Summer Festival & Fireworks Festival in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture is hot! 🔥
Here are 5 Events currently announced in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture from July ~ August.

(1) Bihoku Summer Festival 2025|National Bihoku Hillside Park (1st photo)
【Held in】2025/07/19 (Sat) ~ 2025/08/31 (Sun)
9:30~18:00 (Last entry until 17:00)
【Place】National Bihoku Hillside Park
【Address】4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park 0824-72-7000
In the middle of summer, a big frolic in Bihoku! The "Jabu Jabu Pond" where you can enjoy playing in the water and the "Beetle Dome / Stag Corner" have also started to be opened to the public! Other, tree climbing, Canadian Canoeing, and other summer events that can only be enjoyed in summer! Please take this opportunity to visit us!

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5141

(2) Summer Festival that connects sweetfish, river, and people|Sweetfish no Sato Park (2nd ~ 3rd photo)
【Held in Date & Time】2025/07/26 (Sat) 10:30~15:00
【Place】Sweetfish no Sato Park
【Address】1641-1 Nagata, Kuchiwa-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Inquiry】Sweetfish no Sato Park TEL 0824-89-2244
【Contents】This is a project to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Shobara City. You can also eat sweetfish that has become the No.1 in Japan! Let's continue to protect Nature, which is the property of Shobara City! Stalls are also available!
(Salt-grilled sweetfish / Manjii hand-made Soba (limited to 70 meals of chilled bukkake Soba noodles) / Kuchiwacho "New Moon Markets" meeting (with multiple stalls) / Osaka Takoyaki Konamon / Fukupan (egg sandwich) / Draft beer sales / Local sake sales / Kitchen car C&J etc.)

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5090

(3) 2025 Tojo "Yuka Festival" (4th photo)
【Held in Date】2025/08/10 (Sun) 17:00 Open / 17:40 Start
【Place】Shobara City Tojo Elementary School Ground
【Address】1342 Kawahigashi, Tojo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Inquiry】Tojo "Yuka Festival" Executive Committee (Tojo Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry) TEL 08477-2-0525
【Contents】In my hometown Tojo! Let's have a summer festival!
It is an annual summer festival in the Castle Town of Tojo. The fireworks that echo through the Mountainous Area are a sight to and, and Many Stalls gather and it is very lively. The Ground Self-Defense Force is also coming! Stage events, stalls Village, and this year's princess of the traditional event "Odori" in Tojo Town, Shobara City, which takes place around November, will also be introduced.

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5131

(4) Hoshimi Markets|Sakura Shokudo directly managed by farmers (5th photo)
【Held in Date & Time】2025/08/11 (Mon) 16:00~20:30 (rain or shine)
【Place】Shokusaikan Shobara Yume Sakuranai Farmer's Directly Managed Sakura Shokudo
【Address】291-1 Shinjo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Inquiry】Sakura Shokudo directly managed by farmers TEL 0824-75-4516
【Contents】This is the children's night market of Sakura Shokudo.
You can enjoy food, miscellaneous goods, Workshops, fortune telling, therapy, etc.
【Notes】
・ Stalls are subject to change, so please note.
・ Admission to the venue is free, but various workshops, experience corners, and product purchases will be charged.
・Please take your garbage home with you.

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5132

(5) The 43rd Shobara Yoitoko Festival and Shobara Summer Festival Fireworks Festival (Photos 6~8)
【Held in Date】Shobara Good Cousin Festival will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025
Fireworks festival will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2025
【Place】Around Shobara City Office
【Address】 1-10-1 Naka Honmachi, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Inquiry】The 43rd Shobara Yoitoko Festival Official Instagram
▷ https://www.instagram.com/yoitokomtsuri43/
This year's theme is "Burn Your Heart"
For a record of festival's Information and Held in, please check the official Instagram of the 43rd Shobara Yoitoko Festival! The next day, Annual event! The Shobara Summer Festival fireworks festival is held. When the details come out, we will announce them on the Shobara Kanko Navi Home page.
< Organizers> Shobara Yoitoko Festival Steering Committee, Shobara Good Toko Festival Executive Committee

