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Hon-Kawagoe PePe has closed. After I started working at Hon-Kawagoe PePe, I grew to love Kawagoe and began taking photos. I am grateful to Hon-Kawagoe PePe. 🥹

Use the Zenkoji Omotesando Eat-and-Walk Ticket to enjoy a budget-friendly cafe crawl✨ 1. “Café Latte” R-DEPOT Savor a fruity café latte brewed one shot at a time on an espresso machine, and relax inside the shop. Next to the café is a vintage goods store selling tableware and household items collected from old and vacant houses, large furniture, boards, and fittings. Phone: 026-219-2280 Hours: 10:00–17:00 Closed: Monday 2. “Freshly Ground Blend” Café + Town Guide Engawa A glass-fronted coffee shop facing Zenkoji Omotesando. It welcomes a wide range of customers from young people to seniors. The freshly brewed coffee uses beans roasted by a local tea shop and is characterized by a clean bitterness. Phone: 026-232-4178 Hours: 10:00–17:00 Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday (open on public holidays) 3. “Strawberry Daifuku” N vintage coffee These additive-free, colorant-free fruit daifuku are handcrafted one by one by a long-established wagashi artisan in Nagano. They pay special attention to the fruit inside, and in addition to the standard daifuku you can buy seasonal fruit daifuku. Phone: 080-7065-5518 Hours: 11:00–19:00 (Monday–Saturday) 10:00–19:00 (Sundays and public holidays) Closed: None <Zenkoji Eat-and-Walk Ticket> This great-value ticket lets you choose and purchase favorites from 19 shops offering Nagano specialties and sweets! ✨How to use✨ 1. Buy a ticket [¥700 per ticket, tax included] 2. At shops listed in the pamphlet, exchange the stickers attached to the ticket (100-yen ×5, 50-yen ×4) for products 3. Exchange used tickets for a prize (receive an original bag!) It’s cheaper than paying regular prices and perfect for an eat-and-walk, letting you sample a variety of shops in small portions✨ #cafe #sweets #eat-and-walk #Nagano City #Nagano Prefecture #Nagano sightseeing #Nagano trip #nagano #naganocity

Direct buses too ✨ 📍Kushiro Shitsugen From Kushiro Station, less than a 10-minute walk from Kushiro Prince Hotel, buses also run toward the marshland. 🚗 There’s also Kushiro city’s largest parking lot, so staying by car is convenient. Finish your day in Kushiro after enjoying nature. You can’t miss Kushiro Soba or Kushiro ramen! Reservations are available from the profile URL. https://www.instagram.com/kushiroprincehotel/...

📸✨ [15th Teshikaga Photo Contest — Deadline Approaching!!] The annual Teshikaga Photo Contest is now open again. Submissions are invited under the theme “Volcanoes, Forests, and Lakes: Experience Teshikaga Through the Four Seasons,” and winners will be announced on the tourism portal site Teshikaga Navi. Please check the PDF below for contest guidelines and details. We look forward to your participation. “Call for Entries: 15th Teshikaga Photo Contest” Submission Period November 1, 2025 (Saturday) to January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) — postmarked by the deadline Categories Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Open Prizes Grand Prize 1 winner: ¥30,000 plus additional prizes (accommodation voucher, Mashu melon, etc.) Excellence Award 3 winners: ¥10,000 plus additional prizes / Selected Works 5 winners: additional prizes / Special Prizes and Tourism Association Prizes: several winners ■ Thanks to local businesses’ support, many additional prizes are available, including accommodation vouchers, meal vouchers, and local products. Organized by: General Incorporated Association Mashu-ko Tourism Association (regional DMO) Supported by: Teshikaga, Teshikaga Board of Education, Lake Mashu Agricultural Cooperative, Teshikaga Town Promotion Corporation, Teshikaga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kawayu Onsen Ryokan Association, Mashu Onsen Ryokan Association, Mashu Melon Producers Association, Hokkaido Shimbun, Akan-Mashu National Park Office, Kushiro Shimbun

📣 The much-loved Candle Night from last year returns as “Chapter 2” 🕯️ Inside the dimmed restaurant, candlelight flickers gently. A night theater is projected across the entire wall 🎥 This year’s production steps up the staging to deliver an even more immersive, special evening experience 🍝 It’s perfect for dates and anniversaries, and also ideal for anyone who wants to make a weekday night a little more luxurious 💕 🕯️ Candle Night Chapter 2 📅 Event period: Tuesday, January 13 – Saturday, February 28 🗓 Available Monday through Thursday only (excluding public holidays) 📍 AOI NAPOLI UMISOBA We look forward to welcoming you.

