The Sapporo Snow Festival is about to open! ❄️ The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Sapporo's major winter events, has been decided to be held at the venue this year after three years of absitation! During the event period of 2023/2/4 (Sat) ~ 2/11 (Sat), the Odori venue will be lined with a variety of snow sculptures from 1 chome ~ 10 chome, and the Susukino venue will also display fantastic ice sculptures. With less than a day left before the event, stay tuned for those who will be walking on the venue for a long time! In the evening, you are welcome to stay at Sapporo Kinyutei and welcome the grand snow festival together!

Do you know the village of Shinanodaira Kamakura in Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture? The blue scenery at dusk is called "kamakura blue". How about a fantastic romantic time?

Introducing the post of the "Rising Sun ASAHI GROUP CHAIN" official account! The fantastic scenery of the snow lantern is beautiful. The light event "Yukitouro" is held at Jozankei Shrine. You can also enjoy snow candles and forest illuminations with the theme of co-creation with nature. ◆Snow Lantern Road 2023◆ 【Exhibition Period】Saturday, January 28 – Saturday, February 4, 2023 【Address】〒061-2302 Hokkaido Sapporo Minami-ku Jozankei Onsen Higashi 3-chome Admission Free Free public parking lot at Sports Park (next to Hotel Milione) is available for 30 cars. 【Access】 Get off at Jotetsu Bus "Jozankei Jinja-mae" Free shuttle bus Please check the official website for details.

The long-awaited "Snow Lantern Road" event will be held!!! One of the events I have been waiting for a long time..... From January 28 to February 4, 2023, 1,000 handmade snow candles will be placed at Jozankei Shrine from January 28 to February 4, 2023 ✨. ? Don't forget to join us for this unique and welcoming event every winter! Of course, I want to stay at the Jintang Pavilion for one night in the evening! Make yourself a different trip.

Drooping plum in Suzuka Forest Garden in Mie Prefecture Plum blossoms will gradually bloom in the coming season, and if the timing is right, you may ? be able to see a collaboration of snow and plum blossoms.

Illumination of Namba Parks, Osaka The scale is small, but the illumination here was ? the most beautiful.

Events across Hokkaido are reviving in 2023! The whole trip is full!!! Tokachigawa Onsen in eastern Hokkaido hosts a large-scale outdoor light show "Sai Rin Hua ®" every winter Date: January 28, 2023 ~ February 19, 2023 ?? Hundreds of glowing triangular conical illuminations work with the music and lighting to create spectacular performances ✨ that visitors will flock to Are you planning a trip to Hokkaido in winter? Be sure to include this place in your itinerary! Recommended accommodation for the night: Sapporo Kinyutei Come here and enjoy a free night

Introducing the post of the "Rising Sun ASAHI GROUP CHAIN" official account! The ice objects are powerful. The "Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Hyotō Festival" is held at Shikotsuko Onsen in a national park in Chitose City, Hokkaido. You can enjoy the "Ice Museum" such as Hito Shrine and the Ice Crown. Guided tours are also held. ◆2023 Chitose・Lake Shikotsu Hito Festival◆ 【Venue】Chitose City Shikotsuko Onsen 【Tel】0123-23-8288 【Access】 About 40 minutes by taxi from New Chitose Airport Please check the official website for details.

It is a rose park in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, or Ippongi Park. You will be enveloped in many roses and fragrances.

Lake Chitose Shikotsu The Ice Festival is coming soon! The Chitose Lake Kotsu Ice Festival will be ?held on January 28~February 23, 2023 Shikotsu-Toya National Park, about 40 minutes by car from Sapporo. The ice sculptures lining the venue are created by spraying and freezing the water of Lake Shikotsu, one of the largest in Japan. Kids are popular with the ice slides, the skating rink where you can run with long boots, and the riding experience around the venue. During the Snow Festival, on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays, about 300 fireworks will be fired from 6:30 p.m. to depict the night sky, as well as Japanese taiko drumming performances. Hurry up and arrange a trip to play in Hokkaido~ In the evening, we recommend staying at Sapporo Kinyutei to enjoy your own vacation!

A place loved as a famous place for cherry blossoms and many people think of "Imperial Palace Chidorigafuchi" "Chiyoda-ku Noryo no Night" is a traditional Japanese "lantern flow" that began 1958 (Showa 33) to heal the hearts of people who were devastated after the war. In recent years, it was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but 2022 (Reiwa 4) has been revived for the first time in three years. On a summer night in central Tokyo, the light of 2,000 lanterns filled with people's wishes and hopes, We have created a fantastic scenery shimmering on the surface of the moat. Many tourists and boat participants from Japan and abroad float in the "Beacon of Hope." Each one expresses the gratitude and wishes of the participants.

One of the New Year's games is kite flying. There was a kite flying competition at the Haebaru event, so I made an original kite and participated. A kite flying high into the sky, relying on the power of the wind, is very pleasant to watch. I was able to fly it easily even with HAERUN ☆

In the balloon Fantasia of Saga, the night mooring is beautiful.

