I photographed the World Cultural Heritage Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route, capturing the Nakahechi course dyed in autumn colors at Toganoki Chaya and Hosshinmon. Bright autumn leaves on sunny days are of course beautiful, but I also love the calm, mellow scenery on rainy days.

Monet's Pond in Hyogo🍁
Thanks to the efforts of our volunteers, it has become this beautiful. Thank you 😊

The season for clear stargazing has arrived. The Orion constellation and the Winter Triangle, both iconic winter sights, stood out. Nearby, Taurus, Gemini, and the Pleiades were also visible.

Good morning ☀
#Tsukigase this morning
#Satoyama landscape
#A village of flowers, greenery, and water
#Autumn
#Looking to connect with fellow photography lovers
#Nara Prefecture #Nara City #Nara tourism

This is the old highway in Saga, Kyoto City.

This is the garden of Rurikoin Temple in Kyoto City

I took an aerial photo of the floating island on Anegawa Dam in autumn.

Anegawa Dam Observatory, Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture
November 2025

※Anegawa Dam Management Office has been notified
※Comprehensive unmanned aircraft flight permit from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

📢 Kofun Fest HaniCotto (@hanicotto) will feature a Sakai City booth🎉

This Sunday, November 23rd, the Kofun Fest HaniCotto takes place in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, and Sakai City will have a booth there!✨

It’s a chance to pick up tourist information about Sakai City!
We’ve also prepared a photo spot featuring the city’s new “hot air balloon” attraction, which has been in the news recently♪
Be sure to take a commemorative photo!

Admission is free, so please come by—
we look forward to seeing you!💕

Kofun Fest HaniCotto (@hanicotto)
Date and time: Sunday, November 23rd, 10:00–16:00
※Held rain or shine (canceled only in severe weather such as official warnings)
Location: Imashirozuka Kofun, Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture (48-8 Gunge-Shinmachi, Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture)
🔍For details, search “Kofun Fest HaniCotto”
https://hanicotto.com/category/news/page/3/

Hashi Watashi Fest running through Saturday, November 29

An event to help you learn more about and fall in love with Sakai City's central moat-ring area
Hashi Watashi Fest is back this year✨

Take on the stamp rally visiting shops and facilities within the moat-ring area!
Show the map or your card to receive discounts, gifts, and other perks🎁
A market will be held at the former Sakai Fire Station on Saturday, November 29♪

Various events will take place across the moat-ring area as well🎉
★Stamp rally and perks available from Saturday, November 1 through Saturday, November 29
★Hashi Watashi Market and prize drawing

📅 Saturday, November 29, 11:00–16:00
📍Former Sakai Fire Station (Ichinocho-nishi 1-chome 1-27, Sakai Ward)

This autumn, explore Sakai's moat-ring area
and experience its appeal😊✨

🔍Search for “Hashi Watashi Fest” for more details!
🔗 https://cango-sakai.com/free/5th-cango-fes


https://cango-sakai.com/free/5th-cango-fes

♬ Sophia Sakai Planetarium Concert ♬
Join saxophonist TSUBO-KEN as you look up at the starry sky and enjoy the beautiful sound of the saxophone 🎷✨
Register online via the website 😊


📅 Date and time: Saturday, December 13, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM (Doors open 6:45 PM)
📍 Venue: Sophia Sakai Planetarium (@sophiasakai_pla)
💰 Fee: ¥1,000
👥 Capacity: 140 people (first-come, first-served)

🔍 For details, search “Sophia Sakai Planetarium Concert”!
🔗 https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/news/プラネタリウムコンサート/

#Sophia Sakai #Planetarium #Planetarium Concert #PlanetariumConcert #Sakai City #Saxophone #Sakai City Event
https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/news/プラネタリウムコンサート/

Good morning ☀
#This morning in Tsukigase
#Satoyama landscape
#A village of flowers, greenery, and water
#Autumn
#I want to connect with people who like photography
#Nara Prefecture #Nara City #Nara tourism

Held in front of Sakai City Hall!
SAKAI Sorairo Disaster Prevention Fest — Feel and Learn the Power of Disaster Preparedness

✨SAKAI Sorairo Disaster Prevention Fest✨

A family-friendly disaster preparedness event where parents and children can enjoy hands-on experience in being ready for emergencies will be held in Sakai!

