is a district along the Nigawa (river), which flows along the border of Takarazuka and

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, in

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, Japan.

Outline

Nigawa is one of the districts developed in the early stages of the development of the area along the

Hankyu Imazu Line , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Gro ...

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

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Metropolitan Area live. However, during the

Great Hanshin earthquake The , or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had ...

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 (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)

Attractions

Hanshin Racecourse is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and it is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the World War II, GH ...

– Near Nigawa but just outside of the district * Bentenike Pond *

Mount Kabutoyama {{nihongo, Mount Kabuto, 甲山, Kabuto-yama is a mountain in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. It is located in the east end of the Rokko Mountains, and the height is 309.2m. Outline Mount Kabuto is a famous picnic spot in the Kansai metropolitan ...

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

Nigawa Station is a passenger railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport ...

Gallery

Image:Nigawa01.JPG, Nigawa District from Kabutoyama Forest Park (4/2009) Image:Nigawa02.JPG, Upperside of Nigawa District (4/2009) Image:Nigawa03.JPG, Nigawa River (4/2009) Image:Nigawa04.JPG, Nigawa Nature Park (5/2005)

References

*Takarazuka City Map
Takarazuka City Home PageArikawa Hiroshi, ''Hankyu Densha'', Tokyo:Gentosha, 2008
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