【塩尻宿 -しおじりじゅく-】 所在地：塩尻市塩尻町 下諏訪宿から三沢峠・小野宿・牛首峠を越える旧中山道が、慶長18（1613）年に廃止され、慶長19（1614）年から中山道が塩尻峠を経由となり新しい塩尻宿が開設されました。 宿の普請は、松本領主の小笠原秀政がその任にあたり、旧宿の南西の位置へ東西に、新しく塩尻宿の町割りをしました。本陣の規模は中山道の中でも最大で、宿内には高札場、松本藩の口留番所が置かれました。 宿の区画は平均3～4間口が基準となっており、天保14（1843）年には家数166軒、うち旅籠は街道の分岐点で塩尻峠を控えているため75軒と信州26宿のうち最大でありました。文政11（1828）年と明治15（1882）年の大火で宿の大部分を焼失しましたが、宿内の国重要文化財の小野家が往時を偲ばせます。

Blue sky This is a morning photo of Kozu Coast in Odawara.

[Notice: Applications Open for Isehara Ooyama Sky Lanterns] We have opened applications for the Ooyama Sky Lanterns, an event where participants release lanterns bearing their wishes into the sky from the grounds of Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine, located midway up Ooyama at about 700 meters above sea level. Against a backdrop of breathtaking night views, sky lanterns carrying heartfelt wishes will rise into Ooyama’s night sky, creating a magical scene. Come and experience this enchanting moment this winter. Event Date and Time Saturday, January 17, 2026 and Saturday, January 24, 2026 Launch Time Scheduled for 5:30 PM Location Grounds of Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine For application details, deadlines, and other information, please see the official tourism association page. https://isehara-kanko.com/osl2025/...

[Special offer for Michihigashi residents: “Use and Revive” Kawayu Stay Discount — Winter plan now on sale!] This winter, revive your body and spirit with a budget-friendly stay at Kawayu Onsen, Teshikaga. The “Use and Revive” Kawayu Stay Discount (Winter), available to residents of Michihigashi, went on sale on October 20 at three properties affiliated with the Kawayu Onsen Ryokan Association. As autumn ends and the calm of winter approaches, why not stay at Kawayu Onsen during the deep cold and come back refreshed? Kawayu Stay Discount (Winter) ・Eligible period Weekdays and Sundays from Sunday, November 2, 2025 through Sunday, March 29, 2026 ・Eligible area Residents of Michihigashi: Kushiro, Nemuro, Okhotsk, and the Tokachi region ・Participating properties Oyado Kinkiyu Bettei Suikazura, Kawayu Kanko Hotel, KKR Kawayu (members of the Kawayu Onsen Ryokan Association) *Oyado Kinkiyu will be closed from November for the time being and is not eligible. ・Discount amount Adults ¥2,000, children ¥1,000 (no limit on consecutive nights) ・How to book Via each property’s official website, by phone, etc. This offer ends when the budget runs out, so neighbors, please take advantage of it. https://www.masyuko.or.jp/news/syukuhakuwariwinter25/...

[Kawayu Visitor Center Lecture Announcement 📣] Tomorrow, Saturday, 10/25, Professor Mitsuhiro Nakagawa, who has conducted long-term research in this field, will give a lecture titled "Why is Lake Kussharo so shallow? The secrets of Mount Atosanupuri revealed by the latest research." The venue is Kawayu Visitor Center and admission is free. We look forward to your visit ⛰️✨ Lecture "Why is Lake Kussharo so shallow? The secrets of Mount Atosanupuri revealed by the latest research." We will welcome Mitsuhiro Nakagawa, Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Date: Saturday, December 6, 13:30–15:30 Venue: Kawayu Visitor Center, second floor Admission free (no registration required; capacity 50) We hope this talk offers a chance to encounter the grand natural story behind the familiar landscape of Lake Kussharo, so you can learn more about the lake and the park and feel proud of them. https://www.masyuko.or.jp/news/kawayuvcfureai2/...

I visited the famed Toohoku peak MtAdatara (1,700 m). I took the ropeway from Okudake Trailhead to the summit station, passed MtYakushi (1,322 m), and reached the summit of MtAdatara. Then I was moved by the stark volcanic landscape of the Numa-no-taira Crater and continued on to Yazusumori (1,673 m), enjoying the autumn colors staining the slopes of MtTetsu (1,709 m). Location: Nihommatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture Note: “honto no sora” is a phrase that appears in Kotaro Takamura’s poetry collection Chieko-shō.

