Photographed on January 13, 25. This is CAFE ANDON's Andon chicken curry. It is a curry that I like very much. 🍛 Popular café in Kawagoe as well.

Photographed on 12/28/24. It is a New Year's exhibition at the Kawagoe Prince Hotel. 🎍

[Kawasaki City 100th Anniversary] KAWASAKI LOCATION AWARDS Held in Application period December 16, 2024 (Monday) ~ February 28, 2025 (Friday) Kawasaki City has been used as a location for many Video works such as movies and TV dramas, and filming has been carried out. Showa ~ Please vote for one of the best works that will remain in your heart from the Video works shot in Kawasaki City so far. Prizes will be won by drawing from among the applicants! Application period: Monday, December 16, 2024 ~ Friday, February 28, 2025 List of major Video films shot in Kawasaki City (PDF) Click here for details→ "Video Town Kawasaki" Promotion Forum Organizer: "Video City Kawasaki" Promotion Forum Sponsors: It's Communications Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Shinkin Bank, JFE Steel East Japan Works (Keihin area), Showa University of Music, JA Ceresa Kawasaki Supported by: Aso Ward Cultural Association, NPO Shinyuri / Art Town planning ★ For details, please check the "Events Information" page on the Tourism Association website➡.

【Yomiuri Land Jewellumination】 ☆彡 Held in Thursday, October 24, 2024 ~ Sunday, April 6, 2025 The world's first illumination using LEDs inspired by jewel colors developed by Mikiko Ishii Design Office. This season, which marks the 60th anniversary of the amusement park's opening, we will deliver "happiness created by light" under the theme of "LIGHT is LOVE ~Diamond 60 Celebration~". The "fountain show" that is very popular every year, and the illuminations unique to amusement parks seen from Ferris cars and roller coasters are must sees. ・ Date & Time 2024 (Reiwa 6) October 24 (Thu) ~ 2025 (Reiwa 7) April 6 (Sun) ・ Venue: Yomiuri Land ・ Contact: Yomiuri Land Amusement Park 044-966-1111 For details, please check the "Events Information" page on the Tourism Association website➡.

Photographed on January 3, 25. After Kitain Daruma City, we went to HK TEA. Passion fruit honey and Egg Waffle's double chocolate. Cocoa is also worrisome.

The long ~ long night still continues~. The glitter illumination is still going on ~. Please come warm! https://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp/theme_list/ilumination2024...

Photographed on January 3, 25. This is Udon noodles Tatsumi's COEDO bukkake. When it's cold, you want to eat Udon noodles.

On Sunday, January 19, 2025, the 67th Yamato City Ekiden Relay Race 2025 will take place around Yamato Nadeshiko Stadium (Yamato Sports Center Athletic Stadium). A total of 156 teams across five divisions will race through Yamato to celebrate the New Year! And this year, the fast-footed comedian Neko Hiroshi will join as a special guest!! Look forward to it—meowwwwwww!!!!!!

Photographed on January 13, 25. It is a one-year cheap sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The New Year's limited one-year sea bream lottery is also a lookout.

We held the 2025 Yamato City Fire Department New Year Inspection on Sunday, January 12th! The program featured firefighting demonstrations using a 30-meter-class ladder truck and an impressive simultaneous water discharge by the volunteer fire corps. The Yamato City Event and Tourism Association’s official YouTube channel, Ibekan Channel 2, has released a highlights video of the inspection. Please be sure to watch it!

Gurutto Tanzawa・Oyama × Miyagase Stamp Rally 2025 This stamp rally takes you around tourist spots in Isehara, Atsugi, Hadano, Aikawa, and Kiyokawa Village✨ Collect seven stamps to receive a bottle♪ (First 1,000 participants) Answer the survey for a second chance to win local specialties in a lottery! Enjoy sightseeing at a discount and discover places you haven’t visited before! Event period: Friday, January 17, 2025 – Friday, March 14, 2025 ★How to participate Step 1: Scan the QR code on flyers or posters to join Step 2: Get stamps at each stamp point (20 locations in total) using the location feature Step 3: Once you’ve collected seven stamps, go to a prize redemption location to get your bottle (First 1,000 participants) Step 4: Complete the survey (75 winners will be drawn to receive local specialties) ★Prize redemption locations Eki-Naka Kururin House (Isehara Station Tourist Information Center) On the stairs at the north exit of Odakyu Line Isehara Station OPEN 9:00–17:00 (Open year-round) Plus four other locations For details, see the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) website “Gurutto Tanzawa Oyama Miyagase Stamp Rally” ⇩ https://area.jaf.or.jp/drive/stamp-rally/kanto/kanagawa_stamp-rally_no1335...

