Shikinzan (紫金山) — Comet ATLAS Did you know that between October 13 and October 26, the comet was visible to the naked eye even in Japan? I, Kawanishi (河西) — a real foodie — was so focused on food that I completely forgot. I'm so sorry. F. N. kindly provided these photos. They are truly lovely🌠 I wish I could take pictures this beautiful! I feel lucky to have been born in a city where scenes like this can be seen. I think it’s a city to be proud of!!! Does that famous scene from that movie come to mind — the lake and the comet falling? Yes, the film 'Kimi no ◯ wa' (an intentionally obscured reference to 'Your Name'). It's even rumored that this place inspired Lake Itomori, and the site has become a pilgrimage spot for foreign visitors. We received photos of Shikinzan (紫金山) — Comet ATLAS taken from Tateishi Park, so we’re sharing them with you. The comet appears in every picture, so please try to find it! ※ Brightness has been adjusted. It seems that many skilled photographers gathered at Tateishi Park that day! Some camera lenses cost as much as a small car!!!!! Photography runs deep... My wife scolds me that I hardly use my DSLR, but I will keep working every day to bring you attractive photos of Suwa📷 ※ Personally, I use a Nikon D-series (D7100, an older camera but one I love). I would be grateful for any guidance on camera operation, such as how to photograph fireworks or comets... ・Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Did you know you could see Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from October 13 to October 26 with the naked eye? A friend kindly shared this photo, taken by F. N. It’s beautiful, moving, and fantastic. I’m so proud of my city and truly happy to have been born in Suwa!!! Lake and comet—does that famous animated movie come to mind? I know it does: Your Name. She shared these pictures with us, and I want to pass them on. Every photo shows Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, so please try to spot it!!! That day, so many photographers were at Tateishi Park. One of them told her that a camera lens cost over $6,500!!! Amazing!!! Photography is deeper than it seems. I own a Nikon camera (not very expensive but I love it). I need to study how to take better pictures. I must improve my technique before my wife gets mad at me… I haven’t used my camera recently. I know I need to practice over and over, right?

It is the Hatanagi First Dam (Lake Hatanagi) built on the Oigawa River in Shizuoka Prefecture. The Autumn leaves of the mountains of the Southern Alps were very beautiful.

Sera Town, Hiroshima (Recommended Spots in Hiroshima) #Flower Station Sera 👈 @hananoekisera Autumn Flower Festival until 11/4!! Superb Cosmos Field 2024/10/12 One piece 📸 from the early morning opening of the Flower Station Sera Standard composition, but I posted 📸 what I took as a record of this year This year, the cosmos field with Unfolds was very good.

[Notice] From November, Roadside Station Iwanai will switch to winter hours! Winter period: November 1 (Friday) through April 20 of the following year Business hours are 9:00–17:00. The facility will be closed every Monday. *If Monday is a public holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed. Please note that the stamp rally stamps will follow the same hours and closed days described above. We look forward to welcoming you throughout the winter season 😊 Roadside Station Iwanai🐟

Afternoon tea from November 【Winter Afternoon Tea】 ☃ There are a variety ❄ of sweets such as "Cup de White Chocolate Short" and "White Glass" that are reminiscent of winter in Hokkaido For savory, we have prepared a "Roast Beef Sandwich". In addition to the popular "Push Activity Plan", the "Christmas Mini Parfait Plan" will also be available from December! Please ♪ enjoy a variety of winter sweets ❄menu❄ -Sweets- ・Cup de White Chocolate Short ・Stick ganache ・Croquis chocolate (caramel) ・Macarons ・White glass ・Choux caramel ・Ginger cookies -Savory- ・Roast beef sandwich ・Pickles ・Vegetable chips Reservations and details 📞011-222-1522 Or on the hotel's ✨ website

When I visited Shizuoka Prefecture, I happened to take a walk early in the morning and encountered a pleasant morning.

