🎉 The PADI Divemaster is born! Next, go to the 🎊 instructor The other day, a new PADI Divemaster was born in Hokule'a Shonan! After many practice and experience, I took my first steps as a professional diver. I really congratulate you. The PADI Divemaster is an important step in progressing from fun diving to a position where you teach and support others. It is a rewarding qualification that requires safety management and leadership skills in water. And from here, you can take it a step further and become a PADI diving instructor. "I want to make diving my career" and "I love the sea, and I want to convey that feeling to others." For those who have such a feeling, the instructor course is the next stage to make your dreams come true. 🌊 Hokule'a Shonan is Located in easily Access from Tokyo! PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center (IDC). We provide small-group and attentive training, and English is also available. Foreign residents in Japan and Japan who want to learn in English can also take this course with confidence. Many of the following people participate in the professional course: ・Foreigners living in Japan who want to continue diving ・ Those who want to work in the sea in the future ・ Those who like travel and nature and want to change the stage of life At Hokule'a Shonan, we do our best to support those who aim to become divemasters and instructors. If you've always wanted to do it someday, why don't you take a step forward now? 📩 If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. It's okay to send an email or Instagram DM. We wholeheartedly support your new challenge! Instagram @hokulea_divejapan #DiveMasterJapan #DivingInJapan #PADIProJapan #ScubaTokyo #JapanDivingLife #HokuleaShonan #LifeInJapan #ExpatInJapan #JapanAdventure #OceanCareer #DivingJourney #EnglishFriendlyDiving #DiveInstructorTraining #ExploreTheBlue #StartYourDiveCareer

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. Yesterday, today and the Annual Grand Festival of Yasaka Shrine in the Precincts. I asked Tengu's eight hands to look up and have the lion head bite his head. I received an amulet and a cucumber and prayed for a safe life. 👺🥒

World Cultural Heritage "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" Card Rally 2025 is being held in! July 1 (Tue) ~ September 30 (Tue) World Cultural Heritage "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" Card Rally 2025 All 38 types of cards Held in: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 ~ Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of World Cultural Heritage Registration! Let's go on an adventure around 11 cities in 8 prefectures! The Industrial Revolution from the end of the Bakumatsu period to the Meiji era laid the foundation for modern Japan. The factories, mines, shipyards, etc. that served as the stage of the event are still preserved in various places as "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" and are registered as World Cultural Heritage Sites. We will Held in a special project "World Cultural Heritage "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" Card Rally 2025" where you can enjoy such a history and romantic industrial heritage! Subject constituent assets and related facilities, you can get cards that introduce things related to "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" and people who are closely related to it with illustrations. Collect normal cards that you can get at each facilities and get rare cards! Also, if you collect certain cards, you will receive exclusive cards and premium card holders! (Limited quantity) From young children to history buffs and Adult, there's something for both learning and collecting. In addition, if you add the official LINE Account as a friend, The robot "Gear-kun" that helps you collect cards on LINE is now available! In addition to being able to check the collection status of digital cards with Gear-kun, Inquiries about the card rally can be easily made from LINE, which is very convenient! This summer, enjoy exploring the industrial heritage and discover the passion and technology from the end of the Bakumatsu period to the Meiji era. For details, please check the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 10th Anniversary Special Website". 【Inquiries about Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution】 "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" World Heritage Council: 099-286-2363 【Inquiries about card rallies in general】 Secretariat: 050-2030-7388 [Normal card pick-up location, 11 cities in 8 prefectures nationwide] Hagi Reverberatory Furnace Guide Hut[Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] Ebisugahana Shipyard Guide Hut [Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] Oitayama Tatarakan [Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] Shizuki Park Toll Station (Hagi Castle Ruins) [Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] Shoin Shrine Treasure Hall Shiseikan [Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] Shoko Shuseikan (former Shuseikan foundry site) slope [Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture] Former Kagoshima Spinning Mill Engineer's Hall (Ijinkan) [Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture] Sekiyoshi's Products Museum [Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture] Niriyama Reflex Furnace Guidance Center Window [Izu no Kuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture] Hashino Iron Mine Information Center or Iron History Museum [Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture] Sano Tsunemin and Mietsu Naval Station Ruins History Museum or Saga Castle Honmaru History Museum [Saga City, Saga Prefecture] Gunkanjima Museums or Kosuge Shufune Grounds [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture] Gunkanjima Digital Museum [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture] Nagasaki Port Terminal[Nagasaki City, Nagasaki] Takashima Coal Museums [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture] Nearest bus stop to Takashima Hokkei Mine [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture] Gunkanjima Museums [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture] World Heritage Visitor Center [Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture] Miyahara Mine [Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture] Manda Pit Station [Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture] * Installed in Manda Pit Station. Coal Mine Trains Kabuya [Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture] * Installed in the Manda Pit (paid area) Coal Mine Train. In case of rain, after confirming the entrance ticket, it will be handed over by the Manda Pit entrance staff. Omuta City Coal Industry Science Museum [Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture] Ryujokan [Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture] View space of the former head office of the government-run Yawata Steel Works [Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture] Onga River Water Source Pond Pump Room Information Center (Naka City Community Exchange Center) [Naka City, Fukuoka Prefecture] Manda Pit Station 〒864-0001 Kumamoto Prefecture Arao City Hara Manda 200-2 Phone Number: 0968-57–9155 Closed every Monday (the following weekdays if it is a holiday), 12/29~1/3 Visiting the site of Manda Pit: 410 yen for adults, 310 yen for high school students, 210 yen for elementary and junior high school students Visiting the site of Manda Pit Station Exhibition Room and DVD Screening Room: Free Car parking: Free Bus Car parking lot [5 large cars, 3 medium size parking spaces] 72 regular cars There is also a Car parking lot for motorcycles https://diginal.co.jp/card_rally/...

