Nishinomiya

Nishinomiya
西宮市
From top left: Hanshin Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya Shrine, Tōkō-ji, Shukugawa Park, and Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens
Flag of Nishinomiya
Official seal of Nishinomiya
Map
Location of Nishinomiya in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishinomiya is located in Japan
Nishinomiya
Nishinomiya
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°44′15.35″N 135°20′29.63″E / 34.7375972°N 135.3415639°E / 34.7375972; 135.3415639
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureHyōgo
Government
 • MayorIshii Toshiro
Area
 • Total99.96 km2 (38.59 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2021)
 • Total484,368
 • Density4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address10-3 Rokutanji-chō, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 662-8567
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerSakura
TreeCamphor laurel
Nishinomiya City Hall
Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center 1985
Hirota Shrine

Nishinomiya (西宮市, Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218,948 households and a population density of 4,800 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 99.98 square kilometres (38.60 sq mi). Nishinomiya is an important commercial and shipping city in the Kansai region with the third largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture. Nishinomiya is best known as the home of Koshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball championship is held.

  1. ^ "Nishinomiya city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.