[Notice from the Station-Naka Kururin House, Open Year-Round] The Bon Odori season has arrived again this year! Summer festivals are planned across the region, and this is a great opportunity to prepare for Bon Odori and the forthcoming Dōkan Festival by practicing festival preparations and dance! * CD “Isehara Odori” A song everyone in Isehara should know! Includes two tracks: one with vocals and one orchestral version. ¥880 (tax included) * CD “Isehara Odori / Oyama Ondo / Tanko Bushi” This value set contains three tracks: “Isehara Odori,” “Oyama Ondo,” and “Tanko Bushi.” ¥1,200 (tax included) ※If out of stock, items will be ordered. Please allow 4–5 days. On sale now at Station-Naka Kururin House (Isehara Station Tourist Information) Open year-round (9:00–17:00) TEL: 0463-95-5333 Hinamaru Hazuki, an active Nihon Buyo (Japanese classical dance) performer of the Hazuki school, offers popular dance lessons on-site for neighborhood associations, clubs, and other group organizations. [One lesson: approximately 90 minutes (including break) ¥10,000] ※Please prepare playback media (CD, cassette tape, etc.) and a boombox or other playback device for your group. Inquiries and applications: Visit the Hazuki School Nihon Buyo and General Etiquette website or call 090-5513-1981 (Hinamaru Hazuki)

Photographed on July 18, 24. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. It was a little arranged.

Generally, Tanabata is on July 7th, but did you know that in Hokkaido it is August 7th, one month later? So, just inside the main entrance of New Otani Inn Sapporo, there is ✨ a bamboo decoration until August 7th We have 🎋 received many requests from visitors If you visit the museum by August 7th, please decorate your request! May your wishes come true 🌟

Oyama Summer Jazz & Latin Friendship Concert “Oyama of Performing Arts and Culture” at the Noh Stage of the Oyama Afuri Shrine Office The Oyama Sekison Arts Festival’s "Oyama Jazz & Latin Friendship Concert," a beloved blend of tradition and innovation and a fusion of Japanese and Western sounds that many music fans look forward to each year, returns this year! Saturday, October 12, 2024 — Doors open 12:00, Concert begins 13:00 Venue: Noh Stage, Oyama Afuri Shrine Office Access: From Isehara Station north exit, Platform 4 (bound for the Oyama Cable Car) Get off at the "Shamukyoku Entrance" stop; the venue is immediately nearby. Admission: Adults ¥1,500 (advance) / ¥1,800 (door) Junior and senior high school students ¥500 — elementary school children and younger free Tickets are also on sale at Ekina Kururin House Isehara Station Tourist Information (0463-95-5333)! Inquiries Oyama Summer Jazz Concert Executive Committee 090-8441-5467 (Nakamura)

Joined the store on July 15, 24. After the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. Love & Peach Frappuccino and White Peach Earl Grey Cake. 🍑 It's exhausting.

Daisen Senmaida is the only rain-fed rice field in Japan in Chiba Prefecture Kamogawa City. Period of hot summer, there was a carpet of greenery. It is a superb view that has been selected as a "One of the 100 best terraced rice paddies in Japan".

Photographed on June 15, 24. About a month ago, café andon Mr./Ms.'s café latte and Shortcake with lemon and poppy seeds. The cake is so delicious that I look forward to it every day.

Reiwa 6 Summer Mountain Opening of Mt. Ōyama On Saturday, July 27, the summer mountain opening took place and the climbing gate at Ōyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine —the trailhead door—was opened! This ceremony has continued since the Genroku era, and it is customary for the climbing gate to be opened by the “Ohana-kō” flower confraternity, one of the Mt. Ōyama pilgrimage groups from Nihonbashi, Kodenmacho, Tokyo “Sange, sange (scattering flowers, scattering flowers) Rokkon shōjō (purification of the six senses) The mountain is clear skies, rokkon shōjō,” chanting the hanging nenbutsu, participants ascend all at once from the lodging temple to the Lower Shrine and conduct the gate opening ritual (from 8:30). Sange… scattering flowers to purify Rokkon… the six human senses: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind Venue: Ōyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine Contact: Ōyama Afuri Shrine Office 0463-95-2006 On July 13, ahead of the summer mountain opening, the Ōyama Tourism Promotion Association carried out trail cleaning. Local residents led efforts to sweep fallen leaves with brooms and rakes, and applied pesticides to control mountain leeches (yamahiru). They prepared the trails to welcome visitors for summer mountain climbing! The summer mountain season is about to begin. Enjoy hiking safely and have fun! *Images from the 2023 summer mountain opening Images of yamahiru pesticide application from the 2024 season

