Photographed 12/21/24. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin. It is a Christmas specification. 🎄

Photographed 12/16/24. This is Hanachozu from Hara Flower Shop. 🎄

This is a Christmas exhibition at the Kawagoe Prince Hotel. 🎄

Today is Christmas Eve 🎄 And it's the release date of the raw sake "Inabizen Mori Tadaji"! For those 🎁 who like Sake For 🎁 year-end greetings With the cooperation of Kamigame Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Hasuda City), raw sake was Finished! again this year. It is a raw sake that honors the achievements of Prince Inabizen Mori Tadatsugu, from which the name of the towns originated, and is characterized by a refreshing taste. Please enjoy it.

Photographed 12/23/24. LEC COFFEE's strawberry latte and kumquat Basque cheesecake. The latte art is a Christmas tree, which is very nice. 🎄 Kumquat Basque cheesecake has kumquats inside and is delicious. 🍊

We had a year-end party! It is very lively with dishes from all over the world. All of the dishes were delicious! It was a very fun day with an award ceremony for the school mark and a dance presentation.

New Year's in Kanagawa! First Pilgrimage to the Shrine Why don't you welcome the start of the new year at a shrine in Kanagawa? https://www.kanagawa-kankou.or.jp/theme_list/hatsumode...

Today, we interviewed LEC COFFEE. It's a gingerman cookie. It's very, very pretty, isn't it? I also bought it, but it's a waste to eat it. ☺️

Notice of extended hours for the town-run hot spring, “Waraku no Yu.” For a limited period from January 4, 2025 to March 30, 2025, weekday hours will be extended by three hours! ・Before change: 10:00 AM–3:30 PM ・After change: 10:00 AM–6:30 PM (Same hours as weekends and public holidays) ※Closed every Monday (If Monday is a public holiday, closed the following day) The season of beautiful narcissus and cherry blossoms is almost here. Please stop by on your way back from your trip! Residents of the town (Adults 300 yen, Children 150 yen) Non-residents (Adults 500 yen, Children 250 yen) ※Free for children under elementary school age Private bath (2,500 yen per hour) For inquiries: Senior Welfare Center Waraku no Yu ☎0470-55-8830

We did a general cleaning of the school the other day! The roads at Nishi Hachioji Station were also cleaned by everyone. It looks like you're going to have a good start to the new year.

Photographed 12/21/24. This is Udon noodles Tatsumi's COEDO bukkake. It is a soy sauce broth with pork and potato heaven. The kake Udon noodles were also delicious, but the bukkake Udon noodles were not too thick and tasted just right. Imo Heaven is also delicious. 😊🍠

Photographed on December 15, 24. It is a one-year cheap sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Orange is my favorite color, so I'm happy.

Oarai Towns, Ibaraki　 Oarai Isosaki Shrine Torii (shrine gate) of Kamiso Period in winter, rough seas are powerful

Photographed 12/21/24. This is GLIN COFFEE Honkawagoe Pepe store. Ono Buncha × GLINCOFFEE This is a premium hojicha latte with a sansho scent from the Kawagoe tea series. Aroma of sansho is very nice. It also contains white chocolate and honey, which is indulgent. The Honkawagoe Pepe store will close on December 28th. I'm sad because I was often taken care of when I walked around Kawagoe. 😭

Prayer at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine today. The giant ema of the Year of the Snake was completed. I was preparing for the announcement of this year's one-letter event. Unfortunately, because it was work, I couldn't see a single letter.

Photographed 12/16/24. On the way back from the beauty salon, I visited HK Tea. It is a double chocolate of honey lemon and EGG WAFFLE. I like lemon honey and sometimes I take it easy.

Morning burn at Korinji Temple in Kanagawa Prefecture. With the five-story pagoda of Korinji Temple in the background This photo is mainly of cherry blossom branches.

[Aikou-Ishida Station✨Illumination✨] 2024 The annual event by Ishida Shoko Shinkokai lights up the rotary in front of Aiko-Ishida Station on the OdakyuLine with 10,000 LED lights until Saturday, March 15, 2025! With the concept "Bringing light and warmth from the heart of the town to the local community," this illumination is filled with the feelings of local residents—please come and see it.

