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Kussharo is now welcoming a refreshing summer. The calm surface of Lake Kussharo spreads out before the windows of the guest rooms. Walking from the lakeside terrace to the pier, a grey heron stood in the distance. The breeze crossing the terrace carries a cool summer scent. At dusk, enjoy a colorful dinner at the restaurant. Savor each dish meticulously prepared by the chef. A healing journey in cool Hokkaido, Kussharo. Refresh your body and mind at Kussharo Prince Hotel. Be sure to use "Save" for your summer travel plans. For the latest information and reservations, please check the link in the profile and visit the official website🌿 📍Kussharo Prince Hotel https://www.instagram.com/kussharo_ph/...

Introduction to Rental Bicycles and Cycling Tours🚴🚴🚴 The cycling tour "Memuro Sanpo" in Memuro Town allows you to leisurely enjoy the streets and nature of Memuro by bicycle with a local guide😊 Tokachi, known for its thriving agriculture and dairy farming, offers vast fields and ranches, unique views of the Hidaka Mountain Range, and beautiful scenery to enjoy with all your senses😍 The concept is "Delicious, Beautiful, and Memorable Memuro Sanpo"🎵🎵 We are always recruiting for cycling tours. Our guided cycling tours offer a variety of courses suitable for beginners to intermediate riders!! We also accept custom plans tailored to your requests. Bicycles are available for rent at "Memuro-do 1st Floor - Memuro Town Tourism and Products Association" located in front of Memuro Station. We also offer a delivery service to your desired rental and return location (please note that a handling fee may apply). Be sure to experience the charm of Memuro Town by riding a bicycle🤗 https://tokachiplus.com//

🌸🌼Tarumae Shrine's Flower Water Offering🌺🌻 Although the number of humid days is increasing, the water basin remains refreshing✨

Experience summer ahead of time at the Izu coast. Just a short distance from Tokyo, a summer sea awaits. This time, I visited Kawana and Shobuzawa in Higashi-Izu. With the blue sea and summer sunshine, it's a weekend to feel the essence of a Japanese summer a little early. The first dive was at a limited-time boat point in Kawana. As I entered the water, I was greeted by a school of fish filling my view. There were so many fish that I couldn't see the diver swimming in front of me. It's a rich underwater landscape unique to Japan. After enjoying the dive, we headed to Shobuzawa. In the evening, we enjoyed a BBQ by the seaside. Surrounded by the sound of waves, we shared stories about the day's events. It's a relaxed summer night that can only be experienced while traveling. The next day, we headed to a popular shipwreck dive site. However, due to the typhoon swells, the water visibility was only 30 cm. In nature's sea, you can't always meet the same scenery. Still, spending time accepting the day’s sea is one of the charms of diving. This time, it became an unforgettable two days filled with encounters with beautiful schools of fish, BBQ with friends, and the birth of advanced divers. Japan's summer is just getting started. Enjoying the sea, local cuisine, and spending holidays in nature. Let's experience these unique Japanese adventures together. — A special day by the sea in Japan. 🌈 Hokulea Shonan is a small diving shop located in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. About an hour by train from Tokyo. We guide you to beautiful seas that can be visited in a day trip from Tokyo, such as Shonan and Izu. Our theme is, "Let's embark on a journey to the unseen world." Through diving, we hope you enjoy the beauty of Japan's seas, its rich nature, and the slow passage of time by the seaside. Our tours are small in size. Even those trying diving for the first time or those who are not confident in swimming can participate with ease. We also offer guidance in English. How about spending a special day by the sea as a memory of your trip to Japan? Based on your travel schedule and diving experience, we will suggest the perfect sea for you. Feel free to contact us.

🦢LINE Point Rally🦢 "Teshikaga Forest Grand Party – Invitation from the Swans" The LINE Point Rally, which many enjoyed last year, is back this year with an extended period due to popular demand. We have prepared a lottery with attractive luxurious prizes based on the points you earn, and we sincerely look forward to your participation! 🦌💕 For more details, check out Teshikaga Navi ✔︎✨

The beginning of the Iiyama Lantern Festival in Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture, which is selected as one of the 100 Night Views of Japan. They served us shaved ice, allowing us to cool down. 🍧

Notice of Water Suspension Due to Repairs at JR Mashu Station "Poppo-yu" The "Poppo-yu" at JR Mashu Station will be closed for hot spring pipe repairs on the following dates. • Repair Period• Friday, July 17, 2023• 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Depending on the progress of the work, the duration may be extended or the resumption time may change. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and cooperation. 【Contact】Teshikaga Town Office, Water Department015-482-2942 (Direct)

