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Not to be confused with Incheon.
Nigawa (仁川 Nigawa) is a district along Nigawa River which flows on the border of Takarazuka and Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
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Nigawa is one of the districts developed in the early stage of the development of area along Hankyu Imazu Line in the 1930s. This beautiful district had also been well known as a district where rich people, including presidents of major companies, sport managers and players, artists, or university professors in Osaka Metropolitan Area live. However, at the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, this district was heavily damaged, aging of the people has started to change the atmosphere.
Blocks
Nigawa district consists of the blocks as follows;
Nishinomiya City
- Nigawa 1-chome, 2-chome, 3-chome, 4-chome, 5-chome, 6-chome (仁川○丁目)
- Nigawa-cho (仁川町)
- Nigawa Gokayama-cho (仁川五ヶ山町)
- Nigawa Yurino-cho (仁川百合野町)
Takarazuka City
- Nigawa Kita 1 chome, 2 chome, 3 chome (仁川北○丁目)
- Nigawa Takadai 1-chome, 2-chome (仁川高台○丁目)
- Nigawa Takamaru 1-chome, 2-chome, 3-chome (仁川高丸○丁目)
- Nigawa Tsukimigaoka (仁川月見ヶ丘)
- Nigawa-dai (仁川台)
- Nigawa Asahigaoka (仁川旭ヶ丘)
- Nigawa-danchi (仁川団地)
- Nigawa Miyanishi-cho (仁川宮西町)
Attraction
- Hanshin Racecourse – Near to Nigawa but outside of the district
- Bentenike Pond
- Mount Kabutoyama
- Kabutoyama Forest Park
Shopping
- Sarara Nigawa
- OASIS Hankyu
Education
- Takarazuka Daiichi Junior High School
- Nigawa Elementary School
- Nigawa Kindergarten (Takarazuka)
- Nigawa Kindergarten (Nishinomiya)
- Kurumi Kindergarten
Access
Gallery
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Nigawa District from Kabutoyama Forest Park (4/2009)
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Upperside of Nigawa District (4/2009)
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Nigawa River (4/2009)
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Nigawa Nature Park (5/2005)
References
- Takarazuka City Map
- Takarazuka City Home Page
- Arikawa Hiroshi, Hankyu Densha, Tokyo:Gentosha, 2008
See also
- Nigawa landslide
Categories:- Takarazuka
- Shopping districts and streets in Japan
- Visitor attractions in Hyōgo Prefecture
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