🚒 Vehicle displays from the Fire Department, Police, Japan Self-Defense Forces, and Japan Coast Guard
🎮 "Metaverse Disaster Prevention" where you can learn through games
🎤 A disaster prevention forum with disaster prevention expert Yukiko Okamoto alongside representatives from the Fire Department, Japan Coast Guard, and Ground Self-Defense Force
🍔 Numerous food trucks
🎁 Win prizes in a stamp rally!

Children are very welcome 👶
Spend a day with your family enjoying activities while learning disaster preparedness knowledge.

📅 Date and time: Saturday, November 22, 2025, 11:00–16:00 ※Event will proceed in light rain; cancelled in severe weather
📍 Location: Plaza in front of Sakai City Hall, Mina Sakai

Free admission!
Please share with your friends 😊

🔍 For details, search "Instagram SAKAI Sorairo Fest"

A shot taken at Kajika no Sato in Tambasasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The autumn leaves were beautiful.

This is the mouth of the Takase River in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture. A few small fishing boats that had returned from fishing were moored here. This place is also a peaceful haven for ducks.
At dusk, when a breeze stirs and the water turns a reddened hue, it is a time that soothes the heart.

Grand Front Osaka GRAND WISH CHRISTMAS 2025
(Gran Wish Christmas 2025)
Event Period
November 6, 2025 (Thursday) to December 25, 2025 (Thursday)
Event Hours
The main Christmas tree lighting show runs on weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to midnight and on weekends and holidays from 3:00 p.m. to midnight

The area around Umekita Plaza in front of JR Osaka Station, the Zelkova tree-lined street, and the ginkgo tree-lined avenue will glow in champagne gold with a record-setting approximately 480,000 LED lights. Also not to be missed is the illuminated ginkgo avenue between Grand Green Osaka and Grand Front Osaka, which began in 2024. The illumination is powered by renewable energy sourced in line with RE100, and energy-saving LED bulbs are used to support sustainability. Lights are on daily from 5:00 p.m. to midnight.

A small worshipper I met at Kusubian Kannonji Temple, the 20th site I visited on the Kawachi Saigoku 33-temple pilgrimage.

I visited Arashiyama Yusai-tei in Saga Kamenoocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
The autumn leaves and their reflection seen through the round window
looked like a painting and made the place truly beautiful.
💕(∗❛ัᴗ❛ั∗)◞📷🍁

I went to the Kumano Kodo Kougen area to photograph an early winter landscape, and a lonely cat came up to rub against me and wouldn’t leave my side.
After a while it climbed onto the fence and struck a pose as if to say, “Use me as your model.”
I took a shot with the misty landscape in the background.

I took this at Hachiman-bori Canal in Shiga Prefecture.
The trees formed an arch and their soft reflections on the water left a strong impression.
This shot felt warm amid the quiet.

Good morning ☀
This morning in Tsukigase.

✨🍂 Daisen Park Japan Garden Special opening at night in autumn ~Lights of Autumn leaves~ 🍂✨

Held in at Sakai City Daisen Park Japan Garden will Light up the Garden decorated with Autumn leaves. 💫
Bright red maples are reflected on the water surface of the pond in the Garden, and a fantastic landscape Unfolds. 🍁🌠🍁

【Held in】
🔸November
・Saturday, November 15
・11/21 (Fri) ~ 24 (Mon)
・11/28 (Fri) ~ 30 (Sun)
🔸December
・12/5 (Fri) ~ 7 (Sun)

【Held in time】
5 p.m. ~ 9 p.m. (Last admission 8:30 p.m.)