Photographed on January 13, 25. It is a one-year cheap sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

🪸 Amazing Zushi diving! !️ Only 1 hour from Tokyo! 🌊 The sea of Zushi is a rich underwater world 🦐✨ where you can enjoy colorful soft corals, schools of squirrels, and very rare gorgonian shrimp Recommended for beginners and advanced users! 🤿🐟 📖 Check out the highlights on the slides! 👉

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. The removal of New Year's decorations had begun. The photo was taken on 1/13. It is a future sea bream lottery that is awarded only to new adults.

【For Visitors to Japan】 Hello! It is "Sauna & Cabin Thermae-Yu Nishi-Azabu". Fun sightseeing in Japan? The facilities is a Accommodations with a Sauna and a spa. It's perfect for healing your body after traveling! Accommodation fee also includes the use of the sauna and spa. Use it with confidence. If you are wondering, "How should I use Sauna & Spa in Japan?" Please watch this videos.

The 31st Dondoyaki Commerce Festival 2025 A popular event hosted by Ishida Shoko Shinkokai: Dondoyaki (protective dumplings for warding off evil sold; bringing your own allowed) Free amazake (sweet fermented rice drink) will be distributed, and many food and game stalls will open. The fire department will offer ladder truck rides, and there will be calligraphy and cheer dance performances as well as the Oyama top-spinning contest. Come enjoy the day with your family! Date and time: Sunday, January 19 — 10:00 to 13:00 (held in light rain) 9:30 to 10:00 Ishida Koyasu Shrine Ancient Ritual and Offering Burn 10:00 to 13:00 Dondoyaki Commerce Festival Venue: Jonokoshi Park (1 Higashi-Naruse, Isehara) Access: 10-minute walk from Aikou-Ishida Station South Exit on the Odakyu Line

📸 Call for 🖼️ Submissions [The 68th Kawasaki City Tourism Photo Contest] Nature in Kawasaki City, urban landscapes, traditional events, Events, etc., we are looking for works that widely convey the charm of Kawasaki to citizens and people in other cities. Please apply! 🥰 Please check the application guidelines and past award-winning works from the website.

Mysterious Cute Dango Fish 🍡 As the name suggests, it has a round body like a dango and eyes with crisp eyes. With its tiny and adorable appearance, the dango fish captures the hearts of divers every year. He is now an idol in the ❤️ diving world During this season, when the appearance rate increases from winter to spring, social media is filled with photos of dango. There are a wide variety of colors such as red, green, and pink, and one of the One of the attractions is that they show different expressions as they grow! !️ Baby Dango Exclusive! Circle 👼 of Angels Juvenile dango fish are only about 3~5 mm small. What can only be seen at that time of year is the pattern on the head called the "angel ring". This white ring, exclusive to Baby Dango, disappears as it grows, making it Popular with camera divers! !️📷👍 Please look for winter idols ❤️

Ōyama Sky Lantern®🌠 2025 On Sunday, January 12, 2025, a Ōyama Sky Lantern® launch was held at Ōyama Afuri Shrine Lower Precincts.✨ Kururin also appeared to cheer, and the event attracted a large crowd. At 700 meters above sea level, the winter air was crisp, and the combination of sky lanterns carrying wishes and the night view was extraordinary. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants and everyone involved. ✨OyamaCableCar will run night services and illuminate the line on weekends only through Sunday, January 26, with operations until 7:00 p.m. ✨Amazake will be offered to the first 200 visitors (canceled in case of rain) from 4:00 p.m. Eligibility: round-trip tickets between Oyama Cable Station and Afuri Shrine Station or holders of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Free Pass A ticket ・January 18 (Sat) in front of Sakuraya ・January 19 (Sun), January 25 (Sat), and January 26 (Sun) in front of Sanshuden ✨Popular characters will appear (canceled in case of rain) Location: Ōyama Afuri Shrine Lower Precincts Each day at 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m., 15–20 minutes per appearance ・Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu mascot character "Kanamin" January 18 (Sat) and January 19 (Sun) ・Odakyu Electric Railway child-rearing support mascot character "Mokoron" January 25 (Sat) and January 26 (Sun) Please come and enjoy a special night view and events on winter Ōyama. Access: From the North Exit of Isehara Station on the Odakyu Line, take bus stop No. 4 bound for "Oyama Cable"—about a 30-minute ride. Get off at the last stop and walk 15 minutes along Koma Sando to the cable car station.

