Hello everyone! How are you spending the three-day weekend?

This July in Reihoku Town was blessed not only with the Jatto Festival and the dragon boat (Pearlong) races, but also with events like the Sunset Marche 🥬 and the Beauty and Healing Yorimichi Marche 🌿✨
(Photo shows the Beauty and Healing Yorimichi Marche)

The next Sunset Marche is scheduled for September 14th❗️
The Beauty and Healing Yorimichi Marche will appear in Oyano on August 23rd and at A-Coop Reihoku on August 28th🎉
For details, check @cross_link2025👀

The hot days continue, so please take care of your health 🥹
We will keep bringing you Reihoku Town’s tourism and event information through the second half of this year 😤

#reihoku #amakusa #kumamoto #Reihoku #Amakusa #Kumamoto #tourism #marche #event #beauty #day trip spots #Yorimichi Marche #Reihoku Sunset Marche

Summer nights taste better with beer
Friday, August 1
Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Youth Division
The Forest Beer Garden ended successfully!

Thank you to everyone who came out🍺

Everything lined up at the stalls was delicious.

Personally, I love the potato dumplings and pumpkin dumplings that often appear at summer stalls, and they sold out early again this year.

I was happy to buy one pack of each before they sold out.

Thanks to everyone who handled frying and grilling in the heat, and to the vendors and organizers for their hard work🏋️

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Forest Beer Garden
#Beer Garden
#Summer
#Chamber of Commerce Youth Division
#Chamber of Commerce Women's Division
#Yume-mura Forest Garden
#Night

[Forest Park Extended Hours]
Three summer days only!!

Nishiokoppe Village Forest Park
will extend its opening hours until 6:30 PM🏃

Normally it closes at 4:30 PM, so
working adults can drop by after work!(^^)!

During the period, all playground equipment is a flat 100 yen per use!
Everything can be enjoyed for just one coin.

In addition, the campsite is
100 yen per tent!
(100 yen charged per night)

On Thursday the 14th there will be the Kamiokoppe Bon Odori,
and on Friday the 15th the Nishiokoppe Bon Odori,
so you can enjoy Nishiokoppe Village into the night🏮

Also on Saturday the 16th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM,
there will be a free PET bottle rocket activity you can join.

You can make rockets on the spot
and, time permitting, launch them as much as you like🚀

You may also bring rockets you made yourself.

We look forward to seeing you all!

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Forest Park
#100th anniversary of the village opening
#100 yen
#Extended hours

Sakai Grand Fish Night Market saw participation from the Sakai Tourism Concierge!🎆

On Saturday, July 26th, the Sakai Tourism Concierge took part in the Sakai Grand Fish Night Market!
Thank you for coming✨ At the Sakai Grand Fish Night Market, we held a fish auction and promoted Sakai on stage, and the event closed to great success!
We look forward to seeing everyone next at the Sakai Festival in October✨

Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya Natsumōde 2025

On this day, glutton Kasai brings you fresh, hot-off-the-press information.
Have you heard of Natsumōde? This seasonal ritual offers a chance to savor an evening that avoids the daytime heat, letting you enjoy the cool dusk air, quiet atmosphere, and the shrine’s charming summer mood. Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya is holding a Natsumōde event!!!
During the festival, the shrine will be illuminated. Shrine maidens will perform kagura, local performers will present bugaku dances, the Shimosuwa Koyō High School brass band will play, and Tsugaru shamisen performances will take place each night from 19:00. On weekends, special attractions such as festival stalls and food trucks will appear!
For details ⇒ https://shimosuwaonsen.jp/event/21644/
Goshuin collectors, take note! Limited-edition Natsumōde goshuincho and special nighttime Natsumōde goshuin will be available at Akimiya during the event. A nighttime-only “Yo-Yo Omikuji” will be offered from 18:30 to 21:00 each day, so please come and enjoy!!! Fans made of bamboo will be distributed to visitors only. They are elegant bamboo hand fans perfect for the occasion 🎶
※ This is Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya, so please be careful not to confuse it with other shrines!

Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya Nighttime Natsumōde
◎ Period: Thursday, August 7 – Thursday, August 14, 2025
◎ Time: 18:30–21:30

◎ Shinano-kuni Ichinomiya Suwa Taisha (Shimosha Akimiya)
📍 5828 Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture
☎ 0266-27-8035 (Natsumōde inquiries)
◎ Homepage : https://suwataisha.or.jp/


Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya – Nighttime Natsumōde 2025
Gluttony Kasai is here to bring you fresh, hot-off-the-press news!
Have you heard of Natsumōde?
While the slow, lingering summer heat has its own charm, Natsumōde offers a chance to avoid the midday heat and instead enjoy the cool evening air, the quiet atmosphere, and the magical scenery of the shrine at night.
This summer, Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya will once again host this special evening event.
During the festival period, the shrine grounds will be beautifully illuminated, and visitors can enjoy sacred kagura dances performed by shrine maidens, traditional bugaku court dances by local performers, music by the Shimosuwa Kōyō High School brass band, and live Tsugaru shamisen performances.
On weekends, food stalls and kitchen cars will also make a special appearance.

Special Limited Items
• Limited-edition Natsumōde Goshuincho (temple seal book)
• Nighttime Natsumōde special Goshuin (temple seal)
• “Yo-Yo Omikuji” (balloon yo-yo fortune), available 18:30–21:00 during the event
If you are a Goshuin collector, you won’t want to miss this!

Dates: August 7 (Thu) – August 14 (Thu), 2025
Time: 18:30–21:30
Venue: Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya – Shinano-kuni Ichinomiya (First Shrine of Shinano Province)
📍 5828 Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture
☎ 0266-27-8035 (Natsumōde Inquiries)
* Homepage : https://suwataisha.or.jp/
・ Distributed to visitors only; a traditional hand fan made from bamboo, perfect for enjoying the summer evening in style 🎶
※ Please note: This event is held at Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya.

🎉 Gashibaru+ 2025 — Commemorating the Osaka/Kansai Expo

💡 Enjoy great food and shopping deals in Sakaihigashi🍽🛍
Show the event badge can/button with the participation proof at participating stores to enjoy bar-only services.
The store produced by Kuroda from Kobukuro, September 8, is also participating.✨
After the bar event, a big lottery will be held using the serial numbers on the can badges.
An "Ato-Bar" (post-event bar) runs for one week after the event ends!

📅 Event dates: Monday, August 18 – Sunday, August 24
※ "Ato-Bar": Monday, August 25 – Sunday, August 31
🛒 Sales information
・ 📍 Sales locations: each participating store, designated sales points, online reservations
・ 🕔 Sales period: Tuesday, July 22 – Sunday, August 24
Online reservations: Tuesday, July 1 – Saturday, August 16
・ 💰 Can badge with serial number & store map: 500 yen

🔎 For details, search for "Gashibaru"!!


https://e-sacai.com/gashi-bar

📣＼ Writer Recruitment! ／
Discover, interview, write about, and share the charms of Shobara City in Hiroshima Prefecture
We are recruiting members for the "Shobara Travel Editorial Team" ✍️

✅Love Shobara
✅Write at least one article per month
✅Experienced writers warmly welcomed

📌Application deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

For details and to apply, click here🔽
https://www.shobara-info.com/special/special/4765

<What is the Shobara Travel Editorial Team?>
The editorial team experiences and broadly shares seasonal topics, the latest information, classic spots, popular local food, and little-known attractions.

<What will you do?>
Each member will plan, structure, research, photograph, and write articles about attractive spots, local food and sweets, events, and other aspects of Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, that they find appealing.
You will also join a planning and editorial meeting about once a month to confirm future coverage and schedules and to discuss ideas like "I want to try this kind of project!" with the whole team.

