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Today is the last day of January.

Kyonan Town is now in a wonderful season when you can see narcissus and white plum blossoms at the same time.
The Yoritomo cherry (Kawazu cherry) is beginning to bloom little by little.

In particular, the flowering of Yoritomo cherry is progressing in the Lake Sakuma Lakeside and Okuzure Narcissus Village areas.

Today, many visitors came to enjoy the flowers.


#Chiba Prefecture #Kyonan Town #Boso Peninsula #Village of Narcissus #Yoritomo cherry #White plum

The 28th Minami no Sakura and Nanohana Festival
Held from February 1 to March 10.

🌸 About "The 28th Minami no Sakura and Nanohana Festival"
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-entry&spot=73493...

🌸 Bloom status (updated as needed)
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-entry&spot=162849...

〈If you come by public transport〉
Get off at Izukyu Shimoda Station and take the Tokai Bus bound for Shimogamo (Platform 3).
Get off at Kujo Bridge and walk about 2 minutes to the roadside station shimogamo onsen yunohana, where the general information center is located. (The cherry tree-lined path is behind it.)
The nanohana fields are immediately accessible from Hino stop on foot.
Tokai Bus phone: 0558-22-2514
Note: Minamiizu Town is not served by train.
Note: Parking is limited, so please use public transportation.
Tokai Bus link
https://www.tokaibus.jp/rosen/minamiizu_2025feb.html
〈If you come by car〉
Head for roadside station shimogamo onsen yunohana.
There are dedicated parking lots nearby, so please use them.
⚠ When viewing or photographing nanohana along the fields and cherry tree-lined path, do not step on the flowers!
⚠ Some people step on the nanohana growing on the riverbank slopes near the roadside station shimogamo onsen yunohana, but there are lighting cables and other hazards, so please cooperate by not entering those areas.
Note: Use the festival parking lots. Do not park at shops or on private property.
Minami-no-Sakura to Nanohana Matsuri🌸 Minami-no-Sakura and Nanohana Festival
"The 28th Southern Cherry Blossom and Field Mustard Festival"
1st February - 10th March 2025
In Shimogamo, Minamiizu, Shizuoka, Japan
You can see lovely pink sakura and bright yellow nanohana in Shimogamo.
We expect the best time to see sakura to be in late February.
Come and enjoy the early Japanese spring.

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Official social media of Minamiizu Town Tourism Association
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Website→https://www.minami-izu.jp

Photographed on January 21, 2014.
These are the hana-chōzu (flower water basins) at Akasaka Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on January 21, 2014.
This is the dog-year omikuji from Akasaka Hikawa Shrine.
It has a lovely retro vibe. 😊

The anime "I Want to Eat You, You Monster" aired until December last year.
This anime is set in Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture, and its surrounding area.

It weaves a beautiful yet heartrending story of humans and ayakashi.

Scenes of seaside beauty, such as Goshikihama Beach, Futami Seaside Park, and the area around Iyo-Kaminada Station in Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture, appear throughout the anime.
Remarkably, the "Iyo Sai Festival" that appears in the series is a real summer festival held annually in Iyo City. The Iyo Sai Festival Fireworks Display, where about 10,000 fireworks can be seen up close, draws large crowds every year, and last year it was a big hit with collaboration posters and character guide voices from the anime.

If you are planning a pilgrimage to these sacred sites, first visit the Iyo City Tourist Information Center Soleiyo, located inside Tezukuri Koryu Ichiba Machiya adjacent to JR Iyoshi Station!
Right now, a life-size panel of Miko Shiro welcomes visitors.
The center also sells official Watatabe goods and provides introductions to spots that appear in the series.

If you want to learn about Iyo City's mascot "Mikanmaru," who appears in the ending of episode 4, "Shall I Become the Sun for You?," be sure to stop by www

Deai Bridge – Todoroki Bridge
❚ Oita Bungoono Geopark
Deai Bridge and Todoroki Bridge are stone bridges built from the late Taisho era to the early Showa era.
Todoroki Bridge is a two-span arch stone bridge erected in Showa 9 (1934) as a forestry railway bridge; its larger span measures 32.1 m, the longest in Japan. Deai Bridge was built in Taisho 13 (1924) and has a span of 29.3 m, the second longest in Japan.
The sight of these two stone bridges—Japan’s longest and second-longest spans—overlapping is breathtaking.
Beneath the bridges flows the emerald-green Okudake River, and on both banks you can see remarkable columnar joints formed from welded tuff of Aso pyroclastic flow.
(Do not go down to the riverbed when the water is high, as it is dangerous.)
Location: Todoroki, Kiyokawa-machi – Hiraishi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture

■■Access to central Bungoono City from Fukuoka and Kumamoto Prefectures■■■
About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture

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Kyushu, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture
Introducing sightseeing and recommended spots
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https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20260120spot-kiyokawa/

A guide to hot spring inns in Teshikaga ♨️

Teshikaga has two hot spring areas: Mashu Onsen and Kawayu Onsen. Each hot spring and each inn differs in water quality and health benefits, so be sure to check out a variety of hot spring inns.✨ A second guide is in preparation. Please look forward to it.😉🔥

Kawayu Onsen website article updated 📝🆙
An article about "Kawayu Onsen's Enkiri Hot Spring Tour" has been posted ♨️❄️ Please take a look ✨

Kawayu Onsen's Enkiri Hot Spring Tour
Stroll through intensely acidic springs that can even dissolve nails to wash away everyday worries, fatigue, and bad ties—refresh yourself by "melting" them away. Would you like to try Kawayu Onsen's new project, the "Enkiri Hot Spring Tour"?

https://www.kawayu-onsen.com/activity/990/

Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawaku, Tokyo Metropolis will host the annual Narcissus Festival on Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8. (^○^)

The exchange began more than 20 years ago in 2005 when Shimoda City donated narcissus bulbs to Kasai Rinkai Park, and it continues to this day.
Since fiscal 2006, the Shimoda City Tourism Association has been happily taking part in special events during the Kasai Rinkai Park Narcissus Festival, selling Shimoda products such as kinme croquettes, kinmedai fish head soup, dried fish, Shimoda brand goods, and all-you-can-pack Izu mandarins to promote tourism.✨

Members of the Shimoda Taiko Traditional Preservation Society also join the event to perform traditional drumming with a history of about 400 years on stage.

If you are nearby, please stop by the Shimoda City Tourism Association booth at the Kasai Rinkai Park Narcissus Festival. (^○^)

*The booth photo was taken at last year’s event.*

Saturday, January 31: "Ehime Love Food Market" — Vendor Notice for Okaido Shopping Street


We plan to exhibit as follows. We will promote and sell Saijo City's famous sweets, processed foods, produce, and sake.
If you are nearby, please stop by.


"Ehime Love Food Market" — Saijo City Booth Day
Saturday, January 31, 2025
Location: Okaido Shopping Street (Saijo City booth in front of the blood donation center)
Time: 11:00–16:00