On January 13th, we held a local event called Dontoyaki. Ornaments collected from each house are burned to pray for a bountiful harvest and no disease. There were many difficulties such as collecting straw and maintaining the venue, but we were saved by the smiles of the children.

・Name : Aritomo Yamakata ・Job Title : Assistant ・Specialization : Samurai Tea Ceremony and Iaido ・About him : Those who are bound by the common sense and norms of tradition tend to think within the existing paradigm and are not quick to change when something new is proposed. However, Aritomo Yamakata never fails to seek out and incorporate new things based on his belief that traditions and morals are there to be broken. He is truly a "destroyer." ・Favorite historical figure : Isoroku Yamamoto ・Ambition : He would like to Japan Broadcasting Corporation to produce a historical drama about him. ・名前　山片 有朋 Aritomo Yamakata ・職種 アシスタント ・専門分野 武家茶道・居合道 ・紹介文 伝統にありがちな従来の常識や当たり前にとらわれた人達は、新しいものを提案されても『うーん、でも～』といった感じで、既存のパラダイムの中で考えてしまい、なかなかすぐには変われない。 しかし、彼は“伝統や道徳は壊すためにある”を信念に新しいことへの探求と取り入れを怠らない。 まさに“破壊道”である。 ・好きな歴史上の人物 山本五十六 ・野望　儂を題材とした大河ドラマを求む。

SAMURAI, a man of ambition a person with determination, strikes the heart and resonates the soul. Pursuing every single stroke for a lifetime, I acquired a 1.8-shaku Japanese drum that represents Japan⚔ 志ある武の人（覚悟ある者）即ちSAMURAIが打つは心、響くは魂。 一瞬一打を生涯追求する、日本を代表する和太鼓1.8尺を手に入れた⚔

On the porch of my grandparents' house, which is warm even in winter. Go for it, little brother! It's a homework assignment at the beginning of writing that tends to be avoided, but I think it's lonely without it. It is a traditional culture that we want to preserve.

It is a winter scenery of Mt. Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, where the main mountain of the Shingon sect is located. The red temple is the main pagoda.

🎊🏒 From January 27 the "National Sports Festival" will be held! ⛸️🎊 The country's largest sporting celebration, the "National Sports Festival," runs from Saturday, January 27 to Saturday, February 3 at various venues across Tomakomai. 🥳 It used to be called the "National Athletic Meet," but a change in the law renamed it the "National Sports Festival." 💁‍♀️ To mark the event, we are selling a limited-edition "National Sports Festival 2024 acrylic key holder"! 📢⚡ They are now on sale at the tourist information center and other locations!! ✨

It is an autumn scenery of the village of Kushikaki.

Happy New Year! The year has begun, and today is the first workday of the year. Here are photos from a midnight Hatsumode shrine visit and from a sunny New Year’s Day walk. I look forward to another year together!

『武士道を通じてSAMURAI体験大阪施設の強化プロジェクト』 🔰SAMURAI is trying out crowdfunding for the first time🔰　　　　　　 🕐Scheduled end date 2/29 23:59🕐 SAMURAIが初めてクラウドファンディングに挑戦中⚔ 終了予定日🕐2/29 23:59

With vegetables from the kitchen garden, I made a seven-grass soup. I received it while praying for good health.

"The scenery of Japan that we want to preserve for the future" Japan's traditions and customs during the year-end and New Year holidays are After all, I want to leave it for future generations. New Year's Eve's "Bell Ringing" that turned into snow

From an early age, a warrior learns to distinguish between the bravery of a litterateur and the true courage of "great valor". Mothers send their children to expose their bodies to the cold winter weather and to see the horrific sights of execution sites. My father teaches me how to use a sword from an early age. He starts with a wooden sword, and when he attains the age of 15, he is allowed to carry a serious weapon. At that time, he becomes aware of his self-respect and his sense of responsibility for carrying a dangerous weapon in the street. 武士は幼少のころから匹夫の勇と、真の勇気「大勇」の区別を学びます。 母は冬の寒空の中、肉体をさらさせたり、処刑場の恐ろしい光景を見に行かせます。 父は幼少のころから刀の使い方を教えます。 まずは木刀から始まり、15歳で元服すると真剣を携帯しての行動を許します。 その時、彼が自覚するのは自尊心と、危険な凶器を往来で持ち歩くことに対する責任感です。

It is a fire burning festival "Fire Burning Shrine" at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto. It's very cool to throw in a "fire skewers".

辞世の筆/The Book of Resignation A "resignation calligraphy" is a brush stroke that a samurai writes down as his last words in this life when he foresees his death. 侍が死を予見したときにこれまでの人生を振り返り、この世での最後の文字として筆で書き残すもの Shame is the basis of moral consciousness, and honor in Bushido is the basic virtue for pursuing aesthetics as a person. 武士道における名誉とは、人としての美学を追究するための基本の徳である。 Honor in Bushido means respecting one's name and living a noble life without shame.

