Ogijima Island is not just an island of cats, an 📌 island that plays in the gaze of tourism When I first set foot on Ogijima Island, most of the words that came to mind were "This is the island of cats" that I often see on social media. It is true that the island is small and can be circled in less than two hours, and the appearance of cats can be seen everywhere. However, when you actually visit, you will find that this island is not only about cats. During the field survey on August 1, we interviewed Yamato Fukui, the director of the Ogijima Life Research Institute. The regional revitalization he is promoting is not only based on the tourism effects of the Setouchi Art Festival, but also on returning to the educational foundation, which is the basis of the sustainable development of the region. He is starting with the reconstruction of his alma mater and is trying to rekindle the spark of hope on the island. In his words, "Only the laughter of children can bring hope to an island that is aging." Based on this philosophy, Ogijima has seen an increase in new residents in recent years, many of whom are digital nomads who work remotely. They seek a relaxed rhythm of life where they can live on foot and Outbound to Downtown by boat, and they find opportunities to interact with people and the warmth of everyday life in this land. However, the presence of "cats" has also brought new challenges to the island. Squid cat packs brought by humans have required many adjustments to the daily lives of the original inhabitants due to differences in hygiene and cultural values. Even cat-loving residents are not necessarily in favor of promoting cats as a tourist attraction. Matsumoto, another Subject reporter, runs a guesthouse and café called "Sunset and Cat House," which actively embraces the image of cats, attracting the attention of overseas travelers, and has become a daily intersection where new residents meet and interact with each other. He said, "Because of these cats, people can have a common topic and Gari of life on the island." Beyond the tourist gaze, Ogijima shows the warmth of everyday life that is not just about pleasing someone. It is the temperature created by the accumulation of cultures, and it is a new chapter that the island is quietly writing at the intersection of the old and the new – Ogijima is not just an "island of cats" but an "island of hope and culture." [Photo and text: Cai Bing-hsiang, Wang Luhua, Huang Zhicheng] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ogijima 不只是貓島 📌 觀光stare 下的重生島嶼 初次踏上Ogijima,腦中浮現的多半是社群裡那句「這是貓的島」。 確實,島不大,兩小時內可走完,貓蹤隨處可見。 但真正走進來,才發現這座島嶼的樣貌,遠不止於貓。 On August 1st, Dr. Yamato Fukui, the responsible person of the Ogijima Life Research Institute. 他所推動的地方創生,並不單以瀨戶內海藝術祭所帶動的觀光效益為出發點,而是回歸地方永續發展最根本的核心——教育基礎建設。 他選擇從讓自己的母校復甦著手,重新點火島上的希望。 正如他所言:「唯有孩子的笑聲,才能為高齡化的島嶼注入hope。 在這樣的理念引領下,Ogijima recent years suction 愈來愈多新住,其中不少是從事遠距工作的數位nomad ethnicity。 他們嚮往步行即可生活、搭船便能往返市區的緩慢節奏,也在這片地上找到與人交流的機會與日常的溫度。 然而,「貓」的出現,也為島嶼帶來新的挑戰。 這些因「人」而來的貓群,為原有居民的日常增添了不少管理上的考驗,在衛生維護與文化觀念之間,出現了不同立場的磨合空間。 即便是喜歡貓的居民,也不一定支持將貓作為觀光主軸。 另一位受客者松本先生,所經營的guesthouse與咖啡廳「Sunset and Cat House」,則展現出另一種possibilities。 他選擇擁抱貓的形象,吸引國際旅人的目光,也成為新住彼此相遇與交流的日常交會點。 他說:「這些貓,讓人們在島上有了共同的話題與生活的連結。 在觀光視之外,Ogijima Exhibition 現出一種不為取悅而活的日常感,那是文化累積而來的溫度,也是新舊交會之中,島嶼正悄然書寫的嶄新篇章——它不只是「貓島」,更是「希望與文化之島」。 [圖、文/蔡炆璇、王璐hua、黃志成]