[Experienced writers encouraged to apply]
We welcome applicants who can make the most of their writing experience by proactively engaging in planning, structuring, reporting and photography, and writing. From timely seasonal pieces to in-depth reads, if you are interested in creating community-focused articles that boost Shobara City, please apply!

[Beginners also welcome]
If you worry, "I have no writing experience" or "I've never planned, reported, or photographed before…", that's okay! We will discuss submitted ideas in the monthly meeting to improve them and support you as a team. Start with articles you can write at your own pace and get comfortable step by step◎

Contact
Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO), Attn: Okutani
TEL 0824-75-0173
Email kanko@shobara.net
Details URL https://www.shobara-info.com/special/special/4765

[Notice] Event information♪

★ Iwanai Lions Club Beer Garden🍺

Two days only: August 9 and 10!
At the event plaza in front of Roadside Station Iwanai
Lions Festival celebrates in town🦁

Local restaurants will join and support with stalls
There will also be events like a shaved-ice eating contest♪

Wondering where to go for the three-day weekend?
If so, come to Iwanai-cho! 😊

Event organizer
Iwanai Lions Club

★ Bon Festival 2025

August 11 (Mon) to August 16 (Sat)
The "Bon Festival" will be held at the event plaza in front of the Roadside Station❗️
*August 11 and 12 are a pre-opening.*

August 13–16
18:30–19:15 Children’s Bon dance
19:15–20:00 Hokkaido Bon dance

Final day, August 16
From 18:30 Bon dance and costume dance

Food stalls available🍴
Free karaoke and surprise guerrilla events too!

Make summer holiday memories❗️Make hometown return memories❗️

Organizer: Bon Festival Children’s Festival Executive Committee

[Notice] This year’s lodging fireworks will again take place on August 10th.

Launch site: IWANAI RESORT ※There is no parking available.
Launch time: 8:30 PM. Postponed in case of severe weather.

Organizer: Iwanai-cho Lodging Fireworks Executive Committee
Inquiries: 0135-62-2222

Welcome to Shimoda’s top summer event!
The Shimoda Hachiman Shrine Grand Festival (Shimoda Taiko Festival) will take place.
Feel the powerful beat of the taiko drums, the melodies of the shamisen, and watch portable shrines parade through town.
This festival lets you experience the energy and traditions of Japan!

📍Location: Shimoda Hachiman Shrine and the surrounding area
🕒Dates: August 14 and August 15
🎆Fireworks: August 14, 7:50 PM–8:00 PM (scheduled)
📸 Don’t forget your camera! It’s a once-a-year special experience.

Join the volunteers in shouting “Horya! Horya!” and help keep the excitement going.💪🔥
https://www.shimoda-city.info/shimoda-taiko

The Kanaoka Town Bon Dance Festival, the largest event of the Kanaoka Town Residents’ Association, takes place on August 14th and 15th 📣

Each of the 11 neighborhood associations carries a uniquely decorated large drum as they parade, and they make a bold procession into Kanaoka Shrine, which sits at the heart of Kanaoka Town 👀 On the 15th, the neighborhood on duty that year performs the final shrine entry as the climactic “tori.”

After the shrine entries on both days, all 11 neighborhood drums gather around the yagura inside Kanaoka Shrine. At the signal of the Kanaoka Town song leaders, the drums all sound together and the bon dance begins ✨ People of all ages enjoy dancing late into the night while the powerful beat of the large drums reverberates across Kanaoka Town during the festival ♪

🏮Kanaoka Town Bon Dance Festival🥁
Location: Kanaoka Shrine
Dates: Thursday, August 14th and Friday, August 15th
Inquiries: Kanaoka Shrine (📞072-258-2127)

Event Announcement📣

August 11 is Mountain Day!!🗻

This year, to celebrate the first anniversary of designating the Hidaka Mountain Range, Erimo and Tokachi as a national park, we are holding an outdoor music festival to introduce the charm of the Hidaka Mountain Range to many people while promoting safe mountain climbing🎵🎵