Balloons floating in the blue sky are a winter feature of the saga

The illuminations ? of the fruit flower park in Mita, Hyogo Prefecture that I have wanted to go to and see for a long time It was the best illumination I saw with my family in the last year of 2022.

The Sapporo Snow Festival is a snow and ice festival held in early February every year. The "73rd Sapporo Snow Festival" to be held in 2023 is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Sapporo City, and will be held on February 4 (Sat) ~ February 11 (Sat), 2023. Every year, it is held at three venues in Sapporo City: "Odori Venue", "Susukino Venue", and "Tsudomu Venue", but in 2023, the "Tsudomu Venue" has been postponed. The Sapporo Snow Festival has a long history, starting in 1950 when local junior high and high school students exhibited six snow sculptures in Odori Park, and since then the number of participants has gradually increased, and it has become a representative event in Sapporo, visited by about 2 million people. In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the 71st 2021 and 72nd 2022 were canceled for the first time since the Sapporo Snow Festival began in 1950 and were held online. In fiscal 2023, it will be held for the first time in three years. We will introduce the highlights of each venue to everyone. 【Odori Venue】 An outdoor skating rink will be built at the main street venue 1-chome, and various events will be held during the period. There are also rental shoes, so you can feel free to drop by. Fee (60-minute replacement system): 1,000 yen for adults, 500 yen for children (elementary school students and younger) At 3-chome HTB PARK AIR Plaza, you can watch snowboarding and freestyle skiing by top Japan athletes on a huge jumping platform with a height of 24 meters and a total length of 65 meters. At 4-chome STV Square, 5-chome Doshin Snow Plaza, 7-chome HBC Poland Square, 8-chome Snow HTB Square, and 9-chome Civic Square, large snow sculptures of about 10 meters have been erected, and you can enjoy a snow and video show using projection mapping. At the "6-chome Citizens' Plaza", the "Hokkaido Food Plaza" is held where popular Hokkaido gourmet foods gather, and you can enjoy the attractive food of Hokkaido with stalls such as ramen, seafood dishes, and meat dishes. 【Susukino Venue】 The Susukino venue is held under the theme of "enjoying ice" and a number of fantastic ice sculptures are lined up. It is lit up when the sun goes down, so you can enjoy it as a photo spot. Access to the Odori Venue, where the Sapporo Snow Festival is held, is a 15-minute walk from Rembrandt Style Sapporo. Please enjoy the "Sapporo Snow Festival" held for the first time in three years. Please check the reservation of Rembrandt Style Sapporo from the official website listed in the profile section. ■Rembrandt Style Sapporo Information■ 【Address】〒064-0807 Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 7-jo Nishi 5-chome 【Phone number】011-522-5746

Introducing the post of "Rising Sun ASAHI GROUP CHAIN"! It's a romantic event where fireworks and snowy scenery harmonize. Otaru Snow Fireworks 2022 will start launching at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 17 at Tenguyama Ski Resort in Otaru City, Hokkaido. You can enjoy fireworks and music together. Please check the official website for details.

Haunted Mansion ? for Halloween Christmas The exterior and interior were ☺ lovely

Introducing the photos posted on "Everyone's Post"! This is a pickup post of the inbound tourism information SNS "Cool Japan Video". Today, I would like to introduce Harumi Nozaki's post "Lights of Kurokawa Onsen in Aso". The warm light of the hot spring and the harmony of nature are superb. Kurokawa Onsen is located in Minamioguni-cho, Aso County, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu region, which received two stars in the 2009 Michelin Green Guide Japan. "Yuakari" is a light-up event held at Kurokawa Onsen in winter. It started in 2012 and celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. The main spot for hot spring lighting is around Marusuzubashi Bridge over the Tanohara River that flows through Kurokawa Onsen. About 300 spherical "Kuri lanterns" are hung, and the fantastic scenery with tube lanterns is also lit, and it goes well with the snow. For viewing the hot spring light, we also recommend the hot spring inn where you can see the hot water. ・Kurokawa Onsen Yamabiko Ryokan You can see the Tanohara River from the corridor of the Yamabiko Ryokan. There are two types of hot springs and are popular as "double beautiful skin hot water". You can also enjoy open-air baths and various private baths. ・Historical inn Located about a 1-minute walk from Marusuzubashi Bridge, this inn has a long history dating back to the mid-Edo period. Pure Japanese-style rooms and 7 hot springs are attractive. ◆Hot water◆ 【Date】2023 will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022 ~ Sunday, April 2, 2023 【Lighting time】Evening~22:00 【Participation fee】Free 【Address】Minamioguni-cho, Aso-gun, Kumamoto Event information for 2023 will be released sequentially. Please check the official website.

Introducing the photos posted on "Everyone's Post"! This is a pickup post of the inbound tourism information SNS "Cool Japan Video". Today, I would like to introduce "Hitoshi Matsubuchi's post "Yokote kamakura" in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture". The beautiful pillow and the scenery of the snow sparkling are fantastic. The Yokote Snow Festival (Yokote no Yuki Matsuri) held in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region is held every February as a small New Year event dedicated to the god of water. One of the most popular events in the festival is the Yokote Kamakura. About 100 kamakura with a height of about 3 meters will be made throughout the city. In addition to large kamakura made by craftsmen, there are also mini kamakura made by local elementary school students. Also, in the kamakura, children serve amazake and mochi. It is a traditional festival full of snow country atmosphere that is said to have a history of more than 450 years. In 2023, it is scheduled to be held on February 15 and 16. In order to hold some of the festivals with a reduced number of contents, please check the official website for details. Around Yokote City, there are plenty of hot spring inns such as "Akimiya Hot Spring Village". In conjunction with the festival, why not plan a trip where you can enjoy the nature and taste of Akita Prefecture? ◆Yokote Snow Festival◆ 【Access】 10-minute walk from JR Ou Main Line Yokote Station Free kamakura venue shuttle bus available (17:40~21:00)

"Mizutamaten" In the summer of Kamakura, the warm weather of Mizutama colors the city. My works of pulp art and washi art were exhibited at the Kamakura Sculpture Museum. We displayed it using Japanese paper dyed according to the color of Mizutamaten so that the work could be seen beautifully from the wide window. I was happy that everyone at the Kamakura Sculpture Museum and craftsmen kindly welcomed me from different genres. Even after the Mizutamaten period, they held a special exhibition with the craftsmen of Kamakura carving, and many people saw the works. Thank you very much. The Kamakura Sculpture Museum is about a 5-minute walk from Enoden Wadazuka Station toward the sea. In the hall, works elaborate by craftsmen are exhibited and sold. You can also experience it if you make a reservation. Please come to Kamakura. ♪ Highly recommended 〒248-0014 3-4-7 Yuigahama, Kamakura City secretariat TEL (0467) 23-0154 >>>>> Open Tuesday ~ Friday 9:30~16:30 Sat/Sun・Holidays 11:00~16:00 Regular holiday : Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, Tuesday is closed) ◆We will be closed for about a week during the year-end and New Year holidays, spring, and summer. Please check the transfer and temporary closure days.

"KUGEKAI MARCHE" is held every 4th Saturday in a corner of Kugenuma Kaigan Shopping Street. I would like to participate in the memorable 1st anniversary for the first time in a long time. You can enjoy art works, delicious food, massages and interesting shops, so if you are near ☺us this Saturday, please come ♪ and play. Kugekai Marche 1st Anniversary Party November 26 (Sat) 11:00〜17:00 Odakyu Enoshima Line 5-minute walk from Kugenumakaigan Station towards Enoshima

"Children of the Showa Era" is a doll work with the theme of children of the Showa era. It is divided into two parts: "Hometown Edition" with the theme of people living in satoyama, and "People of the Sea" with the theme of people living in the sea. It consists of a total of 64 works and 332 figures, and at the exhibition, 1/4 scale doll works are lined up with seasonal background paintings in the background. So far, he has held doll exhibitions at museums and department stores throughout the Japan. Many people visit our event.

On November 19 (Sat) and 20 (Sun), 2022, the "Hachioji Ichō Festival" was held mainly on the Koshu Kaido in Hachioji City, Tokyo! Led by citizens, Sekisho orienteering, tourist product exhibitions, shops such as the Hometown Bazaar, and a classic car parade were held. Although the scale of the festival was smaller than usual, many people enjoyed the popular festival of Hachioji.

If you go on a trip to Hokkaido! Would you like to have an activity that is typical of Hokkaido? Our facility RENOSAUNA is a tent sauna activity facility in Sapporo, a large city in Hokkaido! You can experience the "tent sauna" that requires some preparation empty-handed in the pool and hot spring fee comics! Why don't you feel free to use it while traveling? We are accepting reservations on the official website! Please feel free to contact us!

Umbrella Sky is said to have started in Portugal, but now it can be seen in various places Japan. This was decorated at the Yabu Civic Square in Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture. The rows of colorful umbrellas are beautiful and make you feel fun as if to blow away the gloomy mood of the rainy season.

It is a firework held at the Aboshi River Festival in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is close to the Harima Rinkai Industrial Area, and I searched for a place the day before to see if I could take a picture with the night view of the factory. I couldn't predict until the launch site was met with this factory. We were barely able to shoot together.

This is Komyoji, known for the wind chime festival in Sayo Town, Hyogo Prefecture. There are 2,000 wind chimes hanging in the precincts. Many wishes such as warding off evil and ending plagues are dedicated in wind chimes. In summer, the sound of wind chimes swaying in the wind brings coolness.

[English/Japanese ]The signboard at Hachioji Station changes its cute illustrations with the seasons. For example, March is the Doll Festival, June is boots, August is a festival, and so on. My favorite is the Setsubun design for February. I always look forward to seeing the next illustration. The signboard of Hachioji Station has cute illustrations that change depending on the season. For example, there is a Hina Festival in March, a rubber boots festival in June, and a festival in August. What I like the most is the design of Setsubun in February. I'm always looking forward to seeing what kind of illustration will be next.

Doi, Izu, Shizuoka Toi Summer Festival Fireworks dancing in the Toi sky for three consecutive nights