The second half of GW starts! National Highway 38 has a conspicuous number of numbers outside the jurisdiction and outside the province, and the tourist facilities along the line are crowded with many tourists. 《A little detour》 ★ Karikachi Pass There is a little wind today, but you can see the Tokachi Plain from the Observatory. ★ The Great Curve The track remains of the Old Karikatsu Line that can be seen from the parking space of Karikachi Pass No. 5 ★ Karikachi Kogen Park It is crowded with families enjoying the Karikatsu Kogen Eco Trolley Railway and horseback riding. In addition, you can still enjoy the cherry blossoms, and the Ume Plum in the Ume Plum Garden is beginning to open. ★ Bear Mountain You can see brown bears in a state close to nature, and there is also a bear watching bus that runs close to the bears. ★ Osasagawa Bridge The bridge of the Old Karikatsu Line on the Ogasa River streaming next to Nomura Curry ★ Yorkshire Farm From the national highway, you can see sheep grazing and lying down. ★ Soba-no-kan You can enjoy the town's specialty Shintoku soba noodles. ★ Village 432 In addition to meals, you can also enjoy the long and quiet scenery of horses grazing. ★SL Square The D51, which ran on the Old Karikatsu Line, was installed and you can stroll around the tracks. ★ Shintoku Shrine There are also a few Prunus sargentii (Ezo cherry trees) left, and Forsythia, plums, dandelions, and other flowers that make you feel Spring welcome you. Also, until the 5th, there are stalls such as Kitchen Car in the Precincts, and they are lit up at night.

Hello everyone, this is the Shosenkyo Tourist Association. The weather was so good that you could see the blue sky today! At Senga Waterfall, where the light shone, fresh greenery was shining. The weather looks good in the second half of Golden Week from tomorrow, so please come and visit us.

The afternoon tea, which started in May, has a lineup of sweets using three types of tea, "matcha, roasted tea, and black tea" [Three Tea Afternoon Tea] ? The previously popular "Push Activity Plan" has also been revived ? as a permanent plan 【Menu】 ?Suites ・Hojicha chiffon cake ・Matcha pudding ・Tea gateau phrase ・ Matcha hojicha glass ・Matcha NY Cheesecake ・Tea Financier ・Macarons ?Savory ・Milanese sandwich with steamed chicken and mozzarella cheese ・Drinking salad (tomato and orange) ・Served with vegetable chips ?Drinks ・7 kinds of Ronnefeldt tea ・Coffee ・ Green tea from Tsuchikura 　　　　Hojicha ・ 2 types of mocktails (Mocktails are limited to one cup per one person) ? Recommended activity limited plan menu ・ Color drink to choose from 8 colors (red, blue, green, yellow, purple, pink, black, white) ・Message cookie (with chocolate pen) ・AR Photo Frame Reservations and details ? 011-222-1522 (direct line to restaurant reservations) Or on the hotel's ✨ website

Comparison of the size of the mouths of Tsurara (right) and Merle (left).

When you visit go sightseeing in the Kawazu cherry blossoms town of "Kawazu Town" and Please enjoy the exquisite gourmet of Kawazu Town! This time, I would like to introduce "Cafe LOAFER". ・6 minutes walk from Kawazu Station We offer our signature pasta made with homemade bacon. ◆Detailed Information◆ 【Spot Name】Cafe LOAFER 【Address】Yatsu, Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 419-3 Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Phone number: 0558-34-0629 【Business hours】11:00~17:00 【Regular holiday】Closed on Sundays 【Parking lot】Yes

*Cycling Guide Tour* ~Fruit Sweets Plan~ Guided cycling ? and Strawberry picking ? Fun strawberries as freshly made sweets at the restaurant "Cafe & Dining en" in the village!

