Finished! the flyer for the Taste Festival! We plan to incorporate it on October 3rd, but we will deliver it to you as soon as possible!

After the autumnal equinox on September 22, sunset comes earlier, and the other day I went to Tokachigaoka Observatory to watch the sunset and felt healed by the great outdoors 🌞🕠 Research shows that watching a setting sun stimulates happy hormones and brings many positive effects to body and mind🌇 From Tokachigaoka Observatory you can take in Tokachi River, Tokachi Ohashi Bridge, the Tokachigawa Onsen district, and the vast fields near Tokachigawa Onsen all at once! When you visit Hokkaido, be sure to come to Tokachigawa Onsen and feel the power of this great nature 😊 - After Japan’s autumnal equinox on September 22, sunset time gradually grows earlier. A few days ago I went to Tokachigaoka Observatory to see the sunset and was healed by the power of nature 🌞🕠 Studies show that watching the sunset can trigger happiness hormones and bring many good effects to the body and mind🌇 From Tokachigaoka Observatory you can simultaneously see Tokachi River, Tokachi Ohashi Bridge, the Tokachigawa Onsen area, and the vast farmland near Tokachigawa Onsen! If you come to Hokkaido, please be sure to visit Tokachigawa Onsen to experience the power of nature here! 😊

Maternity photo 🤰🏻🌼 at Ueno Farm

Summer Ueno Farm 🌲🏵️ The greenery and flowers are 💐 lovely It's 🥹 a great place to take a walk

It is a building with a view of the sea in midsummer. Squid, I want to spend a day looking at the sea from such a place.

Photographed 9/25/24. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

It is the seaside of Miyakojima. At low tide, the sea is shallow and transparent, so you can enjoy a refreshing feeling throughout your body.

Isehara Flower Report — Hinata's Red Spider Lilies 2024.9.26 This year the blooms are not opening all at once as in past years; flowering varies by location. Many shoots with buds were seen. Depending on the temperature, they may bloom rapidly. Hinata Yakushi is running late and only about one third of the flowers are open now, but it’s worth a visit during your shrine visit! *Red spider lilies special: Yakushi Rurikō Nyorai Goshuin available* ※Limited to 500 copies (while supplies last) ¥500 Many people were taking photos and strolling around the Hinata Yakushi bus stop area again today. ※There are few buses, so please check schedules in advance. Parking lots may be crowded depending on the day and time. Please enjoy your walk while observing good manners. *Please use the Hinata red spider lily guide map placed inside the can by the restroom entrance in the Hinata Yakushi bus stop parking area and in the can in the back parking lot of the Skills Development Center (8:30–16:00).*

Nobeoka City Event Information ＼The season of Nobeoka’s suigo ayu-yana has arrived again this year!／ What is ayu-yana… Ayu-yana is a traditional fishing method that dams the river and creates an outlet in part of the flow, using the ayu’s instinct to swim downstream to spawn to guide them into a catch trap called otesu. While yana fishing is found across Japan, the Nobeoka Suigo Ayu-Yana stands out for its grand scale—constructed in spots where the river exceeds 100 meters in width—and for being set up close to the city center, a rarity elsewhere. On the Ose River, dining huts associated with the ayu-yana open, so you can enjoy a full course of freshly caught ayu—salt-grilled, miso-grilled, and more—while taking in the otherworldly scenery right before you. The sight of ayu being grilled on the riverbank has been selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Fragrant Landscapes, and it is the only site in Miyazaki Prefecture to receive this recognition. Each year a pier is laid out so visitors can walk out toward the center of the river, offering a chance to see ayu fall into the otesu up close. 👀✨ Please come and visit us!

On the Toyooka Village cycling guided tour, guests can bring the fruit they harvest to the café and have it turned into desserts to enjoy! Right now, it’s shine muscat grapes. After that come apples, sweet persimmons, and Ichida persimmons. More seasonal fruits will follow! For details on the guided tours, please see the Toyooka Travel Time website. We also accept inquiries by phone! Toyooka Village Tourism Association (Toyooka Travel Time): 0265-49-3395

Iridou Kumo and Gifu Castle 🏯 The cloudy clouds that feel like summer are good ✨.

