There is a new "Japanese" space in the school! It is a tapestry of tatami chairs and shoji style. Many students have never and tatami mats. I would like you to feel the Aroma of Igusa and the soft comfort of tatami mats.

Hello, ❗ this is Kyowa Towns 🖐 The other day, I went to "Restaurant Wakaba" in Kyowa Towns. I and various menu, but I had the katsudon and ❗ it was 😋 excellent with a crispy batter and a thick egg How do you like it? 🤤 when you visit the surrounding area. Restaurant Wakaba Address: Kyowa Towns Minamihoroni 38-10 TEL：0135-73-2814 Regular holiday: Saturday

Notice of temporary closure of the public toilet at Mount Oyama Summit 2025.1.10 The public toilet at Mount Oyama Summit is currently unavailable due to a frozen water supply pipe. If you plan to head for Mount Oyama Summit, please start early to allow plenty of time and use nearby toilets such as those near Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine before setting out. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation. We will announce when service is expected to resume. Access: Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit, Bus Stop No. 4 Take the bus bound for "Oyama Cable" for about 30 minutes Get off at the final stop and walk 15 minutes along the Koma approach to the cable car station

Night view seen from the Grand Hotel New Oji, a city hotel in central Tomakomai ✨

Wakamasu Bakery 🥖 @wakamasu_bakery (Instagram) A beloved shop frequented by regulars, I visited Wakamasu Bakery. The bakery has run for three generations from the founder to the current owner, moving from the original Ina shop to Suwa, and has continued for 99 years! Today, the owner and her father bake the bread together 🍞 Wakamasu began in Ina in the great-grandfather’s time, and the shop is linked to Nagano’s soul food, the gyūnyū pan (milk bread)!!! Pop-up signs in the shop explain the products and highlight their commitment to domestic wheat and sudakito (sudaki sugar), a mineral-rich sugar made from 100% cane. Their beloved “Milk Ball” is famous, and many regulars come just for it 🥖 ・A long-time favorite, the soft French-style roll filled with milk cream: the Milk Ball ・Owner’s pick: Cream Bread filled generously with homemade custard cream ・A recent hit: Croque Monsieur with homemade béchamel sauce, ham, and cheese ・Four kinds of sandwiches and two kinds of savory baked breads are available. ◎ Wakamasu Bakery 📍 4-11-10 Kogan Street, Suwa City ☎ 0266-52-3488 ◎ Business hours: 8:00 – 16:00 ◎ Business days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday ◎ Homepage: https://www.instagram.com/wakamasu_bakery/... Regular customers are hooked on Wakamasu Bakery’s Milk Ball! The owner’s great-grandfather started Wakamasu Bakery in Ina. Wakamasu Bakery has been in business for 99 years. Later, the owner’s father moved the shop to its current location in Suwa. Today, the owner and her father bake the bread together. Between you and me, Wakamasu Bread is connected to gyūnyū pan (milk cream bread). Nowadays the owner uses domestic wheat and sudaki sugar (a Japanese sugar rich in minerals). She is particular about ingredients. These are the regular offerings: ・Regular customers come for the Milk Ball. ・The owner’s recommendation is Cream Bread with homemade custard cream. ・A recent trend is the croque monsieur with homemade béchamel sauce, ham, and cheese. ・Four kinds of sandwiches and two kinds of cooked breads. ◎ Wakamasu Bakery 📍 4-11-10 Kogan Street, Suwa City ☎ 0266-52-3488 ◎ Business hours: 8:00 – 16:00 ◎ Business days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday ◎ Homepage: https://www.instagram.com/wakamasu_bakery/...

Hello to all COOL JAPAN VIDEOS viewers! This is the Suigo Sawara Tourism Association. Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, located in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture, is a town that flourished as a transit point for water transportation on the Tone River. There is a history of developing the culture transmitted from Edo as Sawara's unique culture. The remnants of the traditional Traditional Japanese straw raincoat of that time still remain along the Ono River Coast and Katori Kaido, and you can experience the atmosphere of good old Japan In December 1996 (Heisei 8), it was selected as an "Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings" for the first time in the Kanto region. It is also known as the town where Ino Tadataka, who created the map of Japan during the Edo period, lived. ◆Introduction of sightseeing spots in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ ◇ Katori Jingu Shrine It is the Sohonzan of about 400 Katori Shrines throughout Japan. In the vast Precincts called Katori Forest, there are sacred cedar trees and old cedars with a circumference of about 10 meters that are 1,000 years old. During the season when hundreds of cherry trees are in bloom, many cherry blossom viewers visit. ◇Suwa Shrine It is a shrine located on a Hilltop, a 5-minute walk from Sawara Station, and enshrines the god of industrial development, the god of wisdom, and the god of God of higher education. The Suwa Shrine Autumn Festival, held every year in October, features 14 festival floats parade through the town. ◇Townscape of Sawara Buildings from the Edo period still remain in the town, and 13 buildings designated as prefectural designated cultural properties are lined up along the Ono River and along the Katori Kaido. It is a reminder of the lively life of the merchants of the past. ◇Roadside Station Mizu no Sato Sawara Popular agricultural products from Products from Sawara are lined up. Processing products and specialty products using local products are also popular as souvenirs. Served at local "SPF pork" tonkatsu, curry and Udon noodles at the food court, which is lined with four shops. ◇Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum Ino Tadataka, who surveyed and walked around Japan during the Edo period and created the first measured map of Japan, lived and worked in Sawara. Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum is a Museum whose achievements can be traced. The 2,345 documents left by Ino Tadataka are designated as National Treasures. ◇Koedo Sawara Boat Tour The boat tour, where you can see the historic townscape of Sawara, allows you to spend a relaxing time while immersing yourself in the history of Sawara. It takes about 30 minutes, and you can also enjoy a Boatman's guide. ◆Specialty products of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ The fertile soil of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, nurtures a variety of agricultural products such as rice, Sweet potatoes, mushrooms, grapes, tomatoes, strawberries, kiwifruit, carrots, and green onions. These fresh flavors enrich the food culture of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. ◆Festivals and Events in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ ◇Sawara Grand Festival Summer Festival, Sawara Grand Festival Autumn Festival The Sawara Grand Festival Summer Festival, held every year in July, is the Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine, which has a history of 300 years, and the Sawara Grand Festival Autumn Festival, held every year in October, is the Gion Festival at Suwa Shrine. There are 10 festival float cars for the summer festival and 14 for the autumn festival, parade the town. The festival float is decorated with Japanese One of the largest dolls with Made-up story such as carp and falcon, and weighs 3 to 4 tons and is 7 meters high It is called one of the three major float festivals in Kanto's 3 major float festivals, and is also designated as an important Intangible folk cultural asset of Japan. ◆Charm of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ Enjoy the cityscape where you can feel like you have traveled back in time to the Edo period. In Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, feel the history, nature and culture. Best regards at COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will send out recommended information on Sawara, Katori City!

[🍁 Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024 🍁 Results Announcement] Thank you for waiting‼️ Here are the results of “Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024” 🥳🎉 This time, the winners were chosen by votes from followers of the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account 👏✨ Thank you to everyone who voted 🙇‍♀️💕 Now, let’s announce the results👇👇👇 [🥇 Gold Prize] Unoko Falls Instagram: @san.shimako.1105 (second photo) [🥈 Silver Prize] Josenji Temple Instagram: @gokase_pan (third photo) [🥉 Bronze Prize] Shirataki Instagram: @niidome2110 (fourth photo) Unoko Falls, Josenji Temple, and Shirataki… these representative Gokase autumn-leaf spots each took home an award 👏❗ Each entry highlighted the beauty of the scenery and revealed expressions different from usual—truly wonderful work 🥹✨ Congratulations to all the winners㊗️🥳🎉 And to everyone who submitted entries, voted, and took part—thank you so much😭❤️‍🔥 The campaign is still ongoing as “Winter in Gokase 2025,” so please join us 🥰 We appreciate your participation 💫

Photographed on January 3, 25. This is the love water of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine. It is a New Year's specification. 🎍

The second edition of HTB "Street on-chan" Tsubetsu Town was broadcast yesterday - first broadcast this year! If you missed it or want to watch it again, check out the show YouTube! Click here 💁 ♀️ for this off-shot It was on-chan who can go in Nature! Where will I walk in Tsubetsu next week? onLooking forward to it〜\(o▽n)/

