The weather is fine and Carp streamers are swimming 🌼 comfortably in the sky The rape flowers are also in full bloom, so please come and visit us during Golden Week! Nagano City Nakajo "Alps Observation Square Dream Station" [Shooting date] 2025/4/30 Against the backdrop of the snowy Northern Alps, you can enjoy a bright rapeseed field that looks like a yellow carpet!

Photographed on April 7, 25. This is a hot sandwich of CAFE ANDON's stick chicken.

In May, "GO" to Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! 🏃 Have you decided where to go for GW yet? Here are five Events that are currently Events Held in on Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City or are planning to Held in! (in no particular order) Events 😍 you are interested in ❶ Reproduction of ancient ironmaking techniques in Japan "The 31st Ancient Tatara Iron Making" Held in! Since the opening of the National Bihoku Hillside Park in 1995 (Heisei 7), the "ancient tatara iron making" that has been continued throughout the region will be held for the 31st time this year. We will continue to work to protect and pass on to the next generation the technology of "Tatara Ironmaking," an ancient ironmaking technique from Japan, which is a symbol of China's mountain culture. 【Held in】 Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, 2025 【Place】 Hiba-no-Sato Ancient Tatara Workshop 【Contents】 Using the Japan ancient iron-making technique "Tatara Ironmaking Hammer Pressing Method", we will Reproduction a series of processes until the "kera", which is the source of "tamagane", which is the raw material for high-grade blades such as Japan swords, is extracted. [Guidance] Holder of the selected preservation technology "Tamagane Manufacturing (Tatara Fuki)" Hitoho Tatara Village Shimosho (General Superintendent of Tatara Operation) Mr. Kaoru Horio 【Participation】 Approx. 100 people (including general participants and cooperating organizations) 【Fees】 Free admission (admission fee to the park is required separately) * Paid trial reservation for 1 night and 2 days has ended. 【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park (4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 727-0021 ) TEL：0824-72-7000 FAX：0824-72-7828 ❷ Shobara Satoyama Open Garden 2025 Spring From gardens full of ideas to Authentic Japan Garden, this is a Annual event Events where you can Visiting the site a garden with seasonal flowers. 【Held in Date】Saturday, May 10, 2025 ~ Sunday, June 15, 2025 【Time】10:00~12:00/13:00~16:00 【Place】Shobara City Contact: Secretariat of the Rose Flower Conference (one company) Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO) (Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City Mikkaichi Town 4-10 Satoyama Station Shobara Furari Shobara Furari) TEL 0824-75-0173 FAX 0824-75-0172 For the latest information, please visit the Official website of the "Shorobana Conference", Or check out our Instagram Account "@satoyamaopengarden"! ❸Shobara Satoyama Markets at Hiroshima Station Held in on the third Water of every month from April 2025! Three companies, JR West Japan Properties × Roadside Station Takano × Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO), will sell vegetables, processed goods, and seasonal ingredients from the popular Roadside Station "Roadside Station Takano" Fresh in Shobara City Koyacho on the 1st floor of the North Exit of Hiroshima Station. There are people who come every month to look forward to this markets! It is a markets that you should definitely stop by at least once. [Held in] May 21, 2025 (Water) 【Time】11:00~15:00 【Place】Hiroshima Station North Exit 1st floor, next to ekie kitchen (1-2 pine grove-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture) 【Inquiry】Roadside Station Takano TEL 0824-86-3131 ❹ Bihoku Flower Picnic (Held in) "Bihoku Flower Picnic" will be held in ✨ at the National Bihoku Hillside Park in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture Spring Flowers such as daffodils, cherry blossoms, tulips, and nemophila are in full bloom during the period. In addition, there are a lot of events to enjoy Spring, such as Workshops related to Spring flowers and making Spring Local cuisine! * Thereare the flowering status may change depending on the weather, temperature, etc. [Held in day] ~ May 11, 2025 (Sunday) 【Hours】9:30~17:00 (Admission until 16:00) Place: National Bihoku Hillside Park (4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) 【Fee】400 yen for ordinary and light vehicles, 1,200 yen for large vehicles, 200 yen for motorcycles 【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park (4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 727-0021 ) TEL：0824-72-7000 FAX：0824-72-7828 ❺ Sakura Shokudo Children's Day markets "Sakura Shokudo" will open in December 2024. Shokusaikan Shobara Yume Sakura Inside the Facility There is a a Restaurant directly managed by "Shigehara Farm". Held in markets to coincide with Children's Day on May 5 (Monday holiday)! Delicious from outside Shobara City and Miyoshi City! Pleasant! Happy! Great concentration of happy shops. In addition, we are preparing a children's space for children to enjoy! 【Held in】Monday, May 5, 2025 【Time】10:00~16:00 【Place】Sakura Shokudo directly managed by the farmer (291-1 Shinjo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) 【Inquiry】Sakura Shokudo directly managed by farmers (291-1 Shinjo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) TEL 0824-75-4516 【Notes】 ・Please note that exhibiting stores are subject to change. ・Admission is free, but there is a charge for purchasing various workshops, experience corners, and products. ・Please take your trash home with you. These were the recommended Events in May! For details, please see 😍 the "Events List" of the Shobara City Tourist Information Site "Shobara Tourism Navi" in Hiroshima Prefecture