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5124

Shobara City Tourist Information Site "Shobara Tourism Navi"
▷ https://www.shobara-info.com/

It's like an Okinawa resort! Pool diving experience 🌴 in Kanagawa

Hello! This is ⛱️ Hokule'a Shonan
The other day, we held in a divemaster training at a resort-like pool in Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture!
The clear blue sky and the sparkling water surface of the pool will keep you 🤿🌞 excited from the morning

The biggest attraction of this pool is the bright and open atmosphere like the white sand of Okinawa.
Sunlight shines into the water, Unfolding a curtain of shimmering light.
It's like a vacation even before diving! It is the best environment where you can enjoy the "extraordinary".

In the course, participants aiming to become divemasters confirmed their basic skills and practiced how to respond to emergencies.
A pool with no waves or streams is an environment where you can calm down and concentrate, so it is perfect for establishing skills.

This resort pool is also a great place to practice skin diving.
Ideal for preparing before going to the sea, such as finwork, ear removal, and checking your posture in water.
The transparency is also high, making it perfect for taking photos in the water or practicing semi-water shots 📸

"I don't want to go to the sea today, but I want to dive in the pool."
Please feel free to contact us.
With the comfort and security unique to the pool, even beginners can easily enjoy it.

Those who want to start diving and skin diving in Kanagawa,
Those who want to improve their skills in a resort feeling,
This summer, go to pool training where both "healing and learning" come true!

🌺 Make your diving life freer and more enjoyable.
We look forward to your participation!

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Squid eaten on the veranda in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture is the best. This is summer in Japan

Notice: Iwanai Shrine Annual Festival

This year too, the Iwanai Shrine Annual Festival will take place over three days from July 7th to July 9th.

Please be aware that some roads will be closed during the festival, so take care when coming to the area.

Come and join the “Iwanai Festival.”😌

*The schedule was referenced from the Iwanai Shrine website.

Rokka no Mori

About a 40-minute drive from Tokachigawa Onsen.
A large silo marks the spot ⭐

This is a beautiful forest where the wildflowers depicted on Rokkatei's wrapping paper bloom.
Surrounded by seasonal blossoms, you can enjoy a graceful moment here 🍃
A shop is also on site!
A windbreak forest lines the route, giving a full Hokkaido feel 💯
Please do visit 😊

[Shinshu Sakuhomachi Nature Immersion Day Tour] 🍃🌿
\A day trip to soothe you in the great outdoors/

Event Date: Sunday, August 3

Highlights
✔︎ Walk around the moss-covered, mystical forest at Shirakoma Pond🌳
✔︎ Tour a long-established sake brewery with tasting experience🍶
✔︎ Lunch featuring local flavors: yamame fish rice bowl and soba set🐟🥢
✔︎ Enjoy shopping at the Roadside Station Visitor Center✨🛣️

Departure and Return Locations
・Sakudaira Station, Asama Exit
・Roadside Station Yachiho Kogen Visitor Center
➡️If you live nearby, meeting and dispersing at the Roadside Station is convenient!

Price: 9,900 JPY per person (tax included), includes lunch
What to bring: comfortable walking shoes, rain gear
Capacity: 25 people (minimum operation 15 people)

Refresh your body and mind as you savor nature’s gifts with all five senses🫧
This charming day tour is perfect for making summer memories🌱

How to Apply / Inquiries
Chikuma Kanko Co., Ltd., Saku Head Office Sales
Phone: 0267-62-1000 (Hours: 10:00–17:00)
※Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and during the New Year holidays

Please join us with your family and friends.

