[Notice from the Station-Naka Kururin House, Open Year-Round] The Bon Odori season has arrived again this year! Summer festivals are planned across the region, and this is a great opportunity to prepare for Bon Odori and the forthcoming Dōkan Festival by practicing festival preparations and dance! * CD “Isehara Odori” A song everyone in Isehara should know! Includes two tracks: one with vocals and one orchestral version. ¥880 (tax included) * CD “Isehara Odori / Oyama Ondo / Tanko Bushi” This value set contains three tracks: “Isehara Odori,” “Oyama Ondo,” and “Tanko Bushi.” ¥1,200 (tax included) ※If out of stock, items will be ordered. Please allow 4–5 days. On sale now at Station-Naka Kururin House (Isehara Station Tourist Information) Open year-round (9:00–17:00) TEL: 0463-95-5333 Hinamaru Hazuki, an active Nihon Buyo (Japanese classical dance) performer of the Hazuki school, offers popular dance lessons on-site for neighborhood associations, clubs, and other group organizations. [One lesson: approximately 90 minutes (including break) ¥10,000] ※Please prepare playback media (CD, cassette tape, etc.) and a boombox or other playback device for your group. Inquiries and applications: Visit the Hazuki School Nihon Buyo and General Etiquette website or call 090-5513-1981 (Hinamaru Hazuki)

Photographed on July 18, 24. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. It was a little arranged.

Oyama Summer Jazz & Latin Friendship Concert “Oyama of Performing Arts and Culture” at the Noh Stage of the Oyama Afuri Shrine Office The Oyama Sekison Arts Festival’s "Oyama Jazz & Latin Friendship Concert," a beloved blend of tradition and innovation and a fusion of Japanese and Western sounds that many music fans look forward to each year, returns this year! Saturday, October 12, 2024 — Doors open 12:00, Concert begins 13:00 Venue: Noh Stage, Oyama Afuri Shrine Office Access: From Isehara Station north exit, Platform 4 (bound for the Oyama Cable Car) Get off at the "Shamukyoku Entrance" stop; the venue is immediately nearby. Admission: Adults ¥1,500 (advance) / ¥1,800 (door) Junior and senior high school students ¥500 — elementary school children and younger free Tickets are also on sale at Ekina Kururin House Isehara Station Tourist Information (0463-95-5333)! Inquiries Oyama Summer Jazz Concert Executive Committee 090-8441-5467 (Nakamura)

Joined the store on July 15, 24. After the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. Love & Peach Frappuccino and White Peach Earl Grey Cake. 🍑 It's exhausting.

Daisen Senmaida is the only rain-fed rice field in Japan in Chiba Prefecture Kamogawa City. Period of hot summer, there was a carpet of greenery. It is a superb view that has been selected as a "One of the 100 best terraced rice paddies in Japan".

Tea specialty store "Muresna Tea Tokyo" @吉祥寺 The other day, I went shopping for a birthday present for ☕ a friend The gate is stylish and there are some people taking pictures here and there *'ω'* The second floor was a café and afternoon tea seemed to be popular. I enjoyed *μ_μ choosing a cup of tea leisurely on the first floor It was ✨ delicious to have welcome tea

Photographed on June 15, 24. About a month ago, café andon Mr./Ms.'s café latte and Shortcake with lemon and poppy seeds. The cake is so delicious that I look forward to it every day.

Reiwa 6 Oyama Summer Mountain Opening On Saturday, July 27, the summer mountain opening took place, and the gate at Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine Tohai Gate the trailhead’s door was opened! This event has continued since the Genroku era, and it is customary for the tohaimon to be opened by the “Ohana-kō” (Flower Group), one of the Oyama pilgrimage associations from Nihonbashi Tokyo Kodenmacho in Tokyo, and has become a long-standing tradition. “Sange, Sange Rokkon shōjō, the mountain is clear sky, rokkon shōjō” Chanting the hanging nenbutsu, participants climb straight from the shukubō (pilgrims’ lodging) up to the lower shrine and perform the opening ceremony (from 8:30). Sange…scattering flowers to purify Rokkon…the six sensory faculties: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind Venue: Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine Contact: Oyama Afuri Shrine Office 0463-95-2006 On July 13, ahead of the summer mountain opening on July 27, the Oyama Tourist Promotion Association conducted a trail cleanup. Locals took the lead, sweeping fallen leaves with brooms and rakes, and spraying insecticide to control land leeches, preparing the trails to welcome summer mountain climbers! The summer mountain season is about to begin. Enjoy hiking safely and have fun! *Image from the 2023 summer mountain opening Images of land-leech control insecticide spraying from 2024

【Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festa 2024】 Launching 20,000 fireworks, one of the largest in Japan, Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festa 46th Chiba City fireworks festival Held in decided! The Chiba City Fireworks Festival is a popular summer tradition in Chiba City. One of the largest fireworks show in Japan will be held with music and traditional shakutama jade and the latest fireworks, along with marine fireworks that can only be seen in Makuhari in Chiba City. 1 The total number of fireworks is more than 20,000, one of the largest in Japan. 2 Approximately 3,000 Marine Fireworks will be launched, including the oversized aerial Niagara that fills the night sky from Makuhari Beach to the Ocean. 3 In addition to the Shakudama Jade that won the National Fireworks Competition Excellence Award, creative fireworks such as "Chiba-kun" and "Chihana-chan", and special effect fireworks with a pillar of fire flying in the shape of a fan will be launched. 4 In accordance with the wonderful message, we will launch the latest special art fireworks No. 10 Jade. 5 Provided by ZOZO! Approximately 10,000 fireworks very impressive Finale the Impression Grand with Marine Fireworks unique to this fireworks festival and golden brocade chrysanthemums. Please enjoy the special summer night "Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festa" where fireworks in full bloom color the seaside of Chiba. ・Held in Date & Time: Saturday, August 3, 2024 Reiwa 6 19:15~20:15 ・Venue: Makuhari Seaside Park Mihama 1, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, etc. ・Access: About a 15-minute walk from Kaihin Makuhari Station on the JR Keiyo Line ・Organizer: Chiba City Citizens' Fireworks Festival Executive Committee ・Inquiries: 050-5542-8600 9:00~20:00 / NTT Hello Dial Paid bleachers tickets are now on sale! For details of the Events, please search for "Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festa" and check the Official website.

Photographed 7/13/24. Cafe Andon Mr./Ms. café latte and fruit Shortcake. The sweetness is Restrooms available, and the acidity of kiwi and American cherries is Restrooms available, moist, and very tasty. 🥝🍒

Photographed 7/13/24. This is café andon chicken curry from Mr./Ms.. 🍛 It's so delicious that you want to eat it asexually.

Isehara Daijingu 48th Great Summer Festival This year’s theme is “Shomon Raifuku” (Good Fortune Comes to a Laughing Gate) A festival meant to make everyone smile Why not make the best memory of this summer! Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:40 PM–8:00 PM Sunday, July 28, 2024 3:00 PM–8:00 PM Venue: Isehara Daijingu 3-8-1 Isehara, Isehara, Kanagawa A 10-minute walk from Isehara Station North Exit along Chuo Street Contact: Isehara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Person in charge: Ito) Tel. 0463-95-3233 The Great Summer Festival, hosted by the Isehara Chamber of Commerce Youth Division Enjoy two days packed with food stalls and live performances!!

It is a kazaguruma in front of the Otorii Gate of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. This year, there are three colors: vermilion the color of the Otorii Gate, light blue the color of the sky and beige the color of the earth.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is a red thread wind chime of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. When I visited Prayer on July 1, it was hung in a different place.

Photographed 7/15/24. It is the Kawagoe Imo lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It's a lot of Mr./Ms.. 🍠

Lake Sagami in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It feels like you're far away even though it's close to the Central Tokyo.

This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. It is a rim musubi wind chime. Yesterday, today and the annual festival of Yasaka Shrine in the Precincts. It is a festival to ward off plagues. I asked the tengu 👺 to look up to me with a fan, and I had the lion head bite my head. I received cucumbers 🥒 and amulets.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is Hanachozu of Semba Toshogu Shrine.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is a lantern of the Kawagoe Million Lantern Festival.

Photographed 7/9/24. It is the Precincts of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. It is decorated with summer flags and lanterns.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is a wind chime of Kawagoe Hachimangu Temizuya. It is a sunflower wind chime. 🌻 It's also important to be grateful to God.

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is lit up at night. 🌃

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is lit up at night.

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime corridor is lit up.

2024 Light Spectacle: Oyama Painted Lantern Festival Featured in the Michelin Green Guide Japan Don’t miss the premium night view from Ooyama and the enchanting display of various lanterns —a magical contest of lights!! Date and Time: Saturday, August 10 through Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from sunset until 8:30 PM (Find the yokai tofu-kozo! Stamp rally Prize exchange 4:00 PM–8:00 PM) Venue: Ooyama Shindo (Bypass), Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture — around Ooyama Station bus stop through the Koma approach to Ooyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine From August 10 to August 18 during the festival period, the cable car will also operate for night views (until 8:30 PM) Simple handmade “milk carton lanterns” by local elementary and junior high students, works by local shops, ryokan, and members of the Isehara Art Association, and colorful illuminated umbrella lanterns create a “corridor of light”! Handmade painted lanterns by local residents and students from the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Arts at Tokai University line Ooyama Shindo (Bypass) and warmly light the approach to the shrine. Inquiries: Painted Lantern Committee 090-2322-6599

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime corridor is lit up.

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is lit up.

Every year, I go to Lake Notari in Nakanojo Town, Gunma Prefecture to enjoy this period This year Kiss I heard that the flowers bloom early every year so I visit about a week earlier than I did. As expected, it was not in full bloom, but the petals were vigorous and worth seeing. Above all, Impression by the blue sky Roux reflected on the surface of the lake! I visited many times and the sunniest weather ever! I came to ♪ enjoy Nature to the fullest

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is lit up.