Performances by the Nakasatsunai Junior High School Wind Ensemble, the Obihiro Symphony Orchestra, and the Hokkaido Police Band will be joined by a Hidaka Mountain Range panel exhibition and a VR mountain-climbing experience, so you can enjoy the Hidaka Mountain Range along with the music🎼🎼🎼

Relax and enjoy a peaceful moment with music and the beauty of nature🤗

Date and Time: Monday, August 11, 2025, 11:00–14:30
Location: Front garden of the Nakasatsunai Cultural Creation Center (special venue) and Harmony Hall


https://kankou-nakasatsunai.com/information/information-5836/

[Hokuto Pro Wrestling Visits the Village!]
Sunday, July 27
Hokuto Pro Wrestling came to Nishiokoppe Village.

It was a string of thrilling matches.

The show opened with kids versus a pro wrestler.
Children swarmed the strong, burly wrestler.
Their shoving and jostling was heartwarming to watch.

What followed were one intense bouts after another.
At times the fights were so heated that wrestlers flew out of the ring.

The brawls up close had everyone gripping their seats.

The wrestlers were full of fan service.
A few of them even posed for commemorative photos with Setoushi-kun.

Their athleticism was astonishing.
They jumped and spun, and we enjoyed their performances from start to finish.

Thank you very much!!

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Hokuto Pro Wrestling
#Summer
#Setoushi-kun

【ICHI LIVE】
ICHI LIVE is happening!

Kids and adults alike, come to the South Pasture🐄🐑

Wednesday, August 13

Live starts at 10:30 AM

Adults 2,000 yen
Ages 6– 500 yen

Venue: South Pasture, Nishiokoppe Village

Everywhere is filling up with summer plans.
We hope everyone has a wonderful summer.

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#ICHI
#LIVE
#Summer
#South Pasture

Harajiri Falls Boat Tour
❚ Held August 13–17, 2025
Would you like to cruise the plunge pool of Harajiri Falls in Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, on a raft boat?
You can experience Harajiri Falls with your whole body.
Enjoy the breathtaking views you can only see from such close range.

Date and Time
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 to Sunday, August 17, 2025
Daily from 10:00 to 16:00 (tours every 30 minutes)

Location
Harajiri Falls (410 Harajiri, Ogata-machi, Bungoono City)
▶ Meeting time / Please arrive at the top of the stairs leading down to the falls 30 minutes before your reservation.

Price
3,500 yen per person

Eligibility
Ages 3 and up (preschool children must be accompanied by a guardian)

What to Bring
Shoes that can get wet, a towel, and a change of clothes


Other Information
The event may be canceled due to weather or rising river levels.
If there is availability on the day, walk-ins are welcome without a reservation.
We also accept bookings outside the event period at any time (please check the registration form above for details).
Event Inquiries
Bevrep Co., Ltd. Bungoono Sales Office × Southwave (Contact: Ono)
Phone 090-6896-5296


https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250806event-ogata/

[West Exit Wind Chime Festival]
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The West Exit Wind Chime Festival takes place every July on the promenade west of Yamato Station at Yamato Nadeshiko Square. The event features Edo-style wind chime sales, stage performances, and a flea market.

Location: Promenade west of Yamato Station (Yamato Nadeshiko Square)
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Kanagawa Yamato Awa Odori
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The Kanagawa Yamato Awa Odori began as a local shopping street event and has grown into one of the three major Awa Odori festivals in the Kanto region. Alongside local troupes, many groups from across Japan take part, and dancers in vivid costumes perform passionately to the ringing of small gongs and the beat of drums. The festival offers spectacles that thrill the audience, such as the overwhelmingly powerful group dance called souodori, and the niwaka-ren where anyone can join on the spot to experience Awa Odori, making it a summer tradition in Yamato that you can enjoy both as a spectator and a participant.

Location: Shopping streets around Yamato Station
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Event Announcement📣

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Bakkansai returns to Otofuke, the town that leads Japan in wheat production, bringing another celebration of the new harvest 😊
This is Otofuke’s wheat harvest festival, where you can enjoy the year’s freshly harvested wheat “earlier, tastier, and more joyfully” than anywhere else.

The festival takes place across three spots along the town road known as the Otofuke Melody Line, running from Otofuke-Obihiro IC to Tokachigawa Onsen!!
📍Michi-no-Eki Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato
📍Miura Farm
📍Tokachigawa Onsen Garden Spa

Local eateries and famous restaurants traveling from Osaka, a culinary hub, will offer one-day-only menus using freshly harvested wheat!
Families can also enjoy plenty of activities, including a balloon ride that offers panoramic views of a giant wheat art installation 🎵

A stamp rally that visits all three venues will also take place!!
Collect stamps for a chance to win prizes on a first-come, first-served or lottery basis 😍
※Please note that prizes are limited and may run out.

Finish your day by relaxing in the mall hot spring at the Michi-no-Eki Garden Spa and soak in the soothing waters 😊
Bakkansai is an event where you can experience Otofuke’s deliciousness, fun, and warm hospitality through wheat 🎵
Bring your family and friends and come join the fun 🤗

Date and Time: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 10:00–15:00
Venues: Michi-no-Eki Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato
Miura Farm
Michi-no-Eki Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen

https://tokachibare.jp/event/xo_event-22310/

River SUP Experience
Would you like to try SUP on a river? It’s completely different from regular SUP—the thrill of riding downstream is unbeatable.
You don’t just float on the water; you ride the current and glide along, creating an exceptional sense of oneness with nature.
It’s a slightly adventurous riverside outing perfect for families and friends.

We run tours every day during the Obon period.
Enjoy a river activity that’s perfect for summer.

■Open to elementary school students and up!
■Beginners are welcome—experienced guides provide thorough support for peace of mind!
[Tour Dates] Tuesday, August 12th to Saturday, August 16th, 2025; Sunday, September 7th and Saturday, September 20th
[Location] Onogawa River (Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture)
[Meeting Point] Onogawa River Club Inukai Base (Inukai Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, near Onogawa River Park)
[Duration] About 3 hours (9:30–12:00, 13:30–16:00)
■■ Oita River Club
For fees and reservations, please check the Oita River Club (Rivaclu) website for details.

■■■ Access to central Bungoono City ■■■
About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture

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Tourism and recommended spots in Kyushu, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture
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https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250804spot-inukai/

We will hold the 2nd “Amakusa Reihoku Literary Walk” tourism route creation workshop🎊

On Thursday, August 21, from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, the Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association will host the 2nd “Amakusa Reihoku Literary Walk” tourism route creation workshop♪
Based on feedback from the first session, we will consolidate and refine the tourism walking route into a single plan!
It’s perfectly fine to join for the first time, so if you’re interested in tourism guiding or community development, please join us✨

Date and time: Thursday, August 21, 1:30 PM–3:30 PM
Venue: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association, 2nd floor (4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture)
👉To register, go to the Notices section on the homepage in our profile👀
Registration deadline: Friday, August 15

Contact: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association, Ogata
☎ 0969-31-1136
*This workshop is held as part of the FY2025 Kumamoto Future Creation Startup Subsidy project.*

🎆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!!

🍂Autumn Mountain School — Casual Participants Wanted🍁
🌰—Get a Head Start on Autumn Flavors! Chestnut Gathering Experience—🌰

Step on the spiky chestnut burr with your shoe and a glossy chestnut will pop out.
Pick it up with tongs and drop it into the basket.
You’ll get lost in the satisfying rhythm of the whole process.
Would you like to enjoy chestnut gathering while soaking up autumn nature?

