Place:Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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NameNishinomiya
Alt namesNishinomiya-shisource: Wikipedia
Nisinomiyakosource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates34.717°N 135.333°E
Located inHyogo, Japan
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is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Amagasaki and Ashiya. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary.

Nishinomiya is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball championship is held. It is also the location of Kwansei Gakuin University, a private university founded by American missionaries in the nineteenth century. Nishinomiya is an important commercial and shipping city in the Kansai region with the third largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture.

As of October 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 483,598 and a population density of 4,800 persons per km2. The total area is 99.96 km2.

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