📣 \ Writers Wanted! ／ Discover the charm of Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City, interview and write about it, and Broadcasting it We are ✍️ looking for members of the "Shobara Travel Editorial Department" ✅ I like Shobara ✅ At least one article per month ✅ Experienced writers are welcome 📌 Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Click here for 🔽 details and application https://www.shobara-info.com/special/special/4765... <Shobara What is the Travel Editorial Department? > It is an editorial department that experiences seasonal topics, latest information, Standard Spots, popular Gourmet food, and unknown charms, and widely Broadcasting them. What do < do? > You will plan, compose, interview, photograph, and create articles about the charms of Shobara City that each member thinks, such as attractive spots, Gourmet Sweets, and Events in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. In addition, I would like you to participate in the planning and editing meeting about once once a month to check the contents and schedule of future coverage and make such a plan! We will discuss these with all members. [Those who have experience as writers are welcome] Those who can make use of their own writing experience and actively work on planning, composition, interviews, shooting, writing, etc., are welcome ◎ From timely articles according to the season to articles that you can read carefully! If you are interested in creating community-based articles that enliven Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, please apply! [Beginners are also welcome] If you say, "I don't have any experience as a writer, but I think it's okay," or "I've never planned, interviewed, or photographed..." We will discuss how to make the submitted project better at the once a month meeting and support it with the whole team! Let's start with an article that you can write at your own pace! Let's get used to it little by little. Contact Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO) in charge: Okutani TEL 0824-75-0173 Email kanko@shobara.net Detail URL https://www.shobara-info.com/special/special/4765...

【Notice】Events Information ♪ ★ Iwauchi Lions Club Beer Garden 🍺 Two days on August 9th and 10th! At the Event Plaza before Roadside Station Iwanai Held in 🦁 Lions Festival Local restaurants also support Stalls Events ♪ such as Oyster Ice Eating Where are we going for a three-day weekend? and If you are thinking! Please 😊 come to Iwauchi Town Events Organizer Iwauchi Lions Club ★ Bon Festival 2025 Monday, August 11 – Saturday, August 16 Held in "Bon Festival" in ❗️ front of the Roadside Station and at the Event Plaza *11 and 12 are Pre-opening. 13th-16th 18:30-19:15 Children's Bon Dancing 19:15-20:00 Hokkaido Bon Dancing Last day: 16th 18:30〜 Bon Dancing + Costume Dance Stalls at 🍴 restaurants Free karaoke and guerrilla Events! Memories of summer Vacation and ❗️ homecoming ❗️ memories Organizer: Bon Festival Children's Festival Executive Committee

【News】8/10 is inn fireworks 🎆 again this year Launch location IWANAI RESORT * There is no Car parking lot Launch time 20:30〜 Stormy weather postponed Organizer: Iwauchi Town Inn Fireworks Executive Committee Inquiries 0135-62-2222

Photographed on August 7, 25. It is the Tanabata Festival of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Since the festival is held according to the lunar calendar, it is Tanabata one month late.

We celebrated the end of the training and exams. ㊗️ Chillax soda peach and blueberry cream donuts.

車でお越しの方は北陸自動車道「南条スマートIC」から車で約5分と、高速道路からのアクセスが非常に便利です。 名古屋、大阪方面からは車や鉄道で約2～3時間でアクセスでき、日帰り旅行にも最適です。 また、ハピラインふくい「今庄駅」および「南条駅」も利用可能で、関西・中京方面からの鉄道を利用した旅も快適にお越しいただけます。 片道500円で目的地へタクシーで行けるチケットも販売しています。 「道の駅 南えちぜん山海里（さんかいり）」や「ハピライン今庄駅」では電動のレンタサイクルの貸し出しもあるので自転車で南越前町をのんびり巡る観光スタイルも人気です。

Located almost in the center of Fukui Prefecture, Minami-Echizen Town, Nanjo District, Fukui Prefecture, is a town where the sea, mountains, and the nature of the village are in harmony, and history and culture are alive. With an area of about 344 square kilometers and a population of about 9,000 (as of May 2025), it is a town with abundant nature and peaceful living. It was created in 2005 by the merger of the former Nanjo Town, Imajo Town, and Kono Village, and there are many unique and attractive areas in each area. Minami-Echizen Town, which stretches from north to south, has a diverse lifestyle from Villages along the Coast to Farming Villages in the Mountainous Area, each with its own unique culture and customs. Beautiful Sea of Japan Unfolds along the coastline, and inland you can see the scenery of rural woodlands woven with mountains and clear streams! Minami-Echizen Town is also known as an area where the original scenery of Japan remains, and you can experience a lifestyle in harmony with nature that changes with the four seasons. In the idyllic Rural countryside, Agricultural experience such as rice planting and harvesting are popular and many tourists are pleased.

