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🍁Teshikaga's Autumn Leaves🍁 The best time to see the autumn leaves in Teshikaga is generally from late September to mid-October. This is the most comfortable time of the year, with relatively stable weather, making it perfect for activities. We hope you come to Teshikaga! 📸🍁🛶✨🐾 (The image is from before 2025.) 🌲🍁

Finally, it's happening this weekend! 2026 Kushiro Big Catch Festival A lot of fun events await!

Photographed on September 3, 2014. These are the matchmaking wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. See you next year.

【Reihoku Sunset Marche】Announcement for September📣 Hello everyone! Here’s the announcement for the "Reihoku Sunset Marche" taking place in September♪ 👀Highlights of this Sunset Marche👀 ❣The "Reihoku Sunset Marche" will feature local agricultural products, processed goods, and side dishes for sale, including new rice and seasonal early mikan! We look forward to seeing you all😊 Don’t forget to bring your own shopping bag🛍✨ 【Items for Sale】 ・Okra ・Rice🌾 ・Side Dishes ・Water Spinach ・Green Lemon ・Early Mikan ・Sweet Potato🍠 ・Basella ・Winter Melon ・Molokhia 🥦🍅🥕🍠🥬🧅🫑🌽🌶🫛🍆🫚🥔 Reihoku Sunset Marche 【Date】September 13 (Sunday) from 1 PM to 3 PM 【Location】(General Incorporated Association) Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association, Reihoku Town Tourist Information Center (4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku Town)

JAF Kyushu Rally Championship Round 5 "EAST Kyushu 2026" ❚ Taking place on September 20, 2026 The "JAF Kyushu Rally Championship Round 5 (EAST Kyushu 2026)" will be held in Kiyokawamachi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture. This event is a rally competition that starts and finishes in Ogata Town, covering a course of approximately 145 km within the city. It will take place from Saturday, September 19 to Sunday, September 20, with gallery seats set up at Ontake Prefectural Natural Park on the 20th, allowing spectators to watch up close. Experience the thrill as the competing vehicles race right in front of you. The gallery seats are limited to 100 vehicles and require advance registration. The participation fee is 1,000 yen per person, and residents of Bungoono City and children under elementary school age can attend for free. Please bring something that verifies your address and age on the day of the event. Once you enter the venue, you cannot leave until all the competing vehicles have passed. Please prepare your drinks and other necessities in advance. Enjoy the excitement of the rally unfolding in the clear autumn air of Bungoono. *Please note that the service park for the competing vehicles has been moved to an open space next to "Ogata Kodomoen (formerly Ogata Nursery)" near the Ogata Branch Office in Bungoono City. In case of rain, the Ogata Branch Office may serve as the service park. For more details, please contact the organizers. 【Date】 Sunday, September 20, 2026 *Held rain or shine 【Gallery Venue】 Ontake Prefectural Natural Park (Kiyokawamachi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture) 【Fee】 1,000 yen per person *Free for residents of Bungoono City and children under elementary school age 【Registration】 Advance registration required for 100 vehicles *Please register via the QR code on the flyer. 【Contact】 Rally Club Oita 090-3602-2343 (Contact: Hayata)

Photographed on September 3, 26. This is the matchmaking wind chime at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The matchmaking wind chime event has ended.

Taken on September 8, 26. This is bitter cream coffee and chocolate terrine.

My hometown, Yokote, may seem like a place with nothing much, but when life feels stagnant, don't you find yourself staring blankly at the rice ears and the sky?

Taken on September 8, 26. This is the Starbucks Kanetsuki-dōri Store.

Event Announcement📣 On Saturday, September 12th, the "Tomuraushi Onsen Festival" will be held at Tomuraushi Onsen, Higashitaisetsusou in Shintoku Town😊 As a token of our gratitude, we will offer free day-use bathing on that day, along with popular 100-yen vegetable filling and many fun activities including local food stalls and merchandise🎵 We invite you to come and enjoy with your family and friends🤗 🔶Date: September 12, 2026 (Saturday) from 12:00 to 16:00 (Rain or shine) 🔶Venue: Tomuraushi Onsen, Higashitaisetsusou (Parking and inside the facility) *Please note that the free shuttle bus for day-use (reservation required) is fully booked. We appreciate your understanding. We look forward to your visit by private car🚗 🔶Contact Information Tomuraushi Onsen, Higashitaisetsusou TEL: 0156-65-3021 (Reception hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM) https://www.tomuraushionsen.com/blog/news/postid_516/...

This is a fortune slip for good relationships and connections, featuring the Aida fish.

The buildings at Manda Pit showcase the technology and ingenuity of the time. They include structures for operating large machinery, facilities connecting underground and above ground, and spaces that support the workers. By observing each element, one can understand that the coal mine was a collection of advanced technologies. It's not only fascinating for history enthusiasts but also offers considerable appeal to those interested in architecture and machinery. 【Visiting Information】9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (last entry at 4:30 PM) / Closed: Mondays (the following weekday if a holiday) and during the New Year holidays / Admission: 410 yen for adults and university students, 310 yen for high school students, 210 yen for elementary and middle school students / Manda Mine Station (free exhibition room and ticket sales) #Modern Industrial Heritage #History of Technology #Industrial Heritage #Miike Coal Mine #Historical Architecture #Architecture Enthusiasts #Mechanical Heritage #Manda Coal Mine #Industrial Heritage #Engineering History #Arao City #Kumamoto Travel #Japan Travel #World Heritage #Visit Japan

Today, I visited the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I came to express my gratitude for passing the exam. I thought there would be fewer people since it was 8 AM on a weekday, but it turned out to be the Good Relationship Prayer Festival.

The fallen leaves gently protect the lives of the next season. And it made me feel as if they were nurturing the earth softly. (Location: Yokote City, Akita Prefecture)

Photographed on September 1, 2014. These are the matchmaking wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I made a big move from Yokohama to Kawagoe, and my energy ran out before sunset, so I left early.