Hyakutai Koshin (Hundred Koshin Statues) The stone Koshin statue and the commemorative monument at the highest central step of the approach were erected in March 1828 (Bunsei 11) by Nobutomi Ohara. According to the monument, “On Koshin days we held ceremonies to honor the Koshin deity, and if one observed this ritual seven times one could reduce the calamities caused by the three corpses (sanshi). After consulting with the nun of the Ohara hermitage, I decided to enshrine a hundred Koshin statues along the ridge of the woodland I own. Many people from inside and outside the village helped erect the Koshin monuments. I inscribed this monument to explain the reason, to offer thanks to the Heavenly Sovereign, and to pray that my companions and neighbors would be considerate of one another so that our descendants might live in peace and prosper for generations.” In this way, these Koshin statues were widely commissioned from neighboring villages and erected, and there are 110 in total.

Kodai Fire Festival The Kodai Fire Festival takes place every year on August 14 in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. This traditional event has been passed down since the Edo period. Its origins are unclear, but it is said to have begun as a Bon memorial service, a ritual to drive away pests and pray for a bountiful rice harvest, or as a memorial for victims of an uprising that occurred during the Edo period. On the day of the festival, local residents prepare small torches called kodai in the rice fields across the Ogata Plain, starting around Harajiri Falls. At night, when about 10,000 kodai are lit all at once, their lights rise up from around Harajiri Falls across the Ogata Plain. The scene is exceptionally dreamlike. Some districts in Ogata Town create torii gates, stone bridges, and other features using kodai, creating a stunning competition of beauty.

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Photographed 8/15/24. It is a Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. Mr./Ms. Shine Pine Frapecino and Earl Grey Milk Cream Donuts. 🍍🍩

Rousokuda-se August 7 is Tanabata Day in Hokkaido. In Nishiokoppe Village, children parade through the village, and it’s a day when they receive sweets instead of candles! “Bring out the candles—bring them out!” When they arrive at houses that have prepared treats, the children sing in unison. Since this event happens only once a year, they started out singing a little shyly. Watching parents clap along and sing with them help raise the energy. As more sweets are collected, their singing grows livelier. At the final stop, the elementary school, they sing at the top of their lungs and get fireworks! Even after walking for more than an hour, the children’s energy is remarkable. They go wild over sparklers and aerial fireworks. While parading through town, junior high students carry bags of candy, and older elementary children walk hand in hand with those from the nursery. It was a soothing night to witness those scenes. #Nishiokoppe Village #Rousokuda-se #elementary school #PTA #What they want are sweets #Tanabata #August 7 #Hokkaido

Summer in the countryside is fine with insects. A dragonfly that landed on my finger while I was playing on my way home. Let's fly together Thailand、、、

Photographed 8/15/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

It is located at an elevation of about 2000m at the foothills of Mt. Asama A photographic trip to the pond flats in search of coolness When you pass through the ski resort of Yunomaru Highlands The Highlands is a different world where you can feel the signs of autumn. The towns at the foothills are over 36°C! The Highlands is 24°C! comfortable♪ Around the Kagami Pond in the marshland, the grass Autumn leaves have begun. I was able to enjoy summer and early autumn at the same time. The clouds that occasionally stream into the marshland created a fantastic view reflected in the pond.

Chiba Prefecture Kamogawa City daihonzan Kominato Tanjyo Temple's Light up and consecutive nightly fireworks

Awaji Island, Hyogo I went to see sea fireflies for the first time during summer Vacation. 😯 Impression

Saturday, August 17 — National Mountain-Stream Fishing Tournament 🎣🔥 Here’s another fishing tournament story 💪 Today the National Mountain-Stream Fishing Tournament took place on the Mikasokawa tributary of the Gokase River 🤩 This was the second time, following last year 👏 About 70 children and around 100 adults gathered at Mikasokawa — a great turnout 😚 Like at the Kuraoka fishing tournament, I was reminded that fishing is an activity for all ages and genders. So many people were enjoying themselves — it was wonderful 😳✨ This time the children also had a fish-catching event where they grabbed fish by hand 😆 Surprisingly, eels were mixed in, so both kids and the adults watching were fired up 🔥🔥🔥 The vibe was “Bring one back for sure!” 🤣 haha After the excitement there was weighing and an awards ceremony 🏆✨ There were awards for highest total catch from 1st to 3rd place, plus a separate big-fish prize 🙌 The 1st-place total-catch winner landed 4.16 kg of fish 🎉👏 That’s a bit more than two 2-liter PET bottles worth of fish 😲‼ Amazing 👏 Congratulations to the champion 😆💕 The big-fish prize went to a second-year junior high student who caught a hefty 34 cm fish and placed admirably 🤩 Where could such a big fish have been hiding?! Congratulations 🥳👏 The raffle afterward featured a row of luxurious prizes 🫢 With kids and adults smiling, the fishing tournament wrapped up 🙌 Now that Obon and the fishing tournament are over, the weather is slowly starting to cool… When it’s hot you want summer to end quickly, but once you sense its end you feel a bit wistful 😌 Let’s stay well and keep going strong despite Obon fatigue and the heat 🕺✨

Western dinner courses are back! Limited to 15 meals a day [Western dinner course] Enjoy ♪ the chef's special dishes using plenty of seasonal ingredients 〈Menu〉 ・Caesar salad with romaine lettuce and Spain ham ・Natural Anago (sea eel) pancetta roll with warm potato salad ・ Seafood with the scent of the seashore Spaghetti pescatore ・ Poiret of Hokkaido beef fillet covered with green onions Tasmanian mustard accent ・Today's Fun Dessert Wagon 　　Lemon Lime Sorbet 　　Rare cheesecake with blue honeysuckle sauce 　　Mango Pudding 　　Shortcake with chocolate and mint 　　Seasonal fruit tarts The menu will be available until the end of August! Please enjoy it 🤤 Reservations and details 📞011-222-1522 Or on the hotel's ✨ website

Sunday, August 25th One event ends and another begins. There’s no time to rest anywhere, with events back-to-back every day 😆 The last festival of August is the Village Revitalization Festival!! This weekend, please come to Nishiokoppe Village 🏃🏃 Enjoy many food and drink stalls, and don’t miss attractions like the lumberjack competition and the Drink-Bang-Bang-Born contest. Look forward to live performances on the stage, too. We’ll be waiting for you at the renovated Forest Park! #Nishiokoppe Village #Village Revitalization Festival #festival #summer #stalls #live performances #attractions #lumberjack #Milk Design

On September 1st, the Friend Building will have a power outage for statutory inspections, and Tomakomai Tourist Information Center will be temporarily closed. Closed: Sunday, September 1, 2024 — all day Please note that manhole cards will not be distributed and bicycle rental reservations or rentals will not be available on that day. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma It's summer

Photographed 8/10/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of the north approach to the temple of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

The Kodai Torch Fire Festival will take place on August 14 in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. This traditional event has been passed down since the Edo period. At night, when the Kodai torches are lit all at once, their lights rise like a dream around Harajiri Falls and across the Ogata Plain.

Norikura Highlands Maime no Pond 2020.08.14 It's only 5 minutes from the parking lot, but it's a bear habitat Thereare bear-repellent sticks on the shore of the pond that make sounds. In 2020, there was not much water, but I was able to take a reflection. The stream stars were also captured, making it a great night.

Photographed 8/15/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chimes on the veranda had changed to the color of love.

Sendai Tanabata Festival taken at night The decoration in the photo is decorated with 78,000 origami cranes made by children from elementary and junior high schools in the city with the hope of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake This year, it is said that it also contains a wish for the reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula earthquake

Summer cumulonimbus clouds and rain patterns directly below them. From Takanezawa Towns in Tochigi Prefecture, I took a picture in the direction of Nikko City. Traveling by motorcycle has many moments when you can feel the majesty of Nature.

