On February 1, 2025, I went to Yoshida Shrine to participate in the Setsubshi Festival, and the "ghosts" roared and chased and scared many children.

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We present outing information for Minamiizu Town during Golden Week.

◆Tuesday, April 29 (National Holiday)
・14th Charity Bazaar for the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Event
10:00–15:00 Shimogamo Tropical Botanical Garden
Food, crafts, local vegetables and more on sale, specialty products from Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, and photo exhibits
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
・Bridle Experience Day
10:00–15:00 Izu Shimoda Riding Club
Session 1: 10:00–12:00, Session 2: 13:00–15:00
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Saturday, May 3
・Irozaki Fashion Park 2025
10:00–16:00 at Irozaki Ocean Park
Dress up and gather at Irozaki! Various stalls will be available
◆Monday, May 5 (National Holiday)–Tuesday, May 6 (National Holiday)
・Roadside Station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana Golden Week Event
10:00–15:00 at Roadside Station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana
Ring toss, super ball scooping, and various stalls
◆Until April 30 — Ongoing
・Ihama Margaret Flower Picking
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Until May 5 — Ongoing, inquire for details
・Bamboo Shoot Harvesting (Takenoko Shokudo) Ichijo Bamboo Shoot Village
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Until May 6 — Ongoing, inquire for details
・Strawberry Picking at Baby Berry Farm
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...

Photographed on April 5, 25.
This is LEC COFFEE's matcha tiramisu.

📍 “Futari demo Sakai” Heart-Pounding Darts Journey! 🎯🚶‍♂️

Decide destinations with a dart throw and solve challenges about each spot as you tour the city on this fresh travel experience.✨ Rediscover Sakai’s charms and set off on an exciting adventure.💡💛

📅 Event Period: March 14 (Friday) – May 31 (Saturday)
✅ Free to participate 🆓
✅ No reservation required 📆✖️
✅ Win prizes 🎁🎯
🔍For details, search “Futari demo Sakai” on the Sakai Tourism Guide website!

[Yamanashi Prefecture Drone Business Council established]

Today, the Fujikawa Development Corporation with members
and established the Yamanashi Prefecture Drone Business Council
Have. In the future, the council will fly in the event of a disaster
We will provide training and human resource development.

As the second part, in the event of a disaster using a logistics drone
We made a demonstration flight as expected.

On Monday, May 5th, we will hold the 35th Rekifune River Clear-Stream Koinobori Children’s Day Mini Event!
This year it will run alongside the Firefighting Festa! You can ride a ladder truck and try a water hose spray experience.
In addition, Self-Defense Force vehicles and “Space Something Kotetsu-kun” will also come!
Everyone, please come and join us!

Date and Time: Monday, May 5, 2025, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Location: Riverbed upstream of Taiki Bridge on the Rekifune River
https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=411

Akimasu Observatory
◎First Viewing Point
Akimasu Observatory has a first viewing point and a second viewing point.
At the first viewing point, the surrounding trees 🌳 have grown tall so the view is no longer clear,
but you can enjoy a pleasantly open space♪

◎Second Viewing Point
This 1,000 m–high panoramic platform offers a full 360° view, letting you see from Nobeoka as far as Aso in the distance.
On clear days you can also spot Hyuga-nada and Mt. Osuzu, and even the Asahi Kasei smokestack with the naked eye.
Facing the direction of the rising sun, it also attracts visitors who come to watch the first sunrise of the year 🌄.

*All photos were taken from the second viewing point.*
(Photographer: Masahiro Aya)
With little light from buildings and a clear sky, some visitors come to photograph the starry night 🌟.

◎Parking
If you do not turn toward the viewing points and continue straight, you will find a parking area 🅿️ at the end.

Why not come to Akimasu Observatory to capture seasonal panoramic photos 📷 throughout the year? 🤗

[🌸Gokase Hanami 2025 Submitted Photos — Part 10🌸]

The entries submitted to the “#Gokase Hanami 2025” held on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account have reached a pause for now as of today💪🌸 The photo contest is still open, so please do submit your entries🤗✨

@_yuta610
@fowafuwarin5
@meiko_ryu
@tokotan2._.2

(in no particular order)

This time we received many night cherry blossom photos👏 Even with a step ladder or whatever I try, I can’t take good night photos at all — how do people manage to capture such beautiful night shots like these?🤔 They’re truly wonderful!!!

We’ll post again when more featured works have been collected🤗💡

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≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 — How to Enter≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #date of shooting (example: #March 20)🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

[Period] From Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents when photographing.

The Icelandic poppies in the forest park are 🤤 in full bloom

This is the Musashi Hills National Forest Park Located in in Namerikawa Town, Saitama Prefecture.
Flowers bloom throughout the year.
Among them, the Icelandic poppy field is worth seeing.
I think it will continue until GW, so please come and visit us 😊

Akebonoyama Agricultural Park is famous for its tulips.
Photo opportunities are before and after the Sunrise rises.
This year, I was also able to enjoy the cherry blossoms of the nearby Akebono Mountain.

