This website shares the history and local topics of Najio (名塩), a neighborhood of Nishinomiya City in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. We are starting with the local-history archives of the Najio Tanshikai, the local history society, and will gradually add more community topics.
Najio Danjiri Festival
The Najio neighborhood has eight town wards, each with its own danjiri (festival float), pulled through town every October for the autumn festival at Najio Hachiman Shrine.
Read about the eight town floats and the festival schedule
Rekishi Tanbō — Historical Essays
A collection of local-history essays by the Najio Tanshikai. The 58 essays record everyday life and history in Najio: the Najio Ondo folk song, rice planting, wedding and funeral customs, the changing village school, and much more. The essays are currently available in Japanese only.
Browse the essay series (in Japanese)
Najio Tanshikai — The Najio Local History Society
A local-history society founded in 1969. Based at the Najio Kaikan community hall, the society holds monthly meetings and works on researching local history, deciphering old documents, and collecting and preserving folk tools and farm implements.