This is the Shinshu Chowa Town Tourism Association. Nice to meet you all! Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture is a town rich in nature and history in the center of Nagano Prefecture. ◇History of Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture In Chowa Town, where the Nakasendo Highway, which connected Edo and Kyoto, passed during the Edo period, there are two Shukuba-juku, Nagakubo-juku and Wada-juku, and it is a tourist spot that still retains the remnants of that time. ・Nakasendo No.28 Wada-juku The Shukuba-juku is located at the foot of Mt. of the difficult "Wada Pass", which is about 800 meters Elevation the Nakasendo, and many travelers I nourished my energy here. The nationally designated historic sites "Wada-juku Main Camp", "Rekishi no Michi Shiryokan Kawachiya", and "Daikokuya" are lined up and you can enjoy the atmosphere of the Edo period. ・Nakasendo No.27 Nagakubo-juku In the Edo period, there were as many as 43 Shukuya (inns), the second largest of the 26 Shukuba-juku inns in Shinano. In addition, Hoshidan Pass in Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, has been a production area of Obsidian stone since Long time ago, and many people have lived there. Obsidian, which is sharp and easy to process, was used as a material for Stoneware for 30,000 years. ◇Introduction of sightseeing spots in Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture◇ ・Utsukushigahara Highlands It is a Lava plateau that spreads around a Oogashira of 2,034 meters Elevation, and offers spectacular views of mountains such as Mt. Fuji, Yatsugatake, Gari and the Northern Alps. You can also see the idyllic scene of cows grazing on the Utsukushigahara Highlands. The evacuation tower "Tower of Beauty", which is installed in the center of the plateau to protect climbers by ringing a bell when fog occurs, is also a symbol of the Utsukushigahara Highlands. ・Roadside Station Marumero Station Nagato Fresh local vegetables and Specialty products are also a great spot to buy Souvenirs. In June 2020, we opened Markets Kokuyo, a direct sales shop with an exterior where you can feel the atmosphere of the Edo period. ・Kokuyo Water In the Toll road toll station of the Wada Pass, the not far from Famous Water Plaza is spring with water filtered by Obsidian bedrock. It has been selected as a "One of the 37 best waters in Shinshu". ・Nagato Hot Spring Yasuragi no Yu It is a facility where you can enjoy a day-trip hot spring adjacent to the Roadside Station "Marmelo no Eki Nagato", and the spring quality is sodium sulfate Hot spring, which is one of the "three most beautiful spring qualities in Japan". There is also an open-air bath and a Minamoto hot spring "Hagama bath". ・ Wada-juku Hot spring Fureai no Yu A day-trip Hot spring facility located in a corner of the vast sports park "Yuyu Park". The quality of the spring quality is "calcium sodium sulfate Hot spring. You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons from the open-air bath. ・Obsidian Experience Museum You can learn the results of excavations in an easy-to-understand manner from actual Stoneware, anime, models, etc. ・Hoshikusokan You can learn about the state of Obsidian mining in the Jomon period, which was revealed by excavations, in an easy-to-understand manner through projection mapping, which directly projects onto the strata. * Those who enter the museum need to register at the Obsidian Experience Museum. ・Blanche Takayama Ski Resort Slope for skiers only, boasting 80% clear skies. There are various mountain trails and it is a ski resort that parents and children can enjoy. *The 2023-2024 season ended on March 31. ◇Event Information of Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture◇ ・Otaya Festival It is an annual festival held every year in January at Furumachi Toyoke Grand Shrine. Five festival float decorations are dedicated in the town. ・Wada-juku Shukuba Festival It is an event that reproduction the history and culture of Wada-juku during the Lunar Bon Festival period, and is visited by many tourists. At night, lanterns illuminate the Shukuba town. ◇Specialty products and specialties of Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture Chowa Town's Specialty Products include Dattan-soba noodles and fried rainbow trout. Specialty products nurtured by the rich nature of Chowa Town delight many tourists with their fresh taste. ◇Enjoy your trip to Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture Chowa Town is a cityscape where you can enjoy the rich nature and atmosphere of the Edo period. We will send out recommended information so that you can enjoy your trip to Chowa Town in Nagano Prefecture, so please follow us. We sincerely look forward to your visit.