Sunday, January 12, 2025!! Special station-front event to enjoy winter! Free to join and fun for adults and children alike ⛄️ On January 12, a heartwarming winter event will take place at Mure Station, Furuma Station, and Kurohime Station in Nagano Prefecture. First-year student volunteers from Shinshu University planned this event to promote use of the Kita-Shinano Line while addressing local challenges. At the event, you can enjoy warm drinks and food from food trucks, build snowmen, and have snowball fights to fully enjoy the charms of winter. Locals and visitors from afar are all welcome! With a free ticket from Nagano Station, you can easily visit all three stations. The event is perfect for people in the neighborhoods around the stations as well as those coming by train 🚃 Come and experience a fun time that will make you forget the cold ☃❄ https://sites.google.com/view/snowline-festival/...

Happy New Year, everyone. We look forward to working with you in 2025. By the way, do you know the Shakotan mascot character "Unidon"? He has appeared not only in the Shakotan but also in Events Held in in Town/Village neighboring cities in Shakotan, and is a character who many promotes Shakotan. Publication of Events is sometimes posted on the Shakotan Tourism Association Facebook and Instagram pages, so please take a look at the Shakotan Tourism Association Facebook and Instagram from time to time. Then, "Unidon" and a message saying, "Everyone, Best regards Don again this year!" I hope that everyone will continue to support the Shakotan Tourism Association and "Unidon" in the future.

Strawberry picking has begun~. Strawberry picking is easy to enjoy in Kanagawa! https://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp/theme_list/strawberry...

About the 40th Lake Oketo Ice Fishing Tournament Event on Monday, January 6, 2025: The 40th “Lake Oketo Ice Fishing Tournament” will be held on the schedule below. Why not fully enjoy the charms of Lake Oketo in winter. We look forward to many applications. ⇒ Applications are now closed because the participant limit has been reached. Date and Time: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Registration: 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM; Competition: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Expected finish: 12:00 PM Participation fee: Adults ¥2,000; junior high school students and younger ¥1,500 (includes fishing site cooperation fee, insurance, and bathing ticket) Application period: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 to Monday, January 20, 2025 * Reception hours: 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM (excluding weekends and public holidays) * Applications will close once the capacity (60 people) is reached. ⇒ Applications are now closed because the participant limit has been reached. Where to apply: Oketo Town Tourism Association Office (Oketo Town Hall, Industry Promotion Division, Commerce and Tourism Section) Please apply by phone or fax. TEL: 0157-52-3313 / FAX: 0157-52-3353

Woodworking Instructor and Box Making Held at the Childcare Support Center A box-making class led by a woodworking instructor. This is the woodworking instructor who has been with Nishiokoppe Village since April last year. We often meet and talk, but I rarely get to observe a woodworking lesson, so I decided to watch the box-making class. The materials and tools needed are wooden boards, wood glue, nails, and a sledgehammer (genno). They were making a box the perfect size for a pen holder. The four boards for the sides had grooves to fit the bottom board. There were even nail starter holes where the nails would be driven. (With these holes you can tell exactly where to drive the nail and the nail stays steady, so it’s easier to hammer.) Even for a simply constructed box, such thoughtful details make the work much easier to carry out. This time, to get used to handling the sledgehammer, they deliberately included the step of driving nails into the box. After gluing the boards together to form the box, they drove nails to secure the boards to each other. Driving nails straight and keeping the boards from shifting is fairly difficult. Watching the woodworking instructor handle it lightly with a rhythmic “ton, ton, ton,” I thought, as expected, they’re skilled. We moved to Somukan (a workshop the villagers can use for free!) to finish with sanding and other final touches, and then it was complete. That was a look at the box-making class. ＊＊＊＊＊ From Saturday, February 1 to Friday, February 28, the 28th Woody Winter School will take place! Details will be posted in another update📢 #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #woodworking #mokuiiku (wood learning) #woodworking class #woodworking instructor #childcare support #sledgehammer (genno) #I had always called it a tacker or hammer #Woody Winter School

The event will be held in historical buildings such as Osaka Castle, and will offer an experience that combines bushido, such as iaido and seppuku, and traditional Japanese culture, such as tea ceremony and calligraphy, which were practiced by samurai as self-discipline, as "contents of honor". #SamuraiExperience #katana #samuraisoword

Photographed 1/1/25. It is the Hanachozu of Honshu Inari Shrine in Shiawase Inari Alley.