Fireworks and Roller coasters I always have a hard time figuring out which angle to shoot from. I Thailand to go three times. Nagashima Hot Spring 60th Anniversary "Opening Commemorative Large Fireworks" Mie Prefecture Kuwana City Nagashima Town

Hello, 👋😃 I'm ❗ Town Tourist Association Kyowa It's an 📢 announcement "Scarecrow hometown" Republican Town's major summer Events "Kyowa Scarecrow Festival" will be Held in ❗🎉 on Sunday, August 25 In addition to about 100 unique and unique "scarecrows" lined up at the festival venue, in addition to Agricultural Products sales and tastings such as the Stalls Yabanba competition for food and drink, and the Specialty Products "Raden melon" of the Republican Town, this year we will ❗😆 Implementation the "All-you-can-eat potato stuffing Events" Held in ❗😍 at 18:00 at the Lifelong Learning Center Gymnasium with a song stage featuring Mr./Ms. Natsukawa and others Gari also features about 1,000 fireworks at the Finale ❗😁 We look forward ❗ to seeing you at our booth Held in: Sunday, August 25　 　　　　　10：00～20：15 ●Venue: Kyowa Towns Relaxation Square 　　　(Behind the Republican Town Town hall Government Building) ●Inquiries 　TEL: 0135-67-8778 (Kyowa Town Town hall Industry Division)

Photographed 8/15/24. It's about 7 o'clock in the morning. I pray that nothing will happen.

This is a photo of when I went to Kiyomizu Temple. Many wind chimes swayed in the wind and made a tasteful sound. In the intense heat of 35 degrees Celsius, the cool sound of wind chimes was healing to tourists. I also wanted to capture the vivid contrast between the vermilion of the hall and the blue sky of Thailand day, so I took a picture. I think it became a piece where you can feel the summer of Japan on its own.

This is one of the Nagaoka fireworks held in this year. I like the dark atmosphere of the red smoke reflected in the reflection of the light and the green bridge.

Takaharu 0 yen market held in! !️ We are looking for sellers! 😆✨ You can participate as an individual or as a corporation! !️ Held in: September 15(Sunday)　 Venue: Around the Precincts of Narino Shrine ⛩️ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.　 Food, uniforms, gym clothes, clothes that have lost their minds, food with an expiration date (unopened) only, toys, games, etc. Instead of throwing away things that are no longer needed, we pass on the things that can be used to the next person who needs them! It is an initiative aimed at sustainability! !️😊 We hope that many sellers and visitors will come on the day! !️ Stalls, please contact us DM to official Account @miknsd1111

【Kiso Toy Museum】 A hands-on tree education museum where you can play with 2500 toys! A museum full of the charm of Kiso and the charm of wood. Inside the facility, wrapped in cypress trees, there are many different types of toys. Adult as well as children will be hooked. There are also toys unique to Kiso. There is also a facilities where you can experience woodworking, weaving, dyeing, Township soil food, and more. Contact: Kiso Toy Museum TEL: 0264-27-1011 (Kiso Town, Kiso-gun, Nagano Prefecture Shinkai 6959)

Notice 🥰 of Fujikawa Town Specialty Products sales August 21 (Wednesday)-August 23(Friday) 11:30-19:00 It is on the 1st floor of the Shinjuku NS Building. Fresh vegetables, fruits, fans, dumplings, We sell seals and other items. Yuzuyan is also coming!

Everyone 💓 The hot days continue—how are you spending the Obon holidays? ☺️ I sometimes see lively squirrels active around Otofuke Town 🐿️ The Tokachigawa Onsen Tourist Guide Center offers bicycle rentals, so you can casually explore sightseeing spots around Tokachigawa Onsen! We look forward to your visit 😊🚲 Rental reception hours 9:00–16:30 Please return bicycles by 17:30 🙇‍♀️ - The scorching summer continues ☀️ From August 10 the long Japanese summer holiday “Obon” begins. During this time, some people return to their hometowns and some go traveling ☺️ You can see energetic squirrels active and foraging around Otofuke Town 🐿️ The Tokachigawa Onsen Tourist Association offers a variety of bicycles for rent and looks forward to your use!