Wender·Vista
Nishinomiya
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileJapan
between Osaka and Kobe, on the Hanshin coast

Nishinomiya

— the city of the Ebisu race.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A Hanshin-belt city of roughly 480,000, set between Osaka and Kobe along the inland sea. Two things travel beyond the city limits: Nishinomiya Jinja, head shrine of the Ebisu cult, where the fortune-runners sprint the precinct at dawn on January tenth, and Hanshin Koshien Stadium, the wooden-grandstand ground where the national high-school baseball tournament has run since 1924.

from the studio
Nishinomiya
— bring it home

Nishinomiya, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Nishinomiya

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Nishinomiya sits in south-eastern Hyogo Prefecture on the north shore of Osaka Bay, between Osaka to the east and Kobe to the west, with the Rokko mountains rising at its back. The city was designated a core city in 2008 and holds a population around 480,000 across roughly 100 square kilometres. It anchors the Hanshin region, the dense commuter belt between Osaka and Kobe, and lies along both the JR Kobe Line and the Hanshin and Hankyu railways, with frequent service to Umeda and Sannomiya.

— informed by Wikipedia: Nishinomiya
— the year

The Toka Ebisu festival at Nishinomiya Jinja runs January 9 through 11 each year and draws around a million visitors. The opening rite is the Fuku-otoko Erabi, the fortune-runner race at 6 a.m. on January 10: when the great gate opens, several thousand men sprint the 230 metres to the haiden, and the first three to arrive are named the year's lucky men. The shrine is the head of roughly 3,500 Ebisu shrines across Japan.

— the visit

Hanshin Koshien Stadium, on the city's south side, opened in 1924 and seats around 47,000. It is the home ground of the Hanshin Tigers and the venue for both the spring and summer national high-school baseball tournaments. The summer Koshien runs over two weeks in August and is broadcast live across Japan; tickets for the late rounds sell out the morning they release. The stadium sits about eight minutes' walk from Koshien Station on the Hanshin Main Line.

— where
Japan · Nishinomiya, Hyogo
— position
34.7378° N · 135.3414° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
3 km S
Hanshin Koshien Stadium
baseball stadium
1 km S
Nishinomiya Shrine
Shinto shrine
7 km N
Mount Kabutoyama
mountain
3 km W
Shukugawa Park
river park
8 km N
Kabutoyama Forest Park
forest park
N
Nishinomiya
Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Nishinomiya Shrine
Mount Kabutoyama
Shukugawa Park
Kabutoyama Forest Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Nishinomiya — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Nishinomiya is a city in south-eastern Hyogo Prefecture on the north shore of Osaka Bay, between Osaka and Kobe. It holds a population around 480,000 across roughly 100 square kilometres.

Toka Ebisu runs January 9-11 at Nishinomiya Shrine and draws around a million visitors. The Fuku-otoko Erabi fortune-runner race opens the morning of January 10, with the first three to the haiden named the year's lucky men.

Hanshin Koshien Stadium, opened in 1924, hosts the spring and summer national high-school baseball tournaments and is home to the Hanshin Tigers. It seats about 47,000.

Yes. The city is one of the Nada Gogo, the five villages along the Nada coast that have produced sake since the Edo period using the hard mineral water of the Rokko foothills.

The Hanshin Main Line from Umeda reaches Nishinomiya in about fifteen minutes; the JR Kobe Line runs the same route on a parallel track. Koshien Station is one stop east on the Hanshin Line.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The tile recognises Nishinomiya specifically rather than a generic Kansai image. A Small or Medium with a studio note carries well for a former resident or a baseball household.

The palette sits with Japandi interiors, warm minimalist rooms, and dark-wood studies. It also pairs with collections of Japanese baseball or Shinto-festival photography.

A single Large above a console; a four-tile or nine-tile Mural above a sofa. The Medium is the common gift size for a mantle or genkan wall.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for humidity and scratch resistance. Either suits a bathroom wall or a kitchen backsplash.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. The colour lives in the surface, so household cleaners are not needed and abrasive sponges should be avoided.

Yes. The piece is original to the studio, made in Knoxville, Tennessee, in our distinctive stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. It is not licensed from a third party.

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