When humans team up with nature to create something, it becomes more intriguing. The Lake Shikotsu ice festival is a perfect example of this. Hokkaido's crystal clear water lake serves as the primary source for crafting marvelous ice sculptures.

Kamakura Thirteen Buddhist Pilgrimage Executive Committee] The 13th (2024) Ume Plum Kamakura Special Visit (Notice) During the period from February 14 (Wednesday) to March 27 (Wednesday), 2024, temples and shrines in Kamakura will Implementation special worship [limited number of people by application], [no application required = first-come, first-served worship reception on the day], [free worship without application], and [Kamakura 13 Buddha pilgrimage with monks]. Why don't you touch the charm of temples and shrines that are different from usual in Kamakura in early spring with the scent of Ume plums? Temples and shrines marked with "Application required" can only be visited by those who have applied (a participation certificate will be sent). Please note that temples and shrines that say "Reception on the day" also have a capacity. (Special visits to Kaizoji Temple are free to visit, so there is no capacity.) ） * Application for participation in "Special Worship by Application" is only a round-trip postcard. * The application deadline is 8 days before each event date (round-trip postcards will be sent to the Executive Committee). * Please refrain from making inquiries to each temple and shrine.

【Fujiya Hotel】 "Petit Pomu" and "Hakone Ansanburu" will be on sale for a limited time until February 29 (Thursday)! In collaboration with students from Fujiya Hotel and Hakurei Shirayuri Gakuen High School, two products, "Petit Pomu" and "Hakone Ansanburu Buru", will be on sale at Bakery & Suites Picot for a limited time from January 27, 2024 (Saturday) ~ February 29, 2024 (Thursday). In support of the PBL (Project Based Learning) program being undertaken at the school, this collaboration has been realized. Based on the theme of "Let's develop new specialties to make Generation Z repeat customers," the students and the hotel's bakery chef discussed the product, and it took about half a year from the first meeting to start sales. The prototype was sold at the school festival, and further improvements were made based on questionnaire surveys, and the bread was commercialized in a way that supported the opinions of the students, including product improvements, pricing, and promotion methods. Please enjoy the products that are a collaboration between students with new sensibilities who will lead the next generation and the reliable taste that Fujiya Hotel has cultivated over many years. 【Sales location】Fujiya Hotel Bakery & Suites Picot [Sales period] January 27, 2024 (Saturday) ~ February 29, 2024 (Thursday) 【Business hours】9:00~17:00

[Odawara Flower Garden] 2024 Gather! Kimono girls! ~In the garden where Ume plum blossoms bloom, she transforms into a "kimono girl"~ You can easily wear a kimono with our kimono rental and dressing service. Family and friends are also welcome! On the day of the event, there is also a great service for those who come to the park in a kimono! Please ♪ enjoy the Ume Plum Garden, which boasts the largest number of varieties in the Kanto region, and the arrival of Spring to your heart's content in gorgeous Japanese attire

[Odawara Flower Garden] 2024 Ume Plum Festival ~About 300 varieties and 500 plum trees are in full bloom~ The "Ume Plum Garden of the Mountain Stream" is a colorful Ume Plum Garden that boasts the largest number of varieties in the Kanto region, with about 500 Ume plum trees of about 300 varieties planted from early to late blooming. This year's theme is "The Shape of Flowers ~The Individual Charm Created by Petals~". Here are the differences in the shape of the flowers and the way they bloom for each variety. Please enjoy the beauty of the delicate Ume plum. In 2024, keep an eye on Ume Plum! This year's theme is "Red Ume Plum ~Bright Flower Ume Plum~", and we will focus on Ume Plum. The difference between "red Ume plum" and "white Ume plum" is not the color of the flower, but the color of the pith when the trunk of the tree is cut. This year, we will focus on surprisingly unknown ways to distinguish them and the characteristics of "Ume Plum". Please enjoy the charm of "Red Ume Plum" at the quiz rally and explanation board set up in the Ume Plum Garden.

Nature creates some of the astonishing wonders just like this. This huge snow wall is breathtakingly stunning. This time I visited lake shikotsu ice festival. Amazingly beautiful.

