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Nishinomiya

American  
[nee-shee-naw-mee-yah] / ˈni ʃiˈnɔ miˈyɑ /

noun

  1. a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.


Nishinomiya British  
/ ˌniːʃɪˈnɒmɪjə /

noun

  1. an industrial city in central Japan, on S Honshu, northwest of Osaka. Pop: 436 877 (2002 est)

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He said that his sailing boat, Suntory Mermaid III, was to be toed after the sunrise for an expected arrival at his home port of Shin Nishinomiya yacht harbor in the evening.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2022

“In a lot of her work she is interested in women’s roles in the family and women’s bodies,” said Kathryn Tanaka, an associate professor of cultural and historical studies at Otemae University in Nishinomiya, Japan.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2019

Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Japan: Built in 1924, Koshien is a bit Wrigley Field-ish with ivy-covered walls.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 12, 2018

The city of Nishinomiya, nine miles outside the port of Kobe, contains many rooms the same size as those simulators.

From Time Magazine Archive

A seven-story building in a working- class Nishinomiya district had rolled over on its side, reportedly trapping 15 to 20 people within.

From Time Magazine Archive