A park in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture It was an old-fashioned small park, but it was a charming park with two large ginkgo trees on either side and seesaw

It was a large Persimmon tree that I happened to find in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture, and it was 😋 an autumn persimmon that appeared in Japan folk tales, like the original scenery of nostalgic Japan

Shinyu Onsen L.P. has released “Suwa Taisha Navi,” an app for foreign visitors and domestic tourists. This in-shrine interactive app supports English, French, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese, and highlights the attractions of the four shrines of Suwa Taisha. The navigator is Suwahime, Suwa City’s official character, who introduces 84 monuments and buildings across the four shrines. Download the app and launch it on site to hear the explanations; locations you’ve heard are marked with a folding-fan icon. It makes a great travel memory. Shinyu Onsen L.P. launched the Suwa Taisha Navi app for foreign visitors and domestic tourists. The app supports Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, and English and introduces the four shrines (Honmiya, Maemiya, Harumiya, Akimiya). The navigator is Suwahime, Suwa City’s official character, who explains 84 monuments and buildings across the four shrines. First, download the app and visit any of the four Suwa Taisha shrines. Enable GPS and go to a spot; Suwahime will begin the explanation. After a spot’s explanation, it is marked with a Japanese folding-fan stamp. It’s a lovely way to remember your trip to Suwa and Suwa Taisha—please give it a try!

Hiroshima Sera Town (Recommended Spots in Hiroshima) #Flower Station Sera 👈 @hananoekisera Autumn Flower Festival until 11/4!! Bridge of Happiness 2024/10/5 One piece 📸 from the early morning opening of the Flower Station Sera I went to the park a lot in the early morning, but I was finally able 😊 to meet the long-awaited white rainbow The place where the rainbow appeared was too great behind the spectacular cosmos field. Impression filled my heart.　

Squid 🎄 for a hotel cake at Christmas At New Otani Inn Sapporo, we have 🎅 prepared three types of Christmas cakes that are special to the pastry chef 🎂 Charlotte Berry Chocolat A mousse cake made with strawberries, framboise, passion fruit, and carefully selected chocolate with a Roux sour taste that goes well with nuts. Enjoy a premium cake that colors the holy night. 🎂 Gateau phrases Sweet and sour strawberries are sandwiched between the fluffy sponge of New Otani and finished with plenty of fresh cream for an elegant sweetness. 🎂 Chocolat Noir It is a Adult cake made by sandwiching the sweetness of chocolate and sweet and sour strawberries on a sponge made by adding cocoa to the Shortcake and Same as above manufacturing method to make it fluffy. 🌟 Early bird Privileges 🌟 All three types are 5% off when booked by November 30th Please enjoy it 🤤 Reservations, details 📞011-222-1522 Or check 👀 the hotel's website

"Adachigahara hometown Village" in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture It is a popular spot where you can enjoy Samurai residences and red spider liliies at the same time.

"Adachigahara hometown Village" in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture It is a popular spot where you can enjoy Samurai residences and red spider liliies at the same time.

"Haguroyama Park" in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture Famous Spot for red spider lililies.

I wanted to see Mt. Fuji. Last year, I couldn't see it because of the rain. It was raining again this year, but I happened to take this photo at a time when the clouds were gone. At Fuji Milk Land

Speaking of red spider liliies Saitama prefecture Kinchakuda spider lilies Park in Hidaka City The whole area is dyed crimson with red spider liliies (spider lilies), and it looks like a red carpet. This year, I visited on a day when it was raining without the weather, but the rain-soaked red spider lililies were quite and.

Act 12 and Makomai Cosplay Festa will be held in! !! Date and time Held in Day 1: Saturday, November 2, 2024 (Reiwa 6) 10:00~21:00 Day 2: Sunday, November 3 10:00~19:00 Held in venue Grand Hotel New Oji, etc. For more information, do you want to scan the QR code on the image? Search by Tomakomai Cosplay Festa

A refreshing morning in Azumino Most of the rice has already been harvested, but some paddies still bear ears of rice, perhaps because of the variety In the distance, Mt. Jii-ga-take and Mt. Kashimayari rise tall

Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima (Recommended fireworks in Hiroshima) Miyajima Fireworks Night 2024 Miyajima Fireworks Night 2024 ~ After all fireworks! After all, Miyajima!~ One piece 📸 from Miyajima's fireworks Although I struggled to find a place from early in the morning, I was able 😊 to enjoy the wonderful fireworks again this year　 The waiting time was long, but I was able to talk with many followers and it was a fun day. 😌🙏 For the time being, I developed only one, so let me 📸 post it little by little again We would 🙏✨✨ like to thank TSS, everyone involved in fireworks, and Miyajima volunteers for holding in the wonderful fireworks

