The Way of the Brush Along with the martial arts, many other arts flourished, including calligraphy, tea ceremony, tea bowls, poetry, incense, and Noh drama, and a samurai needed to have knowledge of both the sword and the brush in order to be seen as a cultured gentleman.

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.

The Way of the Brush Along with the martial arts, many other arts flourished, including calligraphy, tea ceremony, tea bowls, poetry, incense, and Noh drama, and a samurai needed to have knowledge of both the sword and the brush in order to be seen as a cultured gentleman.

Sunday, September 8 was the Children's Festival at Hodaka Shrine, and children's boats were towed from each of the three towns It was towed through each ward and gathered at Hotaka Shrine before noon for Dedication The children of the district acted as towers, and the boat-shaped festival float "Mifune" proceeded through Azumino September 26th and 27th is "Hodaka Shrine Mifune Festival" On the 27th, in a hands-on tour sponsored by the Tourist Association, you can tow a large adult boat weighing more than 5 tons with Local residents as a tow Please check the Tourist Association Official website for details

Sugao Magaibutsu Sugao Magaibutsu is located in Mie Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. Sugao Magaibutsu consists of five cliff-carved Buddha images created in the late Heian period. They are carved into welded tuff from an Aso pyroclastic flow about 90,000 years old. The carvings are so beautifully and skillfully executed that they compare favorably with wooden Buddhist statues from Kyoto and Nara, and they are designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. They are among the most representative magaibutsu in Bungoono City. Access to Sugao Magaibutsu involves steep stone steps and slopes. Please take great care with your footing. Location: Asase, Mie Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture About a 12-minute drive from JR mie town station (7–8 km) Cultural Property: Nationally designated Important Cultural Property ■■■ Magaibutsu of Bungoono City Magaibutsu are stone Buddha images carved directly into cliffs. Bungoono City has an exceptionally large number of magaibutsu even by national standards. Many of these were carved into welded tuff formed by cooled pyroclastic flows; carvers selected relatively easy-to-work sections without columnar joints. ■■■ Bungoono City Tourist Association The Bungoono City Tourist Association shares information on the city’s attractions and scenic spots. We would be delighted if you follow us. On other social channels we also post information on food, accommodations, and events. For details, please visit the Bungoono City Tourist Association website (link in profile).

What is the most important thing for a samurai to know? To face what you want to accomplish, risking every minute and every second of your life for it.

Martial arts and cultural arts emphasize the importance of learning kata, the basic movements of the school, as well as the learning of a predetermined form and at the same time the mental state at the time it is done.

Japanese calligraphy is a symbol of Japanese culture and has an exotic appeal to foreigners who feel a sense of harmony, and there exist characteristics that lead to the root of Japanese “politeness

When a young man who aspires to be a samurai crosses the threshold of my house, he will not cross it again until he has made a name for himself in the world.

Hyogo Prefecture Minamiawaji Youth Square Park It was the first place I visit, and the view from here was the best, and I had been visit Awaji for many years, but this was a hidden gem and I had never seen it on the Internet, but it was recommended by a friend and I knew for the first time that there was such a place. In a building designed by world-renowned architect Kenzo Tange in commemoration of students who died in the war I hoped that love and peace without war would continue, and that people all over the world would be able to laugh.

The typhoon has passed. Nara City Tsukigase Tsukigase Bumekei There are was recognized as the first Japan National Scenic Spot designation 100 years ago. Held in from mid-February to the end of March, during the Period of the Ume Plum Festival, many photographers gather from early morning in search of the spectacular view of the plum grove, valleys, and sea of clouds. however The Best time to visit of Tsukigase Bumekei is not available by Spring alone. Fascination us with the beauty of the four seasons, such as fresh greenery in summer, autumn leaves in autumn, and snowy scenery in winter. This time, I will apply not in the Fresh greenery Valleys of summer, but at the sunrise after the typhoon. At first, the river fog was too thick in the Valleys, but eventually the fog cleared and the sun began to shine. The way the sun shines through the changing fog is very dramatic. Photo: Yasunori Okamoto

