Located in in Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
It is Ginyama Hot Spring.
Ginyama Hot Spring has a retro scenery that makes you feel as if you have traveled back in time. Light up at night during the snowy period 🌨️ was breathtakingly beautiful. ( ੭•͈ᴗ•͈)੭📷✨♨️🌃 ☃️❄️

It is 🌅 the main First sunrise spot in Tomakomai City
The estimated time of sunrise is 7:04.
Please refrain from idling near private houses or other acts that may cause a nuisance.
●Roadside Station Lake Utonai
●Mt. Tarumae Shrine
●Midorigaoka Park Observation decks
　* December 31, 23 o'clock ~ January 1, 9 o'clock Temporary opening
●Itoi, Coast in front of Taru-mae
●Yufutsu Marina Water Breakwater

Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign

This is the ninth year!　Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign!　12 facilities belonging to the inn association offer carefully selected supreme plans at a great price!!　

★ Accommodation at great value
(1) Accommodation Use tickets (from 10,000 yen) that can be Use at Kamisuwa Hot Spring ryokan hotels as a thank-you gift for Suwa City Furusato Nozei are available, so please pay taxes wisely this winter from your favorite navigation site and save Use.

(2) NEXCO's Japan speed travel Drive plan, which includes a 10,000 yen Accommodation common ticket and about 50% off expressway Fee. You can apply from the Home page of NEXCO CENTRAL Japan.
Product name Kamisuwa Hot Spring Drive plan with common accommodation ticket

★ Guests who stay during the period will receive a gift by lottery.
　Prize A: Accommodation subsidy voucher Used at Kamisuwa Hot Spring worth 10,000 yen [50 people]
* Delivered with 2 5,000 yen tickets Expiration date: January 31, 2026 (Reiwa 8) (planned)

Prize B 2025 (Reiwa 7)August 15 Held in Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa Admission Ticket [15 pairs, 30 people]
* Seats are scheduled in front of the Suwa Lake Geyser Center

We hope that you will take this campaign as an opportunity to patronize Kamisuwa Hot Spring!!　The Hot Spring of the upper Suwa will last for a long time after bathing!! (It's my opinion of the gluttonous Kasai...) In Suwa, let's refresh the fatigue of 2024 and start ♨ 2025 happily and energetically

Gluttony Kasai's "Recommended Sightseeing Course in Winter"
・ Suwa Gokura drinking comparison sake brewery tour ⇒ Kamisuwa Hot Spring ・ Accommodation ⇒ Suwa Grand Shrine First Pilgrimage to the Shrine ⇒ Eels for cold soil in the Suwa region

★ Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign HP　

https://kamisuwa-onsen.com

There are also details, so please check it out!

The 3rd Hosono Highlands Mountain Grilling Experience

🏔 What is 🏔 Hosono Highlands?
Hosono Highlands is a magnificent Highlands with an area of about 125 hectares (26 times the size of Tokyo Dome) on the slopes of Mt. Amagi, which erupted 800,000 ~ 200,000 years ago. It is also said to be a treasure trove of flora and fauna embraced by volcanoes.
In Spring, you can pick wild vegetables such as bracken in the fresh greenery, and in autumn, you can enjoy a large group of golden pampas grass. From the top, you can overlook Sagami Bay and the Izu Islands, creating a unique view of the grassland and the Sea Field.

Inatori Hosono Highlands has been recognized as one of the "100 grassland villages to leave for the future" in recognition of the value of knowledge, awareness, and technology accumulated in the region through many years of interaction between people and nature.
The Hosono Highlands is "mountain burning" to maintain the grassland. Scenes of grass being cut in preparation for mountain burning during the walk.
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🔥⛰ What is ⛰🔥 "Yamayaki"?

It is an annual task necessary to keep the Hosono Highlands "as it is".
By burning off the overgrown vegetation, it is prevented from becoming a forest, and the burned vegetation becomes a nutrient and is maintained as a rich grassland.

This mountain grilling has been going on every year in the Hosono Highlands since the Edo period.

In addition, since it is adjacent to the neighboring Kawazu Town, it is not possible to spread the fire, and it is necessary to burn off the Elevation difference and steep slopes.