I went outbound to the Takao 599 Museum on a field trip. Marker of animals and insects seen on Mt. Mt. Takao. I was ✨ mesmerized by the nice projection mapping

Squid view of Mt. Gozaisho Ropeway in summer. The summit of the Mt. Gozaisho Ropeway overlooks the green mountains and the dynamic summer sky. Komono, Mie Prefecture 2024/8

Drawn by the sound of wind chimes, I arrived at a place where I could cool off both visually and audibly.

Events Announcements 📣 Ladies and gentlemen~Squid are your plans for this weekend? 7/20 (Sun) Makubetsu Summer Festa 2025 will be 🎵 held in In addition to dancing, light music, Drums, and games for children, there are also 😁 Stalls where you can eat delicious food from Makubetsu In the big lottery, we will prepare luxurious Premiums such as pair travel vouchers! !! The climax of the festivals is about 3,000 fireworks, which fill the night sky with 😍 gorgeous gold Come and enjoy 🤗 the summer Festival with your friends and family 📌 Date & Time: Sunday, July 20, 2025 13:00~21:00 📌 Location: Makubetsu Sports Park Special venue 📌request * Admission with pets is prohibited. * Smoking is prohibited in all sports parks. (including e-cigarettes) * Yakiniku and BBQ are prohibited in the sports park. http://www.makubetsu.jp/kankobussankyokai/?p=8545...

【Sunset Village Markets & KIDS Festa】 On Sunday, July 13, the "Sunset Village Markets & KIDS Festa" was ✨ held in the Gokase Winery style hall It rained from the preparation stage, and we were worried about the weather, but although it rained heavily from time to time, we could see 🌞 some sunny days and the Stalls of the many and the stage Events, it was 👪 crowded with many Families Popular with children was the water play area 🥰 Everyone was 😆 excited about the Authentic Water guns and swimming pools Also, many soap bubbles were produced 😁 from the soap bubble booth It was 🥰 a day when we saw the smiles of many children and we got a smile

