🎆Yukata Night on Sunday, August 10th🎆 🔥Log‑sawing Race🔥 [Men's Division · Women's Division] 🏆1st Prize: 20,000 yen voucher for a stay at Tokachigawa Onsen! 🥈2nd Prize: 10,000 yen meal voucher 🥉3rd Prize: 5,000 yen meal voucher 🎁Participation Prize: Bath additive (Bathclin)✨ 🪓Entry Fee: 500 yen 🕒Registration: from 15:00 (18 men and 18 women per division, first come first served) 📍Registration Desk: Festival Headquarters Join the log‑sawing race and win fantastic prizes to make summer memories!👘🔥 We look forward to your participation!!

Culture Night Friday, July 25 At the Forest Museum Komu, the yearly Culture Night took place. Normally Komu closes at 5:00 PM, but for this night only it stayed open until 8:00 PM. Since people usually visit Komu during daylight hours, entering the museum at night felt like sneaking into school—full of excitement. That evening, not only the young children who often use Komu but also middle school students who came to see their friends from the brass band and many adults arrived one after another. For some locals who live nearby but rarely stop by these days, it was a rare chance to step into Komu again. Inside the building, the Nishiokoppe Junior High School brass band performed, and the puppet-theater group Doremi staged “The Mischievous Ghost Kenmun.” Among the performances, a trio by three third-year brass-band students left a strong impression. Trumpet, horn, and euphonium. Each instrument had its highlight passages, and their overlapping harmonies were very beautiful. The puppet show put on by village volunteers collaborated with lighting to create a vivid, immersive performance. After the shows, there was time to interact with the puppets and instruments. The children who played until they were drenched in sweat likely slept soundly that night. We look forward to next year’s Culture Night. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Forest Museum Komu #Culture Night #mokuiiku (wood learning) #brass band #puppet theater

Event Announcement📣 On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the town of Taiki will host the 34th Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival 😊 The Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival began after the Ministry of the Environment praised the Rekifune River flowing through the town as "Japan’s cleanest river." The festival celebrates the gifts of nature and invites everyone to enjoy a summer day by the clear stream in a major seasonal event!! Date and Time: Sunday, August 3, 2025 Location: Riverbed upstream of Taiki Bridge on the Rekifune River During the day you’ll find plenty of stalls and hands-on activities for children!! 📍Bouncy dome 📍Firefighting experience 📍Yamabe fishing 📍Gold panning experience (fee required) ※The gold panning takes place in the river, so we recommend bringing boots, water shoes, sandals, or other footwear that can get wet, plus a towel. There’s even more to enjoy, including dance and live performances, a PET bottle rocket contest, the Tokachi Blue Sky Lady talk show, and a fun prize lottery 🎵 In the evening, the festival reaches its climax with the Perpune Fire Festival, where towering pillar torches seem to reach the sky, followed by an impressive fireworks display. 📍Perpune Fire Festival: from 6:00 PM Legend says that if a pillar torch falls toward the mountain side it brings a bountiful harvest, and if it falls toward the sea it brings abundant catches. 📍Fireworks Display: from 7:30 PM (postponed to August 4 in case of rain) Join this summer tradition, shake off the heat, and enjoy a wonderful time😍😍 https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=419...

Here are some of the Hotel staff's favorite evening walking routes 👣 Leave the Hotel and head towards the river. As you walk along the Quay of Fisherman's Wharf MOO, you can 👀 admire the beautiful scenery with the street lights reflected in the water After that, if you go in the direction of Nusamai Bridge, you will see 🌉 the bridge Light up. Gari climb the stairs to the bridge and take 📸 the best shots of the statue of the four seasons & the sea at night In addition, the view from the opposite bank is also a little different. Return, it is also a good idea ✨ to leave a commemorative photo with the KUSHIRO monument Accommodation, please visit 😊 us

From August 1st to August 3rd, the 70th Tomakomai Port Festival is taking place over three days✨ In time for the Port Festival, the sailing ship Nippon Maru is docked at the sub-venue, Kirakira Park! At night, it shows a beautifully lit silhouette✨ (The lighting remains through the night of the 4th.)

Event Notice📣 On Saturday, August 2, the Otofuke Town Chamber of Commerce Summer Festival Cooling Fireworks Display will take place 😊 A beer garden and festival stalls line the grounds, with performances including Otofuke Town Komadaiko drumming, Studio ZERO dance, Otofuke Dream Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Kenji Nanda impersonation show, and a karaoke contest, creating a varied stage program!! Because the terrain is flat, you can see the fireworks up close for an impressive experience!! About 1,000 fireworks will light up the town’s night sky😍😍 Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 3:00 PM ※In case of severe weather, the event will be postponed to August 3 Location: Special venue in front of Shintsu Community Hall Enjoy beer and the stage shows as we cheerfully get through summer together🎵🎵🎵 http://www.otofuke.jp/news/news-4242.html...