Takeaway Afternoon Tea🧁 Enjoy the hotel's sweets at ♪ home Take-out afternoon tea, which is perfect for special rewards and gifts for yourself, will be ✨ available from October Includes 4 types of tea packs from ☕ the long-established tea maker "Ronnefeldt" Enjoy 💕 the pastry chef's special sweets 【Menu】 ・White Chocolate Mont Blanc ・Cookie Cup ・Paris Brest ・Framboise mousse and rose jelly ・Marron Swiss roll cake ・Black Brownie ・Ronnefeldt Tea 4 types of tea bags Reservations and details 📞011-222-1522 Or on the hotel's 🍰 website

Hotel New Otani Patisserie SATSUKI's sweets are now in the capsule collection! Six types of sweets from "Patisserie SATSUKI", including "New Extra Super melon Shortcake", which can be said to be the Representative sweets of Hotel New Otani, are now available as capsule toys ✨ It is 💕 a cuteness that must be completed It is also installed in New Otani Inn Sapporo! It has become 😢 a small amount It will end as soon as it runs out, so be sure to purchase it as soon as possible 🏃💨. 🍰 Capsule Toy [Hotel New Otani Patisserie SATSUKI Suites Collection] 🍰 ✔ Fee 500 yen one time ⚠️It is a dedicated machine for 500 yen Jade. Currency cannot be exchanged, so please prepare in advance. ✔ Location: 1st floor restaurant, next to Rendezvous Lounge Aim for Complete 🍀

Iridou Kumo and Gifu Castle 🏯 The cloudy clouds that feel like summer are good ✨.

Matsue Water Township fireworks festival 🎆 I went there for the first time and it was 😍✨ insanely beautiful It's a fireworks festival that I want to go to again!

Speaking of summer, Kishiwada Danjiri Festival! A powerful, cool, and favorite festivals ♡ I'm glad I was able 😊✨ to go again this year

On this day, foodie Kawanishi visited Tokoro Terrace in Shiga Akanuma, Suwa, Nagano Prefecture. This stylish spot, known in Suwa for selling kanten, also houses a cafe and dining area.☕ Tokoro Terrace promotes making kanten part of everyday life with the motto “bringing kanten closer to you.” The person who introduced the shop that day was manager Kurane. Next to the shop and cafe is a factory specializing in tokoroten, so the tokoroten served here comes fresh from the adjacent factory!!! I dislike vinegar-and-soy dressing, and since I learned about kuromitsu I’ve been hooked♪ It’s virtually zero calories (excluding the kuromitsu lol)!!! Kanten comes in many forms—block kanten (bō kanten), string kanten, and powdered kanten—and it’s a versatile ingredient you can add to rice, miso soup, or salads. As a child, I couldn’t wait for the school lunch day with mandarin orange milk kanten and used to pace around the serving area... Kanten provides dietary fiber and doesn’t overpower other ingredients, so it shines in main dishes, appetizers, and desserts alike—truly the Shohei Ohtani of the ingredient world!!! That day I found a pack of 100 sticks of kanten; some customers buy that size a few times a year!!! The quantity and enormity were astounding lol At the cafe, they use that kanten in tokoroten, cream anmitsu (their most popular item), soft serve, and even the hugely popular pudding. They serve lunch (11:00–14:00), where a salad with added kanten enhances the flavors of the main dish. The place is welcoming to men and has counter seating, so you can easily enjoy a casual cafe visit or lunch.🍴 You can also enjoy coffee made from beans by Yuhigahama Coffee of Matsumoto alongside the sweets, so try them together.☕ The entire shop is barrier-free, so customers in wheelchairs can enter with confidence. Many visitors come in three generations—grandmother, mother, and grandchild—and enjoy the cafe together. Why not consider this as a souvenir from Suwa? ◎ Tokoro Terrace 📍 1545-1 Shiga, Suwa (5-minute drive from Suwa I.C. toward Lake Suwa; parking for 40 cars) ☎ 0266-52-1056 ◎ Hours: 10:00–18:00 ・ Shop hours: 10:00–18:00 ・ Cafe hours: 10:00–17:00 (Lunch 11:00–14:30) ◎ Closed: Thursdays and during the New Year holidays (Dec 31–Jan 2) ◎ Online shop available.