The world meets Sakai’s strength. Collaboration project with the Jellyfish Pavilion is underway!✨

In Sakai City, Sachiko Nakajima (musician, mathematics researcher, and STEAM educator) is serving as producer for the Osaka-Kansai Expo’s signature pavilion “Playground of Life: Jellyfish Pavilion,” and, using the Expo as an opportunity, we will promote Sakai’s appeal at home and abroad.✨
*Search for “Playground of Life: Jellyfish Pavilion”!*

🔍 For details on events and initiatives, please see the Sakai City website.🪼

🎨 One hundred forms that connect earth and heart — a place where Sakai pottery’s present and future meet.

📢 Free works by members of the Sakai pottery community, Sakai ware tea bowls and sencha sets, works by four guest ceramic artists, a collaboration between elementary school students’ animal-shaped clay whistles and members’ haniwa figures ☺
About 100 works submitted by exhibitors will be on display, and there is also a charity corner supporting disaster recovery!

At the National Bihoku Hillside Park (Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture), the hydrangeas that color the early summer in Japan are in Best time to visit! ✨

About 100 varieties and 10,000 "hydrangeas" planted in the Hiba-no-Sato hydrangea garden and Japanese cedar trees are in Best time to visit! Best time to visit is expected to continue until early July.

Hydrangea flowering status (as of June 29)
【Name】Hydrangea
【Flowering state】Best time to visit
【Flowering period】Mid-June ~ mid-July *Best time to visit is ~early July
【Flowering place】Hiba no Sato, Hydrangea Garden, Japanese cedar trees
Number of units: Approx. 10,000 shares

【Place】National Bihoku Hillside Park
【Address】4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park TEL 0824-72-7000

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https://www.shobara-info.com/news/5133

The Northern Alps taken from inside a car.
The cars don't stop, and I can't get this view out of my head when I pass the tracks.

A view from the summit of Mt. Chogatake in the Northern Alps 😆
This lookout offers spectacular panoramas of the Hotaka range, including Mt. Yari
This morning the clouds were high and the ridgelines should have been visible, but when I arrived the clouds had rolled in… what a shame 😢
The summit was being battered by strong winds, but it still felt amazing
I could also see the Azumino valley below

Shobara City in Hiroshima Prefecture is a town where agriculture flourishes! A treasure trove of food! ✨
This time, we are offering a "direct from the production area" online shop that delivers directly from Shobara Production
Summer gift sales have started 👏👏 at "rural woodlands Shobara SELECT SHOP"

Quite rare "grapes" 🍇 from Hiroshima Prefecture, corn that is 🌽 popular with a limited number of Traditional Japanese straw raincoat, and Shobara's Representative Hiroshima brand Wagyu beef "Hiba Beef" are on sale to make it easier to use and eat, such as "Soboro" and "Shigure Nii"!

From the movement to Squid to do something about the Harmful Animals damage caused by wild boars, we have also started selling a new product "Shobara Inoboshi Meat Dumplings"! Shobara inoshi meat dumplings that do not have the Smell peculiar to wild boars and are easy to eat from children to adults. Rice and Sake 😍

Please take this opportunity to purchase it!

Rural Woodlands Select has also started an official LINE!
A 300 yen coupon will be given to 🎁 new registrants

Rural woodlands, Shobara SELECT SHOP ▽
https://satoyamaselect.jp/

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https://www.shobara-info.com/special//5119

Hill town Biei

Nature created over a long history, this landscape is colored by many hills

I go there every year because I want to see this scenery

Charcoal market with seafood
The vivid colors of seafood and the fragrant smoke rising from the charcoal fire weave together tradition and vibrancy. A piece that conveys the warmth of the ancient city along with the bustle of the market.