On July 31st, STV's "Dosanko Wide 179" segment aired "Summer Okhotsk Engaru: A Journey Through Black Treasure "Black Treasure". If you missed it, you can watch it on "Dosanko Wide 179 YouTube". In the broadcast, there was also a supermarket with a tsunami warning, so you can ♪ see it on YouTube without a supermarket

【Event】Don to Koi Festival in Higashikawa-cho on August 2 and 3 📣 Don to Koi Festival in Higashikawa-cho — Now Happening! The Don to Koi Festival, a summer tradition in Higashikawa-cho, returns this year! The event is packed with activities the whole family can enjoy. We look forward to welcoming you! 🗓 Schedule Saturday, August 2 — 11:00 to 21:00 Sunday, August 3 — 9:30 to 15:00 📌 Venue Special event site for the Higashikawa-cho Don to Koi Festival (Photo Street pedestrian zone / Hagoromo Park) ⭐ Main attractions (excerpt) 🤣 Mid‑summer Comedy and Impression Show — Saturday, August 2 at 13:30 🎤 Guest Live Performance — Saturday, August 2 at 19:00 🎆 Fireworks Display — Saturday, August 2 at 20:30 Also, outstanding performances on the Hagoromo outdoor stage Don to Koi food stalls from the pedestrian zone to Hagoromo Park a mochi‑tossing event on the Hagoromo outdoor stage and more Lots of fun activities await! 📞 Organizer: Higashikawa Don to Koi Festival Executive Committee (inside the Higashikawa-cho Chamber of Commerce office) TEL: 0166-82-2750

Notice: Event Information♪ Sister City Joetsu City Product Fair at the Dotou Festival Joetsu City in Niigata Prefecture, a sister city of Iwanai-cho, will hold a product fair at the Dotou Festival! Items for Sale Doburoku (unfiltered sake), sake, sasa-dango (bamboo-leaf rice cakes), shuttchijin mochi (departure mochi), rice, and more Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 12:00–18:00 Sunday, August 3, 10:00–15:00 Venue: Special booth inside the Dotou Festival grounds Please take this opportunity to stop by and make a purchase♪

Notice] Event Information♪ Kids Iwanai Water Park🏖️ This year it takes place on the same day as the second day of the Dotou Festival! ★ Date and Time ・Sunday, August 3, 10:00–15:00 ★ Venue Iwanai Regional Cultural Center Marine Park Postal Code 045-0003 51-7 Bandai, Iwanai-cho, Iwanai District, Hokkaido ★ Eligibility Up to third-grade elementary school children accompanied by a guardian * Please do not take your eyes off your child. * We cannot take responsibility for accidents that occur without a guardian present. Changing tents will be provided on the day Please bring a change of clothes and a towel We look forward to welcoming everyone♪

[Notice] Event Information♪ The 52nd Iwanai Dotoh Festival!!! A spectacular fireworks show with about 5,000 shells🎇 ★Date and Time ・Saturday, August 2 — from 12:00 ※Fireworks start at 20:00 ※Postponed to the next day in case of rain ・Sunday, August 3 — from 10:00 ★Venue Special outdoor site on the west side of the Iwanai Regional Cultural Center Postal code 045-0003 51-7 Bandai, Iwanai-cho, Iwanai District, Hokkaido For the program and event details, please see the images from the second one onward.

Special Exhibition “The Artist Who Draws: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko” (July 12, 2025–August 31, 2025) A major exhibition in Tomakomai dives into the appeal of anime and manga legend Yoshikazu Yasuhiko—the largest show of his work to date! Dates: Saturday, July 12, 2025–Sunday, August 31, 2025 Closed: Mondays (open Monday, July 21 and Monday, August 11 [national holiday]; closed Tuesday, July 22 and Tuesday, August 12) Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. On Saturday, July 26 and Tuesday–Saturday, August 26–30, the museum is open until 8:00 p.m. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Venue: Tomakomai City Museum of Art and Natural History, Exhibition Rooms 1–3 Admission: Adults 600 yen (500 yen), university and high school students 400 yen (300 yen), elementary and junior high school students free ※ Prices in parentheses apply to advance tickets and groups of 10 or more. ※ Present your annual pass to enter for 300 yen for adults and 200 yen for university and high school students. ※ For exemption applications, please inquire. ※ The courtyard exhibition and the permanent collection are also included. ※ Admission fees are accepted in cash only. Combined ticket (common pass for Tomakomai City Museum of Art and Kushiro City Museum of Art): 1,300 yen

