Kikuchi City's Specialty "Higo Green Melon" is in season! "Higo Green Melon" is larger than ordinary melon, and the flesh is thick and very soft. In addition, it has a lot of water and plenty of juice, and the sugar content is more than 14 degrees. Higo green melons are in season from late April to early July. It is mainly made in the town of Nanagi in Kikuchi City. Shichijo Town is a pure spring water selected by Kumamoto Famous Water such as Maekawa Water source and Kiyo Water Water source, and rich in minerals and oxygen, and grows delicious melon. In addition, by taking the time and effort without taking a single day off until the melon is formed, you can make a melon that is well looked at, sweet, and beautifully knitted. Higo green melon is mainly sold at "Roadside Station Nanajo Melon Dome" Located in in Shichijocho. All melons sold at Melon Dome are strictly checked for sugar content through an optical sensor (sugar content measuring device). The light sensor satisfies the sugar content of "14 degrees" or higher, and only sweet melons are lined up in stores. Kikuchi's Specialty "Higo Green Melon"! In order to let many people know about this deliciousness and charm, we have planned a special experience program! Entitled "I feel like a sommelier by ♪ seeing the sweetness Sugar content challenge & Making the finest melon parfait in Kikuchi" In this experience program, we will make a Parfait using "Higo Green Melon" luxuriously. The melons used for the Parfait are well maintained for the day of this hands-on program. Therefore, on the day you can eat sweetly Aged melons. This time, it is luxuriously made using half a whole ball, so it is perfect for eating and photogenic. In addition, the rich milk soft serve ice cream from the fort plantation is placed on top of the melon. We will also use strawberries from Kikuchi for decoration. Why don't you make an Original Melon Parfait like no other? In addition to making melon parfaits, we also have 1 ball of melon to take home, so you can eat it at home. The melon to take home is actually taken to the sugar sensor and the sugar content is measured. At that time, predict the sugar content of the melon you have chosen. We have prepared a gift for those who guess the sugar content perfectly. We look forward ♪ to your participation To make a reservation, please scan the photo QR code. Held in: June 14 & 15, 2025 (limited to 20 people each day) Time:10:00~12:30 Location: Roadside Station Nanajo Melon Dome Participation fee: 7,700 yen/person 【Inquiry】 Kikuchi Tourism Association Address: 〒861-1331 Kumamoto Prefecture Kikuchi City Kumafu 1273-1 TEL：0968-25-0513

🍵 Yamashigi no Kama Roasted Tea 🍵 The delicious season 🍵 of New Tea Raised kama-roasted tea grown in Yamashigi no Mori is now available! A forest kominka in the mountains over 600 meters Elevation "Yamashigi no Mori" This kominka house, which is over 140 years old, was used as an important place for transportation in the era when there were no cars. It was crowded. In the old days, travelers and luggage exchanges were not in the lowlands along the river, but on the ridges with a good view. They were going back and forth. Raised sprouts that have grown in such a forest of yamashigi, Made in the old-fashioned way, this "Yamashigi no Kamaricha 🍵" It was made only with the most tea. When it comes to the Golden Week season, the houses with tea plantations are all about tea picking. Several tea factories in the Village are in full operation from morning to night. Gari's kama-roasted tea was also made in such a situation. Until it reaches everyone's house, it is a "boxed" that has never left Morotsuka. It's kama-fried. (Actually, it arrives in a bag) Kamaricha is a manufacturing method that the people of Morotsuka have been making for a long time. It was introduced from China a long time ago and now remains only here and there in Kyushu. Tea distributed nationwide accounts for only about 0.02%. Squid with a hint of sweetness and a little aroma. Squid tea leaves after boiling and waiting for a while, pour it in, drink it quickly and drink the third cup of tea leaves It is "kamaka" that opens up sufficiently and drifts in. It is popular in Morotsuka Village, but it is rare 🍵 in Japan Online shop "Morotsuka Store", "Donkotei storefront", etc. You can purchase it at "Morokko House". * Please 🙇 ♀️ order as soon as possible because the quantity is limited.