I visited Mt. Kurikoma (elevation 1,626 m), the celebrated Tohoku peak praised as the "carpet of the gods." At the temporary shuttle bus stop, Kurihara City staff warned that "bears have been appearing on the trail for four consecutive days!" and, ringing bear bells loudly, we made the ascent. By the grace of the gods, we encountered no bears and were treated to truly stunning autumn foliage. Thank you. Location: Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture

Why not try Koubai-eki (紅梅液) during the hot season? Takano Shoten (高野商店), which produces Koubai-eki, is a long-established store in the Imajo district dating back to the Edo period. It's the syrup that forms during the production of their popular sweet-syrup ume paste, and amazingly the only ingredients are plums and sugar! Ume is known to help relieve tiredness and guard against summer heat fatigue, making it a good choice in hot weather.

Photographed on November 3, 2013. This is the yabusame (mounted archery) festival at Izumo Iwai Shrine.

Photographed on November 3, 2025. This is the yabusame (mounted archery) festival at Izumo Iwai Shrine.

Grab a Tokachi Sake Travel Book and tour Tokachi’s wineries and breweries to collect original labels!! What is the Tokachi Sake Travel Book? It’s a keepsake booklet you use while touring Tokachi to collect and enjoy each winery’s and brewery’s original labels. There are four ways to enjoy the Sake Travel Book😍 1️⃣ Tour and enjoy The booklet introduces Tokachi’s wineries and breweries, places to drink, shops to buy from, and accommodations where you can drink and stay. Savor the drinks as you make this your Tokachi tour book. 2️⃣ Collect and enjoy When you purchase one or more bottles (any brand) at participating wineries or breweries, present the Sake Travel Book at the register to receive that winery’s or brewery’s original label as a gift🎁🎁 There are six designs inspired by each winery’s or brewery’s features😊 The booklet includes pages where you can stick each label✨ Make it your label-collecting book. 📌Participating wineries and breweries 📍Tokachi Wine (Ikeda Wine Castle) 📍Tokachi Makiba no Ie Winery 📍Tokachigaoka Winery 📍Memuro Winery 📍Aizawa Winery 📍Hekiun Kura 3️⃣ Record and enjoy Write down your trip notes, the drinks you tried, and the snacks or dishes you paired them with to create your own memory book. 4️⃣ Read and enjoy Read the tourism information about Tokachi’s drinks to learn more about the region. The Tokachi Sake Travel Book is distributed free of charge, so please pick one up and take a look🤗 The booklet and label distribution run from November 1 to February 20. https://tokachibare.jp/sake-museum/news/saketabi-techo/...

✨🍂 Daisen Park Japan Garden Special opening at night in autumn ~Lights of Autumn leaves~ 🍂✨ Held in at Sakai City Daisen Park Japan Garden will Light up the Garden decorated with Autumn leaves. 💫 Bright red maples are reflected on the water surface of the pond in the Garden, and a fantastic landscape Unfolds. 🍁🌠🍁 【Held in】 🔸November ・Saturday, November 15 ・11/21 (Fri) ~ 24 (Mon) ・11/28 (Fri) ~ 30 (Sun) 🔸December ・12/5 (Fri) ~ 7 (Sun) 【Held in time】 5 p.m. ~ 9 p.m. (Last admission 8:30 p.m.) 💁 Please check the following URL for details. 🔗ttps://www.daisenteien.jp/event/r34omk9-7pf 🔍 Search for "Daisen Park Japan Garden Autumn leaves"! https://www.daisenteien.jp/event/r34omk9-7pf...

【Today's Nobeyama Highlands】 The minimum temperature in Nobeyama Highlands this morning was -7.0°C, the third coldest in Japan. It was sunny from the morning, and the Yatsugatake blues was fully open! Yatsugatake was covered with snow for the first time this season on this three-day holiday. The Maple trees in front of Nobeyama Station are also in full bloom with Autumn leaves, and along National Route 141 in the Village, the yellow leaves are at their peak season.