Photographed on April 5, 25.
This is LEC COFFEE's sakura soda.

I was able to go to the birthplace of the alley in the back again this year.

Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture
2025/4

This Spring, I stopped by a wonderful row of cherry blossom trees.

Cherry blossom trees in Gifu Prefecture
2025/4

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is a boat trip on the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
The boatman is doing his best.

After all, Mount Fuji Saiko

[Notice] Night Cherry Blossom Light-Up 🌸

From Iwanai Tourism Association

The night cherry blossom light-up originally scheduled from 4/21
will begin tomorrow, Thursday, April 24, depending on the bloom status of the cherry trees. 🌸

This year we have extended the light-up section!

Check the details below ✅

・Period: Thursday, April 24 to Sunday, May 18
※Subject to change depending on the condition of the cherry blossoms
・Time: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
・Light-up section
From in front of Iwanai Town Hall, First Torii —
up to the area around Iwanai Shrine Street and Gansuien

・Parking
In front of Iwanai Town Hall building
Please use the temporary town hall parking lot
⚠️ Please refrain from parking on the road ⚠️

Requests and precautions 🙇🏻‍♀️
Do not touch the lighting equipment.
Do not look directly at the lights.

We look forward to welcoming you 🌸

・Rengeji Temple: April 26–May 5, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
・Gansuien: May 3–May 6, 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
These facilities will also be lit up as part of the spring light-up program. 💡

\"Izumi Meat Festival" Held in! 🍖／

Held in the 20th anniversary of Izumi City, the Izumi Meat Festival will be held 🎊✨ on Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11
The venue is the north Car parking lot of the Takaono Branch Office (the parking lot in front of the main office Car Takaono the Tsurumachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry).

In addition to enjoying exquisite meat gourmet food, Izumi City's Specialty products are sold, and stage events are also available 🚚🎶 for the whole family to enjoy.
In addition, "Premium Gift Certificates" will also be on sale on the day! For 1,000 yen, you can purchase a gift certificate worth 1,500 yen.

In addition, we are looking for participants for the #BBQ, which has been well received every time! (First 20 booths)
The application method and details are as follows.

🍖BBQ date and time
Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:00~14:00 (*BBQ will be Held in Traditional Japanese straw raincoat on Sundays.) ）

🍖How to apply for BBQ participation
Please apply in one of the following ways.
(1) When applying electronically
Please fill in the required information on the dedicated page and apply.
https://shinsei.pref.kagoshima.jp/SksJuminWeb/EntryForm?id=RGc8KRz5

(2) When applying by fax
Please fill out the application form and send it to FAX: 0996-63-1331 to apply.

Please take this opportunity to Enjoy the BBQ at the venue! !!
* Cancellation is not possible after application.

Held in around the venue during the Events, and Use the free shuttle bus is convenient due 🚌 to implementation of traffic restrictions and expected congestion

Click here for 👇 details
https://www.city.kagoshima-izumi.lg.jp/page/page_011061.html

Hillside at Gardening LABO offers a space and time to deepen understanding of gardening while enjoying it through hands-on experiences of learning, creating, and eating.

Here are the hands-on programs for May.
Programs with fixed dates require reservations. Reservations opened on April 12, so if you see a flyer and think, “I want to try this!”, please make a reservation right away.
Also, some experiences are available without a reservation, so feel free to stop by when you visit Mihama.

Gardening LABO Hills
Address: 35-32-1 Kukushi, Mihama Town
Phone: 0770-47-6162
Hours: 9:30–17:00
Closed: Mondays (if a public holiday, the following weekday)
In May: 5/7, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26

https://www.pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/noushi/engeitaikensisetsu/event.html

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is a Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) on the Shingashi River behind Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

The wisteria shelf of Kameido Tenjin is 🤤 in full bloom

This is Kameido Tenjin, Located in in Tokyo!
It is in best time to visit around GW every year.
Access from the station is good, and the Light up at night makes the wisteria curtains even more enjoyable 🤤

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

Nagano Prefecture Tokura Sakura Care Park 🌸
Huge flowers and cherry blossoms 🌸 in full bloom
At the end of the trip, we had a wonderful sight!
Shinshu has many cool scenic spots ♪

KONPIRA KABUKI on stage
It is a kabuki stage in Kotohira Town, Kagawa Prefecture. It was the first time I saw Kabuki, and I enjoyed it very much.
Is Kabuki limited to Kotohira?

SHODOSHIMA open the air
This is a shot taken when I climbed the Kankakei on Shodoshima.
I felt like flying.

The schedule for the 2025 Kuniyoshi Castle History Lecture Series has been decided!
We look forward to your participation.

