ZDORAMA, AGAIN: Hikaru Nishida and Mako Ishino take on Ashiya City!

Thank heavens for Hikaru Nishida’s faithfully-updated instagram blog which let me know that just last week she appeared on the NHK travelogue show “Eetoko” with fellow former-idol Mako Ishino to the town of Ashiya City in Hyogo!
From the official NHK website:
EETOKO
Enjoy culture and cuisine in your favorite city! ~ Ashiya City, Hyogo ~
Broadcast date: September 5, 2024

Ashiya is one of the most luxurious residential areas in the Kansai region. Ishino Mako, who grew up here and whose family home is here, and Nishida Hikaru, who lives in Nishinomiya within the area, rediscover its charms, from modern culture to gourmet food!
Ashiya City in Hyogo Prefecture is a residential area that developed from the Meiji period to the Showa period. Attracted by its abundant nature, merchants and cultural figures moved from Osaka and built a residential district. We will introduce the culture and gourmet food unique to Ashiya, such as a mansion designed by modern architecture master Frank Lloyd Wright, old stone public housing that houses a glass workshop, baumkuchen made with a recipe inherited from a Kobe store, minced cutlet made with plenty of Japanese black beef, and danjiri floats that have been passed down since the Edo period.

And with that statement, we're off!

We follow the ladies as they go from famous Ashiya spots to popular locale treats on this warm and sunny day!

Croquettes. Itadakimasu!

Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture

Apparently this town is somewhere near where Hikaru lives, so she takes the lead at several points, saying "You gotta try THIS place!" And of course Mako is game!