A high level of burning know-how is required.
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●Events Overview

"Yamayaki" is a necessary activity to maintain the Hosono Highlands "as a grassland" and has been continued every year since the Edo period.
In February 2023, as our first initiative, we opened "Yamayaki" on a very limited basis and asked people to Visiting the site as a tour.
In order to let more people know about it more deeply, we will Held in the "Mountain Grilling Experience Meeting" again in 2025
Please experience the overwhelming scenery burning up.

●Events Schedule Saturday, February 8, 2025
Date & Time: 2/8 (Sat) 10:30~15:30 (tentative)
10:30 : Inatori Hosono Highlands No. 2 Car Parking Lot Meet and Reception
11:00 a.m.: Viewing of mountain grilling (with an explanation guide on mountain grilling, lunch included)
14:00 : Walk after mountain burning (with guide)
15:30 : End of the entire process, dismissal (*Please note that the order of the program may change depending on the progress of the mountain burning.) ）
Meeting / reception location: Inatori Hosono Highlands No. 2 Car Car (parking space available)
➡ On the day of the mountain burning, it is prohibited to enter the first parking lot of the general Car car Car. Please park your Car at the 2nd parking lot of Hosono Highlands Car foothills.
There is no public transportation to the venue. Please Use your own transportation to Access.

【Conditions of Participation】
・Capacity is limited to 30 people.
・Junior high school students and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
・Please be sure to understand the precautions and dangers at the site before applying.

【Participation Fee】
1 person / 3,500 yen Includes entrance fee, goods and service tax, local guide, lunch, insurance, grassland management Fee (1,000 yen)
* Fee will be paid on-site on the day of the event.
* We will contact you in advance and contact you by e-mail on the day of the Implementation. Please note that if you do not have an e-mail address, you will not be able to apply.

[How to participate]
Please enter the required Information from the Events page of the Higashiizu Town Tourism Association and apply.
https://www.e-izu.org/?p=we-page-entry&spot=568220&cat=23649&pageno=3&type=spot
Or please apply by Phone to the Higashi-Izu Tourism Association (TEL: 0557-95-0700).

●Precautions
[About the work]
This Events will be the Visiting the site of the Scene of Yamayaki. It is not possible to participate in the burning work.
[Cancellation decision]
There is a risk that the mountain grilling will be canceled early in the morning of the day due to the weather (wind, humidity, rain, etc.). If the mountain grilling is canceled, this Events will also be canceled. Events are not available. Please accept the conditions of cancellation before applying.
[About the appearance of the day]
Thereare burning is a very dangerous process and there may be sparks and embers.
Prepare to wear clothes made of flame retardant ingredients so that your skin is not exposed.
In addition, all local itineraries are outdoors, so please take measures to protect yourself from the cold.
[About Kaido]
Only Japanese is available. Thank you for your understanding.

●Cancellation
In the event that the Events is canceled or canceled for this Events, the Events Fee will be charged as follows.

[In the case of cancellation of the mountain burning itself due to stormy weather (strong wind, dryness, rainy weather, etc.)]
No payment will be incurred if the mountain grilling is canceled.
[In case of cancellation due to customer's convenience]
・ Cancellations on the day before and on the day → will charge a Fee of 100% of the Events amount. Cancellations made up to 2 days in advance
→ Cancellation fee is 0% Cancellation → if you do not contact us, we will charge a Fee of 100% of the Events amount.
* In addition, we may make a claim for damages, such as related communication costs and actual expenses.
For unavoidable events due to disasters, etc., please contact the organizer

[In case of cancellation due to the organizer's convenience]
Events canceled due to circumstances other than weather, etc., the equivalent amount will be refunded after consultation with the customer.

●Bring your own
・Flame retardant (flameproof) measures and cold protection measures
・ Looks good even if it gets dirty with sparks and soot
・Comfortable shoes
https://www.e-izu.org/?p=we-page-entry&spot=568220&cat=23649&pageno=3&type=spot

About the business hours of the Takaharucho Tourism Association during the year-end and New Year holidays!

Takaharucho Tourism Association / Station Citing City (shop)
December 31 2025 (Reiwa 7) January 3

Vacation without permission.

Little by little...
In Daffodil Land, it has finally bloomed to the point where several flowers can be captured in one photo~.

