If you know the answer, you can prove you’re an Ashiya expert! Welcome to the “Ashiya Quiz.”
Here’s today’s question ↓
Q: How do you pronounce “公光町”?
a. Kōkō-chō
b. Kimihikari-machi
c. Kinmitsu-chō
d. Kinpika-chō
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This bridge over the Ashiya River, north of Hanshin Ashiya Station, has the same pronunciation!
Ashiya Police Station, famous for the arched entrance of its old building, is also located in Kinmitsu-chō.
The correct answer is c. Kinmitsu-chō.
Even on a neighborhood bulletin board…
The reading “Ashiya-shi Kinmitsu-chō” was clearly written in furigana!
Incidentally, the name “Kinmitsu” is said to have come from the protagonist of the Noh play “Unrin-in.”
Here it is on the map ↓
The address is Kinmitsu-chō, Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
