【Today's Nobeyama Highlands】 Today, it is extremely hot all over the country, but even in the Nobeyama Highlands, which should be cool, it is 28°C as of noon. In addition, the sun is quite harsh, so please take sufficient measures against the heat and sunburn.

“AKIHOSIDAI” Location : Akiyoshidai, Mine, Yamaguchi When I think of Akiyoshidai, I picture blue skies and green fields. But this place has many faces, revealing new beauty with each season and time of day. After a chance visit under the stars, I planned a shoot for July 25th, during the new moon. Seeing the sky filled with stars over the familiar grasslands was unforgettable. It was a special experience that reminded me again why I love capturing moments like these.

[Summer Production 🌻] Last week, there were many rainy and cloudy days in Gokase Town, but this week the weather is like The ☆ Summer ✨ and the sun is dazzling 😎 every day I went 🚗 to Shirataki to look for "coolness" as much as possible I felt 😊 comfortable just looking at the water falling from a drop of about 20 meters Also, on the way, there is 🌻 a sunflower field that is in best time to visit. It was the first Spot I knew about, so I felt 🎵 like I had gained a lot There is a strong image that "Miyazaki Prefecture = hot", but Gokase Town is Located in ⛰ a place surrounded by mountains at high elevation Therefore, even in summer, the average temperature is a few degrees Celsius lower than in other areas of the prefecture, and it is chilly in the mornings and evenings, and there are many 😉 days when you can sleep soundly without air conditioning (in fact, it was cool last night and I was 😅 wearing a blanket) To escape the summer heat and refresh your mind and body, please come ✨ and visit Gokase this summer

Photographed 7/26/25. This is LEC COFFEE's lemonade soda. 🍋

The lotus of Zenkoji Temple Daishonjin is in Best time to visit! In addition to lotuses, you can also see many creatures such as carp, turtles, and turtles at the release pond at the entrance of Zenko Temple Daishoujin! Best time to visit lotus is from early morning to mid-morning. Be sure Temple take a look at the lotus flower when you Prayer Zenko!

✨ \ New Articles / ✨ A fantastic temple floating on the lake, Ukimido in the Temple of the full moon in Shiga Prefecture. A popular photo spot 📸 where the superb view of Lake Biwa and historical romance intersect Why don't you take your time to experience an extraordinary space surrounded by silence with videos and photos?

**Facilities** Ehime Prefectural Science Museum Three permanent exhibition rooms, the Nature Museum, the Science Museum, and the Industry Hall, Own one of the largest planetariums in the world It is ✨ a museum that Ehime Prefecture is proud of \Charm of the permanent exhibition/ In particular, the Life-size "Moving Dinosaur" is Powerful Tyrannosaurus Triceratops is a highlight 👀! !️ Fun for 🦖💓 kids and adults alike "Nature Pavilion" is composed → the universe → the earth Zone Ehime. You can learn a wide range of things from the world to familiar things while experiencing them! The "Industrial Hall" introduces the industrial history of Ehime. There is also ✨ a Zone where you can learn about the industrial heritage of Niihama City \Special Exhibitions Held in/ And during the period of July 12 (Sat) ~ September 23 (Tue), "Special Exhibition: Japanese Otter Exhibition" is being held in ♪ This is a rare opportunity for the treasured collection of the Science Expo to be opened to the public in one fell swoop. For details, please see the Ehime Prefectural Science Museum website. Please come and ♪ visit We'll keep you 🪐 posted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ehime Prefectural Science Museum 📍792-0060 2133-2 Daiseiin, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture TEL：0897-40-4100 Business hours: 9:00~17:30 (Entry until 17:00) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It is Yutoku Inari Shrine in Saga Prefecture. In summer, wind chimes with many wishes are displayed. The Yutoku Inari Shrine has a window chime hanging as soon as you enter the gate. The sound is the best. I visited here because I wanted to be healed by the sound of this wind chime and window chime. On this day, the window chimes、、、、 I was tangled (crying) So, jump. It doesn't reach me、、、。 My companion jumps with a plastic bottle. Oh, it arrived. But I still can't get tangled up. After trying many times, the entanglement came off. At the same time, the wind blew in. With the sound of a window chime A chorus of many wind chimes rang out The heat is also pleasant with the wind I was healed by the air and sound of Yutoku Inari Shrine. "Thank you very much, and I'll be back again. I hope everyone is happy." I made such a request. The Yutoku Inari Shrine in the summer is one of my favorite and recommended shrines.