Summer Traditions About 300 glass wind chime were displayed on the Course in front of the JR Kami-suwa Station ticket gate. The wind chimes 🎐 are painted with pictures of fireworks 🎇 and sunflower 🌻 morning glories, The cool sound will delight tourists and locals visiting Suwa. The wind chimes are displayed until early August. Please come to Suwa!

Photographed 7/13/24. Cafe Andon Mr./Ms. café latte and fruit Shortcake. The sweetness is Restrooms available, and the acidity of kiwi and American cherries is Restrooms available, moist, and very tasty. 🥝🍒

Photographed 7/13/24. This is café andon chicken curry from Mr./Ms.. 🍛 It's so delicious that you want to eat it asexually.

2024 Reiwa 6Tsukigase Bumekei Ume Plum Festival Competition Photos Gold Prize Nobuko Naka Village "Tsukigase Wanpao" It will be a poster for next year's Tsukigase Bumekei Ume Plum Festival! This year, we Restrooms available many applications! We look forward to seeing you again next year many Tsukigase Tourist Association many applications!

Isehara Daijingu 48th Great Summer Festival This year’s theme is “Shomon Raifuku” (Good Fortune Comes to a Laughing Gate) A festival meant to make everyone smile Why not make the best memory of this summer! Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:40 PM–8:00 PM Sunday, July 28, 2024 3:00 PM–8:00 PM Venue: Isehara Daijingu 3-8-1 Isehara, Isehara, Kanagawa A 10-minute walk from Isehara Station North Exit along Chuo Street Contact: Isehara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Person in charge: Ito) Tel. 0463-95-3233 The Great Summer Festival, hosted by the Isehara Chamber of Commerce Youth Division Enjoy two days packed with food stalls and live performances!!

July 15 (Mon) Gion Shrine Summer Festival⛩️✨ On Monday, July 15, the Gion Shrine in the Kuraoka area held its summer annual festival, affectionately known as “Gion-san.”🎉 The day opened with the Morimaki ritual, followed by a ceremony, kagura performances, the sacred procession, and dance presentations—there was so much to enjoy.😊🎶 Although the weather brought rain at first, true to the spirit of “Gion-san,” a break in the clouds appeared by the time the sacred procession ended.☀️ Despite the rain, people from the neighborhood, across the prefecture and beyond, and even from overseas, came out early in the morning to enjoy the festival.🌍✨ It’s wonderful to see a community festival cherished by locals becoming known to and enjoyed by so many people.😌👏 We hope this tradition will continue to be passed on carefully into the future.

It is a kazaguruma in front of the Otorii Gate of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. This year, there are three colors: vermilion the color of the Otorii Gate, light blue the color of the sky and beige the color of the earth.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is a red thread wind chime of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. When I visited Prayer on July 1, it was hung in a different place.

