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Nishinomiya, Hyogo | City Data | Total area | 100.18 km2 | | Total population | 461,014 people
192,439 households
（February 1, 2005） | | City flower | A Cherry | | City tree | Camphor |
Nishinomiya (西宮市; Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. It 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. The mayor is Satoru Yamada. The history of a city - April 1925 - Nishinomiya Town becomes municipal organization.
- April 1933 - City merge Imazu Town, Shiba Village Taisha Village.
- February 1941 - City merge Koto Village.
- May 1942 - City merge Kawaragi Village.
- April 1951 - City merge Naruo Village, Yamaguchi Village, Shiose Village.
- January 17 1995 - Great Hanshin earthquake disaster. Nishinomiya takes big damage.
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