Lamps The 50th anniversary of the Shimokawa Ice Candle Museum in Shimokawa Town, Hokkaido At the venue, many ice candles lit up the feet, and the hearts were warmly lit so as not to feel the freezing cold sky I took a picture with a cloth filter and impressed with the light of an ice candle

■━━━━━━━□ ┃ Event Information ┃ □━━━━━━━■ ━━━━━━━━━━━*\Meet at Sapporo Chikaho on weekends! ／*━━━━━━━━━━━ "Ferry PR Event" 📅 Date & Time:2024.02.17(Sat)~02.18(Sun) 10:00 ~ 17:00 🎈 Location: Sapporo Underground Walking Space Relaxation Space (near Entrance 9 above ground) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ If you follow the Social Media (Instagram/Facebook) of the Tomakomai Port Ferry Use Promotion Council, a lottery will be held in which you can participate! 🥳 There will also be balloon gifts and a lottery for Toma Chop goods, so be sure to ✨ come and visit Chikaho For details, please see the Social Media (Instagram/Facebook) of the Tomakomai Port Ferry Use Promotion Council! 💻

Otaru snow lantern path festivals is a very famous winter tourist spot in hokkaido. Many many local people worked volunteerily to maintain the beauty of the pathway. The canal also illuminated during the festival. Its one of my memorable trip to hokkaido.

Today, 2/12 (Monday, Shake Holiday) is the first "Atami Marine Fireworks Festival" of 2024! Fireworks festivals are held in various places, but the feature of Atami is the launch location. Since it is launched in Atami Bay, a sea surrounded by mountains on three sides, the sound reverberates and has an acoustic effect that makes you feel as if you are in a stadium. If you watch it by the sea, the sound will resonate with your body and you can experience its power! This year, it will be held as follows, so please take a look at the fireworks festival in Atami! 【2024 (Reiwa 6) Atami Marine Fireworks Festival】 (planned) 2/12 (Monday holiday), 2/24 (Saturday), 3/20 (Wednesday) 4/13 (Sat), 5/2 (Thu) 7/26 (Fri), 8/5 (Mon), 8/8 (Thu), 8/18 (Sun), 8/23 (Fri) 9/16 (Mon), 10/19 (Sat), 11/4 (Mon) 12/8(Sun) Time: 20:20~20:40 (20:20~20:45 only in July and August) Venue: Atami Bay Viewing location: Atami Sun Beach ~ Shinsui Park, etc. *Held rain or shine

