【Isehara Flower Information】2025.09.26
Scenes of today's red spider lililies in the sun.
It blooms beautifully in the water district. If you are coming by Car, please Use the temporary parking area of the Skills Development Center Car.
In the Precincts of Hinata Yakushi, you can see white red spider lililies.
The walking path behind the Hinata Yakushi bus stop is open from 7:00~17:00.
In addition, a temporary Tourist Information Center will be open on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th. （9：30～15：00）
Please Use it by all means.
It is expected to be crowded on Saturdays and Sundays, so please come with plenty of time.
For Access and future Information, please check the website of the Tourism Association.
https://isehara-kanko.com/news/flower/10997/

Notice: Reihoku Town 70th Anniversary of Municipal Status — 9th Tomioka Castle O-shiro Festival 🏯

The “Reihoku Town 70th Anniversary of Municipal Status — 9th Tomioka Castle O-shiro Festival” will be held at the Tomioka Castle Hyakken Dote on Sunday, October 26, 2025‼️
Stage events will feature local performing arts plus Kaoru Yumi, famous for her role as Kagero Ogin in Mito Komon, a performance by the Ashikita Teppo-tai, a Chinese face-changing show, and an appearance by Kumamon 🐻. Around 30 tents and food trucks will line the venue, bringing together delicious treats from inside and outside the town♪

Other hands-on activities include the “Tomioka Castle 🏯 and Amakusa West Coast Walking 🌅,” the Kumamoto Maru trial voyage ⛴️, and a pearon (dragon boat) experience 🚣. If you want to take part, please make an advance reservation early!
The Tomioka walking tour and pearon experience are eligible for the Kumamoto Health Points program ❣️

A photo contest 📷 (cash prizes available ✨) will run at the same time. There are separate categories for general and junior entrants♪

Come and enjoy autumn in Reihoku Town‼☺️ We look forward to seeing you🙌
For details about the O-shiro Festival, please visit the Reihoku Town website.

Period: Sunday, October 26, 2025
Venue: Tomioka Castle Hyakken Dote

Contact: Reihoku Jatto Festival / Tomioka Castle O-shiro Festival Executive Committee
(Reihoku Town Hall Commerce and Tourism Division Tel 0969-35-3332 Reihoku Chamber of Commerce Tel 0969-37-1244)

Announcements of two events from Shintoku Town📣

1️⃣ ‘Tomuraushi Onsen 60th Anniversary Festival’

Tomuraushi Onsen celebrates its 60th year since opening this year with a gratitude festival where visitors can enjoy the gifts of Shintoku Town and the hot springs as a thank-you for long-standing patronage.

📍Dates: September 27, 2025 – September 28, 2025
📍Free hot spring bathing: Both days, September 27 and 28, 12:15–19:30
📍Events: One-day event on September 28, 12:00–16:00
📍Venue: Tomuraushi Onsen Tōtaisetsusō

Bathing is free on September 27 and 28. On the 28th we will hold many activities including a fill-your-bag event of Shintoku-grown vegetables, food stalls and sales featuring Tomuraushi Jersey beef, a mini concert by MAKICOM MINAMI, outdoor games, and a nostalgic Shintoku photo exhibition. Free day-trip shuttle service is also available, so please come and enjoy Tomuraushi Onsen this autumn.

📌Free day-trip shuttle (approx. 90 minutes each way)
📍September 27 Outbound: departs Shintoku Station 11:00 Return: departs the onsen 15:00
📍September 28 Outbound: departs from the Shin-Soba Festival venue 12:30 Return: departs the onsen 16:30
*Phone reservation required: Tomuraushi Onsen Tōtaisetsusō TEL: 0156-65-3021


2️⃣ ‘22nd Shintoku New Soba Festival’

The largest festival in Shintoku, the Shintoku New Soba Festival, is held every year on the last Sunday of September to coincide with the local soba harvest😊

📍Date: September 28, 2025 10:00–14:00
📍Venue: Parking lot in front of Shintoku Town Health and Welfare Center Nagomi

The highlight of the Shintoku New Soba Festival is tasting the four-fresh soba: freshly harvested, freshly milled, freshly made, and freshly boiled noodles.🎵
This year eight vendors from around town, including soba shops and volunteers, will serve flavorful soba grown on the foothills of the Daisetsu mountain range, each offering their signature broths and toppings to showcase the new soba.