NEW Orahomap

The refreshed Orahomap, now packed with the charms of Sakuhomachi, has arrived with extra features 😼💫💫
Check out the adorable hand-drawn illustrations that make you want to go out just by looking 👀🎨

"I didn’t know a place like this existed!"
"I’d love to visit here~"
You might make discoveries like these...🤍💭

Be sure to stop by the Visitor Center to take a look 😸

June 22 (Sun) 9:30~15:00 "Green Markets" Held in! ✨
It will be held in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, National Bihoku Hillside Park, Satoyama Station Shobara Furari, Shobara Furari.
Stalls and stage events will also be held.
You can enjoy a cappella performance by "The CROWS" and performances by the Saijo Blues Harmony Brass Band and the Prefectural Hiroshima University Wind Orchestra.
Let's enjoy the green markets surrounded by vast beautiful greenery!

【Place】National Bihoku Hillside Park Satoyama Station Shobara Furari Shobara Furari
【Address】4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City
【Inquiry】 Please contact us via DM on Instagram. 「@satoyama_furari」

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5116

Registered Tangible Cultural Property "Sakaebashi" 🌉
Completed in 1938 (Showa 13), it was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on March 13 of this year.
Every time you cross this historic bridge, you can sense the passage of the local community. 💭
Sakaebashi exists as a familiar part of the scenery that represents Sakuhomachi.
Come and feel the town's history for yourself—be sure to visit at least once. 🫧🦋

At dusk, the scent of charcoal lured me to stop in my tracks.
An act of travel, the blessings of the sea and the handiwork of people weave together an unforgettable taste.

Lured by the sound of baking

This is a photo taken when I went to Nishiki Market in Kyoto. Even though it was raining, it was overflowing with tourists and students on school trips. In the shop, which is filled with steam with a sizzling sound, there are various seafood and shrimp grilled by the hands of the general.

Summer Vacation is coming soon! 🌞 Enjoy Nature with your family!
Squid about a special experience where you can enjoy interacting with cows and making cheese at "Fukufuku Ranch" in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture? ✨

Fukufuku Ranch is a small ranch located in the mountains of Kuchiwa Town, Shobara City. The difference from a typical ranch is that this is the mountain itself. You can enjoy a real ranch experience.

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https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5109

Today, June 16th, is "Japanese Sweets Day"! Introducing Japanese sweets and famous confectionery originating in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

(1) Milk Dango
・ Nostalgic taste that has not changed since the old days
A Commitment Gastronomical delicacies made by mixing mochi powder, sugar, Water candy, honey, etc. on a milk base without using a single drop of Water. The nostalgic taste that has not changed since ancient times is popular.
Milk Dango is manufactured and sold by Izumi Kowado, a long-established Japanese confectionery store located in Shobara City in northeastern Hiroshima Prefecture. It was released in Showa 9, and since winning a prize at the National Confectionery Grand Competition, it has won numerous honors in various places.
It is no exaggeration to say that Shobara's Souvenirs are milk dango, and they have been loved for a long time as a front line. Please enjoy such milk dango as an accompaniment to Tea and danran.

(2) Onbashi
・ Famous confectionery raised in Tojo Town that reminds me of Teishaku Gorge
Enjodo's "Male Bridge" is derived from the natural bridge "Male Bridge of Teishaku Gorge" in Tojo Town, Shobara City. It is a two-layered confectionery reminiscent of a stone bridge. Underneath, moist cookie dough. On top is a sweet Famous Confectionery raised in Tojo Town with caramel and almond slices on top.
At Enjodo, the best Ingredients are carefully selected and examined, and we try to bring out the original taste of confectionery by kneading techniques without using any [artificial synthetic coloring], [chemical synthetic preservatives], [additives such as bleach], etc.

(3) Takeya Manju
・ Gentle taste that has continued since the Edo period
Shobara City Tojo is proud of its Famous Confectionery of Takeya Manju. Takeya Manju Honpo started making buns in the Edo period. Since its founding, its signature products have been Sake Manju and Takeya Manju made with koji. Sake Manju is made from sake with clean water, and even if you take a bite, it has a gentle taste that you can't think of as a Sake Manju. Since it does not use additives, it can be safely eaten by children and the elderly.