It is the fireworks of the Nagasaki Minato Festival. It's a big flower in the light of the harbor. In fact, on this day, Hasami from Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Stones and trees on the river shelf from Hasami. From Ishiki via OVillage City and Isahaya City Yutoku Inari Shrine in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture. After eating curry in Kogi City Takeo Shrine, Takeo City. Enter Takeo Hot Spring Then this fireworks in Nagasaki City. Quite a hard schedule. It was a great place everywhere. I left home at 8 a.m. and returned at 11 p.m. I went to bed immediately because I had to work tomorrow (laughs). So, I watched the fireworks for about 10 minutes. It was the first time I saw fireworks here. As a pleasure to go to the venue someday, On this day, I was able to see it from a certain hidden gem without crowds. While feeling the slightly lukewarm breeze that seems to be a summer night. Just silently. Nearby, a strange family watches "Oh! Heart! Oh! Nicochan!" It was a butterfly flower. From the venue as if to coincide with it I could hear cheers when the heart fireworks and the Nicochan mark fireworks went up. We're just too hard Maybe I was just tired 、、、 (laughs). But it was good. Even though I was tired, I was able to make memories that will remain in my heart for a long time.

Until Sunday, August 31st／ 📅✨ A collaboration with Kazuki Tomono, a figure skater from Sakai City⛸️ Distribution of the Sakai City Walking Map and a stamp rally are now underway!🗺️📍 Sakai City, in partnership with Shueisha's non-no, is running a collaboration with Sakai-born figure skater Kazuki Tomono that offers the Sakai City Walking Map and a stamp rally. Participants who complete the stamp rally will receive an exclusive photo card of Tomono📸🎁 The event runs through Sunday, August 31st. Please take this opportunity to visit!💖

🎉 Premium Meal Vouchers — Commemorating the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai One voucher book worth ¥6,000 sold for ¥5,000!! (20% premium) ✨ Usable at about 50 stores around Sakai Station♪ 💡 Take advantage of this chance to enjoy a great-value meal🍽 📅 Valid period: Thursday, August 7, 2025 – Tuesday, September 30, 2025 🛒 Sales information ・ 📍 Sales location: In front of Hinodeya at Sakai Station South Exit ・ 🕔 Sales dates and times: Monday, August 4, 2025 – Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 17:00–20:00 ・ 💰 Purchase limit: Up to ¥50,000 per person 🔎 For details, search for "Sakai Station Front Shopping District"!! https://www.sakaiekimae.com//

[Day Trip] Limited Time Only! Enjoy Nature with Additional Geibi Line Trains and a Free Shuttle Bus｜Dive! Hiroshima The JR Geibi Line "Rapid Shobara Liner," operating on weekends and public holidays through November 24, 2025 (45 days total), departs Hiroshima Station at 9:07 AM and runs to Bingo-Ochiai Station in Saijo-cho, Shobara City, without requiring a transfer at Miyoshi Station! 🚃 Dive! Hiroshima introduces a plan that takes you from Bingo-Saijo Station to Hiroshima Prefectural Citizen’s Forest via a free shuttle bus (reservation required). Enjoy hiking, BBQs, and memorable photo spots✨ Find the full article here🔽 https://www.shobara-info.com/news/5177...

Summer vacation has arrived! 😍 This time, for those looking for a “special summer experience” in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, we introduce a hidden gem where you can find healing in the satoyama and try handloom weaving: Rikoori Workshop. It’s perfect for summer research projects and sure to offer adults a soothing, heartwarming time ✨ Great for summer research too. Enjoy a calming handloom weaving experience in Shobara’s natural surroundings We posted an “Editorial Report” on the Shobara Tourist Navi website! 🧶 Read the full experience report here 🔽 https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5174... ~ Shop Details ~ Facility Name: Rikoori Workshop Address: 615-75 Nagata, Kuchiwa-cho, Shobara City Phone: 0824-89-2501 Hours: 10:00 or 13:00 (times can be adjusted to suit you) Reservations: Required — by phone only Experience Fee: 1 hour experience 1,000 yen + materials from 1,000 yen (tax included) (Please tell them what you want to weave when making a phone reservation)

Photographed 7/26/25. I visited on the day of the Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival. It is a quiche plate for lunch. It is a quiche with semi-dried tomatoes, bacon and onions, salad, and cold corn soup. It was very hot, so I was allowed to relax. 😊

Reihoku Sunflower Project 🌻 Introducing the sunflower project as one of Reihoku Town’s summer scenes! Local volunteer farmers have planted a total of 150,000 sunflowers at various spots around Reihoku Town (near Reihoku Town Hall and along Route 324), and they are now in full bloom 👀 The photos were taken with the sunset—one of Reihoku Town’s charms—in the background 🌇 The sunflowers along the major highway that runs through the heart of town are now at their peak, forming an important part of daily life for locals passing through town, and creating a memorable sight for first-time visitors ✨ You can take in the vast sunflower fields even just by driving by, so be sure to see them while they’re in bloom now!!

Ramune found on the Return road in the summer Festival.

Photographed 7/29/25. A friend gave me a drink ticket, so I Outbound it during the break. Gran Muscat Frappuccino and strawberry tart.

Nagasaki Sasebo, Miura Wharf International Terminal It is the Roux boat pier. It is decorated to entertain tourists from overseas. Goldfish lanterns are summer in Japan. Summer in Japan is a goldfish scoop at festivals I think most Japan people have experienced it. The scooped goldfish was taken home and kept at home. Recently, in the summer, I have often seen this goldfish lantern decoration. What do foreigners think? I like the Roux ship and often go to see the ship, but I wonder if there are any foreigners who stop at this goldfish eye. It's very cute, so I hope you take a picture of it as a memory of your trip. I went to see the boat, but my eyes met with this goldfish, so I couldn't help but take a picture. A fateful meeting? I wonder. It was a summer decoration in Japan.

■Special Exhibition "Yoshikazu Yasuhiko" (July 12, 2025 ~ August 31, 2025) ■ Anime & Approaching the charm of manga legend Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, one of the largest exhibitions ever is being Held in in Toma Komaki! Date: July 12 (Sat) ~ August 31 (Sun), 2025 Closed: Mondays (open on July 21 and August 11, closed on July 22 and August 12) Hours: 9:30~17:00 Open until 20:00 on July 26 (Sat) and August 26 (Tue) ~ 30 (Sat) Last admission 30 minutes before closing Venue: Toma City Art Museum Komaki Room 1~3 Admission: 600 (500) yen for adults, 400 yen (300) yen for high school and university students, free for elementary and junior high school students and younger * Advance tickets and group fees of 10 or more people in parentheses * If you present your annual admission ticket, you can enter for 300 yen for adults and 200 yen for high school and university students. * Please contact us for exemption application. * You can also see the courtyard exhibition and the permanent exhibition. * Admission fee can only be paid in cash. [Common set ticket] 1,300 yen (Tom Komaki a City Art Museum, Kushiro Museum of Art Common Ticket)

[Sakai City Designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property] The Purification Ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shukuin Tongu ✨ 🗓️ Date and time: Friday, August 1, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM 📍 Location: Sumiyoshi Taisha Shukuin Tongu (Shukuincho Higashi 2-1-6, Sakai Ward) The Purification Ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shukuin Tongu, known as the Aranigo Great Purification Ritual (aranigo no ooharae shinji), was once held on the last day of the sixth month of the old lunar calendar and is now observed on August 1. On that day the mikoshi (portable shrine) of Sumiyoshi Taisha is welcomed to Sakai and the ritual is performed at Igai-bori in the Shukuin Tongu. This ceremony oversees the act of purification, the very essence of the Sumiyoshi Festival and the mikoshi procession. It forms a vital foundation of faith and everyday culture for the people of Sakai, making it an extremely valuable rite. Don’t miss this rare, once-a-year opportunity! 🙏

This is a festival with a history of over 100 years in which young people carry taikodai (drum floats) through the neighborhood while singing and dancing Kawachi ondo and Goshu ondo.✨ Drums over three shaku (about 90 cm) are placed on carrying poles and carried by groups of about 20 to 30 people as they parade. A distinctive feature of the procession is that people sometimes ride on the drums during the march.👀 🥁 Fukumachi Summer Bon Dance 🥁 Location: Atago Park Date: Saturday, August 2 Schedule: ・5:00 PM–around 5:40 PM: Procession into Atago Shrine ・Neighborhood parade ・8:00 PM–8:30 PM: Drum hanging performance ・10:00 PM: Bon dance ends

【Wood and Play Experience Market】 Komu Museum of Art August 2 (Sat) 10:00~16:00 Held in "Play with Trees Experience Market"! *Closing time is 17:00 It's fun to see, touch, and create. Workshop of Wood is waiting for you. 【Workshop Introduction】 〇 Making wooden key chains and brooches Artist: Tek Tannoyuri Participation fee: 500 yen per piece Production time: about 30 minutes 〇 Kaleidoscope of wood / Let's make a clock! Artist: Do mono Participation fee: Kaleidoscope 1,000 yen / Watch 500 yen Production time: about 30 minutes 〇 Tree nut BUG BUG Kiiku Meister: Erika Village Participation fee: 300 yen Production time: about 30 minutes 〇 Making mushroom magnets Friends of Wensiri (Drum Team) Participation fee: 500 yen (for 2 sessions) Production time: about 10 minutes * Admission fee is the same as usual High school students and older: 500 yen / 4th grade to junior high school students: 300 yen / Children from 3 years old to 3rd grade 100 yen / Children under 3 years old free of charge * Nishiokoppe Village Village residents admission fee free of charge on this day. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Village The first 100 people will receive a free Workshop ticket! All of the works are cute, and I don't know which one to make. I'm worried. Please come and make a wonderful work as a memory of your summer vacation. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Komu Museum of Art #Summer #Trees and Play Experience Market #Experience #Workshop #Woodworking #Woody Summer School #August 2

The 17th Gashi Fest Sakaihigashi Summer Festival 💡Come and enjoy the summer festival in Sakaihigashi🎐 The annual summer tradition, Gashi Fest Sakaihigashi Summer Festival, returns this year♪ A variety of events will take place on the Mina Sakai stage. Wearing yukata is welcome! Join us to make summer memories✨ 📅 Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025 🕔 Event Schedule ・Food stalls: 11:30–21:00 ・Prestige stage: 12:00–17:30 ・Bon Odori dance: 18:00–21:00 📍 Venue: Mina Sakai (Citizen Exchange Plaza in front of Sakai City Hall) ※Please use public transportation to attend. 🔎For details, search for “Gashi Fest”!!

Kodai Torch Fire Festival ❚ Held on August 14, 2025 The Kodai Torch Fire Festival takes place on August 14, 2025, in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture. From the area around Harajiri Falls across the rice fields of the Ogata basin, the glow of Kodai torches rises in a magical display. [Date] Thursday, August 14, 2025 ※Canceled in severe weather. No postponement. [Location] Around Harajiri Falls and across the Ogata plain ※Traffic restrictions will be in effect from 18:30 on the 14th. Please follow the directions of staff when passing through. [Ignition time] 19:30 simultaneous lighting [Number of lights] About 10,000 torches [Flame Sculpture Submission Project] Around the venue, local residents create torch sculptures unique to Ogata—such as torii gates and stone bridges—competing in a beautiful showcase. [Event Inquiries] Bungoono City Ogata Branch Office Phone 0974-42-2111 Roadside Station Harajiri Falls Co., Ltd. Phone 0974-42-4140 ❚ What the Kodai Torch Fire Festival Is A traditional event passed down since the Edo period. Its origins are unclear, but it is said to have included Bon memorial rites, insect-chasing prayers for a good rice harvest, and memorials for victims of uprisings that occurred in the Edo period. ■■■ Access to central Bungoono City ■■■ 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 JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture Introducing sightseeing and recommended spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■ https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250725event-ogata/...

Photographed 7/26/25. For a limited time until 8/26 (Sun), Hikawa Kaikan is open as "Hikawa Ryofuso". It was cool until the Kawagoe Million Light Festival was held in. It's Shuwa knotted soda and love.

It is a lavender field in Ogawa Town, Saitama Prefecture.

Photographed 7/26/25. It is the Otorii Gate of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and the "clouds on the ground".

I participated in the summer festival where I moved. I'm a newcomer, but I was able to be included in the circle and felt the warmth of the community! There is no other hand-held fireworks that can be seen so close! !! It's a great summer!!

If you go to Yutoku Inari Shrine in the summer It is decorated with many beautiful wind chimes. When you pass through the tower gate, a beautiful window chime with a low sound hangs. The stairs to the Main Shrine are decorated with many glass wind chimes with nostalgic sounds. As the window chimes of the tower gate begin to sound, the sound of many wind chimes reverberates all at once. When the wind blows, the sound of wind chimes drowns out the chirping of cicadas, and at the same time, the heat is drowned out. The sound that echoes in the Precincts calms your heart. When you are a little heartbroken, or when you are working very hard, tears may overflow. Yutoku Inari Shrine in summer, healed by wind chimes.

Event Announcement📣 From August 1 to August 3, the Hokkaido Balloon Festival takes place in Kamishihoro Town😊 This hot air balloon competition was first held in Japan in 1974!! A colorful array of balloons gathers from across the country to compete🎵 You can also enjoy tethered balloon rides, live music, and local gourmet food😍 On the experience flights, you can ride the balloon of Horon-chan, Kamishihoro Town’s character, the fairy of sky and land!! 📌Date and Time: August 1–August 3, 2025 📌Location: Kamishihoro Town Aviation Park and surrounding areas 📌Hot Air Balloon Competition Flight Schedule 8/1 → Morning competition 5:30, Afternoon competition 15:30 8/2 → Morning competition 5:30, Afternoon competition 15:30 8/3 → Morning competition 5:30, Flight curtain call (free flight) 15:30 📍On the night of 8/2 at 19:00, enjoy the balloon glow, where burners light up the balloons!! A rainbow of balloons will color the summer sky🎵 For details, please see the official Hokkaido Balloon Festival website. 📍On 8/1, a summer evening fireworks show will be held in Kamishihoro Town from 20:00😍 Bring your family and friends and come join us🤗 Other event information is posted on the Tokachi Hare website event page, so please check the homepage. https://hbf.jp//