🌺 【Best time to visit the flowers of the Brushwood tree】 🌺 The "Brushwood", which is characterized by its unique flower appearance like a red brush, has begun ✨ to bloom vividly this year The way it sways in the wind is also beautiful, and you can't help but stop and look at it. If you're in the area, be sure to take a look ☺️ 📍 Filming location ・Izumi Station East Exit Ryokuchi Park ・646-5 Kamisababuchi, Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture

The 38th Famous water Hakusan River Firefly Festival The "Famous Water Hakusan River Firefly Festival" will be held in at the Inazumi Underwater Cave Square in Mie Town, Bungo-Ono City. On the day of the Festival, various events are also held. Locally produced fresh vegetables, sake buns, and brown sugar buns are also on sale! Held in mainly by locals, it is a cozy festivals. Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 Light rain *Judgment in case of rain is 8:00 on the day 【Place】Inazumi Underwater Cave Square 【Other】Sales of Locally Produced Fresh Vegetables, Sake Manju, Brown Sugar Manju, etc. * The first 200 people will receive a commemorative gift. [Schedule] 16:00 Karaoke Contest 17:00 Hoyu Drum 17:30 Opening Ceremony 17:50 Okuhata Kagura 19:20 Fan Dance 19:50 Mochi throwing 20:00 Firefly viewing 【Organizer】Hakusan River Protection Association ■■■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 ■■■■■■■■■■■■ https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250514event-mie/...

【🌿 New Tea Season 🌿】 Tea fields have turned bright green in Gokase In the town 😌🍵 The 1st ~ 2nd photo is in front 📸✨ of a private house in Mulberry Nouchi where the weeping cherry blossoms were beautiful, which I introduced in Spring In addition to the green color of the cherry blossoms, the two-tone tea plantation was 🥺👏 a very beautiful sight New Tea are Receiving one after another at the specialty center, and the Aroma of New Tea is wafting in 🥰 the store Enjoy 🍵✨ the taste of New Tea leaves, which are highly aromatic and make you feel as if you are in a Tea field

This is my first Yamaga Lantern Festival. I didn't do any homework, and I went with a crazy piece of equipment with a tripod pear 85mm single focal length. I vowed to bring a telephoto lens with me this year.

In 2024, I went to see the Yamaga Lantern Dance for the first time. The dancers dancing in matching costumes with lanterns made of Washi paper on their heads were very nice.

【White Iwayama (rocky mountain)🌸】 Today (5/11), the "White Iwayama (rocky mountain) opening" was 😊 held at the Gokase Highland Ski Resort Parking Center While feeling the clear air of the mountains, Shinto rituals were held 👏 while praying for safety in the mountains, mainly by the people involved After the Shinto ritual, those who wish to do 💪 so start climbing to the Cluster of trees It seems 💡 that azaleas, okamenoki, mountain peonies, and rhododendrons were in Best time to visit ⚠ ⚠ Information 2025 (Reiwa 7) from May 12th, due to road disaster reconstruction work, the town road Honyashiki, the Wave Line, and the Wave Forest Road, which are the Access roads to the Burdock Hatake Trailhead (Haku Iwayama (rocky mountain), Mukaisakayama, Kiritatekoshi), will be completely closed for the time being. Use Mt. Ogawadake: Tenyabo Trailhead (Road Cave-in, Many Rock Falls, Bad Road) to Shirayama Iwayama (rocky mountain), Mt. Mukaisaka, and Kiritatekoshi.

[🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 application photo introduction ~ 12th ~🌸] The application period has finally ended today, 5/11 (Sunday), and we would like 💪❤️ 🔥 to introduce the works that have been submitted to "#Gokase Hanami 2025" Held in on the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association Mr. @hanpenpen2022 Mr. @goto0619 (in no particular order) This work is the azalea of Mt. Nijo and the white flowers of Kuraoka ... What kind of flower is 🤔 this? Everyone knows very well what kind of flowers bloom when and where, and it is very wonderful ✨ that they have memories and attachments to each flower, and that feeling seems to be reflected in the photos -------------------------------------------------------------------- "#Gokase Hanami 2025" has finally ended 👏 today, Sunday, May 11th! Even though you were thinking of applying, please don't forget to apply 💡❗ before you end up ~ 😭 ≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 How to apply≫ Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the Town on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (e.g. #March 20) Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/... Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 ⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.

Tailor Boarding Experience at Arao Tidal Flats! Why don't you enjoy the beautiful scenery, sea breeze, and Aroma of the sea and enjoy the Arao tidal flats? Held in the experience of riding the "tailor" used in the Ariake Sea and running on the Arao tidal flats! A tailor is a tiller with a loading platform attached to it, and is a vehicle used for seaweed farming and clam harvesting. You can also enjoy observing creatures such as crabs and hermit crabs! Pre-registration is required for this experience! The application start date is Thursday, May 8, 2025! Don't forget your boots!! Meeting place: Arao Tidal Flats Water and Wetland Center Time required: About 50 minutes from advance explanation to Car (Boarding time is about 10 minutes one way) Fee: Adult (high school students and older) 1000 yen, junior high and elementary school students 600 yen, preschoolers free * Elementary school students and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian How to apply: Phone ☏to the Arao Tidal Flats Water and Wetland Center 0968-57-7444 Application start date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 * Representative can apply for up to 6 people at a time, and the schedule cannot be changed after application. Please apply again. ・Please bring your own boots. Boarding a tailor without boots. ・ It will be held in light rain, but it will be canceled in case of stormy weather. In the event of lightning, it will be canceled even during the Events.