Made in Sakai Fair 2025 📣 This weekend, on the 8th (Saturday) and 9th (Sunday) ... Made in Sakai Fair 2025 will be ✨ held in It's a fun events 🙌 packed with Sakai's best cousins You may be able to buy Chinese cabbage for 200 yen 1 ball! ?️ A large collection of popular shops and popular sweets in Sakai! 🍴 There is also 😮 an exhibition of cool fire cars and police cars You can also enjoy many experiences such as making postcards that pop out and dyeing washcloths! There are many of them, so please come and visit us 🤗 🎈 Made in Sakai Fair 2025 📍 Sakai City Industrial Promotion Center Events Hall, etc. 📅November 8 (Sat) & 9 (Sun) 10:00~16:00 🚃 Access: 5 minutes walk from Nakamozu Station * Please come to the Events venue by public transportation such as Trains and buses. 🔍 For details, search for "Made in Sakai Fair"! https://madeinsakai.com//

【Sparkling Korakuen, Tea Party at Night】 Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24 In Korakuen, where the maples are colored red Light up and Tea ceremony were held. There is a Tea Room called Korakutei in the park and Several times a month, it is used for Tea lessons and Tea Parties for children. But even if you live in a village Those who have never set foot in Korakutei, There are many people who only looked at the garden of Korakuen from the outside. Some people take a walk on a daily basis Even for those who don't, It was two days that gave me the opportunity to visit Korakuen. There are almost no lights in the park. Lights installed along the walking path It shimmers in the darkness. It was a night of light rain. With a gentle sweet Traditional Japanese straw raincoat Tea confectionery Tea with a warm and deep Traditional Japanese straw raincoat permeated my body. Even if I don't know how to make Tea The sophisticated and relaxing atmosphere of the Tea Room I was healed and visited many times. (Tea was OK 🧉 to refill) Even in bad weather Many people came, Thank you very much. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Pure Japan Garden #Korakuen Gardens #Light up of Autumn leaves #Tea Ceremony #Night #Autumn

It was a gentle and warm Azumino, but suddenly it rained ... If you look up at the sky, you will see a double rainbow

Photographed 11/3/25. It is the Yabusame Festival of Izumo Ihabi Shrine. It's morning.

The 13th Asachi Kagura Festival / The 26th Miyama-ryu Iwato Kagura Exchange Tournament ❚ Held in on November 30, 2025 "The 13th Asachi Kagura Festival / The 26th Fukayama-ryu Iwato Kagura Exchange Tournament" will be held in at the Asachi Community Center in Asaji Town, Bungo-Ono City. In Asaji Town, the birthplace of Fukayama-ryu, one of the Iwato Kagura of the Ono system, the Asachi Kagura Festival is held mainly by the Fukayama-ryu Asachi Kagura Preservation Society, which inherits the Fukayama-ryu, and the Itaisako Shinmeisha Kagura-za. Please take a look at the magnificent and light dance at the venue. Kitchen Car and Stalls are also available. Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025 9:00~16:00 * In case of rain, Asaji Community Center Hall 【Place】Asachi Community Center Special venue (Tsuboizumi, Asaji Town, Bungo-Ono City) * Car parking lot: Asaji Ground (Space is thereare, so please come by riding together as much as possible) * Please prepare warm clothes and rugs. 【Admission fee】Free of charge ■ Schedule 09:00 Shinto ritual 09:25 Opening Ceremony 09:30 Tachibana Shrine (Takeda City) 10:00 Miyashono Shrine Musician (Takeda City) 10:30 Itaisako Shinmeisha Kagura-za (Bungo-Ono City) 11:00 Fertility Kagura (Oita City) 11:30 Futamata Tenso Shrine Kagura Shrine (Takeda City) 12:00 Shirayuri Chibikko Drum (Takeda City) 12:30 Iyotoko Five Pillars Shrine Kagura Shrine (Oita City) 13:00 Ogi Shrine (Takeda City) 13:30 Kagura Shrine (Takeda City) 14:00 Fukayama-ryu Asachi Kagura Preservation Society (Bungo-Ono City) 14:30 Tachibana Shrine ■Held in after the performance Lottery to win mochimaki and asaji beef ■Inquiries about Events Bungo-Ono City Office Asachi Branch Office TEL0974-72-1111 ■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■ About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City Sightseeing and recommended Spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■

Photographed 11/3/25. Prayer at Izumo Ihabi Shrine. It is the Yabusame Festival.