Menoyu Ryokan Shizanro Minamoto Fountain Kake-Ryu no Yu inn　 There are only Minamoto spring hot springs and Handmade Soba noodles, but only here Why do people travel, and what does travel mean to humans? If you are driven by such thoughts, please let me know. The 200-year-old pillars and beams quietly welcome you. Natural hot springs of ancient Cypress trees The Cypress trees bathtub was built from a huge tree that was Nature Fallen tree a long time ago and is more than 2,000 years old. The hot water that flows here is a 100% flowing Hot Spring consisting of spring water that promotes beautiful skin (alkaline simple Hot Spring) Gushing out of the spring Private fountainhead. In addition, it contains boric acid and is the origin of the name "Menoyu" as a hot spring that is effective for the eyes. Hand-made Soba noodles The Soba noodles that my husband beats are a proud Gastronomical delicacies that you should definitely try when you come to Menoyu Buckwheat noodles flour is made from the finest round flour from Tateshina Highlands, Nagano Prefecture, which is characterized by a sophisticated flavor without miscellaneous taste, and Soba pounding water and boiled water are Hot Spring water from the Minamoto spring. The secret sauce to go with freshly pounded, freshly cut, and freshly boiled Soba noodles is our unique buckwheat noodles soup made with thick shavings of Rishiri kelp and bonito and flavored with Local soy sauce and mirin. Serve freshly beaten Soba noodles with grated Hon Wasabi Gari. Number of guest rooms: 6 Japanese-style rooms, group reception up to 10 people Free Wi-Fi Non-smoking throughout the building Address: Asama Hot Spring 1-37-5 TEL 0263-46-0255 FAX 0263-46-0256 Parking for up to 20 cars Nearest bus stop in front of Hot Plaza

This photo was taken at the fireworks festival in Satsumagawanai City. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Satsuma Kawanai City.

View of the Daigoji Sanhoin Garden from the National Treasure Omoteshoin. A beautiful and calming summer moment

Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival This festival takes place in August in Mie Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. Organized mainly by local residents, it is not large in scale but offers a warm, heartfelt atmosphere. The festival begins with Shinto and Buddhist rites. According to legend, the Sugao cliff-carved Buddha statues were carved by an oni (demon), and to thank the oni everyone invites an oni to appear at the festival, where the organizers present it with a letter of appreciation. In the rooster-crowing imitation contest inspired by the legend, participants perform their own impersonations of a rooster’s crow, filling the venue with smiles. On stage, the vigorous drumming of Toyukai and traditional kagura dances take place. In the latter half of the festival, a torch-throwing ritual called 松明投げ (taimatsu-nage) lights a roughly 3-meter-tall pillar pine by tossing burning torches up into it from below, and many children take on the challenge. ■■■ What the Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival Is Local residents hold the festival to revitalize the area and raise awareness of the Sugao cliff-carved Buddhas. The rooster-crowing imitation contest stems from a local legend. In the tale, an oni that settled in the area caused trouble and demanded, “Give me the village maiden as my bride!” The troubled village headman consulted a monk, who told the oni, “If you carve five stone Buddhas into the cliff in one night, you may take the girl as your bride; if you fail, leave the village.” Worried villagers checked at night and found the oni carving the fifth statue. They had the village’s rooster imitation expert mimic a rooster’s crow, tricking the oni into thinking morning had arrived, whereupon it fled.

"Summer Shrine" As you walk along the path overgrown with green trees, a vermilion shrine appears in front of you. The voices of cicadas echo through the trees, and the sunlight gently illuminates the ground. Along with the sound of leaves swaying in the wind, my heart is quietly filled.

Nanzenji Temple Blue maple in the cloister Autumn leaves Lovely

Entokuin Garden Gion's Hidden Garden excitement

Daigoji Temple A hidden hidden gem in the back It looks great

Nanzenji Temple Sunlight and mossy Garden create coolness.

Nanzenji Temple Where the blue maple is beautiful I want to see the Autumn leaves someday

Kenninji Temple Garden with blue maple　 Kyoto for the second time this year, it's great

Find your 📍 favorite dog There is also a voting Zone, so be sure to check it out! It's not a komainu in front of a nearby shrine. The dog that was stored in the back of the Main hall of the shrine is the best! What's more, each komainu has a different design depending on the era and fashion. Hairdo? I mean, Maki hair style and straight hair There is a coil around the arm, three tails, and a coil I wonder if there was some kind of "winding"? 🙋 If you answer the quiz, you will win 📍 an "Original Komainu Can Badge" File containers made of Echizen washi paper, which can only be obtained here, are also on sale Of course, the komainu design 【Awara City Township Historical Materials】 ▪ Address: Fukui, Awara City, Spring Shrine, 2-14-1 ▪ Phone 0776-73-5158 ▪ Hours: 9:30 a.m. ~ 6 p.m. (Admission until 5:30 p.m.) ▪ Closed days: Every Monday, 4th Thursday of every month (if these days are a Holidays, the next day), New Year's holidays (December 29th ~ January 3rd) For detailed dates and times, please check the 2024 (Reiwa 6) Township Saturday Historical Materials Opening Calendar. ▪ Admission fee: Free (except for some special exhibitions)

Hello to all COOL JAPAN VIDEOS viewers! This is the Nobeoka Tourism Association. Broadcasting Sightseeing spots in Nobeoka City and Events Information in the future. We would like to introduce you to the charm of Nobeoka City, so please look forward to it. First of all, I would like to introduce Nobeoka City! Nobeoka City (Nobeokashi) is a city in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, with a population of about 115,000 and the second largest area in Kyushu after the merger of "Kitakata Town" and "Kitaura Town" in 2006 (Heisei 18) and "Kitagawa Town" in 19. It is the birthplace of Asahi Kasei, a major comprehensive chemical manufacturer, and has an aspect as an industrial city. Events are also actively held according to the season, and the "Nobeoka Flower Story" where you can feel Spring and the autumn tradition "Sweetfish Yana" attract people from all over the country and the town is bustling at once. It is also the birthplace of the nationally famous chicken Nanban and spicy noodles, and can be eaten at various restaurants as Nobeoka's soul food. It is a charming region with Nature beauty, Famous landmarks and delicious cuisine. Every time you visit, you'll discover something new and you'll want to visit again and again. In addition, with the opening of the Higashi-Kyushu Automobile Road, transportation to Nobeoka City has become very convenient. Please experience the charm of Nobeoka City once. * Access image to Nobeoka City is also pasted.

Annual festivals Wasshoi experience tour] Hodaka Shrine "Mifune Festival" where huge festival floats parade Let's tow the ship together! … We have started selling experience tours! It is a festival that is Held in at Hodaka Shrine on September 26 and 27 every year, and a ship-shaped festival float is towed even though it is a prefecture without a sea On the 27th of this festival, the magnificent "Battle of Mifune" is a spectacle, with huge hulls weighing up to 5 tons colliding with each other This time, on this tour, you can have a valuable experience of towing this boat Please take this opportunity to experience the "Mifune Festival"! 【Privileges of the experience tour】 (1) Tow a huge Adult boat that can only be towed by locals to Hodaka Shrine! (2) Comes with a cool T-shirt specially made for the Mifune Festival! Let's put it on and join in! (3) I'm happy! Limited "Mifune Festival" with shuin stamps! (4) The biggest showcase, the climactic scene where the hulls of two adult boats collide, has a close pier seat! (5) Let's raise your luck from Hodaka Shrine, the strongest Power Spot! Please check the Azumino Tourism Association Official website for details.

