Sightseeing in Hanshin

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Contents 1 What is Hanshin 2 Hanshin Koshien Stadium (阪神甲子園球場) 3 Takarazuka Revue (宝塚歌劇団) 4 Brewery Village Chojugura (ブルワリービレッジ長寿蔵) 5 Nishinomiya Shrine (西宮神社 (えびす神社)) 6 Tezuka Osamu Memorial Museum (手塚治虫記念館)

What is Hanshin

The Hanshin (阪神) Region is the area between Osaka and Kobe, and takes its name from the Chinese readings of Kanji from both cities: 阪 ("han") is the "saka" in "Osaka" (大阪), and 神 ("shin") is the "ko" in "Kobe" (神戸). It includes the cities/towns of Sanda, Takarazuka, Inagawa, Kawanishi, Itami, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, and Ashiya. The Hanshin Area is known as a large industrial region, but is also home to a number of tourist sites.

Hanshin Koshien Stadium (阪神甲子園球場)

If you want to meet the craziest baseball fans in all of Japan, then look no further than Hanshin Koshien Stadium. Home to the Hanshin Tigers, and host of the National High School Baseball Championship every August, this stadium is more than 80 years old, and was the largest baseball stadium in Asia when it was constructed.
URL: www.hanshin.co.jp/koshien
Train Stations: Hanshin Koshien

Takarazuka Revue (宝塚歌劇団)

This all-female troupe began in 1913, and has since then become famous for their dazzling musical revues. People come from across the country to view this show.
URL: http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/english
Train Stations: JR Takarazuka, Hankyu Takarazuka

Brewery Village Chojugura (ブルワリービレッジ長寿蔵)

This brewery facility includes tours of their sake and beer breweries, a museum on the history of sake making in Itami, a fancy restaurant and a gift shop.
URL: http://choujugura.com (Japanese Only).
Phone: 072-775-0524
Train Stations: Hankyu Itami, JR Itami

Nishinomiya Shrine (西宮神社 (えびす神社))

Nishinomiya Shrine (AKA Ebisu Jinja) is the main shrine in Japan dedicated to Ebisu, one of the seven gods of good fortune. Every year on January 10th, a major festival called Touka Ebisu (10th day Ebisu) is held at this shrine, and is an event worth attending.
URL: www.decca-japan.com/nishinomiya_ebisu
Train Stations: Hanshin Nishinomiya, JR Nishinomiya

Tezuka Osamu Memorial Museum (手塚治虫記念館)

Dedicated to the manga and anime contributions of Tezuka Osamu, this museum has a wide collection of interesting exhibits.
URL: www.kiis.or.jp/kansaida/takarazuka/takarazuka04-e.html
Train Stations: JR Takarazuka, Hankyu Takarazuka, Hankyu Takarazuka Minamiguchi

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