Welcome to Shimoda's Summer Events🎉 Shimoda Hachiman Shrine Annual Grand Festival (Shimoda Drum Festival) will be held in. The sound of powerful drums, the sound of shamisen, and mikoshi parade through the town. It is a festivals where you can feel the tradition and energy of Japan! 📍 Location: Shimoda Hachiman Shrine and its surroundings 🕒 Held in: August 14 and 15 🎆 Fireworks Festival: August 14, 19:50~20:00 (tentative) 📸 Don't forget your camera! It's a special once-a-year experience. Together with the volunteers, "Horiya! Let's get excited💪🔥

In August, various Events will be Held in in Nagano City! Participate in Events and Get ✨ Original Goods (1) Friendship Campaign in Nagano City, Kingdom of Thailand This is a special campaign where you can feel close to Thai culture through food! During the period, you can also purchase "Thai Nagano Friendship Seven Flavors" supervised by the Royal Thai Embassy × Yawataya Isogoro at Subject stores! 【Held in】7/17(Thu)~10/31(Fri) 【Held in Place】8 Thai restaurants in Subject in Nagano City [How to participate, gift details] 1 Meals at Subject Restaurants 2 Say "Kop'nkar (female)" or "Kop'nklap (male)" (Thai for "thank you") at checkout 3 Get Original Stickers! * Original goods of the Tourism Authority of Thailand will also be won by lottery! (2) Animal Look! Riddles and Kiss tamps While solving the riddle of the facilities around Zenko Temple Collect stamps and Original novelty will be presented! Join your family and friends and enjoy the thrilling riddles and Kiss Tanpralee! 【Held in】7/19 (Sat) ~ 9/15 (Mon) 【Held in Place】Zenko Temple, Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art, Shiroyama Zoo [How to participate, gift details] ・ You can get Original stickers → two Collect stamps! ・ You can get a Original badge or Original acrylic key chain → 3 Collect stamps in 3 places! ・ Original answer the 2D code questionnaire displayed at the time of exchanging novelties→ you may be able to win a facilities gift by lottery! [Mount installation location] Zenko Temple Precincts Information Center in front of "Rokujizo" Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art Soba of giraffe works installed in the special exhibition "Living Creatures Forest" (free space on the 1st floor) Shiroyama Zoo Zoo Billion Hilux Gauge Nagano City Tourist Information Center Central Square, etc. (3) Togakushi / Iizuna Highlands "Marugoto Experience! Stamp Rally" Stamp by participating in the subject experience content! Enjoy the refreshing green season of the Highlands to the fullest! 【Held in】8/1(Fri)~10/31(Fri) 【Held in Place】Iizuna District, Togakushi [How to participate, gift details] 1 Subject experience content (camping Accommodation, E-bike rental, Nature experience, Soba-making experience, etc.). 2 Get two Collect stamps → Original stickers! You can apply for a lottery to win Collect stamps → Premiums in both the Togakushi and Iizuna areas! [Mount installation location] Togakushi Campground Iizuna Nagano Forest Village Togakushi Tourist Association Iizuna Highlands Tourism Association Nagano City Tourist Information Center, etc. (4) Photo Quiz in Onimuri While strolling around Onimusato, Nagano City, where there is abundant Nature and various attractive spots here and there, find various symbols and items in the area on the question paper, and take a photo of the symbol or item with the participant with a digital camera or smartphone to accumulate points and aim for the top! 【Held in】8/1(Fri)~8/31(Sun) 【Held in】Onimusato District [Mount installation location] Onimusato Tourism Promotion Association (Onimusato Branch) Onimusato Hometown Museums Soba Onimusato Direct sales Onimuri no Yu Irohado main store, etc. * You can also download it from FM Nagano's website. Home page Publication provides detailed Information about Events. #Events #Stamp Rally #Nagano City Events #Nagano Prefecture Events #Nagano City #Nagano #Nagano Tourism #Nagano Travel #Nagano #Nagano City

I'm in Tokyo for work today. Prayer at Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. This is Suzu Araragi wind chime.

