Taken on June 11, 2014.
This is the flower water offering from Hara Florist.

The Honshu side of the Kanmon Strait and Kanmon Bridge

Photo taken on: May 10, 2026
Equipment: SONY α7II + Sigma 20–200mm

This is the Honshu side of the Kanmon Bridge
Kanju Island can be seen under the bridge.

Taken on June 11, 26.
These are the wind chimes at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine's office.
May everyone's wishes come true.

Introducing the Hands-Free Rental Bicycle Service🚲🚲

Leave your large luggage at the airport shuttle bus and set off light on your bicycle🎵

With a bicycle, you can enjoy beautiful scenery that is too far to walk or easily missed by car😊

As you casually stop by enticing places, you can fully experience the local atmosphere through the scents of the wind and air😍

While pedaling freely, you may discover special sights that you wouldn't encounter on a car or walking trip🎶🎶

Make sure to enjoy the overwhelming vastness and stunning landscapes unique to Tokachi🤗

We offer a range of options including "electric bicycles" for beginners and those lacking confidence, as well as "cross bikes" for smooth rides, and professional "road bikes" or "mountain bikes"🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️
Choose according to your riding experience and preferred style❗️

🔶Usage Period: June 1, 2026 (Monday) to November 1, 2026 (Sunday)
🔶Service Route: Tokachi Obihiro Airport ⇔ Obihiro Station Bus Terminal
🔶Operating Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🔷Important Notes
The hands-free rental bicycle service is available only to customers using the rental bicycles and is completely reservation-based.
*The service will be suspended during the Obon period and Silver Week due to airport congestion.

🔷Reservations and Inquiries
📍Departing from Tokachi Obihiro Airport
ANDOOR TEL: 0155-66-5894 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

📍Departing from Obihiro Station
ECO Bus Center Rikuru TEL: 0155-23-5920 (9:30 AM to 5:30 PM)

https://andoor.jp/%e6%89%8b%e3%81%b6%e3%82%89%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%82%af%e3%83%ab-2/

【Announcement】 Event Information♪
🦁Lions Charity Festival 2026✨

On June 20th (Saturday) and 21st (Sunday),
it will be held at Iwanai Michi-no-Eki Front Event Square😊

📅June 20th (Saturday) and 21st (Sunday)
⏰11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
📍Iwanai Michi-no-Eki Front Event Square

Iwanai Lions Club Beer Garden🍻 and
Iwanai Station Cheerleading Team will liven up the venue!

And every day at 6:00 PM…
🎁We will hold a bingo and lottery with fabulous prizes!

Join with your family and friends,
enjoy delicious food and drinks,
and have a wonderful time together✨

We look forward to your visit♪

*For more details, please refer to the flyer.

Taken on June 6, 2014.
This is a yo-yo fortune at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.🪀

【Reihoku Sunset Marche】Announcement for June📣
Hello everyone! Here is the announcement for the "Reihoku Sunset Marche" taking place in June♪
👀Highlights of this Sunset Marche👀
❣The "Reihoku Sunset Marche" will feature local agricultural products, processed goods, and side dishes for sale. The famous "Ninoya" will also have a stall with its delicious ikinari dango!
You can also enjoy a pack-your-own deal with Amakusa Bankan and small onions!
We look forward to seeing you all 😊 Don't forget to bring your own bags 🛍✨

【Items for Sale】
・Amakusa Bankan (pack-your-own)
・Okra
・Rice🌾
・Side Dishes
・Pumpkin
・Cucumber🥒
・Bitter Melon
・Potato🥔
・Small Onion (pack-your-own)
・Dekopon
・Corn🌽
・Eggplant🍆
・Flower Grass
・Bread
・Beets
・Bell Pepper🫑
・Botamochi
・Mini Tomatoes
・Molokhia

🥦🍅🥕🍠🥬🧅🫑🌽🌶🫛🍆🫚🥔
Reihoku Sunset Marche
【Date: June 14th (Sunday) from 1 PM to 3 PM
【Location】Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association (Reihoku Town Tourist Information Center, 4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku Town)

Photographed on June 6, 2014.
This is the flower water basin at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed on June 6, 2014.
This is the flower water ritual at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Taken on June 6, 2014.
This is the flower water basin at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Taken on June 5, 26.
This is LEC COFFEE's coffee jelly and an iced black latte.

Taken on June 5, 2014.
This is the coffee jelly from LEC COFFEE.

Taken on June 5, 26.
This is a hot sandwich set from LEC COFFEE.
It includes a hot sandwich with egg, bacon, and lettuce, a salad, and a chilled soup made with new onions.

Introducing Rental Bicycles 🚲🚲

At the Roadside Station Nakazatsunai, we offer rental bicycles called "Peachari" for convenient travel and sightseeing within the village 😊
Choose between two types of bicycles: "regular bicycles" and "electric bicycles," based on your physical strength‼️
The popular tourist spot "Rokka no Mori" is about 1 km from the Roadside Station Nakazatsunai, which takes approximately 5 minutes by bicycle 🎵
Why not use the Roadside Station Nakazatsunai as your base and explore the village by bicycle for unforgettable memories?

To apply, please visit the general information desk located in the "Country Plaza" at the Roadside Station Nakazatsunai 🤗

🔶Rental Period: From Friday, April 24 to Sunday, October 25

🔶Rental Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🔶Rates
●Regular Bicycle: 200 yen for 4 hours
●Electric Bicycle: 200 yen for 2 hours

🔶Access
🚗About 40 minutes by car from Obihiro Station, and about 20 minutes by car from Obihiro Airport 🚗
🚌About 1 hour by bus from Obihiro Station (nearest stop: get off at Roadside Station Nakazatsunai)

*Important Notes
📍Rental bicycles are not available for advance reservations. Thank you for your understanding.
📍The use of Peachari is restricted to within the village.
📍Please return by 5:00 PM.

🔶Contact Information
Nakazatsunai Village Tourism Association TEL 0155-68-3390 (8:30 AM to 5:15 PM)

https://kankou-nakasatsunai.com/

Photographed on June 5, 26.
I took a stroll in Kawagoe.
This is bitter cream coffee and blueberry rare cheesecake. I reunited with someone I used to work with at Hon-Kawagoe Pepe, and it filled me with warmth after a long time.

Taken on June 4, 26.
These are the kakigori (shaved ice) fortune and watermelon fortune at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.🍧🍉

Crossing the Kanmon Straits from Mojiko, where the morning sun shines, to Shimonoseki

A morning view of crossing the Kanmon Straits from Mojiko to Shimonoseki on a 5-minute boat ride

Photo taken: April 3, 2026
Equipment: SONY α7II + FE24-240

Receiving the morning sun from behind Mojiko, overlooking the city of Karato in Shimonoseki across the strait
A morning crossing of the Kanmon Straits on the Kanmon Ferry for 5 minutes
The silhouette of the city of Mojiko recedes beyond the wake of the boat.

Taken on June 6, 26.
These are the hydrangeas at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.
They look like 🩷.

Taken on June 6, 2014.
I visited Kawagoe Hachiman Shrine.
This is the wind chime at the fortune slip distribution office. 🎐

Taken on June 1, 26.
This is an iced café latte and lemon meringue pie from CAFE ANDON.

Moji Port, where the remnants of the day dye the evening sky

Photo taken: May 30, 2026
Equipment: SONY α7II + Sigma 20–200mm

The silhouette of Mojiko city under the twilight sky

remnants of the day
twilight over Mojiko town

Introducing Rental Bicycles 🚲🚲

At the ECO Bus Center Rikuru inside Obikuru at Obihiro Station Bus Terminal, we offer convenient rental bicycles 😊
You can ride anywhere in the Tokachi area, making it perfect for sightseeing in Obihiro 🎵
We have a variety of bicycles available, allowing you to choose the best one based on your fitness level and riding experience.
With electric assist, long-distance travel and hills become a breeze 😍
Feel the wind as you ride and create memories of your "town tour"!
Enjoy cycling in Tokachi at your own pace without any stress 🤗

🔶Rental Period: April 18, 2026 - November 30, 2026
(The period may change due to weather conditions)

🔶Rental and Pickup Location
ECO Bus Center Rikuru inside Obikuru at Obihiro Station Bus Terminal
Tel: 0155-23-5920 Fax: 0155-23-5921

🔶Operating Hours 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
●Folding Bicycle 400 yen per hour and up
●City Cycle 300 yen per hour and up
●Electric City Cycle and Electric Sports Bike 600 yen per hour and up

https://www.machicen.com/bicycle/

Taken on June 1, 2014.
This is the lemon meringue pie from cafe andon. 🍋

Taken on June 1, 26.
This is the Bolognese rigatoni from cafe andon.

Oat milk latte and banana caramel cake.

This is Glin Coffee's hojicha tea latte.
The latte art in pink is delightful. 😊
I'm also curious about the other drinks.

Photographed on June 1, 26.
I found a blue hydrangea.

Event Announcement 📣

The "Tokachi Ohira Plain Exchange Festival," where you can experience the charm of agriculture up close, will be held on Sunday, June 7th 😊
We have prepared a variety of content, including experiential programs in collaboration with local students and universities, as well as gourmet delights from Tokachi 🎵

🔷Agricultural Machinery Experience: From historical old farming tools to cutting-edge robotic tractors and toy tractors, a wide range is on display‼
🔷Hands-on Workshops: Experience making "pork skin bookmarks" and "pressed flower bookmarks" with students from Obihiro Agricultural High School 😍
🔷Fun Learning Booths: Experience cow displays and hands-on activities from Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine's "Dairy Farming, How About It?" as well as free tastings and surveys of meat products devised by high school students.

Tokachi's gourmet delights will also gather together! ❗😍 Enjoy delicious local flavors to your heart's content 🍴

A special day where both adults and children can get excited! We warmly invite you to come with your family 🤗

https://www.tokachi-a-muse.jp/daiheigen

Taken on June 1, 2014.
This is the love fortune slip from Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
The pink one is said to enhance romantic luck.

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【Event Information】
✨－－－－－－Tono Town Industrial Festival Confirmed－－－－－－✨

Tono Town in Miyazaki Prefecture hosts various events, but the "Industrial Festival" is the largest among them!!
We are excited to announce the confirmation of the "Tono Town Industrial Festival"✨

〔Date〕 Sunday, November 29, 2023
From 9 AM to 4 PM (Traffic restrictions from 7 AM to 5 PM)
〔Venue〕 Tono Town Nakacho Plaza (Google search: Tono Bus Stop)
There will be traffic restrictions in the surrounding area.

We look forward to welcoming many visitors.