Beyond soba, there will be many local specialties such as charcoal-grilled Shintoku jidori chicken and grilled shiitake mushrooms grown on logs, plus sweets like soba crepes and rich soft-serve ice cream to enjoy.😍

Also, the long-running wanko-soba eating contest returns for the first time in six years!!
There are two categories: parent-and-child pair and adult pair, and applications require teams of two.
Pairs of two will compete to see how many bowls of soba they can eat within the time limit.
Applications open at 11:00 on the day of the festival (about 30 minutes).

📞Contact
Shintoku New Soba Festival Executive Committee Office (Shintoku Town Industry Division) TEL: 0156-64-0525

*On the day, vendors will do their best to serve soba, but supplies may run out earlier than expected. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

https://shintoku-town.net/spot/#event

[Shrine Festival]
On September 7, the Kamiokoppe district
In the Nishiokoppe area, a shrine festival is held on September 11.

Parade around the area where you live with the Mikoshi.

In Kamiokoppe, the night before
The Yoimiya Festival was also held, and it was a lively few days.

In Nishiokoppe, on the night of the day
Performances are held, and people sit while watching the performances by the Village people.

People wearing happi coats
Children who have become juveniles
It enhances the atmosphere of the festivals.

When I was walking around the town of Kamiokoppe
The sound of drums bounced off the surrounding mountains,
I heard it echoing.

Scenes of the performance event will be posted in another post.

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Shrine Festival
#Autumn
#Mikoshi
#Matrix
#Infant
#Happi coat
#Mochi throwing

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It's been raining a lot lately, but I'm starting to feel the coolness of autumn little by little. Before you know it, September will be over.
The next month is October, and speaking of October、、、 yes, "Halloween"!
This time, we will introduce the Halloween Events Held in in Tonomachi.

- First of all, dress up as "Halloween Night in the Wine Hills" by the Youth League Liaison Council
Why don't you have fun together on the hill of the Winery!
October 18 (Sat) 17:00~20:00
200 yen for junior high school students and older

● Halloween volunteers! This is a volunteer Events sponsored by NPO Tawa Heart Net. Dress up and pick up trash, and grab sweets when you're done!
Saturday, October 18 9:50~11:30
Capacity: 30 people can apply until October 17th!
* To apply, use the QR code on the leaflet photo.

--The Nakamachi district of Tonomachi is now Halloween!
Children walk to the district to get sweets.
October 19 (Sun) 13:00~15:00 (tentative)
First 60 people Application period is September 14th ~ September 28th
* To apply, use the QR code on the leaflet photo.

It's There are a lot of different Events. Dress up for Halloween and enjoy the annual Events.

Amakusa West Coast 🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour — Featured Kiln / 03 Mugen Kiln

The 36th Amakusa West Coast Autumn Kiln Tour will take place over five days from Thursday, October 9 to Monday, October 13 (national holiday), with six kilns across Reihoku and Amakusa City participating.
During the event you can view and buy new works and enjoy discounted sales, so please take this opportunity to visit and enjoy Amakusa ceramics and the Amakusa West Coast scenery 🌊🌅.
(Note: Tenjiku Pottery Kiln will not participate.)

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Featured Kiln Introduction /

Tucked quietly in the satoyama of Reihoku, Mugen Kiln stands serene. From the pieces created by kiln owner Seiko Tanaka, you sense an unwavering dedication to beauty. When asked about that source, she showed us the neatly arranged collection of seashells.

As a child, during the Obon season she began collecting sakuragai and benigai shells found on the local shore during the spirit-floating ceremony, becoming captivated by the mysterious shapes and colors that nature creates. Tanaka’s remark — “Truly beautiful things in this world are those without calculation, like these” — left a strong impression. It seems the core of Mugen Kiln’s unique worldview breathes from that sentiment.

We hope you will pick up Tanaka’s carefully crafted ceramics and feel their charm firsthand.

Unpesticided vegetables and potted flowers will also be on sale during the period.