[2025 13th New Year Concert] Isehara Ninth Chorus Beethoven Symphony No. 9 "Choral" Enjoy a concert where the orchestra’s brilliant performance and the choir’s voices blend into a single experience that evokes deep emotion. ◆Date and Time: Sunday, January 19, 2025 Doors open 13:30 Concert begins 14:00 ◆Venue: Isehara Civic Cultural Hall, Main Hall ◆Tickets🎫 On sale at Isehara Civic Cultural Hall and other locations Adults (Advance 2,500 yen, Door 2,800 yen) High school students and younger (Advance 1,000 yen, Door 1,300 yen) ◆Inquiries Isehara Ninth Chorus Executive Committee (Tel. 0463-95-7307) ※Advance tickets are also on sale at the tourist information desk midway up the stairs at Isehara Station North Exit (9:00–17:00)!

The bamboo is lined up at Otaki Station, but when it gets dark, the Car and Otaki Castle of the Isumi Railway Gari emerge.

Photographed on January 3, 25. It is Daruma City in Kitain.

This Friday! Ina Town Kitchen Car Bar 2025 — inaBar A “bar” is a local gathering place where you can enjoy light meals, drinks, and alcohol. Our association will be waiting with proud rose drinks and alcoholic beverages! How about hot wine🍷 or warm sake🍶?😆 Don’t miss our special campaigns and offers🔎 (For details, please see the Ina Town website) https://www.town.saitama-ina.lg.jp/0000008580.html... ●Place: Open space under Ina-Chuo Station viaduct ●Date & Time: Friday, January 17, 2025, 17:00–20:00 There is an eat-in area, so you can enjoy your purchase right away☺️ Please come and join us!

Photographed on January 3, 25. This is a demonstration of the New Year's celebration at Koedo Kurato.

🌊 Let's explore Miyagawa Bay! 
 Continuing from last time, this time we will introduce "Miyagawa Bay"! The fascinating world of ✨ the sea can be reached in about 90 minutes from Tokyo It is 🤿🐟 a Spot that can be enjoyed by beginners and veterans alike 📖 Be sure to 👉 check out the highlights on the slides

Today, I visited Mr. 168 for Taiwanese breakfast. Taiwanese noodle tea and zasai buns. Noodle tea is made by mixing wheat flour or whole wheat flour with crushed or ground sesame seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, and walnuts and roasting them. It's like soybean flour and it's delicious. Taiwanese cuisine is also deep.

Photographed on January 3, 25. This is a demonstration of the New Year's celebration at Koedo Kurato. It is said that if you have a lion head bite your head, you will be able to spend your time without illness.

Photographed on January 3, 25. At Koedo Kurato, they were giving a demonstration of the New Year's song, so I went to see it. The lion's head is dancing.

Photographed on January 11, 25. This is Hanachozu of Chuin. I saw it for the first time in a long yellowtail.

Diving in winter?! ❄️⛄️ Did you know that you can enjoy diving in Japan all year round? Of course, you can also dive in winter! ❄️✨ By wearing a dry suit, which is a suit in the winter when the body does not get wet, it is a perfect measure against the cold. You can comfortably venture in the sea even in the cold season! 👍😃 This photo shows the Popular "Drift Ice Diving" that can be experienced in Shiretoko, 🧊🧊 Hokkaido Limited to February and March, this is a special experience where you can explore the mysterious world under the ice floe that you can't usually see! !️ Why don't you create unforgettable diving memories together in the sea of Japan, which is full of the charm of the four seasons? All of our staff are looking forward to seeing you! ❤️ ------------------------------------- 💬 Let us know in 😃 the comments Would you like to feel the charm of diving in the waters of Japan? 🌸🐠🐢 Tag your ocean-loving friends and plan your next adventure together! ------------------------------------- Let's 😍 enjoy the world of the sea together Hokule'a Shonan offers hands-on courses that even beginners can participate in with confidence, a PADI certification program that allows you to qualify in three days, and special tours that allow you to fully enjoy the charm of the sea in all four seasons. The Izu Peninsula, Manazuru Peninsula, and Shonan area can be participated in even on a day trip! Why don't you enjoy the beautiful scenery and encounters with creatures in the water with outstanding transparency? Now it's time to take the first step towards an unforgettable diving experience! 🌸✨