Nishinomiya

Nishinomiya 西宮市
Core city
From top left: Hanshin Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya Shrine, Tōkō-ji, Shukugawa Park, and Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens
Flag Chapter
Location of Nishinomiya in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishinomiya Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°44′15.35″N 135°20′29.63″E / 34.7375972°N 135.3415639°E / 34.7375972; 135.3415639
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo
Government
• Mayor	Ishii Toshiro
Area
• Total	99.96 km2 (38.59 sq mi)
Population  (May 1, 2021)
• Total	484,368
• Density	4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	10-3 Rokutanji-chō, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 662-8567
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Sakura
Tree	Camphor laurel

Nishinomiya (西宮市, Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022^[update], the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218,948 households and a population density of 4,800 persons per km².^[1] 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.