Talking with Descendants: The Appearance of the Kuniyoshi Castle Lord, the Awaya Family (provisional)
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (substitute holiday) 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Lecturer: Yuki Yabui (descendant of the Kuniyoshi Castle lords, the Awaya family)
Yasuhiro Ohno (Director, Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle Historical Museum)

Goseyama Castle (provisional), Stronghold of the Wakasa Takeda Clan
Date and Time: To be determined
Lecturer: Curator, Cultural and Tourism Division, Economic and Industrial Department, Obama City

Summer Workshop 1: Let’s Make a Kuniyoshi Castle Paper Craft
Dates: Every Sunday and public holiday from July 27 (Sun) to August 17 (Sun)

Summer Workshop 2: Create an Original Castle Stamp (Gosho-in)
Dates: July 26 (Sat) to August 31 (Sun), excluding closed days

Location: Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle Historical Museum and Kuniyoshi Castle Site (25-2 Sakaki, Mihama Town)
Capacity: 30 participants per session
Fee: Generally free of charge
*Advance reservations required. Children in junior high school and younger must be accompanied by a guardian.
*Please provide materials costs for the summer workshops.
The amount will be announced once confirmed.

Applications and Inquiries
Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle Historical Museum
Address: 25-2 Sakaki, Mihama Town, Mikata District, Fukui Prefecture
Phone: 0770-32-0050
Fax: 0770-32-0057

Today, Tuesday, April 22, a test ride event for the electric-assist tricycle LA SI QUE (rashiku) was held in front of Mihama Town General Gymnasium at 1:30 PM.

Representatives from the tourism association, which will rent the tricycles, Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd., the developer of LA SI QUE (rashiku), and involved Mihama Town officials gathered to actually test-ride the vehicle and evaluate its comfort.

The electric-assist tricycle LA SI QUE (rashiku) will be available for rental as part of the JR Mihama Station bike-share from Saturday, April 26. Please consider using it.

LA SI QUE (rashiku) Rental Details
Pick-up location: Wakasa Mihama Tourism Association (inside JR Mihama Station)
Rental period: Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Rental hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Fees: 500 yen for 4 hours, 1,000 yen for one day, 1,500 yen for one night and two days
(Completing a post-use questionnaire is required to rent.)
How to reserve: Call Wakasa Mihama Tourism Association at 0770-32-0222.
Reservations can be made from two weeks in advance. If there is no prior reservation, same-day rentals are possible. Please complete the rental at the Wakasa Mihama Tourism Association counter.
(Presentation of ID is required)
Drop-off at a different location: Not permitted.

The azaleas along Asakayama Greenway are in peak bloom now.
Enjoy the vibrant azaleas stretching about 600 meters along Asakayama Greenway.
Take in the colorful display of azaleas along this roughly 600-meter stretch.

To coincide with the Open to the public of the movie version "Detective Conan: Afterimage of the Eyes (Flashback)", the Nagano Prefectural Government Office 1st floor Prefectural Hall is decorated with Conan!
Please come and visit us! 👓️

* On days when the prefectural office is closed (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays), you cannot enter the prefectural hall. In addition, the original author, Professor Aoyama, handwritten colored paper is exhibited only on Traditional Japanese straw raincoat between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Weekdays.

Kamikadoji Temple and the Rhododendrons

Kamikadoji Temple sits in Asaji Town, Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu.
The rhododendrons bloom in profusion and look beautiful.
Their pale pink petals are especially lovely.

Date photographed: April 21, 2025
Location
Kamikadoji Temple (Torita, Asaji Town, Bungo Ono City)
▶ Parking available
▶ Restroom available

Kamikadoji Temple
Kamikadoji Temple is an ancient temple with over a thousand years of history. It stands on a ridge made of columnar joints of welded tuff formed about 15 million years ago, offering excellent views and historically serving as a strategic stronghold in battles. The temple grounds are planted with many rhododendrons, drawing many visitors during the season.

Access to central Bungo Ono 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

Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu
Introducing tourism and recommended spots in Bungo Ono City
We share beautiful places around the city on our Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/satonotabiii/

Rhododendrons at Jinkakuji
As of April 21, 2025

The rhododendrons at Jinkakuji in Asaji Town, Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu.
The rhododendrons are in full bloom and look beautiful.
The pale pink petals are especially lovely.

Location
Jinkakuji (Torida, Asaji Town, Bungo Ono City)
▶ Parking available
▶ Restrooms available

Jinkakuji
Jinkakuji is an ancient temple with a history of more than a thousand years. It sits on a ridge of columnar joints formed from welded tuff about 15 million years ago, giving it excellent views and making it a strategic stronghold in past conflicts. The temple grounds are planted with many rhododendrons and attract many visitors during the season.

Access to central Bungo Ono 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

Introducing sightseeing and recommended spots in Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu