Events Announcements 📣 From 8/1~8/3, "Hokkaido Roux Festival" will be held in 😊 in Kamishihoro Town. Lively atmosphere ball tournament Held in for the first time in Japan in 1974!! A variety of lively atmosphere balls gather from all over the country to compete 🎵 Other, you can also enjoy 😍 Lively atmosphere ball mooring experience, live music, and Local Gourmet food In the trial boarding, you can board the Kamishihoro Town character "Horon-chan", a fairy of the sky and Roux earth! 📌 Date & Time: August 1, 2025 ~ August 3, 2025 📌 Place: Kamishihoro Town Aviation Park and surroundings 📌 Lively atmosphere competition flight schedule 8/1→ Morning competition 5:30~, Afternoon competition 15:30~ 8/2→ Morning competition 5:30~, Afternoon competition 15:30~ 8/3→ Morning Competition 5:30~, Flight Curtain Call (Free Flight) 15:30~ 📍On the night of 8/2, from 19:00, a Roux There are that illuminates the Lively atmosphere ball with the flame of the burner! Colorful lively atmosphere balloons color the summer sky 🎵 For details, please visit the official website of the Hokkaido Roux Festival. 📍8/1 is Kamishihoro Town and 20:00~Noryo Fireworks Display will also be 😍 Held in Please come 🤗 with your family and friends Other Events Information is Publication on the Tokachi Sunny HP Events Information, so please see the Home page. https://hbf.jp//

This is one photo taken of the explosion on Inage Coast. The sunset is beautiful, so it will be my favorite shooting Spot, but especially on this day I was able to take a beautiful sunset. I watched the sunset until the sun went down and left it in my memory.

This is a low-angle night view photo taken from the front of Tokyo Tower. I took a long exposure of 20 seconds so that the lights and brake lights of the cars could leave a beautiful afterimage. The lens is Z14-30f/4S. Since it is a wide angle, I was able to see the whole thing even from directly under the tower.

The Otofuke Chamber of Commerce and Industry Summer Festival Noryo Fireworks Display will be Held in on Saturday, August 2nd! Various events such as Ennichi, shops, and throat bragging contests will It will be a lot of fun! in the summer in Otofuke! Fireworks will 🎆 be launched at 20:00~ Please come and visit us! 📍 For details, please see the Otofuke Chamber of Commerce and Industry Home page.

Photographed 7/26/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Only one out of 2,000 pieces There are a red thread wind chime. The location changes every day.

🏮✨ [Naito in Yukata 2025] ✨🏮 \Would you like to make memories of this summer here? ／ 📅 Held in: Sunday, August 10, 2025 🕒 Opening hours: 14:30-19:30 📍 Venue: Tokachi River Hot Spring Yunosato Kaikan 👘 A summer festival 🌙 in which "yukata" plays a leading role Let's enjoy a summer night with a little different self. 🟡 Roux Release 🎈 Otofuke Koma Taiko 🟡 Log Cutting Competition and Yukata Contest 💝 There are gorgeous prizes! 🟡 Children's Ennichi (shooting, yo-yo fishing, etc.) 🟡 Stalls and Kitchen Car🍺🍙 🌟 For those who come in yukata and jinbei, it can be used in the venue [500 yen ticket (Ennichi ticket for children) gift] 🎁 * You can also come in everyday clothes! 🎐 Check out the images for details! We'll keep you posted in the future! We look 😊 forward to seeing you at our booth

Photographed 7/26/25. Prayer at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a rim musubi wind chime. 🎐

Showa Kinen Park fireworks festival in Tachikawa. The fireworks that suddenly came were so beautiful that my eyes lit up.

It grows over several years and comes out on the ground, but lives only about one week But the cicadas are doing their best to stay alive for the past week Let's keep an eye on the cicadas as they work hard to get into this week

It is a wind chime displayed in a temple in Sayo Town, Hyogo Prefecture. You can feel the coolness from your eyes and ears.