Introducing the fish of Echizen Matsushima Aquarium! 🐟 The opening of the sea was completed the other day, and the full-fledged summer season has begun! This time, we will introduce 🪼 the fish of the "Echizen Matsushima Aquarium" facing the Sea of Japan of Echizen Kaga Coast National Park 🐠 "Hana Squid" caught in the sea of Fukui Hana Squid brought by a fisherman Mr./Ms. in Fukui. Although it looks like this, it is a fish classified as Squid and swims fluffily 🦑 It usually has a plain color, but it seems that this name was given because it changes to a gorgeous body color. It seems that they are often hidden in the shadows, so please take your time to look for them! 🐠 Currently the longest-lived in Japan! Very large "sunfish" It's the first information to be opened to the public... The sunfish 7 years old in the tank just after the turnstile is currently the longest-lived in Japan! The body is also very big! Since it is a delicate fish, it is very rare for it to live for such a long time. Please come and see them 🥹 🐠 Period is the only time you can see it! "Spawning of water octopus" These white objects are all eggs, and the mother Mr./Ms. octopus protect the eggs by spraying garbage and water with their arms! The Echizen Matsushima Aquarium is focusing on breeding water octopus, and the "Mizudako Museum" just opened 🐙 in March this year We are taking on the challenge of "breeding water octopus from spawning date and hatching to adulthood", which is said to be unprecedented, and we are currently conducting research on the composition of food. Mr./Ms., please watch over your baby so that he can grow up splendidly! 🐠 Extremely rare! "Hanadensha" characterized by red spots A very rare type of large nudibranch ✨ It is said that the name "Flower Train" was given because of its vivid appearance. In this photo, the two dogs are attached to each ☺️ other It's on display next to Hana Squid, so be sure to check it out as well! ࿐·˖✶࿐·˖✶࿐·˖✶࿐·˖✶࿐·˖✶࿐·˖✶࿐·˖✶」 【Echizen Matsushima Aquarium】 @echiaqua Instagram 〒913-0065 74-2-3 Sakai City Mikuni Town zaki, Fukui TEL：0776-81-2700 FAX：0776-82-2296 In the middle 💘 of the charm of Fukui Prefecture Click here for ▶ past post@dmo.sakai Instagram

July 27 Sat Suijinbashi Noryo Fireworks Display A fireworks festival held with the Suijin Bridge over the Tenryu River as a pedestrian paradise. Why don't you experience the fireworks that go off up close while blowing in the river breeze? Date: Saturday, July 27 Time: 19:30~21:30 Place: Tenryu River Suijin Bridge Temporary parking lot: Iida General Sports Ground, Shimokuken Elementary School, Shimotoriwa Community Center Shimotoriwa Community Fire Center * Suishin Bridge will be a pedestrian paradise from 18 o'clock Contact: Machinaka Information Center Phone: 0265-22-4851

Kamisuwa Hot Spring morning market held in Why don't you wake up early on Sunday morning and go to the Annual event Kamisuwa Hot Spring morning market? Fresh vegetables, sweets, Local Agricultural Products, and many others. Date: July 14 - September 22, 2024 　　　Held in every Sunday for a total of 11 times Time: 7:30 – 9 a.m. Location: Around the Katakurakan parking lot * In case of unavoidable rain, it may be canceled.

Photographed 7/15/24. It is the Kawagoe Imo lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It's a lot of Mr./Ms.. 🍠

A castle in the sky that suddenly appears This is a place called 😆 Gujo Hachiman Castle in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture Famous for the collaboration between the sea of clouds and the castle, many people come 🚶 to see it early in the morning Take a look at the sea of clouds, which is not often in front of you 😆

Lake Sagami in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It feels like you're far away even though it's close to the Central Tokyo.

This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. It is a rim musubi wind chime. Yesterday, today and the annual festival of Yasaka Shrine in the Precincts. It is a festival to ward off plagues. I asked the tengu 👺 to look up to me with a fan, and I had the lion head bite my head. I received cucumbers 🥒 and amulets.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is Hanachozu of Semba Toshogu Shrine.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is a lantern of the Kawagoe Million Lantern Festival.

Star Party on Saturday, July 6th 🌠 On the night of Saturday, July 6th, just before Tanabata, I visited an irregular Star Party hosted by Gokase Nature School🔭✨ This time, star lovers gathered at Gokase Winery to enjoy the night sky🌟 The clouds were few that night and the weather was excellent, so we could see a sky full of stars🥹👏 The sky over Gokase shows a truly beautiful scene from sunset to starlight😌💕I want to preserve this charm forever and share it with many people💪✨

Photographed 7/9/24. It is the Precincts of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. It is decorated with summer flags and lanterns.

Photographed 7/13/24. It is a wind chime of Kawagoe Hachimangu Temizuya. It is a sunflower wind chime. 🌻 It's also important to be grateful to God.

Photographed on July 8, 24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is lit up at night. 🌃