🍱Lunch includes a Donkotei special menpa bento♪

📅 Date: Sunday, September 7 — 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 Meeting place: Shiitake no Yakata 21
🌲 Venue: Old Forest House “Sakura no Tsubone”

👥 Capacity: 4 people minimum to 10 people maximum per day
💰 Fee:
・Adults: ¥5,000 per person
・Children (age 3 and over): ¥4,000 per person
*Village residents receive a ¥500 discount
*Price includes experience fee, guide fee, lunch, and consumption tax

📝 Registration deadline: Sunday, August 31
🚶 Accompanying staff: A tour attendant or local guide will accompany the group

🧤 What to bring and what to wear
・Work gloves
・Towel
・Water bottle
・Hat
・Long pants
・Long-sleeve shirt
・Sturdy, easy-to-move-in shoes that can get dirty

*For applications and details, please check Morotsuka Navi.
Spend a day filled with autumn flavors and hands-on experiences to satisfy both your heart and your stomach.
We look forward to your participation!

Culture Night
Friday, July 25
At the Forest Museum Komu,
the yearly Culture Night took place.

Normally Komu closes at 5:00 PM,
but for this night only it stayed open until 8:00 PM.

Since people usually visit Komu during daylight hours,
entering the museum at night felt like sneaking into school—full of excitement.

That evening, not only the young children who often use Komu but also middle school students who came to see their friends from the brass band and many adults arrived one after another.

For some locals who live nearby but rarely stop by these days,
it was a rare chance to step into Komu again.

Inside the building,
the Nishiokoppe Junior High School brass band performed, and the puppet-theater group Doremi staged “The Mischievous Ghost Kenmun.”

Among the performances, a trio by three third-year brass-band students left a strong impression.

Trumpet, horn, and euphonium.

Each instrument had its highlight passages, and their overlapping harmonies were very beautiful.

The puppet show put on by village volunteers collaborated with lighting to create a vivid, immersive performance.

After the shows, there was time to interact with the puppets and instruments.

The children who played until they were drenched in sweat likely slept soundly that night.

We look forward to next year’s Culture Night.

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Forest Museum Komu
#Culture Night
#mokuiiku (wood learning)
#brass band
#puppet theater

On July 19, 2025, the 20th Iwata Summer Festival on Jubiroad was held.
Jubiroad shopping street at the North Exit of JR Iwata Station became a pedestrian zone, with food stalls and kitchen cars lining the street, and a wealth of activities from a stamp rally to stage events that delighted children and adults alike.
The Iwata City tourism ambassador interacted with citizens at the reception and lottery area, gaining valuable experience.
The festival bustled with large crowds, and the town brimmed with energy.

The large taiko drums of Osaka Shinden (Sekichaya, Onoshiba, Shimo-Kusao three districts) will parade through each neighborhood and begin entering the shrine one after another from around 6:00 p.m.✨
Watch as nearly one-ton taiko drums are carried through town; the thunderous sound and the sight of them being hoisted are not to be missed! In the morning, children’s taiko will also enter the shrine.☺

🏮Osaka Shinden Bon Odori🥁
Venue: Izumo Taisha Osaka Branch Shrine
Date: Saturday, August 9 (canceled in severe weather)
Contact: Izumo Taisha Osaka Branch Shrine Office (📞072-285-2431)

Event Announcement📣

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the town of Taiki will host the 34th Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival 😊

The Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival began after the Ministry of the Environment praised the Rekifune River flowing through the town as "Japan’s cleanest river." The festival celebrates the gifts of nature and invites everyone to enjoy a summer day by the clear stream in a major seasonal event!!

Date and Time: Sunday, August 3, 2025
Location: Riverbed upstream of Taiki Bridge on the Rekifune River

During the day you’ll find plenty of stalls and hands-on activities for children!!
📍Bouncy dome
📍Firefighting experience
📍Yamabe fishing
📍Gold panning experience (fee required)
※The gold panning takes place in the river, so we recommend bringing boots, water shoes, sandals, or other footwear that can get wet, plus a towel.

There’s even more to enjoy, including dance and live performances, a PET bottle rocket contest, the Tokachi Blue Sky Lady talk show, and a fun prize lottery 🎵

In the evening, the festival reaches its climax with the Perpune Fire Festival, where towering pillar torches seem to reach the sky, followed by an impressive fireworks display.

📍Perpune Fire Festival: from 6:00 PM
Legend says that if a pillar torch falls toward the mountain side it brings a bountiful harvest, and if it falls toward the sea it brings abundant catches.

📍Fireworks Display: from 7:30 PM (postponed to August 4 in case of rain)

Join this summer tradition, shake off the heat, and enjoy a wonderful time😍😍

https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=419

From August 1st to August 3rd, the 70th Tomakomai Port Festival is taking place over three days✨
In time for the Port Festival, the sailing ship Nippon Maru is docked at the sub-venue, Kirakira Park!
At night, it shows a beautifully lit silhouette✨ (The lighting remains through the night of the 4th.)

Event Notice📣

On Saturday, August 2, the Otofuke Town Chamber of Commerce Summer Festival Cooling Fireworks Display will take place 😊

A beer garden and festival stalls line the grounds, with performances including Otofuke Town Komadaiko drumming, Studio ZERO dance, Otofuke Dream Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Kenji Nanda impersonation show, and a karaoke contest, creating a varied stage program!!

Because the terrain is flat, you can see the fireworks up close for an impressive experience!!
About 1,000 fireworks will light up the town’s night sky😍😍

Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 3:00 PM
※In case of severe weather, the event will be postponed to August 3

Location: Special venue in front of Shintsu Community Hall

Enjoy beer and the stage shows as we cheerfully get through summer together🎵🎵🎵

http://www.otofuke.jp/news/news-4242.html

📣 Announcement: Pottery Exhibition 📣

From Saturday, August 2, a pottery exhibition will be held on the first floor of Shiitake no Yakata 21.

🎨 Exhibition Details 🎨
📅 Dates: Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Saturday, August 30, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Shiitake no Yakata 21 (1st floor)
❌ Closed: Every Wednesday

👤 Profile
Name: Yoshiyuki Nakamura (Nakamura Yoshiyuki)
Born 1947, from Miyazaki City (age 78)
Since 2009, he studied under Hisayoshi Ikeda at the Morotsuka Village Pottery Class.
After working as an assistant at the class, he has been teaching there since 2017.

His hobbies are pottery, photography, gardening, computers, and watching his grandchildren play baseball⚾


🏺 Message from the Morotsuka Village Pottery Class
It has already been eight years since we happily began creating works together in the pottery class.
This exhibition mainly features pieces we made as reference works, but recently our students have been making wonderful pieces that impress us greatly.
In this exhibition, we hope you will take a relaxed look back over our journey so far.
Please feel free to drop by ✨

Event Announcement 📣

The Hirosaki town summer sea fireworks festival that symbolizes Hirosaki’s summer will be held again this year 😊

About 7,000 fireworks, including star mines and underwater fireworks that bloom from the water’s surface, will lavishly light up the night sky.

Various events will be held during the day!!

📍The hugely popular children’s show “Number One Squadron Gojuja”
First show: 13:00–13:30
Second show: 15:00–15:30
*A signing session will be held after the stage shows!!

📍Sauna and fireworks collaboration!! “Sea Breeze Sauna Fest”
・12:00–20:30
Why not enjoy the fireworks while relaxing in a sauna?

There will also be performances by the Hiroo Folk Performing Arts Jinya Taiko Preservation Society’s Jinya Taiko and YOSAKOI Soran dance!!

At the Port Bazaar you can taste Hiroo’s seafood such as grilled whelk and atka mackerel 🎵

Date and time: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Location: Tokachi Port, Pier No. 4
*Fireworks launch: 19:30–20:30.

Enjoy the brilliant fireworks display reflected on the sea 😍😍

Expect heavy traffic on the way home, so please check alternate routes and travel safely to your destination.

*Please note that the Tokachi Port Festival sea fireworks will take place once any tsunami advisory is lifted.
If the event is canceled or postponed, announcements will be made on the Hiroo Town Office and Hiroo Tourism Association websites and social media.

https://hiroo-kanko.jp/2025/07/08/35th-tokachiport-fireworksfestival/