“Discover Nishinomiya’s Cultural Assets 2025” – Listen, visit, see and collect – Explore Nishinomiya with collection cards.

“Discover Nishinomiya’s Cultural Assets 2025” Listen, visit, see, and collect. Explore Nishinomiya with collection cards. ​
Nishinomiya City Historical Assets Lecture Management Office Press release: October 23, 2025 To Members of the Press “Discover! Nishinomiya’s Cultural Assets 2025” Listen, visit, see, and collect. Explore Nishinomiya with collection cards. Special public viewing of designated and registered cultural properties in Nishinomiya City! Experience the charm of cultural properties through special hands-on classes with instructors and the distribution of collection cards!
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The Nishinomiya City Historical Assets Utilization and Revitalization Council will be holding a public exhibition of cultural properties designated or registered by the national government, Hyogo Prefecture, and Nishinomiya City (hereinafter referred to as “designated cultural properties”) located in Nishinomiya City, as well as special hands-on workshops, from Saturday, October 25, 2025, to Sunday, December 7, 2025. This project aims to deepen public interest and understanding of cultural properties and reaffirm the value of historical and cultural assets rooted in the local community by expanding opportunities for residents to learn about, experience, and enjoy cultural properties. In addition, by increasing the value of areas where attractive cultural properties are located, we aim to foster a sense of attachment and pride in the town where you live. During the event, we will be distributing free “collection cards” (15 types in total) that can be enjoyed as you tour the cultural properties on display. Each venue will be limited to 300 collection cards introducing the highlights and trivia of each cultural property (while supplies last). You can experience Nishinomiya’s cultural properties in a variety of ways, such as visiting the sites after learning about them in the course, or learning about the cultural properties while collecting the collection cards on-site. In addition, a total of five special on-site courses will be held by expert instructors. We’ve increased the number of courses from last time, offering more comprehensive content and delving deeper into the appeal of cultural properties. This is an opportunity to get closer to cultural properties through learning and experience. We look forward to your participation. [Event Overview] ■ Name: Meet! Nishinomiya Cultural Assets 2025 ■ Period: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 – Sunday, December 7th, 2025 ■ Contents: ・Special public exhibition of designated and registered cultural assets in Nishinomiya City ・Special on-site experiential lectures by instructors (5 sessions in total) ・Free distribution of collection cards (15 types in total) (limited to 300 of each) ■ Venue: Various cultural asset facilities in Nishinomiya City (see the official website for details) ■ Organizer: Nishinomiya City Historical Assets Utilization and Revitalization Council (Nishinomiya City Cultural Assets Division) ■ This project is being carried out with the support of the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Culture and Arts Promotion Subsidy for FY2025 (Regional Cultural Assets Comprehensive Utilization Promotion Project).
About Collection Cards> We have prepared “Collection Cards” that you can enjoy while touring the cultural properties that will be open to the public. 300 Collection Cards will be distributed at each of the 15 locations, and will be given to those who visit the cultural properties on the opening day. Each card features a photo and explanation of the cultural property, making it a great memento of your visit and a useful resource for furthering your learning. Experience the charm of Nishinomiya’s history and culture while visiting multiple cultural properties and collecting collection cards. *These collection cards will be distributed free of charge to visitors at open locations. *Distribution starts on different dates depending on the facility. *Distributions are limited and will end when supplies last. *Some cultural property facilities will continue to distribute cards at designated locations even after the opening day. 1. Listen and Collect: On-site Courses (5 Sessions) On-site Courses Now Accepting Applications For applications and details, please visit the recruitment website (https://nishi-rekishisan.jp). *Content is subject to change.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-e8f402aa19959d0eeb9550c931960323-2500×1875.jpg ＜On-site Course 1＞ Visiting the cultural assets of Shokyo-ji Temple and the townscape of Namase-juku Date and Time: Thursday, November 13th, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Shokyo-ji Temple (2-chome, Namase-cho, Nishinomiya City) and the Namase area Meeting Point: JR Fukuchiyama Line “Namase” Station Cultural Asset: Wooden statues of Amida Buddha and his two attendant attendants [National Important Cultural Property] Information: Maki Miura (Chief Priest of Shokyo-ji Temple) Curator, Nishinomiya City Local History Museum Capacity Capacity: 20 people (first come, first served) *Advance reservations required. Cost: Free Notes: Please use public transportation to get there. Card distribution: Distributed to course participants. After the course, cards will be distributed at the Nishinomiya City Local History Museum counter.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-bd66c2850c4b50a24f90e8d0165ef9e4-2500×1875.jpg Modern architecture thriving in Shukugawa – The Former Yamamoto Family Residence and the Catholic Shukugawa Church Date and time: Friday, November 21st, 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM Location: Former Yamamoto Family Residence (Yuzencho, Nishinomiya City) and the Shukugawa area Meeting place: Shukugawa Station on the Hankyu Kobe Line Guide: Mr. Fujii Narikazu (Hyogo Prefecture Heritage Manager) Curator, Nishinomiya City Local History Museum Cultural assets : Former Yamamoto Family Residence (Nationally Registered) Capacity: 20 people (first come, first served) *Advance reservations required. Fee: 300 yen (payable in cash on the day) Notes: Please use public transportation to get there. Card distribution: Distributed to course participants. After the course, cards will be distributed at the reception desk of the Former Yamamoto Residence.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-cafcb71fd69f193264d51f1252425ba3-3643×2049.jpg Learn about Nishinomiya Shrine, a treasure trove of cultural assets at the feet of Ebisu Date and Time: Thursday, November 27th, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Nishinomiya Shrine (Shakemachi, Nishinomiya City) Meeting Place : In front of Nishinomiya Shrine’s office Cultural Assets: Main Hall, East Wing Hall, West Wing Hall, Worship Hall, Chozuya (Purification Pavilion), Bronze Bell House (former lantern shelter) [Nationally Registered] Guide: Mr. Fujii Narikazu (Hyogo Prefecture Heritage Manager) Curator, Nishinomiya City Local History Museum Capacity: 20 people (first come, first served) *Advance reservations required. Cost: Free Notes: Please use public
transportation. Distribute cards: Distribute to course participants
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-f595074bdbe07a39ff66f51787ef0fc2-709×709.jpg ＜On-site Course 4＞ Walking around the former Osaka Castle Stone Wall Quarry Site, a National Historic Site: The story of the megaliths as told by the inscriptions Date and Time: Saturday, November 29th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Kabutoyama Forest Park (Kabutoyama-cho, Nishinomiya City) Meeting point: In front of the Kabutoyama Forest Park Management Office Cultural Assets: Former Osaka Castle Stone Wall Quarry Site, Former East Rokko Quarry Site [National Historic Site] Information: Curator, Nishinomiya City Local History Museum Capacity: 20 people (first come, first served) *Advance reservations required. Fee: Free Notes: Please use public transportation to get there. Card distribution: Distributed to course participants, and after the course at the Kabutoyama Forest Park Management Office.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-362dd1bb9b32b1031e90acb3907dca0e-2500×1875.jpg ＜On-site Course 5＞ Special Tour of the Vories Architecture at Kobe College, an Important Cultural Property Date and Time: Friday, December 5th, 12:30-15:00 Location: Kobe College Campus (Okadayama, Nishinomiya City) Meeting Point: West Ticket Gate of Kadono-Yakujin Station on the Hankyu Imazu Line Guide: Atsuko Hojo (Secretary General of Kobe College) Capacity: 20 people (first come, first
served)※Advance reservations required. Contents: Tour of the Kobe College building, an Important Cultural Property, and workshop Fee: 500 yen (please pay in cash on the day) Notes: Please use public transportation to get there. Card distribution: Distributed to course participants. After the course, cards will be distributed at the Nishinomiya City Local History Museum counter.