My first Children's Day. Carp streamers for the first time. Carp streamers swimming comfortably in the blue sky and smiling 😊 Carp streamers are becoming less and less common, but the large school of about 200 carp streamers was dynamic and impressive 🎏 I felt once again that it is a wonderful tradition that should be passed on in the future. Wishing my daughter a healthy growth. Sukuku Grow Bigger 🌱

At the Arao Omoyai Citizens Flower Bed, rose Appreciation parties are held twice a year, in Spring and Autumn! 【Place】 Next to the Oshima Purification Center, Arao City (4-1-73 Oshima-cho, Arao-shi) 【Admission fee】 Free 【Opening Hours】 April to September 7:00~18:00 (Roses bloom from around late April to June.) October to March 7:00~17:00 (Roses bloom from around late October to November.) 【Precautions when entering the park】 There are no restrooms in the park. Please note that in case of rain, your feet may become muddy. 【Access】 Due to the Ariake Coastal Road extension work, the entrance and exit of the Omoyai Citizens Flower Garden will be changed for the time being after 1/9, 2024 (Reiwa 6). Please be careful when you come to the venue. Please follow the local information board.

🌳 Forest Kominka Series 🌳 【Yamashigi no Mori】 A 140-year-old kominka standing in the sky at a Elevation of 650 meters. There are two buildings, "Shishigi" built in the Taisho era and "Nakashigi" built in the Meiji era. It is a pleasant place where a gentle forest breeze 🍃 blows through. In the immediate vicinity, there are tea gardens, bamboo forests, fruit trees, and. There are also plenty of hands-on activities to experience the activities of mountain villages. Capacity: 2 buildings, 15 people each, 30 people in total Facilities: Goemon bath, furnace, sunken hearth * The Goemon bath and furnace are facilities only for "Shishigi". ◎ Experience 📍 Tea picking and kettle roasting tea making In the Tea plantations created in the valley, May is the Traditional Japanese straw raincoat season every year. By that time, you can experience picking Tea and making kama-roasted tea at the Yama School A tour will be planned. Roasted tea grown in Yamashigi no Mori is served at "Donkotei" and "Morokko House". It is also sold as "Yamashigi tea". 📍 Ume Plum Chigiri / Ume Plum Shigoto Two Plum trees are also indispensable for life since ancient times. In Morotsuka, Ume plum dishes are held in each household throughout the year. Teaching such Ume Plum work is also a popular project of the "Yama School" tour. Ume syrup and pickled Ume plums are all very popular. 📍 Yuzu picking and yuzu processing From autumn to winter, it is the turn of yuzu. Stay blue, turn yellow, Each of them does a good job. This is also a Standard of the "Yama School" tour set in Yamashigi no Mori. Making and more yuzu, taking a yuzu bath... I will enjoy yuzu to the fullest. * For Accommodation and experience, please contact the Morotsuka Village Tourism Association in advance. ■ Inquiries Morotsuka Village Tourism Association (Shiitake-no-kan 21) Phone number: 0982-65-0178

【Azalea Blooming Josen Temple】 Josen Temple 🌸 was crowded with many cherry blossom viewers in Spring The Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) trees with scattered flowers and fresh green leaves are also beautiful ✨ Azalea flowers were blooming in the Precincts, and the contrast between fresh greenery and vermilion was 😆 wonderful

【Carp Streamers Sports Festival 🎏 & Azalea Festival 🌸】 Carp streamers sports day & azalea Festival was held in 😊 in the 8th ward on May 5 Carp streamers raised by local volunteers swam gracefully in the blue sky, and a Carp streamer sports day was 👟 held in the morning Adult and children enjoyed the competition 😆✨ with smiles on their faces In the afternoon, the venue was moved to the gymnasium, where a quiz competition and a karaoke competition were held in 🎤 At the end, the long-awaited lottery was held, and it was 😍 a day of great Gari excitement from beginning to end

On May 3, 2025, the opening of Grandmother Mountain was held in. It is one of the represent famous mountains in Kyushu, which is also selected as a 100 Famous Mountains of Japan, and many climbers enjoyed climbing on the day. The azaleas were also blooming beautifully. The climb was very hard, but the view at the top of the mountain is spectacular. You can also enjoy the fresh greenery, so please enjoy climbing safely. There are many hard courses on Mt. Soba, so please prepare enough equipment and food for climbing, and put safety first. ■■ When climbing ● When climbing, please prepare enough equipment and food, and put safety first. ●There are There are many precious alpine plants in Grandmother Mountain and Tilting Mountain. To protect nature, please do not fold or take it home. ■■Mt. Grandmother It is a famous mountain that represent Kyushu, which is Gari Miyazaki Prefecture Oita Prefecture and is also selected as a 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. Elevation is 1756m. Unlike Aso and Kuju, it is an old volcano, so it forms deep valleys and steep peaks. Scenes of vegetation changing according to Elevation. ■■■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 ■■■■■■■■■■■■