Accommodation at Hoshinoya Karuizawa, when I woke up early in the morning, the summer-like scenery was spreading, so I took a picture.

Events Announcements 📣 August 11th is Mountain Day!! 🗻 This year, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the establishment of the Hidaka Mountains into Tokachi National Park, we Held in an Events "Outdoor Music Festival" to 🎵🎵 raise awareness of safe mountaineering while allowing many people to enjoy the charm of the Hidaka Mountains There are performances by the Naka Satsunai Junior High School Brass Band, Obihiro Symphony Orchestra, and Hokkaido Police Band, a Hidaka Mountains Panel Exhibition, and a VR experience of climbing the Hidaka Mountains, so you can 🎼🎼🎼 enjoy the Hidaka Mountains with music Spend 🤗 a relaxing time with music Appreciation and natural beauty Date & Time: Monday, August 11, 2025 11:00~14:30 Place: Naka Satsunai Cultural Creation Center Front Yard (Special venue) and Harmony Hall https://kankou-nakasatsunai.com/information/information-5836/...

Photographed on July 19, 25. It is a wind chime at the edge of the north approach to the temple of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

"Summer in Japan" In this day and age, air conditioners have become mainstream, and the use of fans has decreased. When I went to a certain café, I and a very retro fan, and I couldn't help but feel nostalgic. It's not cold at all, and a lukewarm breeze is sent, but that's also good.

"Summer in Japan" Oyster ice on hot summer days. It is called "Calendar" in Kagawa Prefecture, which is famous for Udon noodles Oyster ice in a café. Both syrup and milk (condensed milk) are handmade. Fluffy Oyster ice was very tasty.

Photographed 8/1/25. This is CAFE ANDON's iced café latte.

Events Announcements 📣 8/9 (Sat) It is a Otofuke that boasts a Production No.1 in Japan of wheat, and the "Bakkansai Festival" will be 😊 Held in again this year It is a wheat Harvest Festival from Otofuke where you can taste the wheat that has just been harvested that year "the earliest, most delicious, and most enjoyable". The venue is three spots called "Otofuke Melody Line" on the town road from Otofuke Obihiro IC to Tokachi River Hot Spring! !! 📍 Roadside Station Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato 📍 Miura Farm 📍 Tokachi River Hot Spring Local restaurants and famous restaurants from Osaka, the "home of food", offer limited menus on the day using freshly picked wheat! In addition, there are a lot of 🎵 projects that parents and children can enjoy, such as a balloon experience with a panoramic view of giant wheat art Stamp rally will also be held in around the three venues! Stamps can be collected to win 😍 Premiums on a first-come, first-served basis or by lottery * Premiums are limited, so please note that they are gone. Finally, head to the garden spa at the Roadside Station to relax and soak 😊 in the moor hot spring The Mugikan Festival is an Events where 🎵 you can experience the "delicious", "fun" and "warm" of Otofuke through wheat Please go and 🤗 play with your family and friends Date & Time: Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:00~15:00 Place: Roadside Station Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato Miura Farm Roadside Station Garden Spa Tokachi River Hot Spring https://tokachibare.jp/event/xo_event-22310/...

A serene summer moment at Kyoto’s Tenryu-ji Temple, where the reflections of nature and tradition blend in harmony. 📍 Tenryu-ji Temple, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan @zw.lens

