The Kansai's best town to keep living in! What is the charm of Shimamoto Town?

Hello there!

Did you guys see the feature on the TV news?

As soon as we found out that it was going to be aired, we posted about it on Twitter and Instagram!

【本日、関西テレビ「#報道ランナー」で #島本町が紹介されます！】
「 #島本町が「#住み続けたい自治体ランキング」で関西トップになったことが放送されるそう！
本日関西テレビ「#報道ランナー」（17～18時台）（変更になる場合あり）
（島本町LINEより転載） pic.twitter.com/qCtATizjcA
— しまもとぴっく@島本町のちいさなメディア (@shimamotopic) October 15, 2021

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For those who missed it, don't worry.

Here's a quick summary of the content.

Quick summary of the content

Shimamoto Town took first place in the ranking of the best town to keep living in, beating that popular areas, Ashiya City and Nishinomiya City!

When commentator Hyodo-san heard "Shimamoto Town," he immediately asked, "Where is Shimamoto?"

It's so Shimamoto thing, isn't it?

Mayor Yamada was interviewed and when he was asked what he thought of the news that Shimamoto Town was in first place, he replied that he thought "What? Our town?"

Mayor Yamada: We've put a lot of effort into childcare support.

There's been an increase in nurseries over the last few years!

The town has increased the number of nurseries from only six to eleven and eliminated the waiting list for children.

Rikyu no Mizu (water of the Imperial Palace) is also the proud pride of Shimamoto Town.

A place of high quality underground water, which has been described in the Manyoshu poems.

RISTORANTE Co.N.Te, the restaurant I posted about the other day, was also interviewed.

The post about RISTORANTE Co.N.Te is here↓

RISTORANTE Co.N.Teでランチ♪@水無瀬駅前商店街

A chef with more than 20 years of experience as a hunter serves gibier dishes of wild boar and deer caught in Shimamoto Town.

Ichiro Miyai, Owner Chef of RISTORANTE Co.N.Te
Q: Is it possible to hunt gibier in Shimamoto Town?
A: Yes, we get a lot. About 120 heads a year.

It was introduced as a town with rich nature such as the Minase River, Yamabuki Ravine, and Minase River Green Park, where it is comfortable to raise children.

I was able to rediscover the wonderful aspects of Shimamoto Town.