Zen / Calligraphy Calligraphy is a way of practicing Zen with a brush, or in other words, a way of writing calligraphy in a state of unmindfulness. ZEN is basically searching for the truth of who you are. #Zen #kanji #traditional

With winter approaching, in preparation for the cherry blossoms and rape blossoms of Spring, the Shirakimine Highlands is now quietly resting. Across the Ariake Sea, hazy in the distance is Mt. Unzen. I have an empty Highlands all to myself. Welcome to the special seats!

Happy New Year 🎍 This is En'emon Denshokan. In the crisp winter air, Kanazakura Shrine, which sits at the top of Shosenkyo Gorge, drew many worshippers again this year for its reputation of bringing good financial fortune! With a week into the New Year gone, you might find a bit more time to visit and pray at a more relaxed pace 😊 This year is the Year of the Snake, and besides “improving financial luck,” it is also said to mean “seizing happiness” and “being reborn as a new self.” ✨ People also say that carrying an item related to the year’s zodiac brings better luck. At En'emon Denshokan we have snake-motif items available, so on your way back from visiting the shrine, please enjoy the scenery of Shosenkyo Gorge and stop by En'emon Denshokan. We keep the shop warm and look forward to your visit 😊

Hinata Yakushi Hojobo First Yakushi Opening of the Principal Image 2025 On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the Hatsuyakushi ceremony was held at Hinata Yakushi, counted as one of Japan’s Three Yakushi, to pray for a year of good health and household safety. On the temple grounds, visitors were served yakushi-gayu, a medicinal rice porridge made with vegetables and rice cakes produced in Isehara City, and many worshippers attended. The principal image, the nationally designated Important Cultural Property of the Yakushi Triad, is unveiled only on five days each year: this Hatsuyakushi day, the first three days of the New Year, and the spring annual festival. If you missed this opportunity, please come to the last unveiling of the year on April 15, the spring annual festival, which also features the sacred-tree-climbing ritual where yamabushi begin their mountain training from Hinata.

Happy New Year😊 Thank you for your 🌹🌹 continued support this year

Kumejima Tsumugi Exhibition and Kumejima Tsumugi Fair Week Held in February 6th is Kumejima Tsumugi Day! This year marks the 20th anniversary of the national designation of Kumejima Tsumugi as an Important Intangible Cultural Property. February 1st ~ 16th is Kumejima Tsumugi Fair Week. When you come to Kume Island, be sure to enjoy the charm of Kumejima Tsumugi, a traditional craft that Kume Island is proud of. How do you like it? to be rediscovered through seeing, touching, and experiencing? 【Kumejima Tsumugi Exhibition】 Venue: Kume Island Museum Period: February 1 (Sat) ~ February 16 (Sun), 2025 (Reiwa 7) *Closed on Mondays * The first day, February 1 (Sat) 11 o'clock ~ Opening Ceremony Held in at Kume Island Museum Contact us Kume Island Museum 542 Katekari, Kumejima, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa TEL　０９８－８９６－７１８１ Kumejima Tsumugi Fair Week Events will be held in on Sunday, February 2nd! 〇 Free dressing experience * Reception on the day, first-come, first-served basis 〇 Free weaving experience * Reception on the day, first-come, first-served basis 〇Exploring the historical background of Kumejima Tsumugi (10 o'clock ~ 14 o'clock) * Advance reservation required Information: President Toru Matsumoto February 1 (Sat) ~ February 16 (Sun) * 2/13 (Thursday) will be closed due to the old 16th Day Festival. 〇 Sales of special service items 〇Tsumugi Day Limited SALE Location: Kumejima Tsumugi no Sato Yuimaru-kan (Opening hours: 9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m.) TEL:０９８－９８５－８３３３

Happy New Year: New Year’s Castle Goshuin for the Year of the Snake 2025.01.09 / Last updated: 2025.01.09 The “Goshoin” castle seal—now a staple among castle goods—appears at Kuniyoshi Castle as the “Gosho-shuin.” Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum will begin selling a New Year limited castle seal. It features a gold “snake” seal appropriate for the New Year of Reiwa 7. In keeping with Kuniyoshi Castle’s reputation as an impregnable fortress, the museum also offers a “Pass-the-Exam Version” stamped with the “Unfallen” seal for the upcoming exam season, as well as a “Castle Visit Commemorative Version.” For the start of the New Year, and for examinees, these make a fitting protective charm for success in exams. Sales Period January 6, 2025 (Monday) – January 31, 2025 (Friday) *Excluding closed days. Note that January 6 is a special opening day. Closed days: every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, the following day), and the day after public holidays. Information Sales location: Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum reception desk Price: 300 yen each *Limit of 3 per person. *Please check the museum’s opening hours and closed days in advance. Sales are not available outside opening hours. Mail-order sales are not offered. Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum Address: 25-2 Sakaki, Mihama Town, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture Phone: 0770-32-0050 Opening hours: 9:00–17:00; winter (Dec–Mar) 10:00–16:30 *Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Admission fees: Adults 100 yen; Children (junior high school age and younger) 50 yen *Group discounts available for 20 or more people. *Free admission for holders of a physical disability certificate, a rehabilitation certificate, or a mental disability health and welfare handbook, and for preschool children. Closed: every Monday, the day after public holidays, and during the New Year holidays (Dec 29–Jan 3) *If Monday is a public holiday, the following day is closed. *Other temporary closures may apply. Access: ◇ By JR (get off at Mihama Station) ・Walk along Route 27 toward Tsuruga: 25–45 minutes ・By rental bicycle: about 15–25 minutes ・Bus toward Tsuruga, get off at “Sakakiguchi,” then 5 minutes on foot ・Mihama community bus, get off at “Sakaki,” then 3 minutes on foot *Walking and rental bicycle times vary by individual. ◇ By car (Route 27) ・About 20 minutes from Tsuruga ・About 40 minutes from Obama

["Togakushi Dondoyaki Festival" will be held in] Held in Togakushi Dondoyaki Festival on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The general public can also Fun the "Torch Procession", the performance of "Togakushi Drums", and the gorgeous "Snow Grand Fireworks Festival" that spreads out on the dark night of deep snow. Barrel sake, amazake, amulet mochi, and red and white mochi behavior! --- 《Held in date》 Saturday, January 18, 2025 19:30~21:00 《Venue》 Togakushi Ski Resort Naka Shrine Slope 《Schedule》 19:30~ Torch Procession Depart from Dosojin in the Naka Shrine district (opposite Togakushi SS at Yamaichiya Gas Station Co., Ltd.) 20:00 Torch procession arrival (Naka Shrine Slope) Yagura lighting, Togakushi Drums, Grand Fireworks Festival on the snow --- 【Organizer】 Togakushi Dondoyaki Festival Executive Committee 【Contact】 Togakushi Tourist Information Center TEL.026-254-2888 FAX.026-254-2678 ym

Here are Horticulture LABO’s hands-on programs for February. Our recommendation is “Grow a Mini Apple.” It would be lovely to have an apple tree in your own garden. We also offer Saturday-only programs that don’t require reservations and our usual experiences, so if you feel like trying gardening, come to Horticulture LABO no Oka! Fukui Prefectural gardening experience facility Horticulture LABO no Oka Address: 35-32-1 Kugushi, Mihama Town, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture 919-1123 (Adjacent to the Fukui Prefectural Horticultural Research Center) TEL: 0770-47-6162 FAX: 0770-47-6163 E-mail engei-ken@pref.fukui.lg.jp Closed: Every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, closed on Tuesday).

Even after the New Year, it is still sunny in Okuyamanashi. The blue skies of the day continue into the night, with scattered jewel-like stars dominating overhead. You can clearly see the difference in the color of the stars in the night sky here. This winter, Jupiter and orange Mars are in the constellation. It's gorgeous with 10 first-magnitude stars. Why don't you check it out in the extreme darkness of Hayakawa Town?

Happy New Year, albeit belatedly. Thank you for your continued support of Kanagawa Prefecture this year. https://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp//

KushiHonmachi Tahara is famous for its sea fog, but I think you can see a superb view if it gets a little cooler.

Tonight is the second broadcast of HTB "Street on-chan" Tsubetsu Town Edition! First yellowtail in a month? Please take a look! Check out YouTube for the first broadcast!

Photographed 1/1/25. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.