[Wood Play Experience Market] Komu Museum of Art Saturday, August 2, 10:00–16:00 We present the “Wood Play Experience Market”! ※Museum closing time is 17:00 See it, touch it, make it—fun wooden workshops await you. [Workshop Highlights] 〇 Wooden keychain and brooch making Artist: tek Tanno Yuri Fee: 500 yen each Duration: about 30 minutes 〇 Make a wooden kaleidoscope or clock!! Artist: Do mono Fee: Kaleidoscope 1,000 yen / Clock 500 yen Duration: about 30 minutes 〇 Wood-nut BUG BUG Wood education meister: Erika Murai Fee: 300 yen Duration: about 30 minutes 〇 Mushroom magnet making Uenshiri and friends (taiko drum team) Fee: 500 yen (for two pieces) Duration: about 10 minutes ※Admission fees apply as usual High school and older 500 yen / Grades 4–6 and junior high 300 yen / Ages 3 to Grade 3 100 yen / Under 3 free ※Residents of Nishiokoppe Village are free of charge that day To mark the village’s 100th anniversary, the first 100 visitors will receive a free workshop ticket! Every craft is adorable—you’ll have trouble choosing which to make. Come make a lovely piece and create a summer vacation memory. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Komu Museum of Art #Summer #Wood Play Experience Market #Hands-on #Workshop #Woodworking #Woody Summer School #August 2

Event Announcement📣 From August 1 to August 3, the Hokkaido Balloon Festival takes place in Kamishihoro Town😊 This hot air balloon competition was first held in Japan in 1974!! A colorful array of balloons gathers from across the country to compete🎵 You can also enjoy tethered balloon rides, live music, and local gourmet food😍 On the experience flights, you can ride the balloon of Horon-chan, Kamishihoro Town’s character, the fairy of sky and land!! 📌Date and Time: August 1–August 3, 2025 📌Location: Kamishihoro Town Aviation Park and surrounding areas 📌Hot Air Balloon Competition Flight Schedule 8/1 → Morning competition 5:30, Afternoon competition 15:30 8/2 → Morning competition 5:30, Afternoon competition 15:30 8/3 → Morning competition 5:30, Flight curtain call (free flight) 15:30 📍On the night of 8/2 at 19:00, enjoy the balloon glow, where burners light up the balloons!! A rainbow of balloons will color the summer sky🎵 For details, please see the official Hokkaido Balloon Festival website. 📍On 8/1, a summer evening fireworks show will be held in Kamishihoro Town from 20:00😍 Bring your family and friends and come join us🤗 Other event information is posted on the Tokachi Hare website event page, so please check the homepage. https://hbf.jp//

The Otofukecho Chamber of Commerce Summer Festival Cool-Down Fireworks Display will take place on Saturday, August 2! A variety of events, including festival stalls, vendor booths, and a singing contest, will liven up Otofuke’s summer! Fireworks are scheduled to be launched from 8:00 PM🎆 We hope to see you there! 📍For details, please see the Otofukecho Chamber of Commerce website.

🏮✨Yukata Night 2025✨🏮 ＼Why not make this summer’s memories here?／ 📅 Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025 🕒 Time: 2:30 PM–7:30 PM 📍 Venue: Tokachigawa Onsen Yunonosato Hall 👘A summer festival where the yukata takes center stage🌙 Enjoy a summer night as a slightly different you. 🟡 Balloon release🎈・Otofukecho Komata Drum Performance 🟡 Log-cutting race・Yukata contest 💝Exciting prizes available!! 🟡 Children’s festival stalls (target shooting, yo-yo fishing, etc.) 🟡 Food stalls and kitchen cars🍺🍙 🌟 Visitors wearing yukata or jinbei will receive a 500-yen voucher redeemable at the venue (children will receive festival tickets) as a gift🎁 ※You are welcome to attend in everyday clothes as well! 🎐Check the images for details! We will share updates as they come! We look forward to seeing many of you 😊

Event Announcement📣 The annual beer garden “Tarunama Beer Aya” returns to Honbetsu on Saturday, July 26th 🍺 Along with beer, a wide selection of alcoholic drinks such as chu-hai and sake will be available 😊 Local foods will be lined up so you can enjoy gourmet bites with your drinks 🎵 The program is packed with attractions, including a performance by the Yoshitsune Taiko drummers and a HIPHOP dance show by local children!! A raffle may award luxurious prizes like travel vouchers and hot-spring hotel stays 🎁🎁 Grab a beer and beat the summer heat with us～🎵🎵🤗 Date and Time: Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 15:00 Venue: Parking lot in front of Honbetsu Town Hall Contact: Honbetsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry TEL: 0156-22-2529 https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/sightseeing/fes/details/beerfes.html...