This summer, head to Minami-Izu, where it's not too hot! 🌊☀️ ● About swimming and activities https://x.gd/Yiubz... ● Minami-Izu Town continues to have zero days of extreme heat (as of July 17)! https://x.gd/WewOB... ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏖️ Yumigahama Beach ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ A stunning beach with white sand and green pines, selected as one of "Japan's Top 100 Beaches" and "Top 100 Swimming Spots"! This year, Yumigahama Splash Water Park is back! 🛟 Enjoy water activities and swimming together. 📅 From July 18 (Saturday) to August 23 (Sunday) * Yumigahama Splash Water Park will be open until August 23. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🤿 Hirizo Beach (Nakagi) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ A hidden beach accessible only by boat! 🚤 Thanks to the Kuroshio current, it boasts excellent visibility and is a paradise for snorkeling with abundant fish. 🐠 📅 From July 1 (Saturday) to September 30 (Wednesday) 🚢 Hirizo Beach swimming tour now accepting reservations! Departure dates: August 8-16, September 19-22 Adults 6,500 yen / Children 5,500 yen Sign up for the tour here: https://x.gd/ZH3a4... ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎆 49th Yumigahama Fireworks Festival ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The water fireworks viewed from the sandy beach are breathtaking! ✨ 📅 August 8 (Saturday) from 8 PM ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏝️ List of summer swimming spots ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 1️⃣ Yumigahama Beach July 18 - August 30 2️⃣ Koura Beach July 27 - August 16 3️⃣ Yagawahama and Tawarahama Ferry Crossing (Mera) July 18 - August 31 * Starting July 25! Izu the South 34°N: https://www.izu34n.jp// * Summer posters are also on sale! B1 (Ishimuro Shrine) 500 yen, B2 (Hammerhead Shark, two types of fireflies from Ihama) 300 yen (Free distribution to Minami-Izu residents) 📷 A photo contest is also underway! Winners will receive luxurious prizes. Apply here: https://x.gd/LRM7Q...

Gion Festival Points for Enjoyment Walking to See the Floats The centerpiece of the Gion Festival is undoubtedly the floats. Seeing the luxurious decorations and intricate designs up close is truly impressive. During the day, you can enjoy the overall grandeur, while at night, the lanterns create a serene atmosphere. Experiencing the Atmosphere of the Evening Festival The time when the floats are lined up makes walking around the city enjoyable. The stalls, the flow of people, and the bustling atmosphere of the float districts all combine to create a festive air that is quintessentially Kyoto. Taking a Close Look at the Townhouses and Decorations Not only the floats but also the surrounding townscape and shop arrangements are charming. Walking while admiring the hanging decorations and ornaments reveals the depth of the festival. Avoiding Crowds The popular time slots can get quite crowded. If you prefer to take your time, choosing early hours or times closer to weekdays makes for easier walking. Useful Items to Have Comfortable shoes Drinks and hats for heat protection A small bag for crowded times Rain gear in case of weather changes Is it true that you shouldn't eat cucumbers during the Gion Festival? This is related to the family crest of Yasaka Shrine, the deity of the Gion Festival. The family crest of Yasaka Shrine resembles the cross-section of a sliced cucumber. Because of this, the townspeople of Kyoto have had a tradition of not eating cucumbers during the Gion Festival.

Gion Festival... Pre-Festival Night On July 15th (Wednesday) and 16th (Thursday), during the evening festivities, certain areas will become pedestrian-only zones (car-free zones), lined with food stalls. The pedestrian zone hours, excluding some streets, are from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The pedestrian areas include Shijō Street (from Higashioji Street to Horikawa Street), Karasuma-dori Street (from Oike Street to Takatsuji Street), Muromachi-dōri (from Sanjō Street to Takatsuji Street), and Shinmachidori (from Takoyakushi Street to Takatsuji Street). Bicycles are not allowed in the pedestrian-only zones. The Gion Festival nights can get quite crowded, especially around the floats and major streets, making movement difficult. Avoid going against the flow of people and steer towards less crowded streets. Parents with small children and elderly individuals should refrain from pushing into the crowded center. Stay hydrated and take measures against the heat. As evening falls, the sounds of "Konchikichin" resonate from each float district. The Gion music, played with bells, flutes, and drums, has long been cherished as a sound heralding the arrival of summer in Kyoto. Surrounded by the glow of lanterns, the time spent admiring the floats while listening to Gion music is truly enchanting. The lantern light adds a different kind of splendor compared to daytime. Due to the large crowds, stepping back to view the overall scene is also beautiful.

Kawayu Onsen × Tokachigawa Moor Onsen Beautiful Skin Hot Spring Experience Tour Introducing a beautiful skin hot spring experience tour where you can enjoy the ultimate beautiful skin cycle with two famous hot springs: "Peeling × Moisturizing"♨️

Taken on July 1, 26. This is Craft Juicy Peach Tea and a white peach & Earl Grey tart. I'm happy because I love peaches. 😊🍑

Notice of Change in Event Date📣 The "Makubetsu Summer Festa" scheduled for July 19 has been postponed to July 20 (Monday, a public holiday) due to rain forecasts!! http://www.makubetsu.jp/kankobussankyokai/?p=8237...

✈️ Welcome to Kushiro! ✈️ The long-awaited international charter flight by Korean Air arrived at Kushiro Airport on Wednesday, July 15th, marking the first arrival in seven years. 😊 The historic inaugural flight filled 172 seats, nearly reaching full capacity, allowing us to welcome many guests. At the airport, we prepared welcome banners and treats, and at the arrival gate, staff greeted the passengers with loud applause. The smiles of those arriving filled the venue, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We hope this will encourage many to enjoy the charms of Kushiro and the eastern region of Hokkaido! ✨

The sunflower field located in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It’s a hidden gem with fewer people on weekday evenings. The sunflowers are beautifully in bloom, so be sure to stop by!