Photographed on April 7, 25. During the cherry blossom season, you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing from CAFE ANDON's terrace seats.

Fujiwara Palace Ruins in Nara Prefecture Due to work, I usually only have one Vacation a week on Weekdays, and most of the time I shoot when there are no people, but I can take a Sunday off only once a month, and it is a popular Spot Visit for family trips, so it was difficult to shoot like this. I gave instructions to my wife on my cell phone from quite a distance and waited for people to disappear, but I clicked the shutter at the moment when people stopped streaming more than I had imagined. I wanted to shoot in a horizontal composition, but I shot in a vertical position because people were reflected.

The ruins of Fujiwara Palace in Nara Prefecture I finally came to the place I wanted to visit and see, and it was Sunday, so I could imagine it to some extent, but it was a very popular Spot for tourists from overseas.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is a boat trip on the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The cherry blossoms fell and a flower raft was formed.

Good evening. This is the Shakotan Tourism Association. It's been quite a while since I posted in February, but I would like to upload Shakotan Tourist Information little by little from this month. From April, it has been possible to pass to the tip of Cape Kamui. Cape Kamui has a fixed admission time, so please pay attention to the time in advance. For details, please see the Shakotan Tourism Association website. From April 25, the Water Observation Boat New Shakotan has also resumed business. Shakotan blues soft serve ice cream has also started at the shop in the Shakotan Town Tourist Center, so please come to Shakotan. We look forward to seeing you!

This is the Shinshu Suzaka Tourism Association. In the Garyu Park of the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots Yellow-flowered cherry blossoms are in Best time to visit. Pink cherry blossoms are familiar, Someiyoshino, Oshima Yamazakura, etc. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the yellow cherry blossoms bloom. Turmeric, Gyoiko, found in Toyooka, Suzaka City, Sonosato Kizakura, etc., You can see yellow-flowered cherry blossoms. Garyu Park also has several walking courses. Climb Mt. Garyu (Elevation 471m), In the Northern Alps, Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu, While looking at the yellow cherry blossoms and the mountains leisurely, Enjoy the fresh greenery of Garyu Park. The pink cherry blossoms, Kanzan, and Yaebenishidale are in full bloom. Garyu Park Management Office (Suzaka City Zoo) Nagano, Suzaka City, Garyu 2-4-8 📞026-245-1770 About 25 minutes walk from Nagano Electric Railway Suzaka Station

Blue and Yellow Nemophila, poppies, and bees Yellow is a nice accent! !️

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

🌸🌸 The cherry blossom front has arrived 🌸🌸 in TomakKomaki Many of the cherry blossoms that can be seen in Komaki are of the "Prunus sargentii（Ezo cherry trees）" variety. It grows wild throughout Hokkaido and has a darker pink color than Yamazakura south of Honshu. This year's Komaki is expected to be in full bloom on May 5. Midorigaoka Park, one of the city's one of the best cherry blossom famous landmarks, Held in the "Midorigaoka Park Festival" on May 4. Everyone, please come to 🌸🌸 Tomato Komaki to see the cherry blossoms

During the GW period, I traveled to Kushiro in the vicinity. A trip to enjoy Nature, hearth, sushi, and other seafood. The Hotel has the largest Car parking lot in the city, which can Car accommodate about 170 cars, and it is very convenient to put in and take out Car during your stay! https://www.princehotels.co.jp/kushiro/...

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Arao's Gourmet food is varied! Family and friends, everyone is very satisfied! From sushi restaurants, ramen, okonomiyaki, yakiniku, and other specialty restaurants, to very fashionable cafes and restaurants, Arao's Gourmet food has a wide variety of confectionery shops and nighttime drinks. After playing a lot, please enjoy it at your favorite store. ~Feeling like a star~ A shop where you can enjoy karaoke on stage with professional sound. genre Karaoke Pub address Arao 2671-4 telephone number 0968-64-1701 business hours 19:00 ~ Last Closed Tuesday parking lot 4 units Capacity 60 https://arao-kankou.jp/info/6563/...

On May 3, 2025 (Saturday and holiday) ~ May 5, 2025 (Monday), "Red Dodan Azalea Festival" will be Held in at the Acorn Club campsite where people live with the forest. It is one of the red azalea festivals in Japan. In addition to Appreciation of red azaleas, we also sell them. Red Dodan Azalea Festival Date & Time: Saturday, May 3, 2025 ~ Monday, May 5, 2025 10:00~16:00 Location: Acorn Club Campground for Living with the Forest 　　　Mihama-cho Shinjo Inquiries 0770-32-3330

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

〈Sand bath〉 If you dig a sandy beach, you will immediately have an open-air bath. Such an exciting and fun Spot is here in the sand bath. Thereare swans also fly, so there is always something to look forward to. This time, we will introduce this "sand bath" again! If you want to know more about it, please take a look at Teshikaga Navi. https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/sunayu/...

The famous Great Buddha of Tsubozaka Temple in Nara Prefecture was crowded with tourists from overseas with many languages flying around.

The famous Great Buddha of Tsubozaka Temple in Nara Prefecture was crowded with tourists from overseas with many languages flying around.

Photographed 4/27/25. This is LEC COFFEE's quiche plate. It is a chicken and burdock quiche, a salad with roast pork, and a cold onion soup.

Best time to visit the Skunk cabbage in "Otaniji Wetland"! Other Information on flowering in the city please see our Home page!

It is the Ruins of the Castle Turrets of Kubota Castle in Senshu Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. The collaboration between the cherry blossoms and the horn Turrets was very beautiful ✨ From the observation deck of this corner Turrets, you can overlook Akita City. Spring is a famous landmarks 🌸 for cherry blossoms and azaleas There was a cherry blossom Festival in Senshu Park, and it was ❣️ a lot of fun to see a lot of stalls and Stalls It's within walking distance from Akita Station, so I think ❣️ it's very easy to go sightseeing It seems that you can enjoy various flowers not only in Springs but also throughout the four seasons, so I would 😃 like to go again if I have the opportunity

On the night of Golden Week, why don't you enjoy a walk and gourmet food in the scenery illuminated by lanterns at Atagawa in Higashiizu Town? Today, about 1,200 Taiwanese lanterns decorate the city at Atagawa Hot spring, creating a fantastic landscape of warm lights and hot water baths. On the day of the event, Local Gourmet and Taiwanese Gourmet will be sold in the Kitchen Car and at the night shop. Enjoy the night in Higashiizu! The venue is a 7-minute walk from Izukyu Atagawa Station Get off. Participation in the Events should be reached by convenient and comfortable Train. Venue: Atagawa Hana Hanapa~ku For inquiries, please contact: "Jiufen lights up in the Atagawa River" Town planning council (Higashiizu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry) ＴＥＬ：0557-95-2167

📢 Special Exhibition "The Gaze of Toyoko Yamazaki Who Lived in Sakai -Favorite Items-" We will Held in a special exhibition "The Gaze of Toyoko Yamazaki who lived in Sakai -A number of favorite items-"! 📍 Sakai Risho no Mori @rishonomori Toyoko Yamazaki, who has produced many works such as "The White Tower," "The Brilliant Family," and "The Sun That Never Sets," was writing 📚 in Sakai In this exhibition, a part of the study is reproduced, Favorite items Open to the public for the first time will be on display, so please come and visit us 😊 🔍 For more information, please check the official website of Sakai Risho no Mori

BICYCLE INN PARK 2025 To coincide with the Held in of the "Tour of Japan 2025 Sakai Stage", we will Held in "BICYCLE INN PARK2025"! 🎉 We will prepare encounters with new things and people with a wide range of contents such as flea markets, test drives of rotating cars, music, art, and schools. Please come and visit us! ✨ 📅May 17 (Sat) & 18 (Sun) 10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m. (tentative) 📍 Daisen Park * traffic restriction will be Implementation on the 18th, so please refrain from visiting with Car. There are also restrictions on access to the park during the race. Please arrive with plenty of time to spare. There are various rotating cars, such as the first car I rode, the car I bought when I became an Adult, and the spinning car that can run fast and carry a lot of playthings and things. Through various experiences, the way to enjoy it continues to Unfold and change. You'll definitely want a new Car and playthings, and you'll 🚲 find a place you want to play

Kochi Yawata Shrine Azalea Hill (Gunsei) City Designated Natural Monument. Azaleas in the shade still remain. If you go up the stone steps of more than 200 steps, you will find the worship hall and the Main Shrine There are. 〒791-0507 Saijo-shi, Tanbara-cho, Kochi 729-1 About 15 minutes by Car from Iyo Komatsu IC

【Implementation during GW】 We will inform you of the congestion status of Car parking spaces at tourist facilities in the Three Sides Five Lakes area during the GW period. https://www.mikatagoko-kouiki-kankou.jp// The period is Saturday, April 26, 2025 ~ Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Use the status of Car parking at 14 tourist facilities around Three Sides Five Lakes is displayed as "quite crowded", "slightly crowded", and "vacant".

From Saturday, April 26th, Car the "Hokuriku 3 Prefectures Digital Stamp Rally 2025" will be Held in from Saturday, April 26. Cars will tour each spot in the three Hokuriku prefectures, and according to the total number of points earned, you will win luxurious prizes for each prefecture by lottery. 【Events Overview】 Go around in a rotating Car! Hokuriku 3 Prefecture Digital Stamp Rally 2025 ・ Held in period: April 26, 2025 (Reiwa 7) (Sat) ~ Reiwa 7 (Reiwa 7) November 30 (Sun) ・Spots: 80 locations in Fukui Prefecture, 60 locations in Ishikawa Prefecture, 80 locations in Toyama Prefecture (220 locations in total) ・How to participate: Download the smartphone app "Rotation Car NAVITIME" and participate from the "Cycle Stamp Rally" page * Spots, prizes, and other details please check from the link. Spots are set up in 44 locations in Lingbei and 36 locations in Lingnan in Fukui Prefecture. You can apply for the prize by checking in at least 5 places, so you can feel free to participate even if you rent a bicycle. Please join us by inviting fellow cyclists. https://www.fuku-e.com/wakacycle/feature/hokurikustamprally2025...

Nagoya Castle wrapped in wisteria This is Meijo Park Located in in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. It is one of the few spots where you can see Nagoya Castle and wisteria shelf. I visited early in the morning, but it was 🤤 crowded with tourists Best time to visit continues 🤤 until the middle of GW