Nice to meet you all! This is the Atami Tourism Association in Shizuoka Prefecture. We will introduce the wonderful charm of Atami City (Atami City) in Shizuoka Prefecture with this account, so thank you. 【What is Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture?】 Atami City is located in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture and is full of charm with a population of about 34,000. It is famous as a hot spring resort with a history of more than 1,500 years, and was loved by historical greats such as Tokugawa Ieyasu. Atami City is about one and a half hours by car from Tokyo, 45 minutes by bullet train, and has beautiful scenery full of nature and a warm climate, so it is visited by many tourists throughout the year. 【Introduction of sightseeing spots in Atami City】 ・Atami Station Shopping Street Located in front of Atami Station, the "Peace Street" and "Nakamise" shopping streets are lined with shops selling fresh local seafood, traditional crafts, and Souvenirs that can only be bought here. Use in front of Atami Station, a foot bath "Ieyasu no Yu" that uses natural hot springs flowing from the source, can be used free of charge. ・ Omiya pine tree, statue of Kan'ichi and Omiya Since the Meiji era, many literary figures have settled in Atami and written masterpieces. The statue of "Kan'ichi and Omiya" with the motif of the main character of the novel and the pine tree of the Omiya pine tree are located along the coast about a 15-minute walk from Atami Station, and are representative tourist spots in Atami. ・Atami Sun Beach The beach, with its white sand and blue waters, is ideal for summer leisure and is a popular spot for families and couples. You can enjoy a variety of activities such as swimming, sunbathing, and beach sports. Continuing from Sun Beach, the Shinsui Park and Moon Terrace offer an exotic cityscape inspired by the cityscape of the northern Mediterranean. ・Atami Ume Plum Garden You can see the earliest blooming Ume plum in Japan. Among the 469 Ume plums of 60 varieties, there are also old trees that are over 100 years old. ・Atami Castle From the Tenshukaku Observatory of Atami Castle on the summit of Mt. Nishikigaura, you can enjoy a 360-degree panorama overlooking the cityscape of Atami. In the Annex of Atami Castle, there is the "Atami Trick Art Labyrinth Museum", and there are sightseeing spots such as "Atami Ropeway" and "Atami Secret Treasure Museum" nearby. ・Hatsushima Hatsushima Island is the closest Outlying Islands from Tokyo, which can be reached in about 30 minutes by high-speed boat from Atami Port. It is a small island with a circumference of 4 kilometers, and you can enjoy diving all year round, and you can enjoy the atmosphere of a tropical country. 【Specialty products, Souvenirs, and local gourmet foods of Atami City】 One of the most popular Specialty products of Atami City is fresh seafood. In particular, the seafood caught at Atami Port is highly regarded for its freshness and taste. Souvenirs from Atami include traditional Japanese sweets and dried fish made locally, and they are also popular as thank-you gifts for Furusato Nozei. 【Events and festivals】 Various events and festivals are held throughout the year in Atami City. At the Ajiro Onsen Hinomono Festival, held every autumn and winter at Ajiro Hot Spring in the Minami Atami Area, you can enjoy fresh dried fish with fat and local gourmet food from local products. In addition, the Atami Marine Fireworks Festival is a historic fireworks festival that began in 1952 and is held more than 10 times throughout the year, not only in summer but also throughout the year. 【Hot springs and lodging facilities in Atami City】 The main attraction of Atami City is the abundance of hot springs. At many inns, hotels, and minshuku, you can enjoy the blessings of hot springs to your heart's content. There are also facilities where you can enjoy day-trip hot springs, so why not heal the fatigue of your trip? As you can see, Atami City is a very attractive tourist destination with many popular tourist spots. A trip to Atami City in Shizuoka Prefecture will surely be a wonderful experience that will heal your heart. We will continue to send out recommended information that will be the best memory of your trip to Atami, so thank you.

【Yokohama Textile Promotion Association】 Kanagawa Silk Fair (Notice) We look ♪ forward to seeing you with a lot of content ◆Period: March 12 (Tue) ~ March 19 (Tue) in 2024 (Reiwa 6) ◆Time:11:00~17:00 ◆ Venue: Silk Center 1st floor special venue (Yokohama scarf sales event) 　　　　　Event Venue: B1F Event Hall ◆ Event details ★ Scarf tying class (free of charge) Capacity: 10 people each time 【Pre-registration is possible】 March 13 (Wed) ~ March 18 (Mon) 13:00~14:00/15:00~16:00 (Held twice a day) We will teach you how to make a simple and wonderful arrangement that can be used for everyday wear. [Scarves are not available for rent.] Please bring your own. 】 ★ Personal color diagnosis (free of charge) About 15 minutes per person 【Pre-registration is possible】 March 13 (Wed) ~ March 18 (Mon) 11:30～14:00/15:00～16:30 Knowing the colors that look good on you makes fashion more enjoyable. ★ Dyeing experience (making original scarves) and hand printing (hand-printing) set experience Participation fee: 1500 yen (fabric fee only) 【Pre-registration is possible】 March 16 (Sat), March 17 (Sun) 11:30~14:00/15:00~16:30 Dyeing experience (making an original scarf of your favorite color while experiencing dyeing) Hand printing experience (hand-printing demonstration experience) ★ Silk scarf eco bag making (Azuma bag) Participation fee: 1000 yen (silk fabric fee only) 【Pre-registration is possible】 March 16 (Sat), March 17 (Sun) 11:30~14:00/15:00~16:30 Create an easy eco bag with silk scarves. ★ Making a scarf grip Participation fee: 500 yen ~ 1000 yen (material fee only) 【Pre-registration is possible】 March 16 (Sat), March 17 (Sun) 11:30~14:00/15:00~16:30 You can enjoy an easy scarf arrangement with a ring. ★The 11th Yokohama Scarf Goodwill Ambassador and Naka-ku Character [Swingy] Photo session 【Reception on the day】 March 17 (Sun) 13:30~14:00/15:00~15:30 ◆ Application / Inquiry 　横浜市中区住吉町1-13 　Matsumura Co., Ltd. 　080-1273-7804