2. Visit and Collect: On-site Open Houses (5 Locations) *Open House locations other than on-site course locations are listed in
chronological order
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transportation. Access: 8 minutes walk from JR Nishinomiya Station Fee: Free ※Also on display※ Wooden Seated Statue of Master Zendo [National Important Cultural Property] / Wooden Statues of Kannon Bodhisattva and Seishi Bodhisattva [City Designated]
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Participation Fee: Free
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-dcaf9952903a9ad3ce5e848e4849eb80-1913×1275.jpg 1. Complete set of Nada sake brewing equipment, including a set of sake brewing vats and barrel-making tools [designated by the prefecture] ・Public viewing location: Hakushika Memorial Sake Brewery Museum [Sake Brewery Hall] (Kurakake-cho, Nishinomiya City) – October 25th (Sat) – December 7th (Sun) Closed: Tuesdays – Access: 15 minutes south on Fusaba-suji from Hanshin Nishinomiya Station. / From the south side of Hanshin Nishinomiya Station, take the Hanshin Bus bound for Marina Park. Get off at Kotsu Koen-mae and walk 1 minute southwest. – Admission Fee: ¥500 for adults, ¥250 for middle and elementary school students (combined ticket for Memorial Hall and Sake Brewery Hall)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-8f0bed0fb38e57ea6e2eac78b7634ad5-360×500.png 2. Images of Toseki Shiren at Moshoji Temple [City Designated] – Location: Nishinomiya City Local History Museum (Kawazoe-cho, Nishinomiya City) – Exhibition Name: Designated Cultural Property Exhibition “Images of Moshoji Toranomon Master Training” – Opening Dates: Saturday, November 1st – Sunday, November 9th. Closed on Mondays – Access: Get off at Hanshin Koroen Station, walk 6 minutes south / Get off at JR Sakura-Shukugawa Station, walk 14 minutes south / Get off at Hankyu Kobe Line Shukugawa Station, walk 17 minutes south – Admission Fee: Free – Date and Time: Sunday, November 9th, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Venue: 2nd Floor, Nishinomiya City Local History Museum Lecture room ・Lecturer: Yoichi Hase (Professor at Kansai University) ・Participation fee: Free
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-0a1af47ace23833528439c8b940dd2b1-3900×2632.jpg 3. Jokyoji Documents [City Designated] – Location: Nishinomiya City Local History Museum (Kawazoe-cho, Nishinomiya City) – Opening Hours: November 1st (Sat) – November 30th (Sun) Closed: Mondays – Access: 6-minute walk south from Hanshin Kohroen Station / 14-minute walk south from JR Sakura-Shukugawa Station / 17-minute walk south from Hankyu Kobe Line Shukugawa Station – Admission Fee: Free Saigoku Kaido Collaboration Project Relay Seminar The Post Town of Namase as Seen in the “Jokyoji Documents” Date and Time: Saturday, November 26th, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Venue: Nishinomiya City Local History Museum, 2nd Floor, Lecture Room ・Tuition fee: Free
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【Related Events】 Saturday, October 25th Nishinomiya Civic Festival – Nishinomiya City Folk Performing Arts Tournament Venue: Nishinomiya Civic Hall (Amity Baycom Hall) [MAP】 ・Time: 12:20-13:50, open to the public ・Access: 7 minutes east from Hanshin Nishinomiya Station ・Participation Fee: Free ※Collection cards will not be distributed. ・Cultural Assets Yamaguchi Sodeshita Dance [City Designated], Najio Ondo, Shako Dance
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Exploration Special tour of “National Historic Site Nishinomiya Battery” – Location: Nishinomiya Battery (Nishihatocho, Nishinomiya City) – Access: Immediately after getting off at the Hanshin Bus stop “Nishihatocho” 1. Autumn Historical Site Exploration 【Fully Booked】> (40 people) Time: 10:30-12:00 Mini-lecture (40 minutes) Site tour (50 2. “Umibe no Hiropa Festa 2025″ Tour (No registration required) Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Free time to explore within the tour. Curator’s explanations: 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM (approximately 30 minutes each) style=”padding:20px 0 0;”>
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132330/4/132330-4-2198aa557b0fc2f42edf44e99dc40e6b-1800×2700.jpg Sunday, November 2nd Let’s go to Imazu Lighthouse! Lighthouse interior tour, lighthouse stamp rally, and photo spot ・Venue: Imazu Lighthouse (Imazu Masago-cho, Nishinomiya City) ・Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ・Access: Please see the event flyer for details. *Please refrain from walking or cycling to the event as there are no crosswalks or bicycle parking areas near Imazu Lighthouse. (Temporary parking is available.) Organizer: Ozeki Co., Ltd. Co-organizers: Kobe Coast Guard Office of the Japan Coast Guard, Nishinomiya City, and the Nishinomiya City Historical Assets Utilization and Revitalization Council ◆Lighthouse Stamp Rally Event flyers are available at Click here
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