💁 Please check the following URL for details.
🔗ttps://www.daisenteien.jp/event/r34omk9-7pf
🔍 Search for "Daisen Park Japan Garden Autumn leaves"!

https://www.daisenteien.jp/event/r34omk9-7pf

Made in Sakai Fair 2025
📣 This weekend, on the 8th (Saturday) and 9th (Sunday) ...
Made in Sakai Fair 2025 will be ✨ held in
It's a fun events 🙌 packed with Sakai's best cousins

You may be able to buy Chinese cabbage for 200 yen 1 ball! ?️
A large collection of popular shops and popular sweets in Sakai! 🍴
There is also 😮 an exhibition of cool fire cars and police cars
You can also enjoy many experiences such as making postcards that pop out and dyeing washcloths!
There are many of them, so please come and visit us 🤗

🎈 Made in Sakai Fair 2025
📍 Sakai City Industrial Promotion Center Events Hall, etc.
📅November 8 (Sat) & 9 (Sun) 10:00~16:00
🚃 Access: 5 minutes walk from Nakamozu Station
* Please come to the Events venue by public transportation such as Trains and buses.

🔍 For details, search for "Made in Sakai Fair"!

https://madeinsakai.com/

Autumn leaves on floating islands

A floating island located at the Anegawa Dam in Shiga Prefecture.
The Autumn leaves season is spectacular.

< tickets are on sale now! We will Held in >Hiroshima Kagura Kansai performance in Sakai! 🎈

Hiroshima Kagura is coming to Sakai! ⸜❤︎⸝

Hiroshima Kagura is rich in storytelling, with very impressive dances and productions, gorgeous costumes and masks, etc.
There are plenty of elements that even first-time users can enjoy! ꕤꕥꕤ

On the day of the event, you can ✨ also try on the costumes that are actually used on the stage
Other, we will also sell Specialty products of each city, so please take this opportunity! ✨

📅 Held in Date & Time: December 6 (Sat) 10:00~18:10
📍 Location: La Fenice Sakai Great Hall ( @fenice_sacay )

🔍 For details, search "Hiroshima Kagura Kansai Performance"!
🔗 https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/syoukou/a103/

#Hiroshima Kagura #Hiroshima Kagura #Sakai Drum #Sakai Kagura #Fenice Sakai #Stage #Mai #Kansai performance #Sakai City
https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/syoukou/a103/

We will 🌈 Held in the Osaka-Kansai Expo Held in Commemorative Kofun Tumulus Summit

🔴 Held in the Osaka-Kansai Expo 🔵, we will approach the value and appeal of the Mozu Tombs and Furuichi Tombs from an international perspective 🌏 by comparing them with the Petra Ruins in Jordan and the stone tombs in India.
Please apply for a balloon boarding ticket by ✨ lottery for participants on the day of the event❁❁❁

📅 Held in Date & Time: November 29 (Sat) 13:00~15:30
📍 Venue: Fenice Sakai Large Hall (2-1-1 Obashi-cho, Sakai-ku)
Participation fee: Free
Capacity: 1,700 (first-come, first-served basis)

💁 For details, search for "Kofun Tumulus Summit"!
🔗https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/.../r07/r07kofunsummit.html

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🔷 Held in at the same time Special exhibitions and sales of Kofun Tumulus goods (no application required)
【Place】Fenice Sakai Galleria
【Time】12:00~16:30
🔶 Held in at the same time Children's Theater Park (no registration required)
【Place】Fenice Sakai Obashi Park
【Time】11 a.m. ~ 6 p.m.

💁 Click here for details
🔗https://www.fenice-sacay.jp/event/31242/

#Osaka #Sakai #Sakai City #Sakai Higashi #Mozu Furuichi Kofun Cluster #World Heritage Site #Kofun Tumulus Summit #Kofun Tumulus #Haniwa #Haniwa Director #Fenice Sakai #Kofun Tumulus Goods #Expo #Osaka Kansai Expo #After Expo
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/rekishi/sei/samazama_torikumi/r07/r07kofunsummit.html

It is a scenic spot in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, Enzuki Island.
A large number of tourists come to watch the sunset over Engetsu Island.

🍂 Model Course 🍂 🔸 to Enjoy the Taste of Autumn ~Kanmoat Chubu Area~ 🔸

The autumn of appetite has finally arrived! ⋈😊⋈
In the Kanmoat area of Sakai, there are many shops that sell not only sightseeing spots, but also sweets made with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc., and autumn gourmet foods made with mushrooms such as matsutake mushrooms. 🌰🧡
This time, we will introduce a short model course (Kanmoat Chubu area) where you can enjoy autumn Gourmet food and Sightseeing spots. ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆

📍 《Course to visit shrines and temples and shopping streets and enjoy the taste of autumn (Chubu area)》
(1) Kaiguchi Shrine ( @aguchijinja_official_ )
↓
(2) Sakai Yamanoguchi Shopping Street
↓
(3) Taste 🌰✨ of autumn
・Rosier ( @rosier_fruits Montblanc Parfait)
D.. labo ( @d_labo_ice Muscat Parfait)
・Tenjin Mochi (@tenjinmochi Chestnut Steamed Yokan)
・Maruichi Confectionery (@maruichikashiho Kuri Zenzai)
・SAKAINOMA (@sakainoma mushroom bagel sandwich)
・Cafe Lapin (mushroom stew, hamburger, etc.)
↓
(4) Myokuni Temple

🔍 For details, search for "Special Feature on Taste of Autumn to Taste the Season"!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

🍁 Model Course 🍁 ◽️ to Enjoy the Taste of Autumn ~Kanmoat Southern Area~ ◽️

The autumn of appetite has finally arrived! ୨୧😊୨୧
In the Kanmoat area of Sakai, there are many shops that sell not only sightseeing spots, but also sweets made with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc., and autumn gourmet foods made with mushrooms such as matsutake mushrooms. 🌰🍱💛
This time, we will introduce a short model course (Kanmoat southern area) where you can enjoy autumn Gourmet food and sightseeing spots. ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆

📍 《Course around the land related to Rikyu and the taste of autumn (southern area)》
(1) Sakai Risho no Mori ( @rishonomori )
↓
(2) 868 Building ( @hachirokuhachi )
↓
(3) Taste 🌰✨ of autumn
・Mimiusa Sakai store (shrimp and mushroom tempura Soba noodles)
・BLUE KETTLE (baked sweet potato, chestnut, squash)
・Plum blossoms Sakai Risho no Mori store (autumn special Kaiseki)
↓
(4) Nanjong Temple

🔍 For details, search for "Special Feature on Taste of Autumn to Taste the Season"!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

🍂 Model Course 🍂 🔸 to Enjoy the Taste of Autumn ~Kanmoat Northern part Area~ 🔸

The autumn of appetite has finally arrived! ❊😊❊
In the Kanmoat area of Sakai, there are many shops that sell not only sightseeing spots, but also sweets made with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc., and autumn gourmet foods made with mushrooms such as matsutake mushrooms. 🌰🤎
This time, we will introduce a short model course (Kanmoat Northern part area) where you can enjoy autumn Gourmet and Sightseeing spots ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆

📍 《History of Iron Processing and Autumn Taste Course》
(1) Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum ( @sakaidensan )
↓
(2) SAKAINOMA PLAZA 柳 ( @sakainoma )
↓
(3) Taste 🌰✨ of autumn
・Tsubo City Tea Honpo ( @saryo.tsuboichi chestnut Parfait )
・ Rosier Yanagi store ( @rosier_fruits Autumn carefully selected mix Parfait )
・Zerkova Shokudo ( @zelkova_shokudo Healthy lunch)
・ Sunrise Hall Confectionery Shop ( Quanshu Ichi )
・ Soro Ri ( @__sorori__ Naruto Kintokiimo )
↓
(4) Iron Blacksmith Mansion ( @sakaimachiyamuseums )

🔍 For details, search for "Special Feature on Taste of Autumn to Taste the Season"!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

📢 Held in 🎉 🇫🇷 this weekend on Sunday

🍁 Why don't you enjoy shopping for antique goods, Gourmet food, and live music on the banks of the Ebishima River, where a relaxing time streams ♪

📅 Date & Time: Sunday, November 2, 2025 10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m.
📍 Held in Place: Ebishima DOCK
Sakai City, Sakai Ward, Kushiya-cho Nishi 1-1 West Xavier Park West side, Uchikawa riverbed
🚃 Access: About 10 minutes on foot from Sakai Station on the Nankai Line, about 5 minutes on foot from Hanadaguchi Station on the Hankai Sakai Line
🚩 Organizer: sakainoma

🔍 For more information on Events, please visit @ebisujima.cote.rivi (Instagram)
https://www.instagram.com/ebisujima.cote.rivi/?hl=ja