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The Summer Exhibitions are being held until August 31! (English captions are available.)

Other Exhibitions on View

  • Sasabe Sakura Reference Room

Sasabe Shintarō and the Town of Sakura, Nishinomiya

Period: 
Jul. 12 (Sat.) - Aug. 31 (Sun.), Sep. 13 (Sat.) - Nov. 24 (Mon.), 2025
Nishinomiya City celebrates its 100th anniversary as a city this year. This exhibition introduces how the city became the “City of Cherry Blossoms,” what kind of relationship the city had with the Sasabe Shintarō, and the ties that cherry blossoms have formed.

8-21, Kurakake-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture 662-0926 JapanMAP

TEL: 0798-33-0008
/FAX: 0798-32-2790

Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Admission until 4:30 p.m.)

Holiday: Tuesdays
(If a Tuesday is a national holiday, the museum is open on the day and closed on the next business day.), Summer Holidays (3 days), the Year-end and New Year holidays.

© Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake

酒くん

Sake-kun is a Kansai-jin (a person from the Kansai region) who is obsessed with sake.　
He is an experienced sake brewing craftsman.

There are hundreds of surprises about sake. Let's find them all!

桜子ちゃん

Sakurako-chan is a fairy of Sasabe-zakura cherry blossom tree studying about Mr. Sasabe who had tended her.

The more we learn about Mr. Sasabe, the more we like him! As we learn more about sakura, our appreciation
for these beautiful tree grows!