Introduction of Arao's Specialty products If you come to Arao, you want to get memorabilia and Souvenirs that can only be obtained in Arao. Specialty products that represent Arao and delicious foods that are talked about are introduced. Koshiroyaki Perfect for interiors and everyday vessels Koshiro ware, a pottery that has been handed down in the land of Arao for about 400 years, is made using high-quality ceramic clay from the foothills of Mount Kodai, which is located east of Arao City. His style boasts a high level of artistry, which has been designated as a traditional craft of Japan, and at the same time, it is also very popular as a vessel for everyday use, as it has a simplicity that complements dishes and flowers, There are very popular. In addition to platters and vases, there are also teacups and coffee cups. Find your favorite One of a kind. Koshiro ware kiln in Arao City ・Koshiro ware Fumoto kiln Kiln source: Yasuaki Inoue 1728-1 Furuhata, Arao-shi TEL: 0968-68-0456 ・ Kosaki ware Shirohira kiln Kiln source: Nobuaki Jojima 25-3 Oshima, Arao-shi TEL: 0968-62-0538 ・ Kosaki ware Sueyasu kiln Kiln source: Eisuke Sueyasu 1712-2 Fumoto, Arao City TEL: 0968-68-0058 ・ Koshiro ware Nakahira kiln Kiln source: Nishikawa Kosei 1192 Kaba, Arao City TEL: 0968-68-7326 ・Koshiro Mizuho Kiln Kiln Source: Rui Fukuda 914 Kamihirayama, Arao City TEL: 0968-66-2380 ・ Koshiro Motoya Chihiro Kiln Pottery: Tomohiro Maeno 2131-74 Kawanobori, Arao City TEL: 0968-68-6459 https://arao-kankou.jp/sightseeing/specialty/#:~:text=%E8%8D%92%E5%B0%BE%E7%89%A9%E7%94%A3%E9%A4%A8-,%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E3%81%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%8A%... E7%89%A9%E7%94%A3%E9%A4%A8,-%E7%89%A9%E7%94%A3%E9%A4%A8%E3%80%81%E5%B0%8F

[5/3 Kurara Festival 2025] GW's Start Dash 💪💨 On May 3, Constitution Memorial Day, "Kurara Festival 2025" was held in at the former Kuraoka junior 🥳 high school "Kuraoka Kurara" The day ☀️✨ couldn't have been clearer The venue was lined with many food and drink Stalls, fortune telling, Relaxation, miscellaneous goods, flea markets, etc., and it was 🤗🌟 a very busy day with about 300 visitors It was quite a warm day, so Oyster ice was 🍧💕 Popular (Adult Sake 🍺?). ） In the courtyard, there was a hula dance performance by the members of Nani.loa HULA studio, and 🌺 a special guest, the vice principal of Kuraoka Elementary School, also performed an enthusiastic performance, which Gari 😆🔥 also very exciting Fun raffle won many gorgeous prizes, and everyone was full ☺️✨ of smiles It is a new festival that has been Held in since last year, but it has already become a festival that has penetrated and is loved both inside and outside the Local 👏💡 Held in 💕 next year

Introducing Arao's sweets shop! Not only delicious cakes, but also sweets using Arao's Specialty products and sweets related to Arao! Please try to find it. ◆Patisserie Himaki We are proud of not only the taste but also the variety of cakes and baked sweets using Arao Pears. genre sweets address Arao-shi Higashiyagata 2-chōme-3-1 telephone number 0968-64-7112 business hours 10：00 ～ 20：00 Closed Thursday parking lot 6 units Instagram https://www.instagram.com/patisserie_himaki?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==...

[🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 application photo introduction ~ 11th ~🌸] It's been a long time since we've had a yellowtail, but we will 🤩💫 resume introducing the works that were submitted to the "#Gokase Hanami 2025" Held in on the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association Mr. @sayasyoto We received many photos of rare bamboo such as rhododendrons and kikkouchiku at Sankasho Shrine, and ✨ they also introduced the beauty of leaf cherry blossoms 🌸🌿, so please ☺️💕 Fun to compare them with the photos of cherry blossoms that we introduced before -------------------------------------------------------------------- By the way, the "#Gokase Hanami 2025", which has been Held in for a long time, is finally the last spurt, and 💪💡it is Held in until May 11 (Sunday), so if you have any photos of Gokase flowers taken during Golden Week, please apply 🤗✨ ≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 How to apply≫ Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the Town on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (e.g. #March 20) Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/... Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 ⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.