On Saturday, July 12, three beaches in Atami City opened to the sea at once. At Atami Sun Beach, a safety prayer ceremony was held by the Kumiya Shrine with the attendance of related parties. After the safety prayer festival, swimming starts at 9 o'clock! The children who gathered were presented with hand-held fireworks. Enjoy the waters of Atami this summer! Beaches opening period: July 12, 2025 (Sat) ~ August 31, 2025 (Sun) 【Atami Sun Beach】Atami City East Coast Town 【Nagahama Beaches】Kamitaga, Atami City 【Ajiro Hot Spring Beaches】Atami City Shimotaga *Atami Sun Beach Water Park will be open on July 19 (Sat) ~ August 31 (Sun), 2025. https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/features/34...

Yesterday, I Outbound to the "Nakayoshi Asaichi" held in the Precincts of Semba Toshogu Shrine. It started at 8 o'clock in the morning, so when I arrived around 8:30, there was already a line at every store. 168's Taiwanese rice balls and dragon fruit flea cakes. Mr. 168 was also very Popular.

On July 7, 2025 (Tanabata Night), go deep into the mountains to meet the princess fireflies! In the moonlight, we received an astonishing welcome from the princess and sang three cheers 🙌 After all, you can only meet the princess on Tanabata! Shooting method: Comparative light synthesis. Shooting location: Nichinan Town, Hino District, Tottori Prefecture

It is Located in in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture It is Kamikochi. With the towering mountains of Hodaka Clear streams murmuring ⛰️💙 The weather was also great (∗❛ัᴗ❛ั∗) 📷✨✨✨

From Saturday, July 19, 10 beaches in the city will open sequentially✨ Shimoda has unique beaches such as Sotoura Beaches and Nabeda Beach, which are popular with Families, and Tatatohama and Shirahama Ohama, which are popular with surfers, so you are sure to find the perfect beach for you👀✨🏖️ The swimming status of each Beaches will be updated on the Shimoda City Tourism Association Home page from July 19th🌊! Beaches are not available in advance based on forecasts. Decisions are made based on sea conditions such as the weather on the day, the height of the waves, and the strength of the wind. Therefore, depending on changes in sea conditions during → day, swimming may be prohibited or vice versa. For the latest swimming conditions, please check the Shimoda City Tourism Association Home page, as well as the local information signs and instructions of the lifeguards, and Enjoy it with safety in mind. 👉 【Blog】 https://www.shimoda-city.info/post/20250713... 👉 【10 Beaches】https://www.shimoda-city.info/umi... Please enjoy the "summer with the sea" again this year🌊💙

Photographed on July 9, 25. I couldn't stand the heat, so I relaxed in the Hikawa tea garden in the Precincts of Omiya Hikawa Shrine. 🫠 It is a matcha latte and Hikawa rabi mochi kina powder.

Photographed on July 9, 25. Prayer at Omiya Hikawa Shrine. There was a stylish café ands.

Photographed on July 9, 25. We visited Taiwanese tea house e-one in Omiya. It's salted chicken. The salty fried chicken is topped with fried vegetables. It is a salad, radish soup.

The Kikuchi Tourism Association rents out bicycles. Use it has increased recently. This time, we would like to introduce the popular Outbound destination "Marichi Castle". Marichi Castle is a mountain castle built by the Yamato administration in the latter half of the 7th century (about 1350 years ago). Excavations by the prefecture have uncovered valuable remains, including the remains of 72 buildings, the remains of a Water reservoir, and the remains of a Earthen mound. You can also see the restored building in action. In addition, at the Onko Soseikan, you can learn more about the history and structure of Marichi Castle through exhibitions and videos. Excavations have been carried out since 1967 (Showa 42). In terms of size, it is about 12 times the size of Tokyo Dome. The park is very spacious, so it is ideal for walking. In fact, our staff also went on an electrically assisted bicycle. I was able to arrive from Kikuchi City Hometown Creation Citizens Square to Marichi Castle in about 20 minutes. Slope is a little, but since it is an electrically assisted bicycle, you can drive it easily. The premises also has a café "Kuri to Sora" that sells Sweets made from Japanese chestnuts. Among them, Montblanc Soft seems to be very Popular. Please stop by the café for healing your trip. You can enjoy the scenery that you don't usually see. When you come to Kikuchi City, please enjoy your bicycle trip.

Photographed on July 9, 25. It is a fox lottery of Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin. It is also close to Nagatacho Station.

It is a blue pond in Biei, Hokkaido I think it's the most popular Sightseeing spot in Biei In the summer Vacation, the large parking lot Car is Car. Traffic jams occur.

It is a hill of Shikisai no Oka in Biei, Hokkaido Flowers are planted on a vast site. You can enjoy it with a sense of scale that is typical of Hokkaido.

Events Announcements 📣 7/13 (Sun) Memuro Fireworks Festival "Kanon" will be held in 😊 In 2014, the Local Fireworks Festival that had been going on for 28 years disappeared, and volunteers in their 20s ~ 30s who Raised watching the Fireworks Festival in Memuro Held in 🎵 this festival so that today's children could come and enjoy that fun festival Events and attractions are available at the venue, and there is also a food and beverage booth where more than 60 famous restaurants from all over Hokkaido gather! Fireworks are set off at 😍 20:00~ 📌 Held in: Memuro Park Special venue 📌 Held in time: 11:00~21:00 I hope 🤗 you all have a great weekend https://www.memuro-hanaoto.com//

Photographed on July 9, 25. This is Bacon & Eggs from ZTTo morning. 🍳🥓🍞 It is a morning specialty store that handles "bread and espresso".

Let's ✨ use the advantageous Zenkoji Temple Omote approach to the temple food walking ticket and enjoy cool Sweets 【Zenko Temple What is a food walking ticket? 】 This is a great ticket that allows you to choose and purchase your favorite items from 19 stores, such as Nagano Specialties and Sweets! It's cheaper than the regular price, and you can enjoy the flavors of various restaurants little by little, so it's ✨ perfect for eating and walking around For more Information, check out our highlights (@nagano_cvb)! <Store Details> (1) "Kuzu Bar" Sukiya Naito Pottery Store A mysterious ice cream bar that does not melt due to the use of kudzu powder. It has a new chewy texture and is cool and delicious! Why don't you compare the four types of matcha, peach, Mandarin Oranges, and ramune Squid? Phone number: 026-227-7110 【Business hours】9:00~18:30 【Regular holiday】Monday (2) "Chestnut soft serve ice cream" Shinshu Village Confectionery Workshop Nagano Nakamise It is a Japanese and Western confectionery store centered on chestnuts, including the in-store café. Chestnut soft serve ice cream is smooth and has a refreshing aftertaste! In addition, the popular take-out menu "Mont Blanc Parfait" is made to order and then squeezed with chestnut paste. Phone number: 026-262-1270 【Business hours】9:00~17:00 【Regular holiday】Open all year (3) "Homemade gelato" Monzen Tea House Yayoiza Zenko Temple cold homemade gelato before and after Prayer is exceptional! In addition to gelato and and Sweets with various flavors, you can enjoy a creative Local cuisine that combines Vegetarian cuisine and Township soil food in a space that has been regenerated from a historic Machiya. Phone number: 026-232-2311 【Business hours】11:30~20:30 【Regular holiday】Tuesday, 2nd Water, 3rd Monday (4) "Matcha, roasted tea, milk soft 3 servings" Nagakien It is a long-established store that sticks to "home fire, drying, and roasting". Tea Sweets such as soft serve ice cream unique to tea shops and bavarois and zenzai are popular. Phone number: 026-232-2511 【Business hours】9:30~17:00 【Regular holiday】Not opens #Nagano City Sweets #Sweets Tour #Food walking #Nagano City #Nagano Prefecture #Nagano sightseeing #Nagano Travel #Nagano #Nagano #Naganocity

📍 Susoaidaira|Hokkaido, Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group A superb view of flowers with a short life that can only be seen in summer. When you start walking from the pond, you will feel as if you have wandered into a flower garden in the sky. At the foot of Mt. Asahidake, where more than 1,600 Meter Elevation remains of snow, alpine plants such as chinguruma bloom all over the place. It was 🌿 a quiet and gentle time that made my heart suddenly lighten 👉 This is a photo I took yesterday. It was truly breathtaking.

Photographed on July 9, 25. After Prayer Tokyo Daijingu Shrine, we Transportation to Nagatacho and visited ZTTo morning. It specializes in bread and espresso mornings. It's café au lait.

July 7 2025 (Reiwa 7) Tanabata Day It is the Milky Way that I found on a boat crossing the sea.

Photographed on July 9, 25. This is the Suzu Araragi wind chime of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. 🎐

At the garden "Tokachi Hills" located on a Gently Sloping Hill in Makubetsu Town, Rose Week is Held in 🌹 until 7/13 (Sun) And Leisure seats and baskets are available free of charge at the entrance, and you can enjoy 🎵 a picnic in the garden The café attached to the shop offers soft serve ice cream, rice balls, curry, etc 😊 This time, I had 🌽 a cold soup of white corn from Memuro CAFE NIWAKARA and also in the park, where you can enjoy lunch and afternoon tea (reservation required) while looking 🍰 at the garden Even after Rose Week, various Events are Held in, so please 🤗 visit Tokachi Hills Instagram @tokachihills Garden Scene @tokachihillsgardeners Garden Cafe Niwakara @niwakara__tokachihills Access: About 20 minutes by Car from Obihiro Station, about 50 minutes by bicycle from Obihiro Station * If you go by bicycle from Obihiro Station, we recommend 🚲 an electric bicycle because it is uphill If you go by bicycle, you can sweat nicely!! Please 😊 be careful of heat stroke Since it passes through Manabe Garden, you can tour the two gardens 😍 by bicycle About 25 minutes by bicycle from Manabe Garden to Tokachi Hills https://www.tokachi-hills.jp//

Today (7/10), I had the opportunity 😆 to cover the hop harvest It was my first time to see a hop field this year, but... It was ✨✨ spectacular Healthy dark green leaves on straight stems, hop berries that are bell-shaped...! "It's a shame to see this scene today!" I looked at 👀 it with the Production Preparations are ready, and it's time to 💪 harvest It is difficult 💦 to remove the wires that support it because there are so many fruits I'm going to put the harvested hops in a bag, but I don't think they'll fit in the truck I'm going to put on today Squid ... It was an amount that made 😂 me worry Processing these hops into a beer 🍺 with a fresh aroma I drank it last year, and it was a beer that I 😆👍 could drink with a refreshing aroma I'm 😍 looking forward to this year's beer.

Hello, this is Ryu Water. This year too, wind chimes 🎐 with a cool tone were displayed in the area above the waterfall heading to Senga Waterfall! !️ It is said 😊 that the wind chime that turns the breeze into sound has the Healing effect of relaxing the mind Please heal your daily fatigue with the sound of wind chimes 🎐, the sound of water of the waterfall, and the rich nature of Shosenkyo 🌿 Gorge in the waterfall area! !️ 💎July Birthdays 💎 [Ruby] Ruby, the queen of gemstones that has been loved all over the world since ancient times, is a symbol of passion, love, victory, and beauty, and is said to be a gemstone that brings out the charm of its owner and boosts confidence. [Sphene] Success, Luck, and Connections A stone that changes the owner's talent, leads to success, and leads to success　 Other, we also have various natural stones and accessories, so please stop by the healing space where natural stones and the sound of waterfalls are interwoven. We look forward 😊 to seeing your wonderful smiles #Shosenkyo Gorge #Mitake Shosenkyo Gorge #Yamanashi #Yamanashi #Kofu #Kofu #Kai #Kai #Superb Spot #Superb view of Japan #Superb view #Sightseeing #Sightseeing spot #Travel #Yamanashi travel #Yamanashi tourism #Ryu Water Hall