Encountering Japan's summer after the sea, a special day spent at the Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri 🎋 About an hour by train from Tokyo. In Hiratsuka, located in Kanagawa Prefecture's Shonan area, the entire town is adorned with colorful Tanabata decorations every summer. "Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri." Known as one of Japan's three major Tanabata festivals, it is a summer tradition. Gigantic Tanabata decorations fill the streets. People in yukata. The summer town shifts from dusk to night. A nostalgic atmosphere flows, reminiscent of a scene from a movie. However, the charm of Hiratsuka is not just the festival. Close by, there is a beautiful sea. The crystal-clear blue sea, surprisingly clear for being near Tokyo. Colorful fish swim around. Soft corals sway gently. In the morning, dive into the sea world. And in the evening, immerse yourself in a Japanese summer festival. This is the allure of the Shonan area, where you can spend such a special day. Diving is not just about entering the sea. It's about feeling the local atmosphere, walking through the town, meeting people, and experiencing Japan's seasons. The time spent after the sea also becomes an important part of the journey's memories. This year's "Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri" is scheduled to be held from July 3rd to 5th. Discover another Japan that you won't find just by sightseeing in Tokyo. Experience the summer of Japan that unfolds beyond the sea. 🌈At Hokule'a Shonan, we offer small-group diving tours in the seas near Tokyo. Beginners and solo participants are also welcome. English support is available. We hope you enjoy not only the sea but also a special day spent in Japan. 【Related Keywords】 Diving near Tokyo / Kanagawa Diving / Shonan Diving / Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri / Tokyo Day Trip / Hidden Japan / Dive Near Tokyo / Japan Summer Festival / Japanese Ocean Experience / Tokyo Day Trip Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri Photo provided by the Hiratsuka City Tourism Association.

Introducing the new tourist hub in Nagano City, "Travel HUB Nagano City"✨ 〈Don’t forget to tap the "save mark" if you want to look back later!〉 "Travel HUB Nagano City" While continuing services such as luggage storage, tourist information, and tour sales developed during the winter season, we will sequentially introduce new features like kimono rental and sales, the select shop "Tabi suru Supūn" (セレクトショップ) where you can discover delightful ice creams from various regions in Shinshu, a café, authentic ninja experiences, taxi tours, and outdoor activity sales. This will serve as a new gateway for tourists, visitors, and local residents, starting from in front of Nagano Station. "Tabi suru Supūn" This is a select shop (セレクトショップ) where you can discover delightful ice creams from various regions in Shinshu. We offer cup ice cream produced by local producers across the prefecture, promoting the concept that "A journey through Shinshu begins with a single spoon." The products will be replaced sequentially based on the season and procurement status. "Kimono and Yukata Rental and Sales - Kimono no Tachibana" We have partnered with "Kimono no Tachibana," a beloved establishment in Nagano Prefecture for many years, to start kimono and yukata rental and sales. You can enjoy visiting Zenkoji Temple and strolling through Nagano City in traditional attire at your leisure. "Luggage Storage" You can store your bags or suitcases before hotel check-in or while sightseeing in the city. We can accommodate large luggage that won’t fit in coin lockers. Drop off your luggage at Travel HUB Nagano City for hands-free sightseeing upon arrival. 【Bag Size】 ¥500/1 day For luggage with a maximum side length of less than 45cm (backpacks, handbags, personal items, etc.) 【Suitcase Size】 ¥800/1 day For luggage with a maximum side length of 45cm or more (suitcases, skis, snowboards, musical instruments, strollers, etc.) "Experience Activities" We offer a variety of easy-to-try activities and unique programs that are hard to find elsewhere. 【Usage Fee】 ¥1,000 (approximately 10 minutes) "Basic Information" 【Location】1358 Suehirocho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, 2F 【Access】About a 2-minute walk from the Zenkoji exit of JR Nagano Station 【Business Hours】9:30 AM to 5:00 PM 【Closed】None 【Parking】None (Please use nearby paid parking) #Travel HUB Nagano City #Nagano City #Inbound #Nagano City #Nagano Tourism