(4) Hibagon egg
・ A unique famous confectionery bearing the name "Hibagon"
Famous confectionery "Hibagon no Tamago" created by love for the Township. In 1970, when Hibagon was spotted, the confectionery shop "Daikokudo" released "Hibagon Manju". Then, in 2003, I heard rumors of a merger Town/Village city due to the influence of the great merger of the Heisei era, and Squid I thought that "Hibagun" might disappear, so I developed and released "Hibagon no Tamago".

It is a three-layered confectionery that imitates an egg consisting of "shell", "white meat", and "yolk". The "shell" consists of cocoa flavor, the "white meat" consists of white bean paste with condensed milk, and the "yolk" consists of yellow bean paste with sweet potato. Along with the appearance, the taste is also very popular.

(5) Tabusa Yokan
・Yokan made in the town of Soryo with an elegant taste
Carefully selected Hokkaido azuki beans are luxuriously used and carefully made over two days, and the original taste and aroma of azuki beans are brought out with delicious water unique to the countryside.
"Taso" is the old place name of the current Soryo Town, and in the Showa era, it was merged with the neighboring Ryōkeson Village to become the Soryo Town, and the place name of Taso disappeared. Tagan Yokan is a confectionery that retains its ancient place name, and is a signature product with a history of more than 130 years, and is a traditional Famous Confectionery.

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Tokachi Port⚓

Tokachi Port is in Hiroo and serves as the only maritime gateway to the Tokachi region!
The sea was calm that day, creating a very peaceful scene⛅

If you have the chance, please visit😊

Introduction of geo Spots in Yamanashi Uenohara
"Kingi Rock" Outcrop on the left bank of the Katsura River near Matsudome

Introduction of geo Spots in Yamanashi Uenohara
"Uba's bosom"

Taisha Senbei Suwa Shop

On this day, foodie Kawanishi was drawn in by a sweet aroma and visited Taisha Senbei Suwa Shop.
Since childhood, foodie Kawanishi has loved Taisha Senbei’s peanut senbei and castella senbei; they are among his favorite treats.

Despite being busy, Mrs. Sasaki, wife of President Sasaki, spoke with foodie Kawanishi. Taisha Senbei’s history began with its founding in Shimosuwa Town near the end of the Taisho era, and the shop moved to Suwa City in 1955. The Suwa Confectioners’ Association roster from 2011 lists the founding year as Taisho 10 (1921), but the source of that information seems unclear. Still, you get the sense that Taisha Senbei belongs to Suwa.

When people hear Taisha Senbei, don’t they picture the peanut senbei? Actually, the first item sold as Taisha Senbei seems to have been the castella senbei (unofficial). The peanut senbei bears the name “Taisha” on the snack itself, so people naturally imagine Taisha Senbei means peanut senbei. That’s not the case. At first, castella senbei was the product known as Taisha Senbei. Both peanut senbei and castella senbei have been popular signature items since the founding. I learned this only after hearing the story myself!

Taisha Senbei’s origin story says the founder had a close relationship with the chief priest of Suwa Taisha’s Lower Shrine at the time. The priest asked the founder to make distributable treats that parishioners could receive during the Onbashira festival. The senbei the shop then made, called Asahi Senbei (today’s castella senbei), was allowed to be called “Taisha Senbei,” and so Taisha Senbei was born. I was deeply moved to finally learn the origin of a name I had wondered about since childhood.
The recipes for Taisha Senbei are fixed in their basic proportions, but the craftsmen adjust them daily according to the season, temperature, and humidity. I believe this deep trust in the artisans is why Taisha Senbei has been loved in Suwa for so long.

Taisha Senbei’s recommended products are, of course, all of their offerings, but one item that especially caught my eye was the salted yokan with walnuts. They use large walnuts so generously that you can plainly see big chunks of walnut with the naked eye. It’s a must-buy souvenir for walnut lovers!!!

The tourist association reports that visitors from other prefectures often buy Taisha Senbei as souvenirs in Suwa, and the taste prompts questions like “Can this be bought online or at department stores?” That’s how popular it is. When you visit Suwa, please pick some up as a souvenir!!!


◎ Taisha Senbei Suwa Shop
📍 5320-9 Nakasu, Suwa City
☎ 0266-53-2777
◎ Business hours: 9:00 – 17:15
◎ Closed: Sundays
◎ Parking: About 10 spaces in front of the shop
◎ Website: http://taisyasenbei.jp/

Choose from 1,724 Municipality nationwide! Ranked 😍 23rd in the TOP 100 of the "Summer Resort Ranking"
Implementation by the travel app "NEWT", Shobara City and Jinsekikogen Town in Hiroshima Prefecture ranked 23rd out of 1,724 municipalities nationwide.

【Survey Summary】
Survey conducted by "NEWT" (https://newt.net/), a tour and Hotel reservation app for overseas and domestic travel
Article URL: https://newt.net/jpn/nagano/mag-608849428

At the "National Bihoku Hillside Park" of Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City, we will Held in "Making Ume Plum Mogi and Ume Plum Juice" from June 18 (Water) ~ June 20 (Fri), 2025.

【Contents】
This is a program where children learn about the food culture of rural woodlands through the experience of making Ume Plum Mogi and Ume Plum Juice.

[Schedule]
◯ Ume plum mogi (in front of the assembly hall: about 20 minutes)
・ Let's all pluck the fruit (Ume plum fruit) that has become a Plum tree!

◯ Making Ume Plum Juice (Yakimono Workshop: about 40 minutes)
・ Let's get rid of the stem!
・Let's sterilize with hot water!
・ Let's cool down with a fan!
・Let's pickle it with sugar!
* If you take the pickled "Ume Plum Juice" home, store it in a cool place, and pickle it, you will be able to drink it in about 1~2 months.
・ Tasting the finished Ume plum juice!
* Since it takes a period of time from soaking to drinking, the Ume Plum juice to be Tasting this time is
It was pickled last year.

【Place】National Bihoku Hillside Park Hiba-no-sato Sanshuden-mae and Satoyama-yashiki
【Address】4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City
【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park TEL 0824-72-7000

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https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5105

Shobara City in Hiroshima Prefecture consists of seven towns. This time, following on from yesterday's posts, we will introduce 3 of the 7 towns! ✨

【Tojo Town】
・ Full of Specialties and Famous landmarks! A town with a retro appearance that moves your heart
(Photos 1~4)

Blessed with a retro townscape and nature that makes you feel nostalgic, Tojo Town. At Teishaku Gorge, you can enjoy the beauty of Nature created over a long period of time, such as the natural bridge Yubashi, Limestone caves, and clear streams. The center of Tojo Town has long been a thriving tatara iron making, brewing industry such as sake and vinegar, and the manufacture of limestone products, and there are Famous confectionery such as "Takeya Manju" and "Obashi"! It is a good old traditional town.

【Saijo Town】
・Full of romance! A town with many anecdotes
(Photos 5~8)

Saijo Town spreads from Shobara City along the Geibi Line. Saijo Town is an area where there are many legends of Traditional Japanese straw raincoat described in the Kojiki, UMA hibagon, and power spots, and National Route 314 is called "Hiba Izanami Highway". On the other hand, you can enjoy the idyllic scenery of the Geibi Line Car with its cute single track, the rich countryside, and the Kumano Tunnel, which is known only to those in the know.