It was a change of pace. It's a gingerbread latte and an Earl Grey scone.

[Divine ✨] I took 📷 a picture of Shirataki's Return road, Lettuce it was illuminated by sunlight because it was divine Now you can see 👀 Susuki grass shining all over the In the town Autumn leaves have become darker 🍁 due to the temperature difference between morning and evening The best time to see the Autumn leaves is expected to be a little later, but you can 🌰 feel the autumn scenery and wind in addition to the Autumn leaves

Outbound because it was autumn, I went to see the Autumn leaves. I like this season when the surroundings are brightly colored.

"Mindfulness Tourism" was Held in in the Kikuchi Valleys in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture. We delivered the "ultimate retreat" to maximize physical and mental performance in the Clear streams of Nature. A special experience that sharpens your senses while feeling the breath of Nature away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Mindfulness walking incorporating meditation and breathing exercises. I walked through the Kikuchi Valleys with the chief priest. At each Spot, they slept on the rocky ground or did Zen meditation and quietly faced Nature. In a calm atmosphere, everyone seemed to have refreshed their minds and bodies and found new awareness. Held in on the first day "Mindfulness Walking and Tea Ceremony" A tea ceremony was held in the Kikuchi Valleys by tea people. For the tea ceremony, Kikuchi Valleys's Water is used. In the quiet space of the morning, we calmed our minds and enjoyed delicious Tea quietly. On the second day, they experienced "Mindfulness Walking and Breakfast Meeting". Breakfast while feeling Nature in a dignified space in the morning. I enjoyed it calmly with a truly relaxed feeling. Water from the Kikuchi Valleys was used for cooking, and Meals using clay pot rice and Kikuchi Ingredients were served. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. By walking in touch with Nature in the morning, I was able to forget about my work worries and busyness. The taste of matcha soaked into my moderately tired body, and the sound of the Clear streams seemed to sharpen my sense of hearing and taste. Nature allowed me to meditate, and the murmur of the river and the cool air were pleasant. New Rice cooked in a clay pot and nameko soup warmed my body and soul. The food was very elaborate and really delicious and very satisfying. We received a lot of feedback. A luxurious time where you can feel Kikuchi's food, Nature, and time to face yourself with your five senses. It seems that you were able to feel that you can use the time only for yourself in Nature, where the time usually passes casually and the day ends.

I Outbound to the Yabusame Festival of Izumo Ihahi Shrine. It is a morning event. I was even there for the ceremony, but I couldn't see the ceremony because of work.

Held in a fireworks festival every summer in the Kono district of Minami-Echizen Town. The dynamic sound bouncing off the mountain is a masterpiece!

Autumn leaves on floating islands A floating island located at the Anegawa Dam in Shiga Prefecture. The Autumn leaves season is spectacular.

Filled every second. ——【Scenery × food】 Taste of autumn 🍴 (Image of Japanese kaiseki) At Kushiro Prince Hotel, you can enjoy the autumn scenery of Kushiro dyed in the Sunset. Fun with panoramic view. While enjoying the luxurious light delivered by Nature and the taste of the season, Please spend a quality time that will unwind your heart. We look forward to your visit. ————————————————————————— At Kushiro Prince Hotel, enjoy the autumn views of Kushiro bathed in the glow of the setting sun. Savor the season’s finest cuisine in a panoramic setting, and let your heart unwind in true comfort and elegance. 【Instagram】 @kushiroprincehotel (Search 👆 at Kushiro Prince Hotel) You can make a reservation from your profile URL. https://www.princehotels.co.jp/kushiro/restaurant/...

Photographed 11/1/25. After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I relaxed. Strawberry Mousse & Joyful Medley Tea Latte and White Mocha Cake.

Many of the Autumn leaves in the city fell due to the storm on November 1st, but today, November 2nd, is fine! The second image shows a Traditional Japanese straw raincoat bathing in Water. Sounds good, doesn't it? (Image courtesy of Lake Utonai at Roadside Station)

I want you to see it at Hanahasu park on a rainy day! It is "drops accumulated in lotus leaves". Lotus leaves have strong water repellency and collect water cleanly. The rain Water floating on the lotus leaves sparkles and looks like ♪ art