Photographed 7/26/25. It is a demonstration of the Kawagoe clan arquebus.

Photographed 7/26/25. It is Koite Water of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine. It is a Kawagoe million light summer festival specification. 🏮

Yesterday was the Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival. 🏮

2025.7.25 Pothole Tour Held in due to the weather, but by the time the tour started, the sky was clear and blue. It was very impressive to see the children enjoying jumping into the waterfall basin sparkling in the sunlight over and over again. I would be very happy if it was a good summer memory for your family. There is a very much for your participation. ✴︎About the Pothole Tour︎ ✴ Deep in Toyooka Village, in one of the largest potholes in Japan, this is a plan to enjoy river walking and river activities. Guides with expert qualifications in outdoor emergency services will support your experience. Held in until early September. We are still accepting reservations, so please feel free to contact us. Details of the tour can be found on the Toyooka Travel Time Home page. https://www.vill-nagano-toyooka-kanko.jp/pothole-tour/...

🌸 Traveling around with Shinyan and Nyanko Overlapping Stamp Rally🌸 Due to popular demand, the period has been extended! 【Event period】 Friday, August 1, 2025 ~ Friday, October 31, 2025 [Change period] Friday, August 1, 2025 ~ Water, December 31, 2025 Together with the official character of the Shimanto City Tourism Association "Shinyan and Nyanko", we will Held in a Stamp Rally to enjoy Shimanto City! It's not just a Stamp! Stamp this time is a "stack and print" type. If you stack the Stamp one by one, at the end, 、、、 what! One piece of art will be completed ✨ The finished Mounting sheet can be turned into a postcard as it is! Perfect as 💌 a souvenir of your trip or as a souvenir for friends Why don't you make your own "Forty Ten Art"? [It's very easy ♪ to enjoy] (1) Get the Stamp Mounting Sheet! → facilities each is distributed in limited quantities! If there is no mounting sheet, it may be in another facility! (2) "Stack" 5 Stamps! → Stamp (1) to (5) are the same in both areas, so even ♪ if you don't print them in order, the final design is the same! (3) If you press everything, the cute "Shinyanko Art" is completed 🎨. → You can ✨ Return it as a postcard. (4) When you show the completed Mounting Sheet... → The first 500 people will receive a "Original cotton bag" 🎁 [There are two areas! ] It doesn't matter which way you go around. Stamp installation spots will be designed in two areas, the "Naka Village Area" and the "Nishitosa Area". The Stamps of (1) ~ (5) are common Stamps, so no matter which area you collect Stamps in, you will end up with ♪ the same design 🐾 Naka Village Area (1) Shimantogawa Gakuyukan Akitsuo Conditions: Admission A facility where you can learn about the Nature creatures of the Shimanto River. There are Marker dragonflies and insects, and an exhibition of fish from the Shimanto River basin, so Spot can be enjoyed by both Adult and children! Installation time 9:00~17:00 (Regular holiday / Monday) (2) Shimanto River sightseeing boat (houseboat) Conditions: Embarkation There are three sightseeing boat operators, and no matter which one you embarkation, you can get a Stamp. You can ♪ relax and enjoy the beautiful Shimanto River. Installation time 9:00~16:00 (advance reservation is recommended) (3) Shimanto City Local Museum Conditions: Admission A castle-shaped museum on a small mountain. In addition to learning about the history and culture of Shimanto City, overlooking the downtown from the observation Spot of the Castle Keep makes you feel like a castle owner?! Installation time 9:00~17:00 (Closed Day/Water) (4) Harenoba CAFE N2 Conditions: Food and beverage or purchase Located in the middle of the Tenjinbashi shopping street, it is perfect for a Vacation on the way to sightseeing. Installation time 11:00~18:00 (Regular holiday / Monday) (5) Shimanto City Tourism Association * Cotton bag exchange place Conditions: Visit A base point where you can find travel Information in Shimanto City and the Hakata area. Bicycle rental (¥1,000~) and sightseeing boat tickets are on sale! Installation time 8:30~17:30 (open open all year) 📍 The town of Naka Village is a distance that can be visited by rental bicycle, so you can take a leisurely stroll! 🐾 Nishitosa Area (1) Roadside Station Yotte Nishitosa Conditions: Visitors A popular Spot where you can find Local Specialties and Souvenirs. There are also salt-grilled natural sweetfish from the Shimanto River and Sweets made with Local ingredients, so you can take a break or shop! Installation time 7:30~18:00 (Regular holiday / No period) (2) Shimantogawa Station Canoe Hall Conditions: Purchase or Experience or Accommodation A facility where you can experience canoeing, standup paddleboarding, and rafting. There is also a campsite, so you can enjoy Nature! Installation time 8:30~17:30 (Regular holiday: No period) (3) Iwama Tea House (Soba the Submersible Bridge!) Conditions: Visitors Soba the Iwama Submersible Bridge, they sell bento boxes made by Local people and handmade products that can only be found here. There is also a song monument of Hiroshi Miyama's "Shimanto River" with a car parking lot, which is a must-see for fans! Installation time 10:00~15:00 (Regular holiday/Monday) (4) Hotel Seira Shimanto Conditions: Accommodation or One Day Hot Spring In addition to accommodation, there are also restaurants and One Day Hot Spring, and the starry sky guide of the starry attendant is also recommended at night, which is perfect ♪ for healing the fatigue of the trip! Installation time 9:00~17:00 (open open all year) (5) Shimantogawa Hometown Information Center * Cotton bag exchange location Conditions: Visitors Window for sightseeing in the Nishitosa area just off the station. You can also rent a Rinrin cycle! Installation time 8:30~18:00 (Regular holiday / Water) 🚗 Nishitosa is recommended to Transportation in Car! While feeling Nature, it feels good to drive along the Shimanto River. ♪ * Regular holidays and business hours are different. Please check the latest information on each facility's website for business conditions. (Publication content is Information as of July 2025) [Point! ] 】 Stamps (1) to (5) have a common design, so even if they are collected separately in Naka Village and Nishitosa, the finished picture is the same! (Example: (1) "Gakuyukan" in the Naka Village area or "Yotte Nishitosa" in Nishitosa is OK) [If you collect all the Stamps...] 🎉 First 500 people \Original cotton bag as a gift! ／ When the Stamp Mounting Sheet is completed, show it 👇 in one of the following ・ Naka Village: Shimanto City Tourism Association ・Nishitosa: Shimantogawa Hometown Information Center It is 🐾✨ a Squid bag with an illustration of Shinyanko that can only be obtained here [What is Shinyan and Nyanko?] 】 "Shinyan and Nyanko" is a local cat character of the Shimanto City Tourism Association. There are 5 fish in total, and they are based on the Nature of the Shimanto River, traditional fishing methods, and Local culture! In this Stamp Rally, such shinyanko appeared as ♪ art 🎨 The character design is by Junya Inoue, a popular manga artist from Shimanto City who is also a tourism ambassador (Representative work "BTOOOM! Kaiju Self-Defense Force, etc.) In Shimanto City, let's play with Shinyanko! Please experience the fun of not only "pressing the Stamp" but also "completing the art by layering". Nature, history, food, and cute characters can be enjoyed on a tour of Shimanto City. I'm sure you'll ✨ be able to create your own "special piece" We look forward to your participation!

Today, we visited CAFE ANDON. It is a café latte and campagne. It fits very, very well.

7/25 Atami Marine Fireworks Festival 🎆 Thank you for coming to the first fireworks festival of this summer! Before the fireworks festival, there will be a stage Events at Shinsui Park called "Play with Fireworks!" and Everyone from "Chiitan ☆ Bonbazu", "Masked Girls", and "TOMOCA RIRIKA Yuri" had a great time! https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/8/...

Photographed on June 28, 25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Events Announcements 📣 7/26 (Sat) Held in Annual event beer garden "Taru Beer Sai" in 🍺 Honbetsu Town In addition to beer, there is also a wide variety 😊 of Sake such as chuhai and Sake Locally produced food is lined up, so you can enjoy 🎵 Gourmet food with Sake There are a lot of events such as Yoshitsune Drum performance and HIPHOP dance by children! !! At the lottery, you may win 🎁🎁 luxurious premiums such as travel vouchers and Hot Spring Accommodation tickets Let's drink beer and survive the hot summer~ 🎵🎵🤗 📌 Date & Time: Saturday, July 26, 2025 15:00~ 📌 Place: Honbetsucho Town hall-mae parking lot Car 📍 Contact: Honbetsu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry TEL: 0156-22-2529 https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/sightseeing/fes/details/beerfes.html...

I took a picture of the Light up Diamond Veil of Tokyo Tower from the Tsukiji Bridge. I'm shooting with a telephoto lens in a long second of 20 seconds. The moment when I switched from the regular white orange Light up to this diamond veil color was cool and emotionally beautiful.

Photographed on June 28, 25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 6/29/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on July 9, 25. Light up of the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine rim musubi wind chime. I forgot to take a picture of the wind chime at the edge of the northern approach to the temple, so if I have a chance, I will go back and take a picture.

Events Announcements 📣 7/26 (Sat) "Clear streams Festival" will be held in 😊 in Tokachi and Shimizu Town Popular Events celebrating its 47th time! On the stage Events, there will be Yosakoi Folk Dance dances, jazz dances, Water and Mikage junior high school brass band a lot of! Premiums may be won at bingo tournaments and fun draws! There are also test drives and exhibitions of working cars (aerial work cars and police cars)!! The women's and youth clubs of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the foothills club of Water Seiko High School, and Local restaurants are Stalls, and you can also enjoy 🎵 Local Gourmet 📌 Date & Time: Saturday, July 26, 2025 12:00~20:30 📌 Place: Event Plaza next to JR Tokachi KiyoWater Station * In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the next day. 📌 How to participate in the Fun lottery Limited to those who have purchased a "Tokutoku ticket with lottery ticket" (advance ticket) that can be used at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Department Stalls booth. 📌 Contact Clear streams Festival Executive Committee (Shimizu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry) TEL：0156-62-2208 The hot days continue, but please enjoy the summer festival while taking care of your 🤗 physical condition https://www.town.shimizu.hokkaido.jp/section/08/details/47.html...

Photographed on July 9, 25. It is the Otorii Gate gate of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and the "clouds on the ground" that appear from time to time.

I'm a countryman, but I really like the cityscape of Hatagaya. The divinity of early summer, I like it very much 🌳

This is Gunma 🌻 and Saitama Blue and yellow very beautiful There was a 🍏 signal that summer had begun

This is one of the photos at the 2025 Summer Festival in Ueno Grace Park. Now the lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom and the flowers are closed because it is nighttime, but I thought that the buds slightly illuminated by the yagura lighting specially set up for Appreciation were also beautiful. The sleeping lotus leaves and buds are in the foreground, and the Temple in the back is the main subject. Summary it into a summery night view photo.

Photographed on July 9, 25. Light up of the edge musubi wind chime of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

【Held in the 37th Reihoku Jatto Festival to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Reihoku Town】 🎊 Last weekend, the Reihoku Jatto Festival & Peron Festival was successfully held in, and many people visited ✨ Reihoku Town There was a lot of excitement with fireworks 🎆 going up close, an incandescent Peron competition, and a hands-on Peyron party 🌊, and it was two days in the blink of an eye! !️ (By the way, the author of this posted participated for the first time this year and participated as a festival management staff member and peron player.) I was surprised 👀 by the dynamics of the fireworks going off at a really close range and the exhilaration of pedaling.) Even if you couldn't come this year, please 🔥 come to the "Reihoku Jatto Festival" next year