◆Hyaku Thailand Koshin◆ The stone statue of Koshin and the origin monument at the top of the center of the approach to the temple were erected by Ohara Nobutomi in March of the 11th year of Bunsei (1828). According to it, "If we hold a ceremony to worship Mr./Ms. on the day of Koshin and observe it seven times, we can reduce the plague of Sanshin. Many people from inside and outside the Village also erected a monument to Koshin. I will write the reason on this monument, apologize to the Emperor of Heaven, give it to my companions, and pray for the prosperity of my descendants for a long time in peace." Certain. In this way, this Koshin was erected at the request of a wide range of nearby Township Villages, and there are a total of 100 statues.

Kodai Fire Festival The Kodai Fire Festival takes place every year on August 14 in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. This traditional event has been passed down since the Edo period. Its origins are unclear, but it is said to have begun as a Bon memorial service, a ritual to drive away pests and pray for a bountiful rice harvest, or as a memorial for victims of an uprising that occurred during the Edo period. On the day of the festival, local residents prepare small torches called kodai in the rice fields across the Ogata Plain, starting around Harajiri Falls. At night, when about 10,000 kodai are lit all at once, their lights rise up from around Harajiri Falls across the Ogata Plain. The scene is exceptionally dreamlike. Some districts in Ogata Town create torii gates, stone bridges, and other features using kodai, creating a stunning competition of beauty.

The Kodai Torch Fire Festival will take place on August 14 in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. This traditional event has been passed down since the Edo period. At night, when the Kodai torches are lit all at once, their lights rise like a dream around Harajiri Falls and across the Ogata Plain.

Chinda Falls (Chinda no Taki) – Kyushu, Oita Prefecture, Bungoono City Chinda Falls consists of the male fall on the main stream of the Ono River and the female fall on the Hirai River, a tributary. The male fall measures about 100 m across and 20 m high, while the female fall is about 10 m across and 18 m high. The rocks that form Chinda Falls were deposited by the pyroclastic flows from the great eruption of Mount Aso approximately 90,000 years ago. The site is also famous because Sesshū, the ink-painting master active during the Muromachi period, visited and painted “Chinda Waterfall.” Near the falls lie the remains of an old hydroelectric power station built in the Meiji era. Location: Yata, Onocho, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture Parking available

Ume Plum Koan We are the only smoked plum manufacturer in Japan that continues to make smoked plums without changing the manufacturing method handed down to Nara Tsukigase about 700 years ago. Smoked plum is a processing of Ume plum fruit, which was introduced to Nara as a medicine by the Sui and Tang envoys about 1,300 years ago. It was introduced to Tsukigase as a mordant for safflower dyeing during the Nanboku Dynasty about 700 years ago. From the late Edo period to the early Meiji period, it was peak season as a mordant for red for cosmetics, and as many as 400 smoked plum manufacturers and it, but the demand for smoked plum plummeted due to the invention of chemical dyes. In the early Showa period, there were only a few manufacturers, and after the end of the war, Ume Plum Koan became the sole manufacturer. At Ume Plum Koan, we Cultivation Ume Plum, Rice, vegetables, and food processing in a vast land area of 30,000 square Rice meters and a rich Nature full of greenery. This area, the Ume Plum of Tsukigase, was originally planted for the purpose of smoked plum cultivation, but the beauty of the Ume in full bloom shining on the Valleys of the Satsukigawa river and the river surface Fascination people, and it became the first scenic spot in Japan. During the Ume Plum Festival period from February ~ the end of March, you can Fun Meals and cherry blossom viewing at Our stores at the pier seats with a superb view of the scent of Ume Plums. In the sixth year of Reiwa, we built a new Nara Beni Workshop. It is a Japan building that incorporates Japan craftsmanship everywhere. You can experience safflower dyeing using smoked plum in a workshop where you can feel the delicate and advanced technology and Japan beauty. We hope that this experience will be an opportunity for you to rediscover the wonders of Japan culture. When you look at the colors of the Nature that change every day and the sea of clouds in the early morning that spreads across the Tsukigase Valleys, you feel as if you are in the Ume Plum Minamoto Township. Early Spring light, quiet fresh greenery, fruitful autumn and winter aroma. At that time, I work seasonally, and live in the harsh but warm Nature of Tsukigase.