【Hiwa Town】
・Terraced rice fields talk about the four seasons! A town blessed with crops
(Photos 9~12)

Hiwa Town is rich in delicious rice, natural ayu, Yamame, apples, Soba and other agricultural crops. In early summer, fireflies fly around, the starry sky is so starry that you can see the Milky Way, and you can feel the scenery of the Four Seasons from the rice terraces. Trekking on Mt. Azuma leading to the Mt. Hiba Imperial Mausoleum, the endangered species of Higotai is also observed, and you will be healed by the quaint townscape.

Shobara City Tourist Information Site "Shobara Tourist Navi" is here ▽
https://www.shobara-info.com/

Shobara City in Hiroshima Prefecture consists of seven towns. This time, we will introduce 4 of the 7 towns! ✨

【Shobara area】
・ Full of smiles for family gatherings! Shobara City
(Photos 1~4)

It is a town bustling with Gourmet food, long-established stores, Direct sales, and Events.
The only National Bihoku Hillside Park in the Chugoku region where you can enjoy colorful flowers throughout the four seasons, from tulips in Spring to winter blooming botan, is a park in the Shobara area that can be enjoyed by families of three generations under the theme of "hometown and play". In addition, the cherry blossoms in Ueno Park were selected as a "100 best cherry blossom viewing spots" by the Japan Sakura Association.
Use the Geibi Line or highway transit bus to arrive at Bingo Shobara Station. The scenery of the Four Seasons fascinates the Visitors.

【Soryo Town】
・ Konjac and yokan! A traditional town that conveys the charm of rural woodlands
(Photos 5~8)

The flower "Setsubun grass" that heralds the arrival of Spring. More than 40 natural habitats (more than 20 colonies) have been confirmed in Soryo Town, which is One of the best in Japan. In the area surrounded by Clear water and abundant nature, where snowmelt streams stream in spring, Gastronomical delicacies unique to this area are popular, such as the long-established taste "Taga Yokan" that has been around since the Meiji era, and the "Soryo Konjac" which is a hand-cooked konjac made with raw potatoes. There are many activities to refine the charm of rural woodlands and enliven the central Mountainous Area, such as associations that take advantage of depopulation and initiatives for rural woodlands capitalism.

【Kuchiwa Town】
・ Speaking of mouth, Mo Mo! A town where Wagyu beef culture flourished
(Photos 9~12)

Kuchiwa Town is located in the northern part of Hiroshima Prefecture, almost in the middle of the Chugoku Mountains. There are many Spot where you can feel the history, such as the famous peak "Mt. Hakkokumi" with a beautiful rice ball-shaped shape, and the mountain of faith "Mt. Bumine" that enshrines tengu, as well as many Clear streams such as rare fireflies, and in the summer, you will be soothed by the murmur of the river and fireflies. Specialties and specialties such as cheese and ice cream made from Hiba beef and raw milk served at the G7 Hiroshima Summit are also manufactured here! Also, from April ~ October, you can enjoy "Shobara rural woodlands Rafting" at Sweetfish no Sato Park, and after playing many, relax in the hot spring of Sweetfish no Sato Park Takase.

【Koya Town】
・A town on a Highlands where apples grow! Heavy snowfall area with a panoramic view of the snowy landscape
(Photos 13~16)

Koya Town is located in the northernmost part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It is an area with a high Elevation, clean Water and air, and a large temperature difference blessed with mountain Nature. Apples are a specialty, and you can see apple orchards all over the town. Use campsites that make use of abundant nature, Hiroshima Prefecture natural monuments such as cherry blossoms and giant ginkgo trees, and many scenic spots and historical sites.

Shobara City Tourist Information Site "Shobara Tourism Navi" HP is here ▽
https://www.shobara-info.com/

The warm days just keep coming!
On days like this, why not visit the Fishway Observation Room, Totoroado?

At Totoroado, you can watch fish swimming close by through glass!
I visited on June 6th and was able to see cherry trout (sakuramasu) making their way upstream!
One of the charms is that different fish migrate at different times of year🐟✨
It's a great spot for families with children!

Be sure to stop by Totoroado and take a look♪