〜Our Staff〜 ・Name: Dou Higashiyama ・Job Title : Assistant ・Specialty : Assistant Professional ・About him : Dou Higashiyama is a modern-day samurai who never refuses to accept any kind of reckless work and performs as an assistant. Higashiyama is aware of his innate "honor" and explains that the first thing a foreigner who aspires to become a samurai should pursue is honor, not skill or knowledge. ・Favorite historical figure : Masayuki Sanada ・Ambition : He wants to go back in time to Keicho 19 1614 and participate in the Osaka battle as a general on Toyotomi's side to defeat Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Remnants of Snow In the "Aikura Gasshozukuri Village" that I visited in the spring, cherry blossoms bloom in the midst of the disappearing snow. I was able to see the beautiful scenery from winter to spring. Aikura, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture

The first traditional festival in Fukushima Prefecture that I went to see Soma Noma Oi. The appearance of the unfolding goes back in time

The end of the year and the first party are spacious in 🎍 the hotel banquet hall Not only in restaurants, but also in banquet halls, New Year's party plans appeared. We offer a wide range of venues and a variety of courses to meet a wide range of customer requirements. ・ 15,000 yen course [Chinese] Shark fin stewed Peking duck Steamed abalone with XO soy sauce and 8 other items ・ 15,000 yen course [Western food] Takigawa duck, foie gras, and amigasa mushroom "exquisite" consomme soup Tokachi Daichi Beef Fillet Poiret Madera Sauce Black Truffle Coolie All 7 other items * You can choose from two types of dessert ・10,000 yen course Mousse-stuffed sea bream and shrimp braise Hokkaido beef fillet steak with fresh herbs and red wine butter All 7 other items * You can choose from two types of dessert ・8000 yen course Spicy stir-fried chicken and winter bamboo shoots Sautéed Hokkaido pork and rosemary All 7 other items * You can choose from two types of dessert We have 🥂 prepared 120 minutes of all-you-can-drink drinks, and a lot of Chinese and Western food that New Otani is proud of * We accept from 10 people. Friday, December 1, 2023 ~ Thursday, February 29, 2024 For reservations and details, please visit the hotel's official website or 📞Tel: 011-222-1522!

Harakiriseppuku "Bushido is found in death." "Bushido is about dying." If I were asked to choose between life and loyalty, I would not spare my life in the slightest. If I were asked to choose between life and loyalty, I would not spare my life in the slightest

Wabi and sabi are words to appreciate Japanese aesthetic sensibilities, which represents “beauty within simplicity and imperfection.” Wabi and sabi are words that express the aesthetic sensitivity of Japan. We find beauty in imperfection and simplicity. It's the beauty we find in imperfection. It finds beauty in imperfections. Wabi points to beauty coming from simplicity. Wabi is the beauty in simplicity. Sabi represents beauty or serenity that comes with age. Rust represents the quaint beauty or tranquility of time.

The tea ceremony teaches us everything that is important. The tea ceremony teaches you everything that is important Samurai tea ceremony enthusiasts enthusiastically enjoy the tea ceremony and are obsessed with collecting specialty items. Nobunaga becomes happy by ``hunting specialties,'' such as offering famous tea utensils and forcing them to buy them. The samurai tea ceremony enthusiastically enjoys the tea ceremony and is absorbed in collecting specialties. Nobunaga becomes happy by "hunting for specialties" such as making him donate his famous tea utensils and forcibly buying them

From Himeji to the world Needless to say, the famous Himeji Castle, which is a world cultural heritage site The wedding was being held, so I took a picture. They were a very happy couple, and I was so happy to see them.

~ SAMURAI⚔HONOR Staff ~ These are heretical samurai gathered together so that even foreigners can easily understand and experience ``Bushido,'' which is the crystallization of virtue, pride, and ideals that modern Japanese have lost. 〜SAMURAI⚔HONOR Staff〜 These are Japan maverick samurai gathered so that even foreigners can understand and experience "Bushido", which is the crystallization of virtues, pride, and ideals that people have lost in modern times.

Japan's world-class "fireworks" Japan's fireworks are famous all over the world, and fireworks craftsmen from various countries are invited to launch them into the night sky This photo is one of the photos at the "Moerenuma Art Fireworks" held every summer in Hokkaido One of Japan's best fireworks craftsmen blooms in the summer night sky

Tsumagoro inn Wakihonjin Okuya in Minami Kiso, Nagano Prefecture It is also designated as an important cultural property of the country, and the building of Edo seems to have traveled back in time to the present day as it is. It is said that the light shining into the house shows the role of a sundial.

