This is a photo of last year's Kawagoe Festival. It is a festival float of the Senba Jiro Yasu family in Senba Town.

This is a photo of last year's Kawagoe Festival. It is a festival float of Ieyasu in Wakita Town.

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...

#016 It's been raining a lot lately and hard to get comfortable, but we are gradually starting to feel the coolness of autumn. Before we know it, September is almost over. Next is October, and speaking of October... yes, Halloween!! This time, we introduce Halloween events held in Tsunocho. ●First, the Youth Association Liaison Council presents "Wine Hill Halloween Night" — come in costume and enjoy a fun evening together on the winery hill! October 18 (Saturday) 17:00–20:00 200 yen for those junior high school age and older ●Halloween Volunteer! This volunteer event is organized by the NPO Tawawa Heart Net. Dress up and pick up litter, then grab some candy afterward! October 18 (Saturday) 9:50–11:30 Capacity 30 people. Applications accepted until October 17! ※Apply via the QR code on the flyer photo. ●The Nakamachi district of Tsunocho will be decked out for Halloween! Children will go door to door in the district to collect treats. October 19 (Sunday) 13:00–15:00 (planned) First 60 applicants. Application period: September 14–September 28 ※Apply via the QR code on the flyer photo. There are many different events. Put on a Halloween costume and enjoy this once-a-year celebration.

This year's Kawagoe Festival will be held on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. This is a photo of last year's Kawagoe Festival. A beckoning cat is dancing. 🐈

At the Yokosuka Night Lantern Festival (Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture), I painted lanterns and glowing fans and made them float in the park. Events enjoyed by everyone, from children to adults.

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

Photographed 9/23/25. This is LEC COFFEE's black latte.

I am Photographer Sabara from Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. I took these photos at Donburi Hall in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. Other landscape photos are available for sale at Artgene. I opened an online store on September 24, 2025. It is listed under the name Photographer Sabara on stores.jp. I also publish sales records under the name Photographer Sabara on note. On October 9, 2025, I launched a WordPress site under the name Photographer Sabara.

After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, we visited LEC COFFEE. It's a quiche plate. It is a cold soup with shrimp and broccoli quiche 🦐🥦, homemade ham and salad 🥗, and Butter nut pumpkin. I'm sure you're floating until the Kawagoe Festival, but please stay with me. 🙇‍♀️

Today, I took a walk in Kawagoe. The kazaguruma in front of the Otorii Gate of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine will be open until September 23rd.

Photographed on September 15, 25. After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. It is a pear raw caramel frappuccino and a pear and caramel tea cake. 🍐 Today is my birthday.

Photographed on September 15, 25. CAFE ANDON's café latte and cinnamon crumble tart with grapes and raisins. 🍇

Photographed on September 15, 25. This is CAFE ANDON's Andon chicken curry. It is a menu that I like very much. 😊🍛

Moncher × Gokase Grapes 🍇 I visited the Gokase grape collaboration now on sale at Moncher Seasons in Hakata Hankyu.✨ The cakes displayed in the showcase looked as delicious as they sounded… 🍰 A kind staff member showed me the cakes made with Gokase grapes. 👀 They said the collaboration has been widely promoted, and some customers come specifically for the cakes featuring Gokase grapes. 😆 I tried the soft-serve made with Campbell Early grapes. 🍦 The soft-serve wasn’t overly sweet, and the aroma of Campbell Early gently spread through it, making it perfect for this still-warm season. 😍 The cakes using Gokase grapes are scheduled to be sold through the end of September. 💡 Be sure to visit Moncher Seasons on the B1 level of Hakata Hankyu. 😊

Photographed 9/13/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed 9/13/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed 9/13/25. LEC COFFEE's fig Basque cheesecake and Original Chai. September is my birthday month, and October is the Kawagoe Festival, so I think I'm floating for the time being.