📍 Mugen Kiln
588-1 Shirakio, Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture 863-2506
TEL: 080-1703-6886
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The 36th Amakusa West Coast 🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour

Period: Thursday, October 9 – Monday, October 13 (national holiday)
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Venues
〈Reihoku〉 Uchida Sarayama Pottery, Kobo Kaze, Mugen Kiln, Unshū Kiln (Note: Tenjiku Pottery Kiln will not participate)
〈Amakusa City〉 Takahama Ware Juhogama, Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln (Goyama Kamegama)

🍁 Two stamp rallies run concurrently!
※ A digital stamp rally qualifying for Kumamoto Health Points📱
※ A stamp rally to win items from your chosen kiln (entry forms available at each kiln📃)

Inquiries: Amakusa Pottery Stone Research and Development Promotion Council Secretariat (within Reihoku Town Hall, Commerce and Tourism Division)
TEL: 0969-35-3332

Amakusa West Coast 🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour — Introducing Participating Kilns / 02 Kobo Kaze

The 36th Amakusa West Coast Autumn Kiln Tour will take place over five days from Thursday, October 9th through Monday, October 13th (a public holiday), with six kilns across Reihoku and Amakusa City serving as venues.😊
During the event, new works will be exhibited and sold, and discounted items will be available, so please take this chance to visit and enjoy Amakusa Ceramics and the Amakusa West Coast scenery 🌊🌅.
(Note: Tenjiku Pottery Kiln will not be participating.🙇‍♀️🙇)

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Introducing the participating kilns /

Kobo Kaze continues to make pottery in a more than 130-year-old traditional farmhouse surrounded by nature. The studio began full-scale pottery activities in 2006.

For this feature, the studio owner, Mr. Hayashida, demonstrated a hand-building technique known as himodzukuri, one of the methods that does not use a potter’s wheel. Himodzukuri involves stacking clay rolled into cord-like strands and shaping them as they accumulate. Mr. Hayashida skillfully forms black clay into these cords and stacks them slowly and deliberately. Watching him work feels like time itself is moving gently, and it soothes the viewer.

When firing pieces in a carbonization kiln, Kobo Kaze leaves the exterior unglazed to highlight the natural gradations created by the way flames touch the surface, bringing out the clay’s inherent texture. A transparent glaze is applied to the interior to ensure everyday usability. The result is a simple, unpretentious elegance.

During the event, visitors can also find bamboo dragonfly crafts, wooden goods, homemade sweets, loaves of bread, and jams for sale.

📍Kobo Kaze
598 Takahama Minami, Takahama, Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture 863-2503
TEL: 0969-35-2041
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The 36th Amakusa West Coast 🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour

Period: Thursday, October 9th – Monday, October 13th (public holiday)
Hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Venues:
〈Reihoku〉 Uchida Sarayama Pottery, Kobo Kaze, Mugen Kiln, Unshū Kiln (Note: Tenjiku Pottery Kiln will not be participating)
〈Amakusa City〉 Takahama Ware Juhogama, Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln (Goyama Kame Kiln)

🍁 Two stamp rallies run concurrently!
※ A digital stamp rally for Kumamoto Health Points (smartphone)
※ A stamp rally offering a chance to win products from your chosen kilns (entry forms available at each kiln 📃)

Inquiries: Amakusa Pottery Stone Research and Development Promotion Council Secretariat (inside Reihoku Town Hall, Commerce and Tourism Division)
TEL: 0969-35-3332

Amakusa West Coast🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour — Introducing Participating Kilns / 01 Uchida Sarayama Pottery

The 36th Amakusa West Coast Autumn Kiln Tour will take place over five days from Thursday, October 9 to Monday, October 13 (a public holiday), with six kilns across Reihoku and Amakusa City welcoming visitors😊
During the event you can enjoy new works on display and for sale, plus discounted items. Please take this chance to visit and enjoy Amakusa Ceramics along with the Amakusa West Coast scenery 🌊🌅♪
(Note: Tenjiku Pottery Kiln will not be participating 🙇‍♀️🙇)

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Introducing the Uchida Sarayama Pottery, which carries on a porcelain-making history that began around 1650 and continued for about a century.

For this Autumn Kiln Tour, we recommend a new piece using the “iro-itchin” (colored itchin) technique: itchin motifs painted in a blue inspired by the Amakusa West Coast sea. Though itchin looks charming, it represents delicate skill and careful effort. The blue itchin patterns stand out beautifully against the white ground — a piece you should pick up and examine closely.