[Announcement from Ekinaka Kururin House♪] 2024 ✨Limited-time sale of Kururin plush toys!✨ 〈Period: Friday, December 20, 2024 – Wednesday, January 15, 2025〉 Regularly ¥1,800 (tax included), now available at a special price of ¥1,500 (tax included)♪ Don’t miss this chance! ✨Kururin New Year’s Cards✨ Pleasure to send, pleasure to receive Three cute Kururin New Year’s card designs - ¥150 per card - ✨New Products Announcement✨ ◍ Ooyama Na-zuke (JA Shonan Ooyama Vegetable Growing Cooperative) - ¥400 per bag - Its texture resembles nozawana and its flavor resembles karashina Enjoy two delights in one with Ooyama Na-zuke ◍ Tanzawa Ooyama Torn Konnyaku (Ooyama Uruwashi Honpo) - ¥600 per bag - ”Flavor soaked right through” and ready to eat as is. ♬We look forward to seeing you♪ [Open through the New Year holidays] On the stairs at the north exit of Odakyu Line Isehara Station Ekinaka Kururin House (Isehara Station Tourist Information Center) OPEN 9:00–17:00 (open daily) *On January 1–3 shortened hours: 10:00–15:00*

Photographed 12/16/24. This is CAFE ANDON's Andon chicken curry. I often visit them for a walk in Kawagoe or before work.

It's 🤤 almost Christmas Christmas market 🎄 Held in in Saitama New Central Tokyo It is up to 25 days, but it is decorated with a nice tree

Photographed 12/16/24. CAFE ANDON's Cafe Latte and Strawberry Shortcake. ☕️🍰 Congratulations on your first anniversary. ㊗️🎉 It is a very nice café. 😊

This year, too, with the cooperation of the "Ina Wine Workshop" in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture, with the "Ina" Tsuna Gari, delicious wine was Gari 👏 made 【Kyoho grapes wine】 Uses 🍇 100% Kyoho grapes from Ina Town Same as above with the production method of red wine, the components such as the color and taste of the skin are brought out, and the wine has a mellow aroma and a refreshing taste. Period can be 🍷✨ enjoyed hot or delicious 【Maiden's Aroma (Pear Wine)】 Uses 🍐 100% pears (Toyomizu) from Ina Town By fermenting only pear juice, it is a wine with a pear-like taste that has a good balance of acidity and sweetness. It is recommended 🥂✨ to chill it 〈Dealers〉 ・Yamazaki Shop Uchidaya ・ Seven-Eleven Ina Ohari store ・ Seven-Eleven Ina Hanuki Station store ・Seven-Eleven Ina Sakae store ・ Seven-Eleven Ina Sakae 6-chome store ・Ina Town Tourist Association Other, you can also purchase it at Yahoo! Shopping and Hometown Choice. For details, please see the Home page of the 🔎 Tourist Association How do you like it? about wine that luxuriously uses Ina Town Specialty Products for Christmas and New Year holidays? Please enjoy it 😊

[Castle EXPO 2024 Announcement] Castle EXPO is one of Japan’s largest castle festivals, held every December at Pacifico Yokohama to promote and develop castle heritage and to bring together castle enthusiasts. People, castle specialists, and castle fans from across Japan gather to sell castle goods, present a variety of castle-related exhibits, and offer rare events such as specialist talk shows and lectures. Isehara City also exhibits: Maruyama Castle Oshiro-in (castle seal) sales! Isehara City currently has Maruyama Castle Ruins Park, an urban park. It is said that in the Kamakura period the residence of the gokenin (vassal) Kasuya Tota Arisuke, who had close ties to the shogunate, stood here, and that in the Muromachi period it served as the residence of Uesugi Sadamasa. ◆Date and Time: Saturday, December 21, 9:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30) Sunday, December 22, 9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30) [Saturday Night Program] Saturday, December 21, 18:00–20:30 (scheduled) ◆Venue: Pacifico Yokohama North (1-1-2 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) and others ※Tickets are now on sale at various play guides!

Photographed 12/16/24. It is Mr. 168's breakfast (early supper). Taiwanese burger and black tea soy milk. It is a collaboration menu with Sankai Touka. The Taiwanese burger is very tasty, with tamagoyaki and beef hamburger steak. Thank you very much for opening from early in the morning. 😊

Photographed 12/15/24. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

Hatcho Weir (Natsume Weir) Every winter, thousands of mallards, Little ducks, Swans, etc. fly here. In the adjacent Prefectural Forest, a waterfowl observation house is set up, and you can enjoy bird watching carefully. location 〒289-0625 Natsume, Tojo Town, Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture telephone number Tojo Town Hall Town Planning Division Industrial Promotion Section　 0478-86-6075

Photographed 12/15/24. It is a new Torii (shrine gate) gate of Kawagoe Hachimangu.

It is an icicle of thirty hammers in Saitama prefecture. I was fascinated by the sight of ice art.

Photographed 12/15/24. It is a limited time Hanachozu of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine. For the first time in a long time, yellowtail attended the festival of the Zenarai Benten Itsukushima Shrine.