Otofukecho pairs perfectly with dusk 🌄 The wide sky and endless fields make it a truly charming town 🍃 It’s also nice to stop by during a leisurely drive 🚗

Held in 📢 again this year Summer Thanksgiving! Date: Sunday, July 27 Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (limited to 5 hours) Location: Setouchi Shoji store warehouse 　　　Shintoku Town Nishi 1 Jo Minami 5-17-2 Phone: 0156-64-4313 From Minamifurano Town "Toba Farm Cherry Tomato" @tobatomato Thin-skinned and sweet cherry tomatoes 🍅 1kg→1.300 yen (tax included) Reservations are now being accepted! "Tomoe Bagel" from Eniwa City @tomoebagel It's fluffy and filling! 1 piece 350 yen to 400 yen * Limited quantity Local, from Shintoku Town, "Snack shop flowers" @oyatsuya_hana3 Plenty of eggs 🥚, moist and smooth Taiwanese castella 1 piece 200 yen to 230 yen And finally, he is also the organizer "Setouchi Shoji" @setouchi.urapp4313 Newly released "Odaichi Tokachi Somen" 1 bag 800g - 500 yen (tax included) Half-raw Soba 200g✖︎ 4 bags - 1000 yen (tax included) We also accept reservations for mid-range products Why don't you take this opportunity to visit Squid 💁 ♀️? We look forward to seeing you there! #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Shintoku Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Station front Complex facility #tuktuk ##Summer #Great Thanksgiving #Cherry Tomatoes #Bagels #Taiwan Castella #Soba #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Summer Vacation Craft Experience! ~Using old Hoda wood~ 【Handmade Miniature House】 Experience cutting various types of logs Even the trees that you cut yourself In the chimney of a miniature House!? Choose the parts, assemble them... Paint your favorite color Make it to your favorite! Let's ♪ make Takutetsu Kinokitan a lively Village Of course, the miniature House I made Return is also OK. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. @t_kinokotan Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025 Time:10:00~15:00 Location: Takutetsu Mushroom Tan Participation fee: 500 yen Please come and have fun with your little ones and Adult! Summer vacation craft experience! ~Using old logs~ [Handmade miniature house] Experience cutting various types of logs You can even use the wood you cut to make a chimney for a miniature house! ? Choose the parts, assemble them... Paint them your favorite colors, and make it to your liking! Let's make Takutetsu Kinokotan a lively village♪ Of course, you can take home the miniature house you made. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. @t_kinokotan Date and time: Sunday, July 27, 2025 Time: 10:00-15:00 Location: Takutetsu Kinokotan Participation fee: 500 yen Kids and adults alike are welcome to come and have fun! #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Shintoku Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Station front Complex facility #Takutetsu Mushroom Tan #Miniature House #Miniature House Making #Summer Vacation Crafts #Craft experience #Hoda Tree #tuktuk ##hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #summervacation #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Event Announcement 📣 On Saturday, July 26, Tokachi–Shimizu Town will host the Seiryu Festival 😊 This beloved event returns for its 47th year!! The stage program is packed with YOSAKOI dance, jazz dance, and performances by Shimizu and Mikage Middle School brass bands, among others!! A bingo tournament and a fun prize drawing could award luxurious prizes!? You can also ride in and see working vehicles such as aerial work platforms and patrol cars on display!! The Chamber of Commerce Women’s and Youth Divisions, the Shimizu High School Sanroku Club, and local restaurants will host booths so you can enjoy regional gourmet treats 🎵 📌Date and Time: Saturday, July 26, 2025, 12:00–20:30 📌Venue: Event plaza next to JR Tokachi-Shimizu Station *In case of severe weather, the event will be postponed to the following day 📌How to participate in the prize drawing Only those who purchase the advance “Lucky Coupon with Lottery Ticket” usable at the Chamber of Commerce Youth Division booth are eligible. 📌Inquiries Seiryu Festival Executive Committee (Shimizu Town Chamber of Commerce) TEL: 0156-62-2208 It’s been hot lately, so please take care of your health and enjoy the summer festival 🤗 https://www.town.shimizu.hokkaido.jp/section/08/details/47.html...