Tone River Grand Fireworks Festival Fireworks are a traditional culture that Representatives Japan. It was the first time I went to this Tone River Grand Fireworks Festival, and the night sky was lit up by 30,000 flowers, one of the largest in Japan. Ibaraki Prefecture's proud fireworks masters, Yamazaki Smoke and Fire Factory, No Village fireworks Industry, Beniya Aoki Smoke and Fire Shop, and Margaux, the four major fireworks masters one of the best in Japan, performed gorgeously, and I am grateful and grateful that this scenery seen with Kan inn Castle was born in Japan.

🦇 Halloween Sweets & Lunch Buffet 🍭 Held in a special buffet for 2 days only! Enjoy 💕 a variety of chef's special sweets and Western and Chinese dishes to your heart's content, including live cooking of "Crepe Suzette Citrus Sorbet", "Hokkaido Beef Grilled with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce", and "Authentic Chinese Fried Rice Omelet Rice" 🎃 Date and time Held in 　　Saturday, October 12, 2024 and Sunday, October 13, 2024 　　11：30～14：30 👻fee 　　Adult ¥3,800 　　Elementary school students ¥2,000 　　Children under elementary school age Free of charge 　　Sparkling wine free drink additional ¥1,000 🎃 Reservations 　　📞011-222-1522 　　Or on the hotel's website 👻menu 　【Live Cooking】 　　　・Crepe Suzette Citrus Sorbet 　　　・Grilled Hokkaido beef with homemade teriyaki sauce 　　　・Authentic Chinese fried rice omelet rice 【Sweets】 　　　・Soft-boiled pudding 　　　・Opera 　　　・Raspberry Shortcake 　　　・Gateau chocolate 　　　・Pumpkin Chiffon Cake 　　　・Montblanc Swiss roll cake 　　　・Black cream puff 　　　・Sweet potatoes with purple sweet potatoes 　　　Blue honeysuckle tiramisu 　　　・Kyoho grapes jelly 【Food】 　　　・Pumpkin quiche 　　　Homemade smoked salmon and avocado salad 　　　・Pate de Campagne 　　　・Stuffed pumpkin and mascarpone gougère 　　　・Smoked salmon and mushroom greck 　　　・Bonito carpaccio and savory vegetable salad 　　　・Grilled eggplant and courgette salad 　　　・Bagna cauda with seafood and rumbling vegetables 　　　・Onion soup & cheese croutons 　　　・Roast beef sandwich 　　　・Potato & Smoked Salmon Sandwich 　　　・Mixed leaf salad 　　　・Colored Tomatoes 　　　・Onion slices 　　　・Seaweed salad 　　　・Broccoli 　　　・Marinated root vegetable salad 　　　・Spaghetti with various mushroom meat sauce 　　　・Baked pumpkin and seafood chowder in a pie wrap 　　　・Homemade minced cutlets and roasted mozzarella cheese with special demi-glace sauce 　　　・Today's Thai curry & rice 　　　・Chinese burger with steamed bread (shrimp chili & braised pork) 【Drink】 　　　・Coffee 　　　・Tea 　　　・Detox water 　　　・Oolong tea 　　　・Orange juice 　　　・Mineral water We look ✨ forward to seeing you

The TARA-FUKU guidebook is now complete! Featuring 66 listed businesses With cooperation from restaurants and snack bars throughout Iwanai-cho we have compiled each shop’s recommended menu items, business hours, payment methods, and more! *The listed information is current as of August 2024* The back pages also introduce Iwanai-cho’s local specialties and outdoor spots. Please pick up a copy and take a look♪ Copies are available at Roadside Station Iwanai and participating businesses. *Additional distribution will be rolled out progressively.*

Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the three major inari shrines in Japan Every year from July ~ the end of August, the "Summer Festival" is Held in, and in 2024, many glass wind chime were displayed in the Precincts approach to the temple. I'm looking forward to next year.

On Sunday, September 8th, the children’s festival at Hotaka Shrine featured child-drawn boats pulled from three town districts. Each boat was paraded through its district, and before noon they gathered at Hotaka Shrine to be offered in dedication. Children from the districts acted as pullers as the boat-shaped floats, called ofune, moved through the streets of Azumino. On September 26th and 27th, the Hotaka Shrine Ofune Festival takes place. On the 27th, a hands-on tour organized by the tourism association lets participants, together with local residents, pull a large adult boat weighing over five tons. For details, please check the official tourism association website.