【The Book of Resignation】 A "resignation calligraphy" is a brush stroke that a samurai writes down as his last words in this life when he foresees his death.

We have started accepting reservations for New Year's Eve! 2023 is coming to an end in the blink of an eye. If it is an annual payment, you will want to reward yourself for working hard for a year, but New Otani Inn Sapporo has prepared the perfect New Year's Eve for such an important gift for yourself. This year's New Year's Eve is a new "Blessing of the Sea and Earth," which combines seafood such as salmon roe and shrimp, and earthly foods such as Furano Wagyu beef and shiitake mushrooms. You can enjoy a variety of Japanese, Western, and Chinese flavors. * "Blessings of the sea" and "Blessings of the earth" You can purchase them one by one. In addition, the Western-style two-tier "Party Hors d'oeuvres" has been renewed and revived. It is recommended for customers who want to eat Western and Chinese food made by the hotel chef. Until 12/25, reservations are only accepted from the hotel website. The delivery period will be December 31, 2023 The last special meal of the year is "more luxurious than usual" Why don't you fill your heart and stomach with New Otani Inn Sapporo's New Year's 🎍 Eve? For reservations and details, please visit the hotel's official website or 📞Tel: 011-222-1522!

[History and cultural heritage of the Ryukyu Kingdom period of Izena Island] ■ vol 3 "Reverse Field" Sakata Born into a family of farmers, Machigani was a hard worker from an early age and worked very agriculture such as rice cultivation. One year, the island was hit by a drought, and while the water in the rice fields on the island dried up, only the rice paddies of Machigani were full of water. According to one theory, the girls of the island, who were fond of the hard-working and good-natured Machigani, brought water to his rice fields every night. However, in reality, his rice fields were terraced, and the upper part of the rice field was overflowing with spring water, and the water continued to flow to the lower rice paddies, so the water never dried up. The rice fields of the other young men were large in area, but they were not blessed with water and relied on the gods, but the rice fields of Matsugane were small in area but blessed with water and rice ears. This shows that he was very intelligent. However, the young people on the island, who were usually jealous of Matsukin's popularity, accused him of being a water thief, saying, "The reason why the water does not dry up is because Matsukin is stealing from other rice paddies," and even tried to get rid of him. This is the "certain misunderstanding" described in vol. 2. Fearing for his life, Shogane decides to leave the island. This reverse rice field has been left almost in its original form, and even today it is constantly gushing out of water, and is now managed by the village board of education, where the island children's association experiences rice planting and harvesting every year. Corona has been canceled In this place, a poem written by the daughters of the Mido Miyarabi = island at that time in memory of Matsugane, who left the island, is left on the monument, and it can be read from this song monument that Matsugane was thought of by the daughters of the island. [Contents of the song monument] "I would have liked to see more of Machigani working in a short robe." It is a poem that expresses the love that the maidens of the island have for Shogane and the loneliness that he is gone.　 * Machigani Machigani = The name of King Shoen's youth when he was on Izena Island. * Kanamaru Kanamaru = The name of King Shoen after he left the island. * Shoen = The name of the king. ※美童 みやらび = daughter, woman

[History and cultural heritage of the Ryukyu Kingdom period of Izena Island] ■ vol 1 "King Shoen's Birthplace Mihosojo" The site of the mansion where the person who became the first Sho clan "King Shoen" was born in 1415 in Izena Village, Moromi, and was born. Three kuba trees, three fukugi trees and three rocks are placed on the grounds. His umbilical cord is buried in one of the three rocks. It was built during his accession to the throne by Shoen's son, King Shoshin, who would become the third king. Next door to one of these places There is a well called "Shiohiraga". "Gar" means "well" in the Okinawan dialect In 1415, when Shokin, the king of Shoen, was born, the well that is said to have been used for the birthing bath remains as it was at that time. These places are the site of the mansion where the future King of the Ryukyus was born, so they are sacred places and are the most important places of worship on Izena Island.

🏒The 12th Women’s Japan Ice Hockey League 2023–24 SMILE JAPAN LEAGUE Takes Place🏒 From Thursday, November 23 to Saturday, November 25, the second phase of the Women’s Japan Ice Hockey League was held at the nepia Ice Arena in Tomakomai City!🏒 Both teams played fiercely without giving an inch, producing an intense match that fired up the fans as well!😆✨ If you have never watched an ice hockey game, we highly recommend you give it a try!!🙌 Tomakomai City is also home to a professional ice hockey team called Red Eagles Hokkaido!!🦅 They are currently competing in the Asia League Ice Hockey 2023–2024 regular season, so if you have the chance or are interested, please search for Red Eagles Hokkaido!!💻🖱