Nishinomiya

Nishinomiya (Japanese西宫 市, - shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The city is situated on the Bay of Osaka between Osaka and Kobe, was established on 1 April 1925.

Nishinomiya is home to the Kwansei Gakuin University. Economically important are rice wine brewery as well as the rubber, steel and auto production.

In addition, here is the famous Koshien Stadium, home of the Hanshin Tigers and venue for the popular annual high school baseball championships, and the Hirota Shrine.

Twinning

  • United States Spokane, United States - since 1961
  • Brazil Londrina, Brazil - since 1977
  • China People's Republic of Shaoxing, People's Republic of China - since 1985
  • France Lot -et -Garonne and Agen, France - since 1992

Traffic

  • Street: Chugoku highway
  • Meishin highway
  • Hanshin Expressway
  • National road 2, to Osaka or Kitakyushu
  • National Road 43,171,176
  • JR Tōkaidō Main Line
  • Hanshin Hanshin Main Line
  • Hanshin Imazu Line
  • Hanshin Koyo - line
  • Hankyu Kobe Main Line
  • Hankyu Mukogawa - line

Adjacent Cities and Towns

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Hidesaburō Hanafusa (1929-2009), Japanese geneticist
  • Rena Inoue (born 1976 ), American figure skater
  • Naoko Sakamoto ( born 1980 ), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Kazuko Sawamatsu ( born 1951 ), Japanese tennis player
  • Nagaru Tanigawa (born 1970 ), Japanese SF novelist
  • Shin'ichi Tsutsumi (born 1964 ), Japanese actor
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