Introducing Arao's sweets shop! Not only delicious cakes, but also sweets using Arao's Specialty products and sweets related to Arao! Please try to find it. ◆ European-style confectionery MAEHIRO Standard ~ creative sweets that can be used for a wide range of purposes. You'll find your favorite. address 2443-2 Arao, Arao City telephone number 0968-62-1144 business hours 9：30 ～ 20：00 Closed Water and Sunday (subject to change due to seasonal events, etc.) parking lot There is a space in front of the store. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maehiro_cake?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==...

[Events Information] The 11th "Nippo Coast Rock Gaki Festival 2025" is being held in again this year! Unlike true oysters, which are in season in winter, rock oysters are in season in summer! Enjoy the large, rich creamy rock oysters! Period: Thursday, May 1, 2025 ~ Sunday, August 31, 2025 (Hyuga City, Kadogawa Town, Nobeoka City = May 1 ~, Saiki City = May 9 - ) Organizers: Nippō Coast Rock Gaki Festival Executive Committee (Hyuga City Tourism Association, Kadokawa Town Tourism Association, Nobeoka Tourism Association, Tourism Town planning Saeki) Inquiries: 0982-29-2155 (Nobeoka Tourism Association) 🎁 Giveaway Campaign 🎁 Meals rock oysters at participating stores during the period, and if you apply by stamping the gift application postcard with the Stamp of the participating store, you will win a gorgeous prize by lottery! 1st prize: Luxury Ise Shrimp set × 5 people 2nd prize: Local special Gourmet set worth 5,000 yen × 4 people 3rd prize: Local special Gourmet set worth 3,000 yen ×10 people The application period must be postmarked by Monday, September 1. * This Events does not have tourist facilities Stamps. * Implementation will be held after the Events ends, and only winners will be contacted for confirmation. ★⭐ Nobeoka City Participating Stores ⭐★ (1) Kitaura Rinkai Park Oyster House Address: 2501-60 Furue, Kitaura-cho, Nobeoka City Kitaura Rinkai Park Phone: 0982-45-3039 Time: 11:00~15:00 (L.O14:00) Regular holiday: Every Friday * Subject to change due to weather etc. (2) Roadside Station Kitaura Restaurant Kaisenkan Address: Nobeoka-shi, Kitaura-cho, Furue 3337-1 Phone: 0982-45-3811 Time:10:30~16:00(L.O15:00) * Rock oysters will be provided on 5/12 ~ Regular holiday: Year-end and New Year holidays (3) Fukufuku Address: Nobeoka City Shinmachi 6-5 Maru Building 1st Floor Phone: 0982-32-0629 Time:17:00~22:00 Regular holiday: Every Sunday (4) Kokugikan Address: Nobeoka City Spring Town 2-3-4 Phone: 0982-32-5729 Time: 11:00~15:00 (L.O14:00) 17：00～22：00（L.O21：30） *Friday and Saturday only 17：00～22：30（L.O22：00） Regular holiday: Every Monday * Open on holidays, holidays, and busy seasons

It's finally Golden Week 🎌 from tomorrow! Summary 🙌 of Events held in Reihoku Town, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture We would like ✨ to introduce [ Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour] and [Minato Oasis Tomioka Fair ⚓] Please take a trip to Reihoku Town for this year's GW! ~~~~~ 【 Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour 】 During the period, we will prepare various events such as exhibition sales of new works and special discount sales. Please take this opportunity to visit and enjoy the beautiful Amakusa ceramics of each kiln and the wonderful scenery of the Amakusa Saikai coast. Two Stamp Rallies Held in at the Same Time! * Digital Stamp Rally📱 for Kumamoto Health Point Subject Business * Stamp rally where you can win the product of your desired kiln (Application forms are Located in at 📃 each kiln) [Period] 5 days from Friday, May 2, 2025 to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. 【Venue】 (Reihoku 5 kilns) Uchida Plateyama ware, Workshop style, Yugen kiln, Tenzhu kiln, Unshu kiln (Amakusa Town 2 kilns) Takahama yakijuho kiln, Amakusa Karatsu Juro kiln 【Inquiry】Amakusa Porcelain stone R&D Promotion Council Secretariat (Reihoku Town hall Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division) TEL: 0969-35-3332 ~~~~~ [Minato Oasis Tomioka Fair ⚓] On Sunday, May 4, we will held in 🎵 the "7th Spring Vacation Minato Oasis Tomioka Fair" in the Tomioka Port area of Reihoku Town In addition to dolphin watching 🐬 around Tomioka Port and walking around Tomioka Castle 🏯 and Tomioka Town, the contents of the Events are a lot of, such as a bond market 🎪 that sells practical products, agricultural Water products, and processed goods from the Amakusa Takushin High School Marine School Building! Pre-registration for dolphin watching and town walking has ended, but there are still Thereare for dolphin watching, so please come to the reception when you come! 【Inquiry】Reihoku Town hall General Affairs Division TEL 0969-35-1111 FAX 0969-35-2454 ✉️REIHOKU@town.reihoku.lg.jp

【Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour Held in】 ⁠ The Amakusa Saikai coast is known as the production area of Amakusa Porcelain stone, one of the world's one of the best porcelain raw materials. The "30th Amakusa Saikai Shore Spring Kiln Tour" will be held in for five days from today, Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6. The last participating kiln is "Takahama Ware Juyoshi Kiln". Finally, the tour of the kiln in Amakusa Saikai Spring started today. This Golden Week, please 😊 come to the Amakusa Saikai coast * Please see the posts introducing the pottery so far from the profile of this Account! 🌸 Takahama Ware Jufang Kiln Located in the Takahama area of Amakusa Saikai, Takahama Ware Juyoshi Kiln boasts a long history of mining and pottery of Amakusa Porcelain stone in the middle of the Edo period. It is characterized by pure white porcelain with a sense of transparency, and a unique painting with a seaweed motif called "Mirumon". Many of you may have seen vessels with this pattern in Kumamoto Prefecture. The Workshop just before the "Spring Kiln Tour" is busy preparing for the delivery of goods. During the period, there will be a lineup of products at great prices that can be said to be unbeatable, and you can expect to encounter bargains. The painted vessels are very humorous and cute, and it is also interesting that there are many Sake motifs this season. Mariko Ueda, the managing director, recommends a large-capacity café au lait bowl. It is a vessel that you want to use in the morning when you want to drink a lot and when you want to eat cereal. On the premises, there is also the residence of the Ueda family, who once served as a shoya in this area, and when you stroll through the garden, the fresh greenery of Spring will be dazzling. When I suddenly felt the gaze of something and stopped... There, a large raccoon figurine staring at us from among the Traditional Japanese straw raincoat sat in the greenery. This raccoon is looking for names. When you visit, why not become a godfather Squid? 📍 Takahama Ware Juyoshi Kiln (Instagram👉@takahamaware_kilnjyuho) 〒863-2804 Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa City Takahama Minami 598 TEL:0969-42-1115 ____________________ 🖌️ At Takahama Ware Juyoshi Kiln, painting experiences are held at any time during the Spring kiln tour. 🎪For 4 days from Friday, May 2nd to Monday, May 5th (around 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), various Events will be held in such as markets, Ueda Family & Shiraiso History & Architecture Guide Tour, and Pounding rice cakes! For details, check 👉 out Takahama Yaki Juyoshi Kiln's Instagram (@takahamaware_kilnjyuho)! 🚗 When you come to visit the kiln in Amakusa Saikai Spring, please ♩ come and visit us ____________________ 【 Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour 】 During the period, we will prepare various events such as exhibition sales of new works and special discount sales. Please take this opportunity to visit and enjoy the beautiful Amakusa ceramics of each kiln and the wonderful scenery of the Amakusa Saikai coast. Two Stamp Rallies Held in at the Same Time! * Digital Stamp Rally📱 for Kumamoto Health Point Subject Business * Stamp rally to win the products of the desired kiln (application form is Located in at 📃 each kiln) [Period] 5 days from Friday, May 2, 2025 to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. 【Venue】 (Reihoku 5 kilns) Uchida Plateyama ware, Workshop style, Yugen kiln, Tenzhu kiln, Unshu kiln　　 (Amakusa Town 2 kilns) Takahama ware Juyoshi kiln, Amakusa Karatsu Juro kiln 【Inquiry】Amakusa Porcelain stone R&D Promotion Council Secretariat (Reihoku Town hall Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division) TEL: 0969-35-3332