As expected, it is a prefectural flower that represents the people of Fukui Prefecture.
The sight of flowers blooming even in the cold that makes your body shrink will give you energy!

If it looks like this, the Best time to visit will be in the middle Squid January, right?
Best time to visit the daffodil festival "Narcissus "Crab Fair" Held in on January 11 (Sat) and 12 (Sun)!

If you see daffodils in bloom, please upload them on social media!

◎ Echizen daffodil flowering status [Updated on Friday, December 27, 2024]
https://www.town-echizen.jp/news/detail.php?id=637

【Notice of Use of Daisen Summit Public Toilet
　　&Daisen approach to the temple map】2024-2025
Daisen Summit Public Toilet may not be able to Use temporarily due to freezing, so please There are Toilet in advance. Please check the location of the Toilet on the approach to the temple map.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Access: Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit 4 platform
　　　　　"Daisen Cable Line" bus about 30 minutes　
　　　　　Get off at the end of the line and walk 15 minutes on the Koma approach to the cable car stop

Photographed 10/20/24.
It is the second day of the Kawagoe Festival.
In front of Kawagoe City Hall, it is a festival float of Nasori in Nandori Towns.

Photographed 10/20/24.
It is the second day of the Kawagoe Festival.
In front of Kawagoe City Hall, it is a festival float of Yorimitsu in Mikubo Town.
Actually, there are still many photos of the Kawagoe Festival.

Tateyama Mountain Ranges seen from the Ameharu Coast 2023.12.09

The Oniwa and Tateyama mountain ranges over the sea are truly superb Spots.
The view of mountains with an Elevation of 3,000 meters across the sea is a superb view that is difficult to see in the world.

A scenic spot related to Manyo, Ameharu Coast.
The poet of Manyo, Oban Iemochi, loved this rainy landscape and sang many songs. The beautiful scenery is the same now as it was in the past, and the magnificent view of the reef seen from the beach and the 3,000m-class Tateyama mountain ranges seen over Toyama Bay is exceptional. It's breathtaking.

"Yoshitsune Rock", where Minamoto Yoshitsune waited for the rain to clear on his way to Oshu, is also the origin of the place name "Ameharu". (From Toyama's website)

Hello, 👋😃 this is Crystal Sound, and there 👀 are only a few days left this year. I wish you all a good year next year.

There are Kanazakura Shrine in Shosenkyo Gorge, which is famous as the birthplace of Japan crystal. Many customers are Prayer on New Year's Day as a Power Spot of good luck, so it would be Squid for everyone to come and visit.

There are many shops selling crystals nearby, so please ✨ come and visit us
At Crystal Sound, we handle 🫠 many products such as beautiful jewelry and crystals
Next year's zodiac snake sculpture is also in Receiving, so please ✨ come and take a look

All the staff are looking forward to seeing you.

【New Year's business hours】2024
The Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit, Staircase Middle, Eki-naka Kururin House and Isehara Station Sightseeing Information Center are open open all year all year round!

Isehara Souvenirs and Kururin goods are available ♪.
*Kururin Plush Sale*
　Until Monday, January 15, 2025
　★1,800 yen (tax included) → 1,500 yen (tax included)

Take this opportunity to get Kururin ✨!
We look forward to seeing you.

Eki-naka Kururin House (Isehara Station Sightseeing Information Center)
　OPEN 9:00~17:00 (open all year)
* From New Year's Day to 3rd, shortened business hours from 10:00 to 15:00
　https://isehara-kanko.com/shop-kururinhouse/

Yesterday, 12/25 (Wednesday), it was confirmed that the reference tree of "Atami Sakura" on the Itokawa Promenade has bloomed!
Some trees have been blooming since mid-December, but the reference trees have finally bloomed.

This "Atami Sakura" is a type of cold cherry blossom native to India that blooms in early January ~ February every year, and was brought to Atami by Italians around 1871 (Meiji 4) along with lemon and date palms, and was named "Atami Sakura" in the "Full of Flowers Campaign" held in Showa 40. 1977 (Showa 52) designated as a Atami City tree on April 10 (the 40th anniversary of the city's incorporation).
On the same branch, flower buds that bloom early and flower buds that bloom later can be arranged in two stages, so you can enjoy flowers for more than a month every year.