[Karikachi Pass] will be introduced on local TV in Osaka. Proud of the excavation town! Ana Yamazaki's bicycle Osaka's TV station [Mainichi Broadcasting] Yonchan TV (TV) A documentary project in which Ana Yamazaki from Kumamoto takes a multi-day bicycle trip around the Kansai region Large-scale summer project 550km across Hokkaido Every time a bicycle runs 550km from Obihiro City in Hokkaido to Cape Soya in Wakkanai City multiple times! Enjoy the pride of the town, recommended Spots, delicious food, and superb scenery that you heard from the people of Hokkaido, and run earnestly until sunset. People with cameras, I thought it was taken on the 1st floor of the regional exchange center "Tokutoku" ~! A little bit of Shintoku Town on local TV in Osaka? It seems that it will be aired. Interested parties, please watch it on TVer. Date: Thursday, August 14 Time: Around 5 p.m. #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Karikachi Pass #Shintoku Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Station front Complex facility #tuktuk ##Cycle Tourism #Yonchan TV #Excavation town prides bicycle often #hokkaidō #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Photographed 8/1/25. Shortcake with peaches and apricots from CAFE ANDON. It's so delicious that I'm going to visit it again. 😊🍑

Photographed 8/1/25. This is CAFE ANDON's Andon chicken curry.

Held in 🎊 the 2nd "Amakusa Reihoku Literature Walk" Sightseeing Walking Route Creation Workshop On Thursday, August 21, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., the Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association will held in ♪ the second "Amakusa Reihoku Literature Walk" sightseeing walking route creation Workshop Based on the opinions received in the first session, we will Summary the sightseeing walking routes into one and brush up! There is no problem at all with participation from this time, so if you are interested in tourist guides and Town planning, please join ✨ us Held in Date: Thursday, August 21, 1:30 p.m. ~ 3:30 p.m. Held in Location: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association 2nd Floor (Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa District Reihoku Kamitsufukae 4535-1) 　👉 To apply for participation, go to the Home page of your profile and click on 👀 the announcement section. Application deadline: Friday, August 15 Contact: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association Ogata 　　　　　　　☎０９６９－３１－１１３６ * This Workshop will be Held in in the 2025 (Reiwa 7) Kumamoto Future Creation Startup Subsidy Project.

🍂 Autumn Yama School Platto Recruiting 🍁 Participants 🌰 ~ Get ahead of the taste of autumn! Chestnut picking experience~ 🌰 If you step on the chestnuts of the mussel moth with your shoes, the shiny chestnuts will appear. Grab it with fire shears and pop it in the basket! There is no doubt that you will be hooked on the series of streams! Why don't you enjoy chestnut picking while touching the Nature of autumn? 🍱 Lunch comes with ♪ "Donko-tei special noodle bento" 📅 Held in Sunday, September 7 9:00~15:00 📍 Meeting place: Shiitake Pavilion 21 🌲 Experience venue: Forest kominka "Sakura no Tsubone" 👥 Capacity: 4 people (minimum) ~ 10 people (maximum) each day 💰Fee: ・ Adult 5,000 yen / person ・Children (3 years old and over): 4,000 yen/person * 500 yen discount for Village residents * Experience fee, guide fee, lunch fee, consumption tax included 📝 Application deadline: Sunday, August 31 🚶 Accompaniment: You will be accompanied by a tour conductor or a local guide 🧤 What to bring and what to wear ・Work gloves ・Towels ・Water bottle ・Hats ・Long pants ・Long-sleeved shirt ・ Shoes that are easy to move and can get dirty * For application and details, please check from "Morotsuka Navi". Why don't you spend a day with the taste of autumn and experience that will satisfy your heart and stomach? We look forward to your participation!

Photographed 8/1/25. After prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. Chillax soda peach and peach & milk cake. 🍑

Kumagaya Fan Festival 🪭 This is the [Kumagaya Fan Festival 🪭] Held in in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Lively atmosphere envelops Kumagaya, the hottest place in No.1 in Japan, for three days on July 20, 21, and 22 every year. In particular, the large procession on the last day was and powerful. Summer in Japan is all about 🫡 festivals

Yorii Tamayodo Water Tengu Festival Fireworks Festival 🎆 This is a fireworks festival held in every year in Yorii Town, Saitama Prefecture. The Mikoshi of each town floats on the river and creates 🤤 a summer atmosphere

Swallowtail butterflies. Meals with flower nectar. Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture

Large-flowered summer flowers. Mango gradient petals from sunset ⇒ withered flower central aggregate. Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture

Heavily. Sunset-colored berries growing in the cradle of leaves. Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture