(1/4) I went to Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture Prefecture "Itaide Falls" for the first time. Unlike the waterfalls in the rough Valleys, the area around the Waterfall basin is Maintenance with good salt Ume plums, and there is a park-like atmosphere while the waterfall is worth seeing. The waterfall stream like a proper waterfall after the artificial stream at the back of the Maintenance, and I and a feeling that it might be like this Quercus serrata. Spot is strong to be able to enjoy the comfort of being surrounded by the greenery of Nature and the proper waterfall from the Car parking lot right next to it.

Photographed 8/21/24. It is the glowing river of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. 🌌

Today, on my way home from work, I Prayer the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a glowing river. 🌌

Shirataki Geopark character "Anji-kun" will play the main role in the "11th Anji-kun's Hometown Festival" will be held in. Bon Dancing, Fireworks Festival, and many other Events such as the annual "Tractor Pulling Competition"! In addition, Specialty products are sold, Local restaurants and Kitchen cars are gathered! Among them, the beer "Potato Lager" using Shirataki potatoes, which will be sold only on the day, is attracting a lot of attention! There is also ♪ a special opening (free) of the exhibition room of the Engaru Buried Cultural Property Center Please come to "Shirataki" on weekends.

[Stroll with the Gardener] It was a perfect day for a walk…or rather, a hot, sunny day that felt almost scorching. This event, a stroll through the Roadside Station Kamumu Flower Park, has continued since the days when the tourism role was handled by a former regional revitalization cooperative member. This year we held it in August, when the flowers were at their peak! The Nishiokoppe Village Flower Park is a natural garden that cherishes the whole cycle from budding to blooming and withering. Plants are grown with the idea of flowers floating among foliage such as susuki grass and smartweed. This time, familiar gardeners and plant-savvy locals joined the event. Participants responded enthusiastically to the gardener’s explanations, and questions flew freely. Even residents of the village sometimes rarely stop by the Roadside Station. Local participants exclaimed in amazement, saying, “I didn’t know we could see so many different plants.” We’re excited to see how the garden’s scenery will change into autumn. The park is open until mid-October, so please enjoy the Flower Park when you stop by the Roadside Station. #Nishiokoppe Village #Kamumu #Roadside Station #Flower Park #Stroll #Regional Revitalization Cooperative Member #Stroll with the Gardener

Photographed 8/19/24. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine and yo-yo omikuji. I love this scenery.

Photographed 8/19/24. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

☀️ Kappon Lucky Summer until this month! Two games at a great price and fun! Held in "Kupon BINGO", where you can win coupons and inn accommodation tickets that can be used in the Jozankei area, and "Kupon Rally", a mystery-solving quiz rally where you can also win luxurious prizes! While braing the city in Jozankei Hot spring resort Enjoy lunch & sweets Of course, a leisurely hot spring ♨️ trip at an inn Footbath, One Day Hot Spring, and Sauna are also available. Why don't you take on the challenge of creating memories during your summer vacation? Kappon Lucky Summer ends August 31, 2024!

Photographed 8/19/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a wind chime with a cute name called Koiro.

After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, we visited LEC COFFEE Mr./Ms.. Lemonade and banana Basque cheesecake. It is very tasty. I was able to relax. Thank you. 😊

Atami Marine Fireworks Festival, a Specialties of Atami, is Held in more than 10 times not only in summer but also throughout the year I have been there many times so far, but this time I tried to intertwine it with Atami Castle. There are many ways to enjoy the fireworks here, such as from the Ocean, from the Coast, or from the top of the Hilltop.

Wasshoi Festival Experience Tour—an annual celebration The towering floats parade at Hotaka Shrine’s "Ofune Festival" Let’s pull the ofune together! …We have started selling tickets for this hands-on tour! Held every year on September 26 and 27 at Hotaka Shrine, this festival features boat-shaped floats pulled through a landlocked prefecture On the main day, the 27th, the spectacular "Ofune Battle" draws crowds as massive five-ton hulls collide in a fierce display This tour offers the rare chance to help pull one of these ofune Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the Ofune Festival in person! Tour perks 1. Try pulling the huge adult ofune—normally handled only by locals—up to Hotaka Shrine! 2. Receive a stylish Ofune Festival T-shirt and wear it proudly during the event! 3. Enjoy a special limited-edition "Ofune Festival" goshuin paper as a keepsake! 4. Watch the climactic moment when the two adult boats collide from reserved seats right next to the action! 5. Boost your luck at Hotaka Shrine, a powerful local power spot! For details, please check the official Azumino City Tourism Association website

Today, we Prayer the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a "cloud on the ground" that appears irregularly. When the wind blows, it goes all the way to the top.

In the Jozankei area, there are many unique campsites surrounded by the nature of national parks. In the Hot Spring Sauna, enjoy the bonfire at night and enjoy delicious rice with Local ingredients in the Nature. Squid camping in Jozankei as a memory of this summer? In the photo, the campsite is "Jozankei Nature Village" There are many white gels lined up in the forest, as if you have wandered into a foreign land It is a mysterious space. For details, check the official Jozankei Tourist Association website!

Photographed 8/15/24. CAFE ANDON Mr./Ms.'s iced coffee and peach Shortcake. 🍑 I look forward to it every time. 😊

Photographed 8/15/24. This is CAFE ANDON Mr./Ms.'s Andon Chicken Curry. The plate has turned into a square ⬜️. I like it very much. 😊

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

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.

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 🕺✨

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

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.

Hello 👋😃 This is the Kyowa-cho Tourism Association! Announcement📢 The big summer event in Kyowa-cho, “Kyowa Scarecrow Festival,” celebrating the town known as the “hometown of scarecrows,” will take place on Sunday, August 25! 🎉 Around 100 distinctive and unique scarecrows will line the festival grounds, alongside food stalls, a banba (horse-riding) competition, a farmers’ market and tasting event offering local specialties such as Raiden melons, and—new this year—the Raiden potato all-you-can-pack event! 😆 From 6:00 PM, a music stage will be held in the Seishō Gakushū Center gymnasium featuring performers including Rimi Natsukawa! ❣️ The finale will feature about 1,000 fireworks! 😁 We warmly invite everyone to join us! • Date: Sunday, August 25 10:00–20:15 • Venue: Kyowa-cho Ikoi no Hiroba (behind the Kyowa-cho Town Hall) • Inquiries TEL 0135-67-8778 (Kyowa-cho Town Hall, Industrial Division)

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

【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)

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. With the approach of the typhoon tomorrow, the wind chimes will be removed.

Thursday, August 15 — Fishing Tournament in Kuraoka District🎣🔥 Today, Thursday, August 15, a fishing tournament took place in the Kuraoka district👏 About 350 kg of yamame and rainbow trout were released into the river🐟 The event opened with a fishing class for children🥳 The kids picked things up incredibly fast, and the adults watching around them kept saying, “Wow, this isn’t just ‘they’re good’… their casting spots are perfect…” in amazement🤣🤣🤣 The fish the children caught were grilled and eaten right away, just enough for each family🤤💕Fresh fish they had caught themselves must have tasted extra delicious🥰 After that came the adult fishing tournament💪! Veterans who know all the best spots and techniques kept reeling fish in one after another😯👏Truly impressive… They put away the caught fish so quickly that it was hard to capture good photos😂 While the adults fished earnestly, there was also a grab-and-catch contest for children…🫳🐟 Kids grabbed the slippery fish non-stop until there were none left, and some families ended up taking home full plastic bags of fish😂 Older elementary and middle school kids seemed put off by the sliminess, so the smaller children fearlessly caught the most — which was amusing to watch🤭✨ By midday, even the adults had nets full of fish🤣 The day ended with a raffle for luxurious prizes like sweets, daily necessities, and sake👏 This summer event, a family-friendly fishing tournament at the end of Obon, must have given participants a wonderful summer memory😌🌻

Let's go to Okhotsk in autumn! "Flower Migration Campaign in AEON MALL Asahikawa Nishi" will be Held in ♪ (Saturday) August 17 at AEON MALL Asahikawa Nishi 1F Greencourt It is the Events of the Annual event, but the Held in of August will be the "first". In addition to disseminating attractive autumn~winter pre-trip Information on Okhotsk, we are looking forward to your visit with a lot of contents such as sales of Specialty Products, costume gathering, Experience Corner, etc. In Engaru Town's Specialty Products sales, in addition to the limited-quantity and inevitably sold out "Gun Dam curry" and the National Treasure commemorative "Obsidian curry," Popular products Hakuyosha's "Tenuki no Rice Source" series and national treasure goods will be on sale. You can also enjoy the Engaru Shrine prayer "Cosmos Omikuji Gacha (200 yen)"! At the Experience Corner, you can experience the Popular "Obsidian Accessory Making Experience (500 yen)" in limited quantities. The Shirataki Geopark character "Anji-kun" will also appear! Please come and see us ♪ * Scenes of the campaign held in November last year.

Photographed 8/10/24. At the Kawagoe Hachimangu Tanabata Festival, it is the village kagura "Heavenly Eagle Bridge" by the Ume Plum Bowl. Orihime and Hikosei are dancing.

Photographed 8/10/24. At the Kawagoe Hachimangu Tanabata Festival, it is the village kagura "Heavenly Eagle Bridge" by the Ume Plum Bowl. Hikosei appeared.