August 9th "Mugikansai" festival celebrates the wheat harvest! 🌾 In Otofukecho, the town with Japan’s highest wheat production, the wheat harvest thanksgiving festival "Mugikansai" will take place. The festival runs simultaneously at three venues: Roadside Station Otofuke, the wheat fields of Miura Farm, and Roadside Station Garden Spa. You can touch, see, taste, and enjoy wheat in many hands-on experiences. A stamp rally will also be held! Please come and join us 😊

[Feel the Festival Atmosphere at Kimu!] When I visited the Forest Museum Kimu after a long time I found festival booths spreading out! Handmade by Kimu staff, there were goldfish scooping, a shooting gallery, and a fishing corner, with stuffed animals welcoming visitors. With temperatures in Hokkaido topping 30°C, don’t forget to stay hydrated while you play. ***** Friday night, July 25th, is Culture Night! The museum stays open late from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Admission is free for everyone during these hours. At 5:30 PM there will be a concert by the Nishiokoppe Junior High School brass band. At 6:30 PM the puppet-theater group Doremi will perform. For inquiries, contact the Forest Museum Kimu. TEL: 0158-87-2600 We look forward to your visit. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Forest Museum Kimu #Summer #Festival booths #Culture Night

Notice of the 34th Rekifune River Clear-Stream Festival Alongside the annual PET bottle rocket contest, the Perpune Fire Festival and fireworks display, this year we will also present the Kimi to Idol Precure♪ character show and a live paint session where an artist paints a giant "TAIKI" sign on-site! Come and join Taiki Town’s big summer event!

📍Chiyoda Weir A beautiful weir standing quietly in the great outdoors💧 Surrounded by the clear waters of the Tokachi River and lush greenery, it’s a place where time soothes the heart🍃✨ From around September to October, one of the charms here is watching autumn-returning masu salmon (autumn masu) swim upstream to spawn🐟 It’s a spot that makes photographers want to get out with their cameras, highly recommended for photo lovers📸

The music never stops At the guesthouse GA.KOPPER in Nishiokoppe Village This week’s music events continue to take place🎉 ○ Puukichi’s Guitar Concert Thursday, July 24, 8:00 PM Enjoy the sound of acoustic guitar ○ Ni Tete Boy Live and Session Saturday, July 26 Afternoon session 2:30 PM–3:30 PM Evening session 6:30 PM–9:00 PM We’re excited to hear music and drum performances from Ghana😆 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Both events are free to enter They are tip-based free live shows🏋️ Visitors who are not staying overnight are very welcome! We ask that you order at least one drink, such as a beverage🍺 At Ni Tete’s evening session you might be able to try the event’s special menu item, “white curry”!? Please come with friends and family, we hope to see you there! #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #music #Live #Puukichi #guitar concert #acoustic guitar #Ni Tete Boy #drums #Ghana #GAKOPPER

【Reservations are being accepted】 Held in ✨ again this year 🎆 Dinner buffet 🎆 enjoyed on the top floor of "Kushiro Tairyo Donpaku" Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025 To coincide with the fireworks festival, we Held in a dinner buffet that can be Fun by all generations. During the fireworks launch time, there are also bleachers available in the window seats of the restaurant. Enjoy one of the largest events in Kushiro City with food. For details, please check the official website. Reservations and Contact: 0154-31-1277 (direct) 9:00A.M.~6:00P.M.

On June 15, 2025, the Community Exchange Center “Tokutoku” opened in front of JR Shintoku Station 😊 On the second floor, the railway heritage exhibition room “Poppo” displays dioramas and the history of railways. When you view the dioramas, try crouching so your eye level matches the models—you’ll see them in a different way 🚂 On the first floor, the cafe and shop Kotoise offers railway-themed goods, cow-pattern cups and ornaments made from Shintoku-yaki pottery, handmade items by local artists, and specialty products from Shintoku Town. On the second floor, the information center (Shintoku Town Tourism Association) also rents bicycles, so you can explore the town by bike and enjoy the scenery and local food. Please consider visiting the Community Exchange Center “Tokutoku” sometime 🤗 https://shintoku-town.net//

A Ezo deer wading in Lake Utonai. It appears to be eating aquatic plants.✨ It looks cool and refreshing. (Image courtesy of Roadside Station Utonai Lake)

🚶‍♀️🏔️ 〈Hokkaido East Trail〉 The Hokkaido East Trail, a long-distance route linking three national parks and towns, opened in October 2024 and runs roughly 410 km north to south across eastern Hokkaido from Kushiro City to Rausucho. This trail is highly recommended for the coming season, so here is a brief introduction. For more details, see Teshikaga Navi. ※When undertaking the trail, be sure to complete proper preparations in advance. Correction) On the first page, part of the wording has been corrected https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/dototrail/...