Yukata Night 2025 — held on August 10 🏮 Thank you very much for the large turnout! The evening opened in splendor with a balloon release and a performance by Otofukecho Komadaiko, and the venue rocked with events like the log-cutting race and the yukata contest 🔥 Children’s festival stalls and food stands lined the area, creating a day filled with local warmth 👘 It was our first time hosting this event, and thanks to everyone, we created wonderful summer memories. We hope to share a summer moment with you again next year 🌿 Come enjoy summer in Tokachigawa Onsen along with your yukata — we look forward to your visit ☺️

I photographed a woman in a yukata strolling in a cool traditional charm in the shade of many hydrangeas and green trees. Surrounded by hydrangeas and green trees on the slopes, I captured a woman in a yukata with the bell tower in the background in the center of the photo, giving a sense of Japan. Shooting location: Nogo Temple, Famous for hydrangeas in Kumagaya City

Event Announcement📣 'Yukata Night' will be held at Tokachigawa Onsen Yunosato Hall on Sunday, August 10th😊 This is a renewed version of the annual Tokachigawa Onsen Summer Festival🎵🎵 The main events are the Log-Sawing Race and the Yukata Contest!! The winner will receive a 20,000-yen accommodation voucher for Tokachigawa Onsen!! We have other fabulous prizes prepared as well, and we look forward to everyone joining us🤗 📍Entry for the Log-Sawing Race is 500 yen (a bath salt gift is provided as a participation prize) ※Limited to the first 18 men and 18 women 📍The Yukata Contest is free to enter!! There are couple and married-pair categories👘 There will also be a children’s festival corner, food trucks, and vendors so you can fully enjoy the summer festival😍😍 Wear a yukata to the festival and make the most of the summer celebration🎶🎶 Let's go to Tokachigawa Onsen Yunosato Hall!! https://www.tokachigawa.net/news/detail/230...

🎆Yukata Night on Sunday, August 10th🎆 🔥Log‑sawing Race🔥 [Men's Division · Women's Division] 🏆1st Prize: 20,000 yen voucher for a stay at Tokachigawa Onsen! 🥈2nd Prize: 10,000 yen meal voucher 🥉3rd Prize: 5,000 yen meal voucher 🎁Participation Prize: Bath additive (Bathclin)✨ 🪓Entry Fee: 500 yen 🕒Registration: from 15:00 (18 men and 18 women per division, first come first served) 📍Registration Desk: Festival Headquarters Join the log‑sawing race and win fantastic prizes to make summer memories!👘🔥 We look forward to your participation!!

🏮✨Yukata Night 2025✨🏮 ＼Why not make this summer’s memories here?／ 📅 Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025 🕒 Time: 2:30 PM–7:30 PM 📍 Venue: Tokachigawa Onsen Yunonosato Hall 👘A summer festival where the yukata takes center stage🌙 Enjoy a summer night as a slightly different you. 🟡 Balloon release🎈・Otofukecho Komata Drum Performance 🟡 Log-cutting race・Yukata contest 💝Exciting prizes available!! 🟡 Children’s festival stalls (target shooting, yo-yo fishing, etc.) 🟡 Food stalls and kitchen cars🍺🍙 🌟 Visitors wearing yukata or jinbei will receive a 500-yen voucher redeemable at the venue (children will receive festival tickets) as a gift🎁 ※You are welcome to attend in everyday clothes as well! 🎐Check the images for details! We will share updates as they come! We look forward to seeing many of you 😊

\The second Sunday of every month "Izumi Foothills Experience Day"/ The Izumi City Tourism Specialty Products Association offers regular experience programs on the second Sunday of every month as "Izumi Foothills Experience Day"! At Samurai residences at the foot of Izumi, which is the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings of the country, you can enjoy the experience of dressing in a kimono yukata and armor, and Boarding to the Izumi Sightseeing Cow Car. The next meeting will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2025. To make a reservation, please Phone the Izumi City Tourism Specialty Products Association listed below. * You can experience it outside of the above schedule, so please contact the Izumi City Tourism Specialty Products Association as soon as possible. Why don't you enjoy a hands-on program with your family and friends at the Samurai residences at the foot of Izumi? We look forward to receiving your application! —————————— ■Application (Izumi City Tourism Specialty Products Association) Phone number: 0996-79-3030 【Held in】2nd Sunday of every month (next time is January 12) 【Held in】10:00~16:00 (11:00~15:00 for sightseeing ox cars) Note: The following will be asked at the time of application. 　(1) Name 　(2) Contact information (Phone number) 　(3) Name of the desired experience program 　(4) Number of participants 　(5) Participation time 　* In the case of a kimono dressing experience, we will also ask you about your height https://www.izumi-navi.jp/events/post-2066/... —————————— #Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture #Kagoshima Prefecture #Izumi City #Kagoshima #Izumi #Izumi foothills #Saisho residence #Takezoe residence #Mihara residence #Samurai residences #Izumi Foothills Town Preservation Association #Izumi Sightseeing Cow Car Association #Ox Car #Izumi Navi #izuminavi #izumicity #izumi #kagoshima #South Treasure Chest Kagoshima #Kagosta Glamour #Experience Program

