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From special-date limited-value accommodation plans to extended-stay plans for a leisurely multi-night visit. Choose from a wide range of stay styles to match how you want to spend your time. Which way will you spend your time? Green season operations begin Saturday, April 25. 📍Kussharo Prince Hotel https://www.instagram.com/kussharo_ph/...

A waterfront town unique to Sakai 🌊 Touch it, play with it, buy it An outdoor fishing gear market 🐟🎣 Date and Time Sunday, March 26, 2026, 10:00–17:00 *In case of severe weather, rescheduled to Sunday, May 3, 2026* Location Sakai Ebishima DOCK (West Side of Kushiyacho Nishi 1-1, West side of Xavier Park – Uchikawa Riverbank, Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture) For details, check @knotspotsakai 🐟 Search KNOT SPOT SAKAI 2026 https://www.instagram.com/knotspotsakai/...

🚢 Notice of Cruise Ship Call 🚢 The cruise ship Regatta is arriving in Kushiro! Passengers will disembark to enjoy sightseeing in Kushiro. We hope residents will welcome them warmly with a festive atmosphere 😊 When the ship departs, the Hokkaido Kushiro Ezo Daiko Preservation Society will perform taiko drums to see it off 👋 We look forward to everyone’s participation ✨ *General visitor parking available* Date and time: March 26, 2026 (Thursday) Berthing 8:00 Departure 17:00 Location: Earthquake-resistant Passenger Ship Terminal Local product stalls 10:00–14:00 Farewell performance around 16:40

https://www.sakaihamono.or.jp/matsuri/index.html... Sakai Knife Festival 2026 is coming🔪✨🌸 Two days to experience traditional craftsmanship❕ Exhibitions and direct sales of kitchen knives and gardening shears, sharpening services, traditional forging demonstrations and signature engraving by artisans, and many must-see highlights👀 🍎 We will also hold an apple-peeling contest and cooking shows🍳🥬 With a kids’ plaza and the Sakai Hare-no-Hi Marche, there are plenty of activities for both adults and children to enjoy🍞🍿 📅 Date and time: Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, 10:00–16:00 📍 Venue: Sakai City Industrial Promotion Center Event Hall 🎫 Free admission ※ Parking is limited, and the parking lot and surrounding roads will be crowded, so please use public transportation if possible🚉 🔍 For details, search “Sakai Knife Festival”！ 🔗 [Official site URL] https://www.sakaihamono.or.jp/matsuri/index.html...

Photographed on March 25, 2014. Yesterday I went to see the homarezakura (Homare cherry blossoms) along the Shingashi River. Before visiting Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I took a break at Starbucks Kanetsuki‑dōri Store. I had an oat milk latte and a strawberry doughnut.

From March 1 to March 22, the Ban'ei Memorial Tokachi Support Project “Banba Mori” took place at restaurants across the Tokachi area, and I visited the pork bowl shop Tokachi Butadan in Otofuke Town! Ban'ei horse racing is the world’s only race held in Obihiro City, Hokkaido, where Ban'ei horses compete in strength and grit to pull iron sleds weighing up to one ton. “Banba Mori” is an event featuring limited large-size menu items that weigh more than twice the usual portion. Placed next to a regular pork bowl, it was truly impressive! 😆 When you visit Tokachi, be sure to experience Ban'ei horse racing and taste the region’s signature pork bowl. 🥰 - From March 1 to March 22, the Ban'ei Memorial Tokachi Support Project “BANBA Mori” took place at restaurants across the Tokachi area, and I visited the pork bowl restaurant Tokachi Butadan in Otofuke Town! Ban'ei horse racing is the world’s only race held in Obihiro City, Hokkaido, where Ban'ei horses pull iron sleds weighing up to one ton, testing their power, endurance, and courage. “Banba Mori” offers limited big-portion dishes that are over twice the normal serving size. Compared with a regular pork bowl, it was really striking! 😆 When you come to Tokachi, be sure to check out Ban'ei horse racing and the local specialty pork bowl. 🥰

At the park I sometimes visit with my child, vibrant purple magnolia blossoms were in bloom 😊 Their deep pink stood out beautifully against the blue sky ✨

📍Nokonoshima Island Park, Nishi Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture Nokonoshima Island Park Fukuoka, Japan The rapeseed blossoms are in full bloom, and the contrast between the blue sky and the yellow flowers is delightful. About 500,000 rapeseed flowers reach their peak, creating a striking scene with the blue sea, sky, and yellow blooms. In autumn, the cosmos are at their best. When you reach the ferry terminal, it’s about a 10-minute ferry ride and a 13-minute bus trip. Weekdays / 9:00–17:30 Sundays and holidays / 9:00–18:30

The green season begins on Saturday, April 25. Japan’s largest caldera lake shows a different face in spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Which season would you like to visit in? 🌿 Find your own Kussharo. 👆 📍 Kussharo Prince Hotel https://www.instagram.com/kussharo_ph/...

When it comes to cherry blossoms in Nagano City, this is the place to go! Here are the classic cherry blossom spots to visit 🌸 1. Kourinji Temple You can see a weeping cherry tree about 300 years old as well as many Somei-Yoshino cherry trees. Many people photograph the stately blossoms and the temple grounds. Typical peak season: mid-April Location: 2329 ShinonoiKomatsubara, Nagano City Parking: Available 2. Shiroyama Park Located just east of Zenkoji Temple, this is Nagano City’s top cherry blossom spot, with about 470 Somei-Yoshino trees in full bloom. The tunnel of blossoms at peak bloom is stunning! Typical peak season: mid to late April Location: Hakoshimizu, Nagano City Parking: Available Lot 1: 155 spaces, Lot 2: 123 spaces, Lot 3: 155 spaces 100 yen up to 20 minutes, plus 100 yen for each additional 20 minutes If you present a Nagano City Childcare Passport when using the park or zoo, parking is free for up to two hours 3. Matsushiro Castle Ruins Matsushiro Castle, once the stronghold of the Sanada clan, is surrounded by about 100 cherry trees that contrast beautifully with the late-Edo period castle grounds. Cherry blossom light-up: Saturday, April 4 to Monday, April 13, 18:00–21:00 Typical peak season: mid-April Location: 44 MatsushiromachiMatsushiro, Nagano City Parking: Available Municipal Tonomachi Tourist Parking: 7 large-bus spaces, 50 regular spaces, 2 accessible spaces Matsushiro Castle North Parking (5-minute walk from the north side): 10 large-bus spaces, 60 regular spaces, 2 accessible spaces 4. Kawanakajima Battlefield Historic Park This battlefield is famous for the clashes between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. About 100 Somei-Yoshino cherry trees make this a popular hanami spot. Cherry blossom light-up: from bloom until Saturday, April 11, 18:00–21:00 Typical peak season: mid-April Location: 1384-1 Kojimada, Nagano City Parking: Available (The park parking lot is expected to be crowded. Please refrain from parking without permission at nearby facilities.) 5. Denkyu-ji Temple In the garden in front of the main hall, weeping cherry and Oyamazakura (mountain cherry) grow together. When the weeping cherry reaches full bloom, the garden fills with blossoms. Typical peak season: early to mid-April Location: 1000 Shinonoi Kinebuchi, Nagano City Parking: Available 6. Tenzōji Temple’s Gassho Cherry Designated a natural monument by Nagano City, the weeping cherry trees flanking the main hall have grown so their branches meet, earning the name “Gassho Cherry.” Typical peak season: late April to early May Location: 74 OokaOtsu, Nagano City Parking: Available 7. Nagano City Hall Sakura Square A lesser-known cherry spot cherished by locals, this relaxing area features garden parasols and chairs. Typical peak season: mid-April Location: 1613 Tsuruga Midoricho, Nagano City Parking: Available (The first hour after entering the parking lot is free, excluding late-night hours) The Nagano Tourism net website shares up-to-date cherry blossom reports for Nagano City! 🌸Use it as a reference when planning your hanami🌸 #cherry blossoms #hanami #nagano #Nagano City #Nagano tourism

Isehara Flower Report 2026.03.25 Here is the latest update on cherry blossoms in Isehara City. Cherry blossoms have started blooming across the city, bringing a clear sense of spring. The weeping cherry at Mishima Shrine is blooming beautifully and is now at its best. The cherry trees at Takanoyama Park have largely come into bloom, while those at the Sports Park need a little more time to reach full bloom. Also, the Ooyama cherry is not yet blooming, so we can look forward to its flowers soon.

Near Chikatsuyu Oji Shrine on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route stands the Naganose Family, whose lineage dates back to the Nanboku-chō period. In the old family garden there is a weeping cherry tree that the 19th head of the family, Rokuro Kasamori Nonagase, brought from Gion in Kyoto and planted in April 1747. It rained this morning, but I photographed the tree, which is now about 60–70 percent in bloom. If you walk the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Course, be sure to see this magnificent weeping cherry. I think it will probably be in full bloom around this weekend.

Expo Memorial Park Senri Banpaku Park, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture Tower of the Sun The park’s symbol, designed by the artist Taro Okamoto. The interior of the Tower of the Sun has been open to the public since March 19, 2018, and visits are still possible now (reservations recommended). Natural and Cultural Gardens · Japanese-style garden Enjoy seasonal flowers throughout the year. A free public Wi‑Fi service, Osaka Free Wi‑Fi, is available. Expo '70 Pavilion Exhibits materials from the 1970 Osaka Expo. National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) A research institute for ethnology and cultural anthropology. It exhibits and opens information on the societies and cultures of peoples around the world. The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Osaka A facility that inherited the Japan Folk Crafts Museum exhibited at the Japan World Exposition. It displays crafts such as ceramics and textiles from Japan and abroad. State Guest House During the Japan World Exposition it served to entertain distinguished guests. It is now used for various meetings, banquets, and exhibitions.

Ongoing events through Golden Week‼ ① Ongoing until supplies last Ihama margaret picking https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry&event=91181&cat=18736&type=event... ② Ongoing until around May 5 Strawberry picking https://www.instagram.com/babyberry_farm/... ③ March 28–April 5 Yuigahama cherry blossom tour http://www.the-surface.com/event.html#sakura... ④ April 1–May 5 Bamboo shoot picking and the takeno‑ko eatery opens http://takenokomura.com// ⑤ April 3 Irozaki Gongen Festival https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry&event=3725&cat=18736&type=event... ⑥ April 18 and 19 Va'a Japan 4th Japan Cup in Minami‑Izu https://www.vaajapan.com/2026-japan-nationals... ⑦ April 29 Lead-horse riding experience day https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry&event=7746&cat=18736&type=event... Spring in Minami‑Izu features both Somei-yoshino and mountain cherry blossoms, and it also offers abundant sea- and mountain-based nature experiences, so it’s surprisingly hot (exciting) just for that‼ Events across Minami-Izu Town! https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-eventlist&eventlist=18736...

Photographed on March 24, 2014. This is Homarezakura by the Shingashi River behind Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The cherry blossoms were about 30% in bloom.