Bungo-Ono City 20th Anniversary Ceremony Bungo-Ono City celebrated its 20th anniversary as a city on March 31, 2025. To commemorate this, a commemorative ceremony and a commemorative cultural performance will be held in. Admission is free, so please come and visit. ❚ Commemorative Ceremony 【Date and time】 Sunday, May 25, 2025 [Place] Eightopia Ono Large Hall 【Admission】 free [Schedule] 12:00 Open 12:40 Opening "Japanese Drum Performance by Hoyukai" 13:00 Ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the city's incorporation 14:00 Commemorative Cultural Performance [Booth Exhibition] In the entrance hall, there are Thereare booths of Taito Ward and Bungo-Ono City, which are friendly exchange cities ▶ Taito City Exhibition Booth Specialties of Taito Ward, a friendship exchange city of Bungo-Ono City, will be exhibited and sold (planned). ▶ Bungo-Ono City Exhibition Booth There are exhibitions related to the birth of Bungo-Ono City, as well as exhibitions and sales of products. ❚ Commemorative Cultural Performance "Funny guys from Asakusa! ｣ Live valve and opera "Asakusa Paradise" in Bungo Ohno Ver "Asakusa Paradise" is a comedy that mixes live bento, opera, and Japanese drums produced by the live bento "Aso Hachiku" and "Asoko Hachiku" from Mie. It is performed mainly in Asakusa, Taito Ward, and has gained popularity. The people of Asakusa Paradise are coming to celebrate the twentieth birthday of Bungo-Ono City! In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the city, cultural exchange between Asakusa and Bungo-Ono will unfold. This time, as the Bungo Ohno version, a new song based on dried shiitake mushrooms will be performed, and the members of the Mie Sogo High School Kagura Club and the chorus recruited from the Citizens will also appear. Although it is called an opera, it is a comedy without formality. 【Date and time】 May 25, 2025 Start 14:00 End 15:30 (planned) [Place] The Great Hall of Eightopia 【Admission】 free [Story] Asakusa Paradise group who came to celebrate the 20th birthday of Bungo-Ono City. What awaited them was the world of Kagura. However, even though it's a celebration, Amaterasu is locked in Iwato? Katsuben and opera, Japanese Drum, Kagura, dance... Can we join forces with the Citizens to open the door? 【Contact】 ▶ About the commemorative ceremony Bungo-Ono City General Affairs Division Mayor's Office Phone 0974-22-1001 ▶ Commemorative Cultural Performance Town Planning Promotion Division Town Planning Promotion Division Culture and Arts Promotion Section Phone 0974-221001 ■■■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 ■■■■■■■■■■■■ https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250501event-mie/...

Arao's Gourmet food is varied! Family and friends, everyone is very satisfied! From sushi restaurants, ramen, okonomiyaki, yakiniku, and other specialty restaurants, to very fashionable cafes and restaurants, Arao's Gourmet food has a wide variety of confectionery shops and nighttime drinks. After playing a lot, please enjoy it at your favorite store. ~Maki Cafe~ Take-out shops along Greenland Street with freshly baked crepes and sweets café menus genre Take-out specialty café address 827-2 Miyauchi, Arao City telephone number 070-5400-7654 business hours 12：00 ～ 17：00 Closed Tuesday (the next day if it is a holiday) + Not opens once a month parking lot 5 cars Instagram https://www.instagram.com/makicafe_?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==...

【Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour Held in】 ⁠ The Amakusa Saikai coast is known as the production area of Amakusa Porcelain stone, one of the world's one of the best porcelain raw materials. The "30th Amakusa Saikai Spring Kiln Tour" will be Held in held for five days from Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, at seven kilns scattered around the area. 🌸 Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln Amakusa Saikai coast and Shimoda Minami area. The kiln is set up in a place where you can feel the sea breeze right Soba the sea, "Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln". The powerful yet sophisticated molding and firing techniques of the potter, Kameyama Township, inn a quiet tension in the work. On the other hand, the brushstrokes of Sanae Kameyama, who is involved in painting, are delicate and graceful, yet have a unique modern sensibility that gives the vessels a soft expression. From vessels with a simple and robust appearance to paintings that make you smile involuntarily ... The works that resonate with the outstanding sensibilities of the potter couple quietly accompany the hearts of the viewer and the user. 📍 Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln 〒863-2802 Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa City Amakusa Town Shimoda Minami 426 TEL:0969-42-3143 _______________________________ May 4 (Sun) at "Takahama Ware Juyoshi Kiln"! There is Thereare "Whale Picture 🐳 Improvised Dyeing" by Sanae. Visiting the site 👀 For more information, search Takahama Yaki Juyoshi Kiln @takahamaware_kilnjyuho on 👉 Instagram! ⚠️ Please note that it is not held in at "Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln". _______________________________ Tomorrow will be the last 😿 time we will introduce the participating potters Please take a look 💁 ♀️💁 ♂️💁 【 Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour 】 During the period, we will prepare various events such as exhibition sales of new works and special discount sales. Please take this opportunity to visit and enjoy the beautiful Amakusa ceramics of each kiln and the wonderful scenery of the Amakusa Saikai coast. Two Stamp Rallies Held in at the Same Time! * Digital Stamp Rally📱 for Kumamoto Health Point Subject Business * Stamp rally to win the products of the desired kiln (application form is Located in at 📃 each kiln) [Period] 5 days from Friday, May 2, 2025 to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. 【Venue】 (Reihoku 5 kilns) Uchida Plateyama ware, Workshop style, Yugen kiln, Tenzhu kiln, Unshu kiln　　 (Amakusa Town 2 kilns) Takahama yakijuho kiln, Amakusa Karatsu Juro kiln 【Inquiry】Amakusa Porcelain stone R&D Promotion Council Secretariat (Reihoku Town hall Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division) TEL: 0969-35-3332

