Nigawa
Nigawa is a district along the Nigawa, which flows along the border of Takarazuka and Nishinomiya, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Outline
Nigawa is one of the districts developed in the early stages of the development of the area along the Hankyu Imazu Line in the 1930s. This beautiful district has also been well known as a district where rich people, including presidents of major companies, sport managers and players, artists, or university professors in the Osaka Metropolitan Area live. However, during the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, this district was heavily damaged and the aging of the population has started to change the atmosphere around the district.Blocks
Nigawa district consists of the blocks as follows;Nishinomiya City
- Nigawa 1-chome, 2-chome, 3-chome, 4-chome, 5-chome, 6-chome
- Nigawa-cho
- Nigawa Gokayama-cho
- Nigawa Yurino-cho
- Nigawa Kita 1 chome, 2 chome, 3 chome
- Nigawa Takadai 1-chome, 2-chome
- Nigawa Takamaru 1-chome, 2-chome, 3-chome
- Nigawa Tsukimigaoka
- Nigawa-dai
- Nigawa Asahigaoka
- Nigawa-danchi
- Nigawa Miyanishi-cho
Attractions
- Hanshin Racecourse – Near Nigawa but just outside of the district
- Bentenike Pond
- Mount Kabutoyama
Shopping
- Sarara Nigawa
- OASIS Hankyu
Education
- Takarazuka Daiichi Junior High School
- Nigawa Elementary School
- Nigawa Kindergarten (Takarazuka)
- Nigawa Kindergarten (Nishinomiya)
- Kurumi Kindergarten