Also not to be missed are Uchida Sarayama Pottery’s classic zodiac figurines. Sales begin each year with the Autumn Kiln Tour. Next year’s zodiac is the horse. We photographed a veteran painter with 20 years’ experience at work. Watching the unglazed horses come to life through the brush is a stirring sight.

The zodiac figurines cycle every 12 years, and Uchida Sarayama Pottery prepares a new mold each time, applying designs suited to the era. They produce as many as three thousand pieces. Through these zodiac figurines, they aim to convey the distinctive whiteness of Amakusa Toseki.

📍Uchida Sarayama Pottery
554-1 Uchida, Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture 863-2505
TEL: 0969-35-0222
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The 36th Amakusa West Coast🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour

Period: Thursday, October 9 – Monday, October 13 (public holiday)
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Venues
〈Reihoku〉Uchida Sarayama Pottery, Kobo Kaze, Mugen Kiln, Unshū Kiln (Note: Tenjiku Pottery Kiln will not be participating)
〈Amakusa City〉Takahama Ware Juhogama, Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln (Juro Kiln)

🍁Two stamp rallies will run simultaneously!
• A digital stamp rally that counts toward Kumamoto Health Points 📱
• A stamp rally where you can win products from your chosen kilns (entry forms available at each kiln 📃)

Inquiries: Amakusa Pottery Stone Research and Development Promotion Council Secretariat (Reihoku Town Hall, Commerce and Tourism Division)
TEL: 0969-35-3332

The rice terraces in the Kumano Kodo and Highlands area are also called terraced rice fields in the sky. It's been 10 days since the last shoot. Even in this area (Wakayama), it has become less common to see rice racks (rice hangings) where harvested rice is dried in the sun. Thanks to the fact that large machines do not enter (?) You can see this scenery at the It must be difficult for farmers, but it is a landscape that I would like to see preserved forever.

Ako's Carpet

This is red Rice. It is a variety whose panicles turn red when fruiting. Rice is richer in vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, proteins, etc. It is a scenery that can be seen in some rice fields in Daan Town during this period. Here it is sold as "Daan Sakura Rice".

Daian Town, Inabe City, Mie Prefecture
2025/9

Event Announcement📣

On September 28th, “2025 Onneto Stories” will take place 😊

This event invites you to immerse yourself in Onneto’s primeval forest and enjoy its charms with all five senses.

There will be a variety of activities, including campfire and wood-splitting workshops focused on wood learning (mokuiiku), and a nature interaction class where you can enjoy forest bathing while learning about the trees and the mysteries of the Yuno Falls.
After refreshing yourself with forest bathing, relax at a forest concert while enjoying delicious local food 🎵
Spend a leisurely autumn day in this richly natural setting 🤗

On the day, a free shuttle bus will run from Roadside Station Ashoro to the Onneto campsite.
📍Outbound: Roadside Station Ashoro departs 8:30 → Onneto Campsite arrives 9:30
📍Return: Onneto Campsite departs 14:00 → Roadside Station Ashoro arrives 15:00

*Please note that due to recent heavy rain, the Onneto lakeshore Yuhodo trail course of the nature interaction class has been canceled.*

📞Inquiries
Ashoro Tourism Association Office TEL:0156-25-6131


https://www.town.ashoro.hokkaido.jp/kanko/news/2025/onneto_2025.html

Photographed 9/23/25.
It is Koite Water of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine.
It is an autumn specification. 🍁

The heat has cooled down, and it’s about time for outdoor picnics🌸
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When that time comes, I recommend the bread and baked sweets from Karion (Hanasato-ne)!
They offer classic breads like anpan and melon pan, plus seasonal breads, so you’ll have a hard time choosing which one to pick💦
Their gateau au chocolat is moist inside, richly chocolatey, and more substantial than it looks😍
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Karion’s breads and sweets are also sold at the Roadside Station Minami Echizen Sanka-ri in Minami-Echizen town, Shikisai, and the Honey Nanjo store!

Toki City, Gifu Prefecture I'm a photographer gen. This photo was taken at the Don Yellowtail Kaikan in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture.
Other landscape photos are available at Artgene.

We opened our online store on September 24, 2025! It is opened in stores.jp under the name of the photographer Mackerel.

note also opens to the public sales records under the name of photographer Mackerel Ra.

On October 9, 2025, we started operating WordPress under the name of "Photographer Genshin Nagakubo Photo Studio".

