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Event Announcement📣 On April 26th (Sunday), the 68th Honbetsu Sanke Tsutsuji Festival will be held again this year😊 At Honbetsu Park, the venue, vibrant Daurian Azaleas and Ezo cherry trees will welcome everyone🌸 Inside the venue, you can enjoy a variety of gourmet foods from local restaurants, live performances by the Hamburger Boys, a bingo tournament, a bouncy land, and a smoke experience, among many other attractions‼️ One of the highlights is the specialty "Jumbo Yoshitsune Hot Pot," a delicious pork soup packed with local ingredients. Be sure to give it a try😍 Come with your family and friends to this spring festival filled with gourmet food and entertainment🤗 📍Date: April 26, 2026 (Sunday) 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM *The event will proceed even in light rain 📍Location: In front of the stage at Yoshitsune no Sato Honbetsu Park (Higashimachi, Honbetsu Town) 【Requests for Attendees】 To ensure everyone enjoys a safe and fun time, we kindly ask for your cooperation with the following points. - Please refrain from bringing pets. - Please take your trash home with you (trash bags are available at the main tent). - Fishing equipment will not be available for rent. Please bring your own to participate. - Driving cars or bicycles after drinking is considered drunk driving, so please refrain from doing so.

Taken on April 12, 26. This is the Yae Cherry Blossom at Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin. If you look closely, there is a Yae Cherry Blossom in the lower left with 🩷.

On April 12th, the Takeda diamond, signaling the arrival of spring, was clearly visible on Mt. Goryu in Hakuba. Cherry blossoms and snow-capped mountains! And a clear blue sky. I received the best hospitality from Hakuba!

The cherry blossom tree-lined path planted around Tōkōike at the Karako-Kagi Site from the Yayoi period in Nara may not have been seen 2000 years ago, but it offers a landscape that evokes the atmosphere of that time.

Taken on April 18, 26. This is the Sasara Lion Dance of Ishihara.

Ooiwa Slope, Dam Park Oiwa Observation Square Kissa Ooiwa Address reference: 82 Oiwa, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture On a clear day, you can see Kansai International Airport from the observation deck! There is a parking lot for cars, as well as spaces for motorcycles and bicycles. There are covered benches and regular benches available. There are also nice and clean restrooms. Why not stop by while cycling or driving?

Aigawa Dam Aigawa Dam Management Office Seiho-chiuchi, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture Aigawa Dam Management Office from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM Restroom available at the management office Dam card automatic vending machine in front of the management office, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Kaze no Oka Zone: 56 parking spaces (including 2 for disabled users) Aigawa Dam Management Office: 9 parking spaces (including 1 for disabled users) Fee: Free After more than thirty years since the project began in 1988, completion is aimed for 2022 Aigawa Dam in March 2021 Aigawa Dam is a rock-fill dam constructed on the Aigawa River, which is part of the Yodo River system. A rock-fill dam is built by piling up rocks and soil, and its appearance and structure are quite different from that of a concrete gravity dam. Aigawa Dam also has the appearance of stones stacked on a slope. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the total project cost for the construction of Aigawa Dam is approximately 131.4 billion yen (verification materials), while other sources estimate it at around 135.6 to 153.6 billion yen.

Dam Park Ibarakita 53-1 Oaza Namihoko, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture Parking: 100 yen for regular cars per 30 minutes (maximum 600 yen during the day) Temporary parking: Free Peak crowded periods Golden Week (late April to early May) Summer vacation period (late July to August) Silver Week (mid-September) The middle day of a three-day weekend Weekends and holidays A nature-rich park located around Aigawa Dam in the northern area of Ibaraki City (commonly known as Ibarakita). It features a dog run, facilities for markets and cooking, a park center, event plaza, outdoor stage, and open spaces. At the activity park "GRAVITATE OSAKA," visitors can enjoy views of Aigawa Dam from the pedestrian-only suspension bridge "GODA BRIDGE," which is approximately 420 meters long. Throughout the year, various events are held that allow visitors to enjoy nature, with activities suitable for children. Dam Park Ibarakita regularly hosts food trucks. Bringing your own bento is allowed Vending machines are available on-site. While drinks can be purchased, food sales may be limited, so bringing your own is recommended. Pets are allowed in the park. However, outside the dog run, pets must be on a leash that the owner can control (approximately 2 meters in length). It is prohibited to leave pet waste unattended.

Photographed on April 18, 2014. This is the Sasara Lion Dance from Ishihara. It features the lion and the mountain deity. A performance will take place today as well.

I attended the grand festival at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and Kakinomoto Shrine. Around Kakinomoto Shrine, you can see Gioiko, a type of double-flowered cherry blossom known as green sakura.

I took a photo under the cherry tree during the last spring break of middle school. The sight of the Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker looking up seemed as if it was enjoying the cherry blossoms, making me feel like it was in a "front-row seat for cherry blossom viewing." I wanted to convey that such gentle creatures are nearby among the Cherry Blossom Tree-lined Path close to my home.

Takase District, Yamagata City, is home to the annual koi nobori (carp streamers) and cherry blossoms. You can encounter a breathtakingly beautiful scene along the roadside.

In front of Tomakomai Station on April 18th. It's cloudy, but the temperature has exceeded 10°C. The buds of the Ezo cherry trees in the city center have unexpectedly started to bloom!

From May 2nd to 5th, the Golden Week Festival will be held at Roadside Station Hotta Elementary School. The main events and workshops are as follows: Special hiking tour on the 2nd (reservation required) Rice planting experience from the 3rd to the 5th (reservation required) Gibier handmade soap workshop on the 2nd (reservation required) Mochi throwing on the 3rd Koi nobori (carp streamer) making from the 2nd to the 5th Paper craft vending machine making on the 5th Organized by Kyonan Mimamori Squad For inquiries and reservations, call 0470-50-1238 (Roadside Station Hotta Elementary School) Please come to Kyonan Town during Golden Week!

Taken on March 15, 2026. This is the matcha basque cheesecake with sakura topping from LEC COFFEE. It has a fragrance of sakura.😊🌸