I took the train from Hanshin Umeda Station, just one stop.
The platform was so narrow that I was confused by the announcement saying “Please wait inside the yellow line.”
When I went through the ticket gate and came down the stairs at the west exit, the hustle and bustle of Umeda suddenly felt far away.
In that gap, the sound of heavy machinery cutting into the road nearby echoes through.
The area called “Nakatsu 3-chome” is divided by the Hankyu Railway, the JR Line, and Nose Kaido (a major road).
This area escaped the air raids during the Pacific War, so it survived without being burned down. Because of that, the postwar land readjustment was delayed in this region.
Narrow alleyways lined with nagaya (traditional Japanese row houses). Time flows differently here.
That quietness somehow feels like it’s holding its breath.
Beyond the Nakazu Central Park in front of the station is where you can see this weathered arcade.
When the weekend comes around, you see more young people showing up.
A cafe renovated from a nagaya (traditional wooden townhouse with shared walls), a shop that feels like a secret base hidden in a back alley.
Nostalgia seems to have an energy that draws people in, even when it’s something from an era they never actually experienced.
Even though this town feels like time has stopped here, it’s actually changing little by little.
The nagaya (traditional Japanese townhouse) that no longer has any residents is being torn down and is about to be rebuilt as an apartment building.
On the south side of the station, you can hear the sound of construction constantly.
The redevelopment of Umeda is right around the corner.
This corner of the city is wedged between nostalgia and change.
In the near future, this town will definitely change a lot.
I don’t think this scenery will last forever.
I really want you to experience the “quietness” before this town’s changes—something that photos can’t convey—by taking a walk around the neighborhood yourself.
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Get off immediately at Nakatsu Station on the Hankyu Kobe Line or Takarazuka Line
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