At the beginning of the year, the Cherry Blossom Festival opens along with the Ume Plum Festival!
Light up, cherry blossom tea and tea service, street performances, sword dances, band performances, etc. will be held during the Implementation, so please come and see the cherry blossoms.

【The 15th Atami Sakura Itogawa Cherry Blossom Festival】2025/1/11(Sat)~2/9(Sun)
https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/208

* Regarding the flowering status, as soon as the city hall survey Documents arrives, it will be Publication on the above page each time, so please refer to it.

The auction of the last Echizen Snow Crab of 2024 has begun!

Even in the rain and wind, they will be auctioned off one after another in a lively auction! 🦀

This is the end of this season's fishing for female Seiko crabs.
It will be available as long as it is available, so please purchase and Meals as soon as possible!

Fun for the first auction of the new year after the beginning of 2025! !️

◎ Restaurant serving the Popular "Echizen Seiko Crab Bowl" is here
➡https://www.town-echizen.jp/news/detail.php?id=353

I took a picture of my son and wife playing in the snow at the Saiko Healing Village in Kawaguchiko Towns.

【News】
Roadside Station Iwanai New Year's Holiday Business Information

12/28(Sat) 9:00~17:00
12/29(Sun) 9:00~17:00
12/30 (Mon) Closed
12/31 (Tue) ~ 1/3 (Fri) Closed during the year-end and New Year holidays
1/4(Sat) 9:00~17:00

It has 😊 become
Best regards.

Closed on Monday, January 6.
Please do not make a mistake

Photographed 12/23/24.
It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

【Cherry blossom planting experience 🥰 at Oboshi Park】

At Oboshi Park, one of the 100 best famous landmarks in Japan
Using Furusato Nozei Tax Payment to Plant Cherry Blossoms
I can.

The cherry blossom tree planting experience is the Sakura Festival in late March of 2025 (Reiwa 7)
It is scheduled to be held on one of the Saturdays and Sundays during the period.

As a memento of the experience, engrave your name on the plate.

Kitakirishima Photo Contest is held in! !️

Application period: 2024/12/11〜2025/2/21
How to apply: Instagram only.
There is Thereare how to apply, so please check the details!

[Grand Prize] 1 person
◯Assortment of Kitakirishima Specialty products (worth 20,000 yen)
◯ Poster production

[Excellence Award] 3 people
(1) Kobayashi Prize (equivalent to 10,000 yen)
(2) Ebino City Prize (equivalent to 10,000 yen)
(3) Highlands Prize (equivalent to 10,000 yen)
◯ Poster production

【Prize】10 people
◯ Poster production
* Posters will be displayed at the Tourist Association.
For details such as application requirements, please check the following website.

◯Home page
https://kobayashi-machi.com/16056

【Contact】
Kita-Kirishima Regional Tourism Promotion Council
Kobayashi Town Planning Co., Ltd. Tourist Information Center
Phone 0984-22-8684
#Photo Contest #Miyazaki Prefecture #Kobayashi City #Ebino City #Takaharu #Kobayashi Town planning Co., Ltd. #Takaharucho Tourism Association #Photo #Miyakonojo City #Free entry #Scenery #Scenery #Photography #Kita-Kirishima Regional Tourism Promotion Council 😁

[Let's get to know the food culture!]
　Japan Nationwide Stamp Rally Held In 🗾 on Smartphones] 2024
In order to enliven Japan's food culture, "Let's get to know food culture! Stamp rally on smartphones all over Japan" is being held in around "100 Years of Food" and "Food Culture Museum" related facilities in various parts of Japan!
Stamp can currently be obtained at the following two locations in Isehara ✨!
*Otsuya Kyarabuki Honpo
(Daisen Koma approach: 618 Daisen, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
　　URL　https://kyarabuki.com/
*Eki-naka Kururin House / Isehara Station Tourist Information Center
(On the way to the stairs at the north exit of Isehara Station on the Odakyu Line)
　　URL　https://isehara-kanko.com/

Participants will be entered into a lottery 🎁 to win prizes related to the Centennial Food and Food Culture Museum
Whether you are a family member, a friend, or a single person, we look ♪ forward to your participation
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■Held in period: ~ 2025 (Reiwa 7)January 31 (Fri)
For more information and participation, please refer to
▶ link https://foodculture2021.go.jp/stamprally/

【2025 Kisoji Ice and Snow Light Festival】
This year Kisoji ice and snow lights will be Held in again Festival.
From January 25th ~ February 15th, ice candles and bamboo lanterns will be lit at Shukuba in Kisoji. Events of several hours once a year. Fun a fantastic world that is different from usual.

♦1/25 (Sat) Kiso Town Miyanokoshi
♦2/2 (Sun) Shiojiri City Niekawa Juku
♦2/3 (Mon) Shiojiri City Narai juku
♦2/7 (Fri)-8 (Sat) Kiso Town Fukushima juku
♦2/8 (Sat) Nakatsugawa City Magome juku
♦2/9 (Sun) Agematsu Town Nezame-no-Toko, Okuwa Village Sports Park
♦2/18 (Sat) Nagiso Town Tsumago juku

And Held in a photo contest again this year! The winning works will be used for posters, flyers, web advertisements, etc. for the next year.
【For those who apply on Instagram】Account of the Kiso Tourism Federation (@kiso_japan_official
) > #kisoji_hyosetsu_2025 Don't forget to tag them!
【Apply by sending photos】Please send 4 color prints or A4 size (4 slices wide are also acceptable) to the Kiso Tourism Federation.
Period: 2025/2/1~2/28 (must arrive by this date)

For details, please check the Home page "Kiso Valley Rippu".

We have 😊 received many applications

Photographed 12/23/24.
It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

In the early morning of the next day when it snowed in Kyoto unusually,
I woke up early and went to Kiyomizu Temple to shoot.

Shine in the world of white snow at Kiyomizu Temple
The vermilion zi'an pagoda was very mysterious.

Tenjoan is a snowy landscape.

I took this photo the day after it snowed in Kyoto.

The snow-covered stepping stones were also nice and tasteful.

In the early morning of the next day when it snowed in Kyoto unusually,
I woke up early and went to shoot while freezing.

The air was clear, the sunrise was beautiful, and the snow-covered three-story pagoda matched the really nice scenery in front of me.

It is a winter view of Kamo Shrine in Keihoku, Kyoto.

Impression when I arrived at Kamo Shrine by walking alone in the mountains where there was quite a bit of snow.

After Prayer, I forgot about the cold for about two hours and took pictures with enthusiasm.

It is a winter view of Kamo Shrine in Keihoku, Kyoto.

Impression when I arrived at Kamo Shrine by walking alone in the mountains where there was quite a bit of snow.

After Prayer, I forgot about the cold for about two hours and took pictures with enthusiasm.

[Isehara New Year 🎍2024-2025
Information on Daisen operation Information and Car parking lot during the year-end and New Year holidays 】
Isehara Daisen is said to be the first in Kanagawa Prefecture to see the first sunrise. Estimated time to see the first sunrise from the summit of Mt. Daisen: 6:45 a.m.
Another Spot is the Holy Peak (Hijirimine: about 1 hour walk uphill 2500 meters uphill from Sannomiya Hibita Shrine), where you can enjoy the first sunrise rising from the left side of Enoshima Island from the summit with a 150-degree wide-angle view.
From New Year's Day 2025, Isehara will be a lot of with New Year's Events.
Information of various places has been Summary, so please check it out, take measures against the cold, and go out.
* During the New Year's season, a large number of people visit Daisen, and traffic congestion due to Car waiting for Car parking is expected to be very congested. Use public transportation whenever possible.
Bring your own with lighting equipment (flashlights, headlights, etc.) if necessary during Time Slot/Time of Day when it is dark underfoot.
For details, please refer to each site and
Please see the Isehara City website below.
https://www.city.isehara.kanagawa.jp/kankou_guide/docs/2024122300044/

[Echizen daffodil blooming status on Friday, December 20, 2024]

The weather has been cold for some time now, and the pace of flowering has slowed down.
It is beginning to bloom here and there, but as a whole, it is still almost before flowering.

It has been delayed for about 3 weeks, and the best time to see it is around the beginning of January.

◎ Echizen daffodil flowering status [Updated on Friday, December 20, 2024]
https://town-echizen.jp/news/detail.php?id=635

Photographed 12/21/24.
It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.
It is a Christmas specification. 🎄