Matsue Water Township fireworks festival 🎆 I went there for the first time and it was 😍✨ insanely beautiful It's a fireworks festival that I want to go to again!

Speaking of summer, Kishiwada Danjiri Festival! A powerful, cool, and favorite festivals ♡ I'm glad I was able 😊✨ to go again this year

Honoring the Samurai girl The more onago is bullshit, the more the world will be bullshit. The stronger you are, the calmer you will be.  The more you can hang your head and bow low, the more genuine nobility and strength you will acquire.

Summer in Japan never lets you down, although it's humid. The lush green nature, the sound of cicadas and wind chimes, light breeze, beautiful sunsets, and peaceful life make summer here calm and soulful. The vibrant and magnificent fresh green view from Furano are a of Hokkaido

The Way of the Brush Along with the martial arts, many other arts flourished, including calligraphy, tea ceremony, tea bowls, poetry, incense, and Noh drama, and a samurai needed to have knowledge of both the sword and the brush in order to be seen as a cultured gentleman.

The 49th Delicious "Shintoku" Great Snow Festival This Events is coming again this year! The Daisetsu Festival is a food festival where you can buy high-quality vegetables and Soba (buckwheat noodles) from Shintoku. The most popular items are all-you-can-eat local vegetables (500 yen), freshly harvested, freshly ground, freshly pounded, and freshly boiled Shintoku buckwheat noodles, as well as Fresh fruits delivered from Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, a friendly city in Shintoku Town. Also, on stage, if you buy meat at a Magic show, live performance, or venue, you can enjoy BBQ because they will lend you charcoal and a stove for free.

Today, after renewing my license, I took a walk in Kawagoe. This is the love water of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine. It is an autumn specification. 🍁

Autumn leaves begin. I went to Tokachi Dam to prepare for the Kina Cow Shrine Shrine Commemorative Festival, which will be Held in on Tuesday, October 1st. Among Town, the temperature rises to around 20°C during Gari daytime, but drops to single digits at night, and I think the temperature is a little lower in Squid mountainous areas. I also received a report that Autumn leaves have started from Tomraushi Onsen Tosetsu-so, so I wonder if it has progressed considerably in about a week. If it is every year, it will be Best time to visit near the Tomraushi Onsen Tosetsu-so at the beginning of next month, and it will be Best time to visit around the middle of the month near the lake from the Tokachi Dam, so please take a look at the Autumn leaves to dye untouched Nature.

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Hibita Shrine Antique Flea Market (canceled in case of rain) Sunday, October 20, 2024, 9:00 AM–3:30 PM Venue: On the grounds of Sannomiya Hibita Shrine 1472 Sannomiya, Isehara A wide selection of antiques that captivate collectors will be on display. You might find a thrilling discovery or a real bargain! Enjoy lively performances of taiko drumming, food trucks, and a free plant giveaway of flower seedlings from 11:00 AM for the first 100 visitors (one pot per person), among other attractions! Contact: Sannomiya Hibita Shrine 0463-95-3237

Asakusa Samba Carnival After Coronavirus pandemic, the Asakusa Samba Carnival has been fully Held in in 5 years yellowtail! 👏👏 In the past, it was held on the last Saturday of August, and it was also a day of fighting against the piercing sun, but this time it was the middle of September, and although there was still some residual heat, a pleasant breeze blew and I was able to watch it comfortably. One team stands at the starting position and takes just over an hour to finish. How much preparation and effort did we put into this parade over the past year? The late-summer tradition in Tokyo is like a grand and ephemeral dream. I feel a hint of autumn in a little loneliness.

2024/08/24 Edogawa Fireworks Festival I headed to the venue from Asakusa, which was supposed to be nearby, an hour before the launch start time, but what a crowded yellowtail. I was in a hurry, but the Edogawa bank to the venue went on endlessly. When I was halfway through the program, I was finally able to sit down in the seat where I had bought a ticket. In the dark night sky, there are a hundred flowers of fire. The ephemeral light of a thousand purple crimsons, the ephemeral afterimages, and the memories that burn into the eyes. A distant summer day overlaps the back of an engrossed young child.

