiyaki, there was one Hiroshima-yaki stall. There may be more inside the shrine grounds.
This is the view from Akamon. Hatsumode starts at midnight on January 1. It’s almost time.
A casual walking video ↓
What Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Looked Like
We went to check out Nishinomiya Kitaguchi at around 5 p.m.
This is Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Station. As expected, there seemed to be fewer passengers than usual.
The southwest exit of the station. Foot traffic seemed quite light.
The southeast exit. Sorry, this isn’t me trying to take an artsy photo or anything. It’s just a failed blurry shot.
Near Gardens. There were people around, but it felt a little quieter than usual.
The motorcycle parking area in front of ACTA was pretty empty.
Even the northwest exit, which seemed like it would have the most people, looked about like this.
A casual walking video ↓
Koshienguchi Station
We went to Koshienguchi at around 6 p.m.
This is the north side of the station. Pretty quiet, right?
The south side also felt quiet. There were only about two or three people getting on or off buses.
Honwaka Shopping Street also had this empty feel.
Suzuran Shopping Street looked like this too.
But Life had a ton of customers. It seemed like the busiest spot in Koshienguchi.
It also felt like there were a lot fewer cars on National Route 2.
A casual walking video ↓
Koshien Station
We went to Koshien at around 6:50 p.m.
This is what it looked like in front of the station.
There were a fair number of people walking around.
The bicycle parking area at Corowa Koshien. It seemed to have a decent number of bikes parked there.
McDonald’s also had fewer customers.
In front of Lalaport, there were, as expected, a few people walking here and there, but it was still quiet.
Even that intersection in front of Koshien Stadium had practically no one crossing.
A casual walking video ↓
Finally
That’s our look at New Year’s Eve around Nishinomiya. It didn’t feel completely deserted, but foot traffic was definitely on the lighter side. With only a few hours left, 2022 is almost over. Thank you for reading Nishinomiya Tsushin this year. We hope you have a wonderful New Year.