#015 "Special Report" A new program sharing the charms and seasonal news of Tsunocho in Miyazaki Prefecture has launched! The first episode aired on Wednesday, September 10. It was broadcast on UMK Television Miyazaki, and the program is called Roadside Station Tsuno "Tsunocchao"!! The show is packed with Tsunocho’s many attractions and timely information! Program title: Roadside Station Tsuno "Tsunocchao" Air date: Every second Wednesday of the month, 21:54–22:00 Content: Promoting Tsunocho’s attractions and seasonal news MC: Reina Anai Reina Anai, a native of Tsunocho, appears on UMK Television Miyazaki’s Yokaban!! and 4ji doki! and on Miyazaki Sunshine FM’s Monday Pupupu and Keiichi Yamamoto’s Iyoiyo Desuyo. The show is guaranteed to be fun!! Please tune in!

Photographed 9/13/25. This is LEC COFFEE's fig Basque cheesecake. I passed the exam I took last month, so I congratulated you. 😊💮

Photographed 9/16/25. This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. When I Prayer around 10 o'clock, the removal of the edge wind chime had begun.

Kikuchi City’s largest festival, the Kikuchi Souhakuryu Festival, takes place on Saturday, October 11, 2025, along the shopping street and at Kikuchi City Furusato Creation Civic Plaza in Kumamoto Prefecture. Four dragons—the two called the male dragon and the female dragon, plus two young dragons carried by children—perform a bold and vigorous routine together with their carriers. In Kikuchi City, legends say the ancestor of the Kikuchi clan rested beside Kikunoike and a white dragon appeared, marking the beginning of Kikuchi. Another tale tells that when Kikuchi Onsen was discovered, a white dragon spoke in a dream. The city therefore has sightseeing spots linked to dragons. The Souhakuryu Festival began in 1994 based on those legends to revitalize the local community. The white dragon measures 50 meters in length and weighs a total of 500 kilograms. To the shouts of “Seiya! Seiya!” it parades through the shopping street. Men carry the white dragon, making its large body writhe as it charges forward with powerful, heroic movement. The dramatic dragon dance is a must-see. At the end, about 3,000 fireworks burst into the night sky right before your eyes. Enjoy the full-on atmosphere of the Souhakuryu Festival with the carriers’ rousing shouts, the dragon’s winding motion, and the close-up fireworks. Kikuchi Souhakuryu Festival official website https://kikuchi-hakuryu.com//

[👒 Summer Gokase 2025 Entry Photo Showcase ④ 👒] Thank you for entering the “Summer Gokase 2025” campaign 😆 Thanks to you, we received many submissions ✨ Here are some of the photos submitted to “#Summer Gokase 2025”! @kakigoori2020 @gokase_pan @chika_narita @niidome2110 @tae_gerbera35 @narunaru918 @kokoyukeip There were many other wonderful entries besides the ones shown 😆 We will now begin judging! Please wait a little while for the announcement of the results 😁

It is a dance Events that was Held in in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Odawara Castle. Local dances called "Essahoi", hula dances, and various dancers and artists gathered. It was a masterpiece performance, with a sense of dynamism and beauty of gestures.

Photographed 9/16/25. It is an early dinner (breakfast) of Mr. 168. It is Taiwanese rice balls and black tea soy milk. Taiwanese rice balls are filled with takuwan, mustard greens, omelets, fried bread, and pork, and are nutritious.

[👒 Summer Gokase 2025 Photo Entries Spotlight ③ 👒] Thank you for entering the "Summer Gokase 2025" campaign 😆 Thanks to you, we received many submissions ✨ Here are some of the photos posted to "Summer Gokase 2025"! @kakigoori2020 @machieri9.3 @fouzan_839 @totalrelaxation_salon_spring @gokase_pan We will now begin the selection process! Please wait for the results to be announced 😁

Light and Shadow, and Jellyfish This is the Kamo Water Museum Located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture Jellyfish greet you from a 5-meter-diameter water tank. When I looked up, it was 🤤 a beautiful view

Tone River Fireworks Festival 🎆 This is one of the Tone River Fireworks Festival held yesterday. It was held jointly by Four shrines, and the night sky of Arakawa blossomed in vivid colors. I would like to 🤤 outbound again next year

Photographed 9/8/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a wind chime with red thread.

Photographed 9/8/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime shelf is also a sight to behold.