【2025 Autumn Sulfur Mountain Light up & Kawayu Markets】
Held in autumn events at Kawayu Onsen again in 2025.
On 10/4 (Sat) ~ 11/29 (Sat), there will be "Atosanupuri (Sulfur Mountain) Light up", and on 10/18 (Sat), "Kawayu market" where Local shops will Stalls many, and "Hot Spring River Night Walk Tour", an evening experience of walking along the Hot Spring River, are planned.
Please take this opportunity to visit Kawayu Onsen in autumn.

【Sulfur Mountain Light up】
Gari is a Popular Events event in autumn where you can enjoy the fantastic mountain scenery at night with volcanic plumes rising from the mountainside.

● Period: 10/4 (Sat) ~ 11/29 (Sat) 20 days in total, mainly weekends
● Time: 16:30~19:00
(Held in on the day of the event, the operation of the Sulfur Mountain MOKMOK base has been extended until 6 p.m.)
● Free admission
● Free Pick up and drop off Taxi from 4 Accommodations in Kawayu Onsen Town may be operated on some days!
(Capacity 9 people / reservation required by 16 o'clock on the day / limited operation days)

* Please check the Events calendar for Light up Implementation days and Pick up and drop off Taxi operating days and operating times.
* In consideration of the environment, the Events Implementation and Held in environmental surveys after setting Implementation days and Implementation hours.

【Kawayu Markets】
A collection of Local delicacies!
Stalls are lined up in the Hot spring resort, and the lively Drums of Kawayubayashi are also performed.
● Date & Time: 10/18 (Sat) 12:00~19:00
In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the next day.
● Location: Kawayu Onsen Street (next to KKR Kawayu)

【Hot Spring River Night Walk Tour】
Hot spring river "Hot Spring River" streams through the hot spring resort. It is a miraculous space where the hot water is Gari up and the warm Hot Spring Water stream. Listen to your guide's commentary as you walk along the Hot Spring River at night and experience the wonders of this river. It's a short and leisurely walking tour, so anyone can participate!

● Date & Time: 10/18 (Sat) 17:00~17:45
● Meeting: 16:45 inn Kinkiyu Bettei Squid Car parking lot
● Reservation required to 070-8985-2599 by the day before
● Capacity: 15 people
● Participation is free

https://www.masyuko.or.jp/news/2025_kawayu_autumn/

Autumn Harvest Festival
"Yuissho "Shintoku" Daisetsu Festival"
Announcements 📢

This is 📢 an announcement of a food festival where you can eat high-quality Local ingredients from Shintoku Town

And what's more, this year marks the 50th anniversary 👏

Held in in the Kuttari area of Shintoku Town.
There is only one bus on this day, but a free Pick up and drop off bus will be operated.
Not only Local people, but also those who came to the town by Transportation by JR or bus can enjoy a delicious BBQ 🍻🍖 while enjoying Events in the venue

Raised in the Rich in nature climate of Shintoku Town, there is also 🥔🥕 an all-you-can-eat packing of delicious agricultural products

Come and visit 🚙🚌🚃 the delicious Events before winter

Delicious "Shintoku" Great Snow Festival
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025
Time:10:00~14:00
　*Held rain or shine
Location: Kuttari Park

schedule
10:00~All-you-can-eat Local crops,
　　　　Friendship City, Yamagata Prefecture, Higashine City, Fruit Sales
　　　　Yakiniku Corner
　　　　* Free rental of stove and charcoal for those who purchase meat at the venue!
10:00~Shintoku junior high school brass band performance
11:30~Live "Ryu with Guiter" / "Erina Kato"
13:00~Children's lottery
　　　　* Lottery tickets will be distributed to the first 100 people.
13:30~Fun lottery
　　　　* Lottery tickets will be distributed to the first 300 people.

* Please note that in case of unseasonable weather, the contents and time may be changed.

At the children's lottery, you can win book tickets and sweets.
Fun lottery will win a pair Accommodation ticket, Shintoku specialty Soba set, and vegetable set 🎯

We look forward to seeing you there!