"Adachigahara hometown Village" in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture It is a popular spot where you can enjoy Samurai residences and red spider liliies at the same time.

"Adachigahara hometown Village" in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture It is a popular spot where you can enjoy Samurai residences and red spider liliies at the same time.

Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the three major inari shrines in Japan Every year from July ~ the end of August, the "Summer Festival" is Held in, and in 2024, many glass wind chime were displayed in the Precincts approach to the temple. I'm looking forward to next year.

Asahibashi 🌉 We are 🎆 on our way to the fireworks festival

Sendai Tanabata Festival taken at night The decoration in the photo is decorated with 78,000 origami cranes made by children from elementary and junior high schools in the city with the hope of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake This year, it is said that it also contains a wish for the reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula earthquake

The "Sendai Tanabata Festival" is held from August 6th ~ 8th every year. It is famous nationwide as one of the summer festivals in Tohoku. 2024 was also successfully held in.

The photo shows Rinnoji Temple located in Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. It is a historic temple that was founded in 1441 by the 11th generation of the Date clan in Yangkawa, Date County Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, and moved to its current location in the 7th year of Keicho 1602 after the opening of Sendai by Date Masamune in the Edo period.

This is a photo of a friend at the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto. I hope that the kimono, which is a part of Japanese culture, and the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, which is popular both in Japan and abroad, will remain for a long time.

One of my very heart touching memories in Japan which I want preserve in my mind for ever is the spring trip to Tokyo. During the trip my wife and her friend wore Japanese kimono and enjoyed cherry blossom. It give us an authentic and Traditional charms of Japan. Japanese traditional dress and japanese national flower a very nostalgic memory.

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishimaonnai Bon Odori" Part 8 That's it for the photo post. It was a charming and wonderful Bon Odori that made me want to go see it again next year.

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishiba Onnai Bon Odori" Part 7

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishimaonnai Bon Odori" Part 6

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishiba Onnai Bon Odori" Part 5

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishimaonnai Bon Odori" Part 4

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishiba Onnai Bon Odori" Part 3

Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture's "Nishimaonnai Bon Odori" Part 2 This is a continuation of the previous post.

Located in Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, Nishi Baonnai Bon Odori is a summer festival with a history and tradition of more than 700 years, which is counted as one of the three major Bon Odori dances in Japan along with the Gujo Odori of Gifu Prefecture and the Awa Odori of Tokushima Prefecture. The venue is Nishimaonnai Honmachi Street, which is the central village of Ugo Town, and it is a bon event held for 3 days from August 16th ~ 18th every year. It was mysterious and gorgeous to see dancers dressed in distinctive torioi hats knitted hats, colorful and beautifully stitched kimonos and yukatas, dancing gracefully to the beating of taiko drums and songs. Especially this year, as it was the first regular event in four years, people from outside the town were able to participate in the dance, and many people from inside and outside the prefecture came to see it. Photos of the festival will continue after this, but I hope you can see it.

One piece at the local festival "Nakatsu Gion". She is procession while dedicating a dance in her own town. One of the pieces of this summer festival.

Wearing a yukata for the first time at the festival. I was so happy and fun that I was smiling all the time!

It is the Arimatsu Shibori Festival. I wore a new yukata that I hemmed myself!

Takekoma Shrine, located in the center of Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a venerable Inari shrine that is counted as one of the three major Inari shrines in Japan. Every year from July ~ the end of August, "Summer Visits" are held here, and during the period, glass wind chimes and original wind chimes of white foxes are displayed on the approach to the shrine grounds, and summer attire that feels cool is applied. The wind chimes swaying in the wind play a summery tone, so you will feel cool.

Summer traditions of Japan / Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture