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Nishinomiya
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Nishinomiya
Total population
488,398
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Nishinomiya 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. 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.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,011
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves2,850
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves2,840
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves2,485
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves1,974
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,855
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves1,755
- Japanese White-eyeZosterops japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves1,711
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.7 — 2026-05-0212 km SSW of Kōya, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2026-03-259 km NE of Akashi, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-125 km NNE of Ayabe, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-098 km S of Maizuru, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2025-12-266 km SE of Takahama, Japan
- M 5.1 — 2025-10-207 km WSW of Takahama, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Nishinomiya

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nishinomiya, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 282049
- Population (Wikidata)
- 487,010
- Wikidata
- Q243853
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429