Autumn Harvest Festival
Announcement of the "Umaissho Shintoku Heavy Snow Festival" 📢

This is a food festival where you can sample high-quality local ingredients from Shintoku Town. 📢

And this year marks the 50th anniversary of the festival! 👏

The festival will be held in the Kutsuri district of Shintoku Town.
There will be only one free shuttle bus available on this day, so
locals, as well as those traveling by JR or bus, can enjoy a delicious BBQ while enjoying the event at the venue. 🍻🍖

We'll also be offering a free bag of delicious produce grown in Shintoku Town's lush natural environment. 🥔🥕

Come and enjoy this delicious event before winter sets in. 🚙🚌🚃

Delicious "Shintoku" Heavy Snow Festival
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
*Will be held rain or shine
Location: Kuttari Park

The children's raffle will feature book vouchers and sweets,
and the fun raffle will feature a pair of accommodation vouchers, a Shintoku specialty soba noodle set, and a vegetable set. 🎯

We look forward to seeing you there!
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#Tokachi
#Shintoku Town
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#Daisetsu Festival
#Sato Tiles
#Erina Kato
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【Yesterday's Tokachigaoka Observation decks 🔅】
The maximum temperature during the day also fell below 25 degrees Celsius, and the signs of autumn began 🍃 to be felt little by little
In the mornings and evenings, the temperature drops below 10°C, making it feel chilly.
As the seasons change, please take care ☺️ of your physical condition

Event Announcement 📣

The 49th Kashirin Park Festival will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025 😊
This autumn industry festival lets you savor the flavors unique to Taiki, a town with both mountains and sea!!

This year’s HBC Radio live recording guests are Mariko Nagai and Shinya Kono and Hitoshi Fujio from Oklahoma 🎵

The program is packed with favorites like the annual Wagyu Festival and the Aki-aji (autumn salmon) Grab, food stalls featuring Taiki’s delicious offerings, dairy product sales from Snow Brand Megmilk, which has a factory in Taiki, and a fun raffle 😍

📍Note: Entry to the Aki-aji Grab is by lottery. Lottery tickets will be distributed between 9:00 and 9:30.
Also, the event may be canceled depending on fishing conditions. Please understand in advance.

There are kid-friendly activities too, including a stamp-art workshop to make a Taiki drawstring bag, a woodworking class, and a bounce dome ✨

Come enjoy Taiki’s seasonal flavors in Kashirin Park, surrounded by the town tree, kashiwa (oak)!!
We look forward to seeing you 🤗

📍Date and Time: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

📍Location: Kashirin Park (held rain or shine)


https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=424

Introducing 🍁 the Okusobana Nature Garden scheduled to open on October 1

The total road closure due to the construction of the Okusobana Valleys Road is expected to be lifted, and you can Fun the Okusobana Nature Garden in autumn from 10/1!

Okusohana Nature Garden Information
【Opening period (autumn)】2025/10/1 (Water)~11/3(Mon)
【Opening Hours】8:30-17:00
【Address】16943-4 Onimusato, Nagano City (Okusobana Dam)
【Car Parking】Available (300 cars, 25 large buses)
【Admission fee】200 yen for junior high school students and older
【Inquiry】Onimusato Tourism Promotion Association 026-256-3188

The best time to see < Autumn leaves>
Every year, mid-October to late October

The promenades are maintained and you can enjoy trekking for about 2~4 hours.
An example Course < walk>
●Tourist Center ~ Rest House ~ Bentenjima ~ Yoshiike ~ Komidaira Wetland / About 2 hours

#Autumn leaves #Autumn leaves Spot #Okusobana Nature Garden #Nagano City #Nagano Prefecture #Nagano Tourism #Nagano Travel #nagano #naganocity

Rice harvesting has begun in the terraced rice fields in the Highlands area of Kumano Kodo and Kiri no Sato. It is good to walk leisurely, but if you are thinking of walking the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Course in autumn, please rest your legs for a while and enjoy this view.

Event Announcement📣

“Sea and Land Festival” and Toyokoro Industry Fair 2025 is coming 😊
Enjoy an autumn in Toyokoro filled with sights, tastes, and fun.

This year, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the town’s establishment, the festival will be more lavish than usual, featuring special complimentary items like Toyokoro wagyu diced steak and Toyokoro autumn salmon chanchan-yaki available in limited quantities 😍

Onstage, you can enjoy drum performances by Toyokoro Taiko “Enyukai” and a concert by Toyokoro Junior High School Brass Band, plus a spectacular stage show featuring enka singer Junko Ishihara as a guest!

Also returning by popular demand are the annual hits: the Otsu autumn salmon direct-sale event and the autumn salmon grab contest 🎵
There will also be a bounty of activities including a rice cake and sweets toss where you can win local specialties, various local product stalls, and food trucks—plenty to enjoy!!

Toyokoro’s bounty is ripe for the picking—now’s the perfect time to taste it! We look forward to seeing you 🤗

📍Date and Time: Saturday, September 20, 9:40 AM–2:00 PM

📍Venue: JA Toyokoro Multipurpose Plaza

https://www.toyokoro.jp/page/6325.html

The "Ise Shrimp Festival Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Town System" started accepting applications again from 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 11, but due to the large number of applications, it was closed on October 12.

Minami-Izu Town 70th Anniversary "Ise Shrimp Festival"
This year, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the enforcement of the town system, we will offer a discount of 3,000 yen from the Accommodation Fee so that you can stay at a better price at Ise Shrimp in Minami-Izu Town, which boasts the largest Landings in the prefecture.

[Period]
Saturday, October 4, 2025 ~ Sunday, November 30, 2025 *Until check-out on Sunday, December 1, 2025

[Reservation application]: September 20 (Sat) ~ November 17 (Mon)
* Apply from the dedicated form: https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S84600026/
* Subject for Accommodation of 2 people or more (1 night)
* Up to the first 500 people
* Adult (junior high school students and above) and children (6 years old and older) will receive an Accommodation discount of 3,000 yen per person
* Guests only will also receive a free Car parking ticket for Ishirozaki Ocean Park
* Cannot be used in conjunction with Other coupons, etc.

【Overview】
◉ Accommodation reservations will be accepted until Monday, November 17.
◉ There are Accommodation on November 14 (Fri) and 15 (Sat) overlap with Events in our town and reservations may not be available.
◉ Ise Shrimp can be served to Adult (junior high school students and above) and children (6 years old and older ~ elementary school students).
◉ Please choose up to one cooking method for Ise Shrimp per person.
* Choose one of three cooking methods for Ise shrimp: sashimi, boiled, and grilled oni shell.
* Depending on the accommodation, the contents and types of cooking methods may change.
◉ Subject to the discount is for the first 500 people.
* After cancellation, you will not be able to apply if the number of subjects has been reached when you apply again.
◉ Subjects for discounts are Adult and children (from 6 years old to elementary school students).
* Subject for infants (2~6 years old) or infants (0~2 years old) are not eligible.
◉ As soon as the number of people Subjected for the discount is reached, the application will be closed.
◉ Subjects for Accommodation reservations through this tourism association are eligible for the discount.
◉ When you pay the reservation fee, you will receive a "Reservation Deposit Certificate" by mail.
◉ Business hours are until "9:00~17:00".

【Accommodation Procedure】
◉ Apply for Accommodation by reception form, email, or Phone.
◉ Once the Accommodation arrangements of the Tourism Association have been completed, we will mail you an "Accommodation Guide".
◉ When you receive the Accommodation invitation letter, please transfer the Accommodation Fee stated in the invitation to the designated account.
◉ After confirming the transfer, we will mail you a deposit slip.
◉ After receiving the reservation deposit certificate, please come directly to the inn.

【Reservation ~ Until Accommodation】
(1) Application (from the form, etc.)
(2) inn arrangements (There are if there are no vacancies)
(3) Accommodation invitation letter by mail (Publication of discounted amount)
(4) Accommodation fee transfer from the customer
(5) Send the deposit slip by mail
(6) After receiving the deposit slip, go to the Accommodation

[Cancellation fee (cancellation)]
〇 "From 7 days to 4 days before" on the designated date of Accommodation ... 20% of Accommodation Fee
〇 "From 3 days before the designated date of Accommodation to the day before" ... 50% of Accommodation Fee
〇 "On the day" of the designated day of Accommodation ... 100% of Accommodation Fee
〇 Early cancellation after payment of Accommodation fee will be charged a return fee of 1,000 yen

【How to apply】
Apply from the dedicated form: https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S84600026/
Ise Shrimp Festival Page→https://x.gd/Y2SYw

The cosmos of "Taiyo-no-Oka Engaru Park Cosmos Garden" is in full bloom and is in Best time to visit!
This season, the flowers bloom better than every year, and it is a very beautiful cosmos field.
Please come and ♪ see it

"Taiyo-no-Oka Engaru Park Cosmos Garden"
Address: Marudai, Engaru Town, Monbetsu District, Hokkaido

The season of new Soba has begun.

From mid-August, beside the Soba field along National Route 38,
"Soba Road"
"Soba no Machishintoku"
In order to announce the "Shintoku New Soba Festival" by PR,
Two types of streamers are erected.

Until the Shintoku New Soba Festival is Held in, the 1.3km section with Soba fields is 🚩 lively

The new Soba will be produced in 2025, but Production people are working hard to harvest it.
You can taste new Soba at the Shintoku New Soba Festival,
Soba noodles shops in the In the town also offer new Soba noodles, so
Those who can't come to the festivals,
For those who are thinking one step ahead,
Or those who eat at festivals but say they don't eat enough!
Please visit Shintoku and come 💁 ♀️ to the Soba noodles shop

Shintoku New Soba Festival
Sunday, September 28
From 10:00 to 14:00

We look forward to seeing you there
💁‍♀️

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Amakusa West Coast 🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour Announcement

The 36th Amakusa West Coast Autumn Kiln Tour will take place over five days from Thursday, October 9 to Monday, October 13 (national holiday), hosted at six kilns in Reihoku and Amakusa City 😊
During the event, new works will be exhibited and sold, and items will be offered at discounted prices. Take this chance to visit, enjoy Amakusa Ceramics, and soak in the Amakusa West Coast scenery 🌊🌅♪

The Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association account will introduce participating kilns one by one in the coming days.
We will share photos 📸 of preparations for the kiln tour and ask about the new works 📝.
Look forward to it!
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The 36th Amakusa West Coast 🍁 Autumn Kiln Tour

Period: Thursday, October 9 – Monday, October 13 (national holiday)
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Venues:
Reihoku: Uchida Sarayama Pottery, Kobo Kaze, Mugen Kiln, Unshū Kiln
Amakusa City: Takahama Ware Juhogama, Amakusa Karatsu Juro Kiln (Goyama Kame Kiln)

🍁Two stamp rallies will run simultaneously!
※A digital stamp rally eligible for Kumamoto Health Points 📱
※A stamp rally where you can win products from your chosen kilns (entry forms are available at each kiln 📃)

Contact: Amakusa Pottery Stone Research and Development Promotion Council Secretariat (inside Reihoku Town Hall, Commerce and Tourism Division)
TEL: 0969-35-3332

Yellow Cosmos will soon be in full bloom

This is Located in in Yamanashi Prefecture "Flower City Park"
Spring summer, autumn, and winter, it is also the best 🥹 when it is entwined with Mount Fuji in the Spot when various flowers are in Best time to visit

Ripe astringent persimmons are exquisite♪
You might even eat some as you harvest if you get hungry...

【Puppet Theater Company Pook Nishiokoppe Village Performance】
Water, September 24, 2025
The puppet theater company Pook is coming again this year!

Thank you very much for visiting from inside and outside the Village last year.

The program is "Little Monk Zuten"
Two works of "It could be an apple".

Opening at 18:00
The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

The performance will be held in the large hall of the Nishiokoppe Village Community Center.

Advance tickets are 500 yen
Same-day ticket is 600 yen
Children aged 2 and under are free of charge.

Tickets can be purchased from Puppet Theater Circle Dore Traditional Japanese straw raincoat members or booked from the QR Code.

Also, on the day of the event, for those who live in the Kamiokoppe area
Pick up and drop off bus. Please Use it.

18:00 Kamiokoppe Bus Stop
18:05 In front of Kamiokoppe Residents' Center
18:10 In front of Kamiokoppe Elementary School

For inquiries about this performance, please contact the following.
Nishiokoppe Village Board of Education 0158-87-2501

It's a small thing, but I'm going to prepare a funny one
We look forward to seeing you there.

Sponsorship:
Puppet Theater Circle Doremi / Nishiokoppe Village Board of Education

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Autumn tradition: persimmon harvesting!
Using a bamboo-handled scissor pole made for harvesting, each persimmon is picked one by one.
That skill is a craftsman’s art!
The technique of a mother who has harvested persimmons for 50 years is truly impressive ✨😍

Setouchi Superb View Station, Shimonada