Kuwanouchi Shrine Night Kagura & Kotono Shrine Night Kagura From the evening of January 10 into the morning of January 11, the Kuwanouchi Shrine Night Kagura and the Kotono Shrine Night Kagura were safely offered again this year 👹 I can still hear the drumbeat pounding in the back of my ears and the clear, high sound of the flute ringing in my mind 😆 You could hear the dancers’ breathing, see children watching intently, and feel the atmosphere of kagura as locals and returnees to Gokase gathered together ✨ We were treated to another wonderful performance this year 🥰 This beautiful night was made possible by the preservation society members who trained diligently, the local women’s association who served warm meals and drinks through the night, and the officers and staff who worked tirelessly to ensure smooth operations. The smiles of the visitors who return to this place each year exist because of the devoted support of these community members 👏 We would be happy to watch over this proud Gokase kagura tradition with you again next year and the year after 💕 Thank you very much to everyone who came from afar in the cold!

That green friend you see around town What is Marimo Pay?? A one-minute introduction! Master Marimo Pay to enjoy Akanko more conveniently and affordably Find out more via the link in the profile🔗 Instagram profile https://www.instagram.com/akan_tourism_association/...

Four top spots to see frost flowers at Akanko! 1. Thin ice with no snow cover 2. Clear, early mornings when temperatures fall below −15°C 3. Completely calm, windless days 4. Consult a professional guide to enjoy the scenery with peace of mind Note: Frost flowers are extremely delicate natural phenomena. Even if these conditions are met, you may still be unable to view them.

The Hiruzen Highlands are an idyllic corner of Japan nestled in the north of Okayama prefecture. The highlands are a popular resort area locally but see comparatively little foreign tourism, meaning it remains one of the region's better-kept secrets! Those who feel tired of the usual throng of tourists are sure to be soothed by the pastureland and mountain vistas. Hiruzen boasts the largest Jersey Cow farm in Japan, and some of the best milk i've had in the country. Hiruzen is not all undulating vistas and bucolic pleasures, though- It has its own amusement park! "Joyful Park" feels somewhat nostalgic, and has fun rides that are sure to delight any children you bring along. I have been a few times, and seen both monkey and dog shows performed there. The attached restaurant makes excellent use of local sheep for really delicious jingisukan mutton at an affordable price! After the crowding of parks like USJ, it is very refreshing to be able to go on any ride you'd like at a reasonable timescale. Hiruzen is perhaps at its best in fall, but can be a bit chilly in winter, so fair warning!

January 11th MtJonen summit sending up plumes of drifting snow Around noon today a trough of low pressure began passing over Azumino, turning a calm morning into fierce winds… The ridgeline of the Northern Alps visible from Azumino also turned white as snow plumes rose.

Morgenrot over the Northern Alps Scenery to behold in Azumino during winter Azumino, a town that makes you love mornings—this view is the best!!

SUP experiences on the Kushiro River this winter!! They finally start tomorrow. Kushiro River winter-only tours! Lotus leaf ice SUP cruising and Sunset & Night SUP adventures, we bring you SUP experiences that transcend time and space. For details and reservations, follow the link in our profile. Instagram profile link https://www.instagram.com/kushiro.lakeakan/... SUPER FANTASTIC → Time‑and‑space‑transcending SUP experience tour banner

Good morning. Yesterday, Tomakomai hosted the Tomakomai City Coming-of-Age Celebration for 20-year-olds.✨ Congratulations to the honorees and their families! Tomakomai’s official mascot, Tomachop, also tried on a kimono.👘 If you’d like to see Tomachop in kimono, please visit the Tomakomai Tourist Information Center.

🦀 A luxurious, reservation-only winter delicacy to savor❄ From Natural Garden in Naka Ward, Sakai City comes the winter reservation-only Crab Extravaganza Bento🍱✨ This indulgent bento is packed with the season’s crab, concentrating savory and sweet flavors One bite delivers an unforgettable taste…!🤤 It’s a perfect treat for special occasions or a thoughtful gift for someone dear✨ At the shop, in addition to the Crab Extravaganza Bento, you’ll find many items made with trusted ingredients and great taste! Customers often say, “Natural Garden’s bentos offer a flavor you can’t buy elsewhere!” They are very popular🍱 Natural Garden also hosts a much-loved buffet restaurant featuring seasonal vegetables and tofu🥦🍲✨ Experience these winter-only flavors at Natural Garden! We look forward to your reservation✨ If you’re interested, check the details below👀 📅 Crab Extravaganza Bento sales period Sunday, January 4 – Saturday, February 28 💰 Price: 2,900 yen (tax included 3,132 yen) *Available for order from 5 boxes* *Please reserve at least 3 business days in advance* 🚩 Store information Natural Garden 🕒 Business hours Restaurant (90-minute seating) ▶︎ First seating: 11:00–12:30 ▶︎ Second seating: 12:45–14:15 🍴 Shop hours 10:00–19:00 ✖ Closed: Tuesdays (open on public holidays) 🚃 Access: 9-minute walk from Fukai Station on the Nankai Senboku Line; parking available 🔍 For details, search “Natural Food Restaurant Natural Garden” https://sakai-natural-garden.jp//

Photographed on January 11, 2014. After the New Year’s fire brigade ceremony at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine, I visited Chabudai-san. It’s lemonade. When it’s cold, lemonade is the thing. 😊🍋🍯