Visited on 9/21/24. LEC COFFEE's original chai and coffee jelly. available always. 😊

Summer in Japan never lets you down, although it's humid. The lush green nature, the sound of cicadas and wind chimes, light breeze, beautiful sunsets, and peaceful life make summer here calm and soulful. Photo taken in koishikawa korakuene

Isehara Flower Report: Higanbana in Hinata – September 24, 2024 This year’s bloom was delayed by the extreme heat, and flowering now varies by location. Depending on temperatures, they may all burst into bloom at once. Hinata Yakushi is currently largely not in bloom. Around Arouzu, many buds remain, so you should be able to enjoy them for a while. Near the Hinata Yakushi bus stop, some areas are in full bloom and look lovely (with some salvia as well), and many visitors with cameras have been coming. Parking lots may be crowded depending on the day and time. Please enjoy your walk while observing proper manners. Please make use of the Hinata Higanbana guide map found inside the can by the restroom entrance in the Hinata Yakushi bus stop parking area and in the back parking lot of the Skills Development Center (8:30–16:00). ※ The shaded path is currently impassable due to typhoon damage. ※ Bus services are limited, so please check schedules in advance. ※ We appreciate your donations to the Higanbana fund.

50th Isehara Commerce and Industry Festival / 18th ISEHARA Sole The 50th Commerce and Industry Festival and the 18th ISEHARA Sole bring performers and audiences together in a celebration of dance across many genres. Held at the same time as Isehara’s biggest event, the 57th Isehara Tourism Dōkan Festival, on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, the area around Isehara Station promises even more excitement! Venue: Around Odakyu Line Isehara Station Contact: Isehara Chamber of Commerce and Industry TEL: 0463-95-3233

HOSTEL&SPA FAN! MATSUMOTO A slightly retro and Squid Minamoto spring flowing inn A completely new hostel with an original arrangement of Matsumoto's unique "Japan tradition". Become a fan of Matsumoto! Let's enjoy Matsumoto more (FUN)! There are encounters in travel. People who have visited Matsumoto for the first time, and people who have visited many times. This hostel is a place to share how to enjoy Matsumoto that each of you has experienced. Natural Asama Hot Spring. Asama Hot Spring opened about 1300 years ago. It has long been popular as an inner courtyard in the Castle Town of Matsumoto. Feel like a prince, take your time, and soak in. Number of guest rooms: 10 Japanese-style rooms Available for groups (up to 40 people) Other Free Wi-Fi Separate smoke (smoking area: outdoor) Restaurant on the first floor of the facilities 　　 Address 浅間Hot Spring 3-14-19 Car parking lot available (bus / Large Vehicles available) Nearest bus stop Yuzaka TEL 0263-46-0366 FAX 0263-46-0368 Cashless payment available Credit card (Visa, Master, JCB), smartphone payment (PayPay)

The Revived Variety Show Nishiokoppe Village’s variety show was held again for the first time in five years. A huge, huge, huge success!!!! The hiatus had several causes. There were infectious diseases, budget cuts, a shortage of performers… and more. Thanks to many forms of cooperation, we managed to overcome those obstacles and were able to hold the event safely. The show opened with the Wenshiri Taiko performance, revived after 20 years. Although the performance lasted only five minutes, it was powerful and a perfect choice to set the tone for the opening. There were many acts across genres for children and adults alike, and seeing friends and acquaintances happily take the stage warmed everyone’s hearts. Some acts were so intense that small children were moved to tears! In the latter half, the karaoke segment livened things up. You could lose yourself in beautiful voices, or join in with supportive shouts and enjoy the moment together. The evening closed with the audience singing the village festival song together and a fukumaki (good-luck bean toss). We are grateful to everyone who came, everyone who performed, and those who supported us from afar. Thank you very much! #Nishiokoppe Village #Variety Show #Performances #Karaoke #Wenshiri Taiko #Chase the Nut Thief #Ritz Pritz Khao Man Gai #Rissa♡ #Asano Kazu #The generous ohineri (tip) culture was amazing

Photographed 9/21/24. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.