#002 There are about 50 restaurants and confectionery shops in Tonomachi. This is the first in the Gourmet series! Introducing a 45-year-old barbecue and Chinese restaurant! ~Founded in 1980, China continues to be loved by the people of the town~ Exquisite Garden This restaurant, which has a long-established feel, is the only yakiniku and Chinese restaurant in this town that has been in business for 45 years. Originally, it was a Famous restaurant in Tonomachi, but since it was featured on a TV show in Miyazaki in 2024, it has become popular from outside the town, Gari recently it is often full and cannot be entered! The popular menu at Seikoen is "Taiwan Ramen"! What!? Taiwanese ramen? I think there are many people who wonder what it is, but this is really delicious. A large amount of leeks are also delicious! You can also choose the spiciness, but if you don't like spicy, this ramen is recommended! Set A consists of small rice and 3 dumplings, and set B consists of mini fried rice and 3 dumplings. There are also many other Chinese dishes such as Tianjin rice and Mabo rice bowls! Of course, the yakiniku is delicious! If you are concerned about the taste or if you come to Tonomachi, please go there. business hours １１：００～１３：１５ １７：００～１９：１５ Closed Tuesdays (Not opens) parking lot Approx. 10 cars telephone number 0983-25-1746 Shop's Instagram @seikouen_1980

Arao's Gourmet food is varied! Family and friends, everyone is very satisfied! From sushi restaurants, ramen, okonomiyaki, yakiniku, and other specialty restaurants, to very fashionable cafes and restaurants, Arao's Gourmet food has a wide variety of confectionery shops and nighttime drinks. After playing a lot, please enjoy it at your favorite store. ~Karaage Toraichi Arao Store~ In addition to the "bone-in bird" and "One of a kind grilled chicken wings", a wide variety of fried chicken and bento boxes are popular genre Take-out Tangyang address 813-1 Hara Manda, Arao City telephone number 0968-62-6268 business hours Weekdays 11:30~15:00/16:00~19:30 Weekends and Holidays 11:00~19:30 Closed Monday parking lot 7 units Official Site https://karaage-toraichi.com//

【Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour Held in】 ⁠ The Amakusa Saikai coast is known as the production area of Amakusa Porcelain stone, one of the world's one of the best porcelain raw materials. The "30th Amakusa Saikai Spring Kiln Tour" will be Held in held for five days from Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, at seven kilns scattered around the area. This time, I would like to introduce one of the participating kilns, "Yugen Kiln". Please take a look 💁 ♀️💁 ♂️💁 In the next post Amakusa we will also introduce two potters from the town who will be participating! 🌸 Mugen Kiln "Mugen Kiln" is a place of creation where the unique worldview of potter Seiko Tanaka, who once admired poets, comes to life. Inspired by poetry and art, the works are vessels for everyday use, but they also have a presence as if they were works of art. Mr. Tanaka, who has a deep knowledge of earthenware and folk crafts, has unique motifs, as if each work has a story or message inn in it. Oyster the imagination of the person who picks it up and leaves a mysterious aftertaste. The vessels of the dream kiln seem to speak in the silence. In each of them, Mr. Tanaka's sensibility and poetic spirit are gently imbued. 📍 Mugen Kiln 〒863-2506 Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa District Reihoku Shirakio 588-1 TEL:080-1703-6886 【 Amakusa Saikai Shore 🌸 Spring Kiln Tour 】 During the period, we will prepare various events such as exhibition sales of new works and special discount sales. Please take this opportunity to visit and enjoy the beautiful Amakusa ceramics of each kiln and the wonderful scenery of the Amakusa Saikai coast. Two Stamp Rallies Held in at the Same Time! * Digital Stamp Rally📱 for Kumamoto Health Point Subject Business * Stamp rally to win the products of the desired kiln (application form is Located in at 📃 each kiln) [Period] 5 days from Friday, May 2, 2025 to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. 【Venue】 (Reihoku 5 kilns) Uchida Plateyama ware, Workshop style, Yugen kiln, Tenzhu kiln, Unshu kiln (Amakusa Town 2 kilns) Takahama yakijuho kiln, Amakusa Karatsu Juro kiln 【Inquiry】Amakusa Porcelain stone R&D Promotion Council Secretariat (Reihoku Town hall Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division) TEL: 0969-35-3332