【Kanagawa Kenmin Hall】 C × Baroque Sea by Baroque Naoya Otsuka's Invitation to the World of Baroque Vol.3 The Charm of Baroque Dance ~French Court Dance and Music~ A five-part concert series that explores the world of Baroque music over the past 150 years, guided by one of Japan's leading harpsichordists. In this installment of Vol.3, please enjoy a special moment by a specialist in Baroque dance and early music. ◆Date: 2024/3/23 (Sat) 15:00 Start (14:30 Open) ◆Venue: Small hall ◆ Price: All seats reserved General 4,000 yen Students (under 24 years old, limited number of tickets) 2,000 yen ◆ Inquiries: Kanagawa Kenmin Hall 045-662-5901 (representative) * Preschool children are not allowed to enter. * If you are coming with a wheelchair or assistance dog, please contact Ticket Kanagawa in advance and make a reservation. * Due to unavoidable circumstances, the performance may be canceled or changed. * You will not be able to enter during the performance. If you are late for the show start, please follow the instructions of the usher. * The song list and song order are subject to change.

At the "INTERNATIONAL FESTA in TOKACHI 2024" to be held tomorrow, February 10 (Saturday) at the Obihiro City Mori no Exchange Center and the JACA Hokkaido Center (Obihiro), "Takutetsu Mushroom Tongue", which is scheduled to open in Shintoku Town this spring, will exhibit "Takutetsu Mushroom Tan", which is scheduled to open in this spring. At the venue, you can introduce and experience cuisine, music, and costumes from all over the world, and you can experience the world in Tokachi. Please support the "Takutetsu Mushroom Tan" that will venture out into a new world such as cultivation and sightseeing from this spring at that venue!

[Tree education at a nursery school! ] 】 At the end of January, we conducted a tree education project at a nursery school. I sent out an experimental report before. Making works using paper fibers from milk cartons. I will show you a glimpse of the children's work. Just by touching the paper fibers that float fluffily in the water The sound of happy laughter spread throughout the room.

⛸️ The program of the Tomakomai Skate Festival has been announced. ⛸️ The winter festival "Tomakomai Skate Festival" will be held again this year! 🥳 There is a lot of content to enjoy, such as traditional "shibareyaki", snow slides, and stage shows! ✨ Let's blow away the cold at the skating festival! 🌞 ━━━*\The 58th Tomakomai Skate Festival/*━━━ Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024 and Sunday, February 11, 2024 Time:10:00 ~ 18:00 Location: Central Park (2-3 Wakakusa Town, Tomakomai City) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Con stove con Come on! ] Okhotsk] has begun. "Con Stove Con Ozora Illumination" is lit at "Lake Abashiri Memanbetsu Lake Shore". Alola locon and locon will color ♪♪ the fantastic lakeside at night Not only Alola Locon, but also many friends have gathered, so please look forward ♬♬ to seeing what kind of friends are there at the venue A kitchen car will also be coming to the venue, so I'm looking forward to this as well~. Ladies and gentlemen, please ♪♪ come and meet the tranquil lakeside and energetic Pokemon ■ Period: Until February 25 (Sun) ■ Lighting time: 16 o'clock ~ 20 o'clock #Ozora Town #Memanbetsu #Higashimokoto #Memanbetsu Lake Shore #Lake Abashiri #Lakeside #Illumination #Pokémon #Pokémon Manhole #Con Con Lokon #Oideyo Okhotsk #Alola Lokon #Lokon #Hokkaido Push Pokémon #Pokémon Daisuki Club

The 33rd Shiratori Festival Sairinka is now being held! Approximately 600 light objects set to the music and create a fantastic show. The 30-minute session consists of Part 1 / Light Fantasy Show and Part 2 / Light Elect Dancing Show. The music selection is music that can be enjoyed by children, the elderly, and overseas tourists. On the promenade "Hikari no Alley" that connects the venue from the Tokachi River hot spring district, winter cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and a new photo spot with the image of Japanese has been installed! In -20°C, please enjoy the "winter cherry blossoms" that bloom the earliest in Japan. 【Period】Saturday, January 27, 2024 ~ Sunday, February 18, 2024 [Lighting time] 19:00~21:00 【Place】Tokachigaoka Park [Parking lot] available (about 100 cars, free) 【Event Maintenance Cooperation Fee】Junior high school students and older: 500 yen per person * Tokachigawa Onsen guests (tourism association member facilities), Otofuke residents, elementary school students and younger are free of charge. * Otofuke residents are required to present an official ID card that shows their address.

Yesterday, the 34th Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival, the earliest event in Honshu where you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing, has opened. At night, the pink cherry blossoms are beautifully lit up. Please enjoy the arrival of spring one step ahead. In this post, we will introduce sightseeing spots in Kawazu Town that you can enjoy together with the Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival! This time, I would like to introduce "Hatcho Pond". Enjoy a stroll on the hiking trail Amagi Volcano erupted repeatedly about 20~800,000 years ago. Hatcho Pond on top of Mt. Amagi was called a crater lake, but it has become clear that it is an active lake formed by the formation of a depression in the innermost part due to the displacement of an active fault on the slope of Mt. Amagi, and water accumulates there. On the gentle slopes of Amagi Volcano around the pond, primeval forests such as beech and Himeshara spread, and you can enjoy a walk. ◆ Detailed information ◆ 【Spot name】Hatcho Pond 【Address】Nashimoto, Kawazu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture 【Parking】None ◇ ◆ ◇ Parking information for those who come to the Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival by car ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ About the parking lot ◆ Business hours:8:30~21:00 ・Regular car ●Regular car 4 ~ 13 parking lot about 700 ~ 800m to the station front venue, about 700 ~ 800m to the mine hot spring venue [Daytime] 8:30~17:00・・・1 car / 1,000 yen [Night] 18:00~21:00・・・1 car / 200 yen ・Heavy-duty vehicles ●Large 1 and 2 parking lots: about 700 ~ 800 m to the front of the station, about 700 ~ 800 m to the mine hot spring venue [Daytime] 8:30~17:00・・・1 car / 5,000 yen [Night] 18:00~21:00・・・1 car / 1,000 yen

[Okhotsk Fair held in Chikaho] 2024 has become my buddy Setoushi-kun doll debuts in Sapporo! Over two days on January 24th and 25th, At Sapporo Station Underground Walking Space (Chikaho) The Okhotsk Fair was held!! Local governments and shops from each region of Okhotsk We set up a booth and exhibited. Milk Design Co., Ltd. from Nishiokoppe Village I've come to Chikaho. Although the weather was very stormy for two days The traffic at Sapporo Station is unceasing. It was also available for those who came from abroad. It was a two-day event supported by nearby booth exhibitors. Thank you very much!

【Oiso Town】 The 67th Oiso West Trip Festival (Notice) At the ceremony, awards will be given to the winners of the dedication haiku and tanka poems submitted by everyone, and in the afternoon, a haiku contest and tanka contest will be held that can be participated in on the day. Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024 (Reiwa 6) from 11 a.m. Venue: Shigiri-an [Depends on the ceremony] I. Opening Remarks 1. Incense offering, tea offering, dedication, dedication, dedication, harp, flower offering 1. Presentation of dedication haiku and dedication tanka selected works I. Greetings I. Greetings from guests I. Commendation and awarding of prizes I. Closing Remarks *The ceremony is currently scheduled and subject to change.

[Oiso Guide Association] "Tokaido Oisojuku" This is ♪ a tour that traces the historical sites of the former Tokaido Oisojuku from west to east You will visit the old sites such as the Tokaido pine tree, Shigitachi-an, which was the first famous place of Oiso in the Edo period, Endai-ji Temple, where the Tora Goseki, which was a famous stone of the Tokaido, is enshrined, the Edomi Annex site depicted in the ukiyo-e prints drawn by Hiroshige, and the former Koryo-ji Temple (now Korai Shrine), which was adjacent to the east of Oiso-juku and was a shuin stamp site. Date: Saturday 2024 (Reiwa 6) February 24 【Meeting time and place】Oiso Station South Square 9:00 [Capacity] 50 people [Participation fee] 500 yen (including insurance and materials) + Shigiri-an entrance fee (110 yen in the town, 310 yen outside the town) 【Application】Apply from the homepage Application Deadline: Tuesday 2024 (Reiwa 6) February 13 [Course] About 4km Oiso Station South Square (9:00) ~ Old Cangnami Pavilion (9:20) ~ Tokaido Pine Tree Row (9:30) ~ Kamikata Mitsuke Ruins ~ Shigiri-an (9:40) ~ Minamigumi Wholesaler Ruins ~ Honjin Ruins (10:20) ~ Endaiji Temple (10:30) ~ Sanno-cho Old Road ~ Edomi Annex Ruins (11:20) ~ Make-up Slope Milestone (11:30) ~ Makeup Well ~ Void Zodo Ruins (11:40) ~ Takarai Shrine (11:50) Dissolution *Precautions: Wear comfortable shoes and clothing

Thatched village in Miyama, Kyoto It is a famous composition and a classic, but it is a place that can be said to be the gateway to Miyama I would like to see this wonderful scenery for many years to come, but when I come to the countryside, I always feel that it can be preserved forever, especially in areas with a large number of elderly people due to the declining birthrate, and I have been to the museum, but it is difficult to maintain it, and I feel that it is very difficult for the people who will inherit this history to pass it on to future generations.

Thatched village in Miyama, Kyoto This place is a proper observatory, but it is not well known or there were no 😅 footprints

Thatched village in Miyama, Kyoto There were not many Japanese tourists, but it was crowded with tourists from overseas. There was a lot of excitement in making it, but some of it looked like some kind of sculpture, which was a strange sight, but I was glad that it looked like art.

It's a little bit of a long way off, but our school will participate in the multicultural photo exhibition to be held in Hachioji on Sunday, March 24. Please see the photo for details. On the day of the event, students will introduce their country and help them experience different cultures. The exhibits by other organizations are also very interesting. Please come and see it!

[Screening & Donut Sale] Nishiokoppe Village Guest House, GA. Borrow KOPPER Screenings were held on January 19th and 20th. Wild animals in Hokkaido photographed by photographers. Combined with the music, it was projected on a grand scale It was about 80 minutes of watching them live and die. After the screening on the 20th, We will hold a sales event for handmade sweets such as donuts! Kumasasa chai, royal milk tea, etc. Hot drinks were also very popular. Donuts, chocolates, bagels, cookies... And Cute handmade funny people lined up It sold out in no time before I had time to look at it. Thank you to everyone who came!

Valentine's Day Project 💕 【Recommendation Support Campaign 📣】 2/3 (Sat) ~ 17 (Sat)! Strawberry & Chocolate Afternoon Tea currently available for +¥400 "Message cookie (with chocolate pen)", "Color drink to choose from 5 colors", and "Limited AR photo frame" are now available. ♪ On Valentine's Day, why don't you 💖 share your thoughts on Valentine's Day with afternoon tea? Reservations and details 📞011-222-1522 (direct line to restaurant reservations) Or At the hotel website!

[Let's go around 5 municipalities! ] 】 Gurutto Tanzawa Oyama Miyagase Stamp Rally Thursday, February 1, 2024 ~ Friday, March 15, 2024 Stamp spots: Atsugi City, Aikawa Town, Kiyokawa Village, Hadano City, Isehara City Anyone can participate by downloading the app on their smartphone! You might even meet places you've never been before! If you collect 3 or 5 stamps, you'll ♪ get a fun souvenir ★ How to Participate 1. Download the dedicated app from your smartphone 2. Select the stamp rally participation screen in the app. 3. Collect stamps at one location in each municipality (scan the image) Collect 4, 3 or 5 stamps to get a souvenir! 5. In addition, you can answer the questionnaire and participate in the raffle! ★Freebies ・ 3 stamps... Original Eco Bag ・ 5 stamps... Original Blanket ★ Giveaway Exchange Locations Isehara Station Tourist Information Center, Eki Nakakulin House and 4 other locations For details, please see the official website of Isehara City.

Lanterns brightly color the precincts. The photo shows "Osaki Hachimangu" in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture The shrine hall (main shrine, stone room, worship hall) is designated as a national treasure, and is famous for its naked worship at the "Donto Festival" held on January 14 every year.