Spend a blissful time in the beautiful town, Kawazu Town When you visit surrounded by the nature of the sea and mountains, and the Accommodations in the town! The inn I would like to introduce this time is "Matsushitatei". ・ Meals are "hand-made soba noodles" made by making homemade flour from domestic Soba seeds in a stone mill, Soba creative dishes, and the fruits of the mountains and sea. ◆Detailed Information◆ 【Spot Name】Matsushita-tei 【Address: Yatsu, Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture 703-23, Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Phone number: 0558-34-2558 Check-in/Check-out is 3:00 p.m. and check-out 10:00 a.m. 【Total number of rooms】2 rooms 【Pick up and drop off】Consultation required 【Parking lot】4 cars

Himeji Castle ? illuminated by the morning sun This is Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture It has a history of more than 400 years and was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2003 (Heisei 15). As soon as you leave Himeji Station, Himeji Castle is waiting for you in front of you ?

A staircase overlooking the five-story pagoda in Miyajima, Hatsukaichi. Beautiful cherry blossoms are blooming and there is a sense of ? atmosphere

"Koi Castle, Hiroshima Castle" in Hiroshima City Surrounded by cherry blossom trees, you can see a beautiful view in Spring

"Koi Castle, Hiroshima Castle" in Hiroshima City Surrounded by cherry blossom trees, you can see a beautiful view in Spring

The other day, Hiroshima Prefecture ranked first as a "famous place for cherry blossoms" in an online article One piece facing the large Torii (shrine gate) gate of Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima with cherry blossoms.

Hello to all COOL JAPAN VIDEOS viewers! This is the Nishiizu Tourism Association. Nishi-Izu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture is a town of about 6,300 people located on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula. We will send out recommended information of Nishi-Izu Town! Best regards!! ■Features of Nishi-Izu Town■ Tourist spots created by Nature such as the national natural monument "Tensodo" along the Nishi-Izu Coast, and the "Tombolo of Dogashima" and "Koganezaki" leading to Dogashima Landmark and Sanshiro Island are popular. There are many valuable spots that make up the Izu Peninsula Global Geopark, such as the "One color pillow lava" where you can see the oldest geological formation on the Izu Peninsula about 20 million years ago. In addition, tourist facilities such as trick art and glass museums, and accommodations such as hotels and inns where you can enjoy the scenery of Izu, the Sunset and the beautiful Sea Field are lined up along the Coast, and in Nishi-Izu Town, you can enjoy plenty of Nature and modern culture. ■ Japan's largest sunset town "Nishi-Izu Town" ■ From Izu Nishi Coast, you can Appreciation beautiful Sunset throughout the year, and Otago Coast and Dogashima Coast have been selected as one of the "100 Best Sunset in Japan". In order to enjoy the best Sunset in Japan, those who stay inn in a Accommodations in the town will be guided by a "Sunset volunteer (local photography enthusiast)" who will guide you to the Sunset points of the day. ■Recommended gourmet and specialty products of Nishi-Izu Town■ Seafood such as ground fish, Japanese flying squid, Ise shrimp, Haliotis, Turbo sazae, and Amakusa landed in Suruga Bay, as well as "Hon Wasabi" grown in the Fine spring water and Clear streams of Mt. Amagi are popular specialty products, and can be tasted at Accommodations and restaurants in Nishi-Izu Town. Salted bonito, a preserved food made by pickling bonito with salt, which is also served at events such as the local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix", is a traditional preserved food handed down in the Tago District and is used as Ochazuke and Udon Noodles with Shio Katsuo. It is also recommended as a souvenir of Nishi-Izu Town. ■Popular sightseeing spots in Nishi-Izu Town■ Since this will be a First Post of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, we will briefly introduce some of the most popular tourist destinations in Nishi-Izu Town. ◇Dogashima Tensodo It is a cave designated as a national natural monument with a hole in the ceiling with a diameter of more than 10 meters. You can explore the inside of the cave by sightseeing boat. You can also go to the upper side of the cave from the promenade. ◇Koganezaki The entire cape is a park, and the promenade, Lawn square, Observatory, and the Mt. Fuji view spot "Fujimi Hill" are Maintenance. You can also watch the beautiful Sunset. ◇Sanshiro Island It consists of four islands consisting of Denbei Island, Nakanoshima, Okinose Island, and Takashima Island located 200 meters off the coast of the Coast, and at low tide a road appears and can be visited on foot. ◇ Mt. Shiraiwa Mural The Honzon Konrin Butsudenson is depicted on the Quay wall of a rock-cut cave on a small hill in the village of Nishina Sawada, Nishi-Izu Town. It is said to have been made in the Kamakura period, but the author is unknown. ◇Hanbata Market In addition to fresh seafood from Nishi-Izu, Specialty products such as Dried fish, Hon Wasabi, and Shio Bonito are lined up. It is also recommended for purchasing Souvenirs of Nishi-Izu sightseeing. ■Introducing Information about Nishi-Izu Town■ In Japan's best sunset town, you can watch the beautiful Sunset that dyes the Sea Field of Nishi-Izu in a beautiful madder red color. There are many recommended sunset appreciation spots on the Coast of Nishi-Izu Town, and you can see a different sunset at each spot. In the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, we will introduce recommended sightseeing spots in Nishi-Izu Town, so please follow us.

Today's Nobeyama Highlands It's finally a big holiday from tomorrow every year and ? at this time of year, Nobeyama Highlands is crowded ?✨ with many tourists from inside and outside the prefecture In Minamimaki Village, although there are differences depending on the location, the cherry blossoms have finally begun to fall, and pure white Yamanashi (Aonashi) flowers can be seen, ? and the highland vegetable fields are covered with mulch sheets, changing from an earthy landscape to white ?? The first half of the holiday tends to be cloudy, but in the ? second half, please come and ? see Yatsugatake with the remaining snow forecast #Minamimaki Village #Yatsugatake #Nobeyama #GW #Long holidays

When you visit go sightseeing in the Kawazu cherry blossoms town of "Kawazu Town" and Please enjoy the exquisite gourmet of Kawazu Town! This time, I would like to introduce "Yakiniku Tomi". ・ Old-fashioned local yakiniku restaurant The restaurant's best menu is short ribs! ◆Detailed Information◆ 【Spot Name】Yakiniku Tomi 【Address】Kawazu-cho Hama, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture 164-1 Phone number: 0558-32-1412 【Business hours】18:00~21:30 【Regular holiday】Closed on Tuesdays 【Parking lot】Yes (5 cars)

The rain and wind of the past 2.3 days have scattered a lot, but Spring has finally arrived ? in Sapporo At Odori Park, which is a short walk from the hotel, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. In particular, the cherry blossoms at the foot of the symbolic TV tower were a masterpiece, and many tourists were ? taking pictures In addition, Odori Park's Specialties "Tokibi Wagon" was also open for business ? I will post photos so that everyone can feel the Spring in Sapporo even a little!

【New Green Oyama Golden Week Tourism Information】 In the season of fresh greenery, why don't you come to Oyama to be healed? Access to Oyama Boarding the Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit Line 4 (I-10 and I-11) bus bound for Oyama Cable to the last stop (about 30 minutes) Use cable car from the bus terminus to Daesan Cable Station for about 15 minutes on foot After boarding the cable car, get off at Oyama Temple Station and walk for 3 minutes to Oyama Temple. To get to Oyama Afuri Shrine, get off at Afuri Shrine Station, and immediately * It will be very crowded during the Golden Week fresh green season. 　Use public transportation such as trains and buses before going out. ⁂ Extension of business hours of the Daesan cable car 　*Golden week* 　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until May 6 (Mondays, Sundays, and national holidays)　 　　First train 8:00 a.m., last train 5:30 p.m. *Fresh Green Season* 　　Tuesday, April 30, Wednesday, May 1, Thursday, May 2, 2024 　　First train at 9:00 a.m., last train at 4:30 p.m. *Saturday, May 11, 2024 ~ Sunday, May 26, 2024　 　　 8:30 a.m., last train 5:00 p.m.　 　　* On weekdays, the first train is 9:00 a.m. and the last train is 4:30 p.m. ⁂Temporary parking during Golden Week 　*【Oyama Elementary School Ground】Temporary parking lot Free Use in case of rain 　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until Monday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. * Paid shuttle bus (temporary parking lot ~ Oyama cable bus stop) 　　　Please Use 　　　Fee is 150 yen for Adult, 80 yen for children Time required is about 8 minutes 　 *【Oyama Afuri Shrine】Temporary parking lot free 　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until Sunday, May 12 Time All day 　　* Nearest station bus stop "Kikuya-mae" * [In front of Ametake Bunko] Temporary parking lot free 　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until Sunday, May 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 　　* Nearest station bus stop "Dokanzuka-mae"

Yamaguchi Prefecture Nagato Mayor Kadoyumoto Otoshingawa Colored illuminated cherry blossoms, stepping stones, and tourists become a bridge.

Play Park Tose, located at the end of the Tamagawa Dam, is a small park where you can enjoy late-blooming mountain cherry blossoms. The rows of cherry blossom trees reflected in the water and the storm illuminated by the Morning Sun are fantastic, and many photographers are holding their cameras here and there from early morning.

? The cherry blossoms in the city center, Idemitsu Culture Park, have begun to bloom! In the vicinity of Midorigaoka Park Kintaro's Pond, which receives many inquiries, flowers bloom a few days later than in the center every year. The best time to see it is expected ? to be a little later (Image courtesy of Tomakomai City Art Museum)

Folk doll museums around the world have started an exhibition of "May Dolls Irises Festival". May dolls are often decorated as a celebration of the "Tango Festival" on May 5, such as helmet decorations, armor decorations, and general decorations. It is a traditional event that has been cherished as part of Japanese culture since ancient times. In this May doll exhibition, 250 warrior dolls and a child general with a heroic expression are lined up in 15 Japanese dolls decorated in 30 tiers with a height of 6 meters and are overwhelmingly powerful. It is one of the largest in Japan and is worth seeing. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the exhibition period, a Warlord experience is also held. Why don't you feel like a warlord? April 27, 2024 (Sat) ~ June 9, 2024 (Sun) Closed on Wednesdays after May 8 For more information, please visit the World Folk Doll Museum ☎026-245-2340

Cherry blossom illumination at night is being held near Iwauchi Shrine Street! This is ? an event from this year In addition, today, 4/29, a preview of the garden will be held. What is Sui-en? It is one of the villas owned by Ume Plum Ichitaro, a wealthy merchant who served as the first mayor of Iwauchi Town, and is a W-built, one-story house built around 1920 (Taisho 9) and a Japanese garden created from 1897 (Meiji 30) to 1913 (Taisho 2). Full-scale Maintenance began in the 3rd year of Reiwa 3), and was finally completed this year! We will pre-open from 4/30. (9：00～17：00) Regarding this, the illumination will start from 5/3, so Enjoy it together with the cherry blossom illumination at night. If you are coming to Iwauchi Town, please come and visit us.

Ashino Park It's a place I've been wanting to go to for a long time, but I was finally able to go there this Spring. A local railway runs through the rows of cherry blossom trees in a vast park The weather was just right, and I was able to enjoy this idyllic scenery with the cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Nuts "A lot of customers came~! ｣ There were ? a lot of customers grinning at Golden Week

In Suzaka City, there is an open garden that opens to the public of the owner's garden free of charge, with the courtesy of and goodwill of the owner. Now in its 20th year, you can Appreciation a total of 41 gardens, including 33 Gardens in the city area and 8 Gardens on the Minenohara Highlands. Appreciation of the open garden, You can get a booklet of the Open Garden at the Shinshu Suzaka Tourist Association or Suzaka City office, or you can view it Suzaka City Official website. On Saturday, May 25th, we will also Held in an open garden walk to Appreciation the open garden in the city center! We are now looking for participants! For more information, see Shinshu Suzaka Tourist Association Home page.

Wisteria ? in Aoba-en This is the wisteria of Aoba-en in Saitama Prefecture. The illumination started this year, and it was in Best time to visit! There is only a natural monument of Saitama Prefecture, and you can feel ? the history

The "Itashiki Canyon", which was impassable due to Fallen trees from the other day, has been opened ✨. Please be careful when passing. With this opening, you can see "Oodaru". For GW, please ? come and play in Itashiki Canyon with a refreshing feeling *The photo was taken in June 2023.

Hiroshima City In front of the Atomic Bomb Dome (Recommended trains in Hiroshima) #Hiroden ? One of ? the photos taken by butterfly flowers at the pedestrian crossing in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome (bus stop) The gleaming and reflective rails were quite good, so I posted them.

It is the embankment of the six roads in Nagano Prefecture. The reflection of the blue sky and cherry blossom trees was very beautiful.