It looks like a Starbucks is coming to “Soyora Nishinomiya Imazu” in Hamamatsubara-cho along Rinko Line.
(Information provided by Shota-san)
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そよら西宮今津に開店します☕ pic.twitter.com/qvpukSGyP7— ぺんぎん (@penginx1) October 13, 2025
Apparently, it appeared in the job listings on the official Starbucks website as “Nishinomiya-shi Hamamatsubara-cho area store”😆※The listing has now ended
According to Shota, a Nishitsu reader, there was also apparently a notice posted on-site at Soyora,
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It seems to be the spot next to Ohsho marked “Restaurant scheduled to open at the end of the year.”
That space had been vacant ever since Soyora first opened, so it really feels like it’s finally happening!
Lastly
It feels like Starbucks locations have been opening one after another in Nishinomiya over the past few years. (This year there was the Oshima store along Route 171 and the kid-friendly Starbucks at the entrance to Lalaport. Last year there was the tea-focused Starbucks on the 4th floor of Gardens, and before that the Tateishi-cho store.)There wasn’t a Starbucks around Imazu, so plenty of people may be happy about this. Since it’s at Soyora, it seems like the kind of place where you could casually stop by and take a breather after shopping at the supermarket.
※Shota-san, thank you very much for the tip!!
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