16 Sights in Nishinomiya, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Nishinomiya, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Nishinomiya. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Nishinomiya

1. MUSEUM OF HANSHIN KOSHIEN STADIUM

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The Koshien History Museum is a museum that has been open in the outfield stands of Hanshin Koshien Stadium since March 14, 2010. The history and related items of the baseball stadium and the professional baseball team "Hanshin Tigers" based at the stadium, high school baseball (National High School Baseball Championship, Selected High School Baseball Tournament), and college American football tournament "Mainichi Koshien Bowl" are on display.

Wikipedia: 甲子園歴史館 (JA), Website

2. 夙川カトリック教会

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The Catholic Church of Sukugawa is a church and cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is the former episcopal cathedral where the temporary bishop's seat of the Diocese of Osaka was once located. The number of congregations is the largest in the diocese.

Wikipedia: カトリック夙川教会 (JA)

3. Nishinomiya Shrine

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Nishinomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. It is the head shrine of the Ebisu sect of Shinto, and it is said that there are about 3,500 shrines under it. Locals call the shrine "Ebessan".

Wikipedia: Nishinomiya Shrine (EN), Website

4. Otani Memorial Museum

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The Nishinomiya Otani Memorial Museum of Art is an art museum located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. In 1972, the museum opened a collection of modern paintings from France and Japan donated by businessman Showa Dende founder Takejiro Otani (brother of Yonetaro Otani, a different person from Shochiku founder Takejiro Otani) as an exhibition room. In 1977, a new building and atelier were completed, and in 1991, a major expansion and renovation were carried out, making it the current modern museum. You can see the Japan garden from the windows of the large lobby in front of the entrance, and the essence of the old mansion is preserved. The operating corporation is the Nishinomiya City Otani Memorial Museum of Art.

Wikipedia: 西宮市大谷記念美術館 (JA)

5. 西宮成田山圓満寺

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西宮成田山圓満寺

Enmanji Temple is a Buddhist temple located in 1-chome, Shayamachi, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Koyasan Shingon Buddhist temple is the main mountain, and the name of the mountain is Mt. Iou. Settsu Province 88 places 79th temple. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 円満寺 (西宮市) (JA)

6. Imazu Lighthouse

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Imazu Lighthouse is a privately owned lighthouse (operated by Ozeki Co., Ltd., a sake brewing company) located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. The official name is Ozeki Shuzo Imazu Lighthouse (Lighthouse Table, Vol. 1, 3632). It is the oldest lighthouse in Japan used as an active route sign. Nishinomiya City Designated Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: 今津灯台 (JA)

7. 仁川百合野町地すべり資料館

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仁川百合野町地すべり資料館

The Incheon Yurinomachi District Landslide Museum is a landslide museum located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is under the jurisdiction of the River Erosion Control Division of the Prefectural Land Development Department of the Hyogo Prefecture Hanshin Minami Prefectural Civic Center. It is located next to the east of Hyogo Prefectural Koyama Forest Park.

Wikipedia: 仁川百合野町地すべり資料館 (JA)

8. 鳴尾八幡神社

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Naruo Hachiman Shrine is a shrine located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It is worshipped by local residents as a guardian deity in the Naruo district of the city. As for the company name, it is sometimes simply called Hachiman Shrine, and the company name sign at the entrance is engraved as "Hachiman Shrine".

Wikipedia: 鳴尾八幡神社 (JA)

9. 西廣寺

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西廣寺 Mass Ave 975 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Saikoji Temple is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Danjocho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Falun Mountain. The precincts of the temple are also enshrined with the Mizutengu Shrine, and it is one of the typical Shinto Buddhist temples in the Kitasetsu region, along with Kiyosumi-ji Temple and Toko-ji Temple.

Wikipedia: 西廣寺 (JA)

10. 公智神社

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公智神社

Kōchi Shrine is a shrine located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It is a small shrine in the Shikiuchi listed in the Enki Shiki Shrine Name Book, and the former company status is a prefectural shrine.

Wikipedia: 公智神社 (JA)

11. 福應神社

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Fukuo Shrine is a shrine located in Imazu Daito Town, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Along with Nishinomiya Shrine and Koshikiiwa Shrine, Nishinomiya is called the "Three Lucky Gods" and is worshipped.

Wikipedia: 福應神社 (JA)

12. 岡太神社

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岡太神社

Okata Shrine is a shrine located in Komatsuminami, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is a Shikiuchi company and the former company name is a prefectural company. It is said to be the oldest shrine in the Naruo area.

Wikipedia: 岡太神社 (西宮市) (JA)

13. 三條八幡神社

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Mr./Ms. Hachiman Shrine (Sanjo Hachiman Shrine) is a shrine located in Sanjo-cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and is dedicated to the gods of Yawata Emperor Ōkami, Ōyamazumi Ōkami, and Itsukushima Hime Ōkami. The festival is held on October 15.

Wikipedia: 三条八幡神社 (JA)

14. 西宮市立郷土資料館分館・名塩和紙学習館

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Nishinomiya City Folk Museum Annex Nashio Washi Learning Center is a facility for learning about the manufacturing process, history, and culture of Japanese paper in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 名塩和紙学習館 (JA)

15. Fort Nishinomiya

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The Nishinomiya Battery was a Bakumatsu period coastal artillery battery erected by the Tokugawa shogunate on the coast of Osaka Bay of what is now the Nishihato-cho neighborhood of the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1922.

Wikipedia: Nishinomiya Battery (EN)

16. Mondoyakujin Toko-ji Temple

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Tokoji Temple is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Mondonishi Town, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Songtai. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai. Another name is Kado Evil God. One of Japan's three great evil gods and one of Japan's three great evil gods.

Wikipedia: 門戸厄神東光寺 (JA)

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