Information on 😍 the Honbetsu Sankei Azalea Festival

The Honbetsu Sankei Azalea Festival is held in in Honbetsu Park, where Ezomurasaki azaleas and Prunus sargentii (Ezo cherry trees) are in full bloom. 🎵

There will be a lot of such as jumbo Yoshitsune hot pot, bingo tournament, Honbetsu Yoshitsune Drum performance, and a stage show by Oklahoma.

Tokachi Aozora Lady will also participate.

Please come with your family and friends.

■Date: April 27 (Sun) 10 a.m. ~ 2 p.m.

■Place: Yoshitsune's Satomotobetsu Park stage square (Honbetsu-cho Higashimachi)

■ Stage Guest: Oklahoma

■ Program

10:00~ Opening Declaration Mountain stream fish release and river fishing
　　　　 Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women's Department, Youth Department, Shop, Fluffy Land
　　　　 Azalea etc. instant sale and various shop corners
　　　　 Local entertainment "Honbetsu Yoshitsune Drum Performance"
　　　　 Thick smoke experience (Honbetsu Fire Station)

10:30~ Opening Ceremony

11:00~ Jumbo Yoshitsune Nabe

11:20~ Tokachi Aozora Lady Introduction

12:00~ Azalea Festival Photo Contest & Model Photo Session
　　　　 Bingo card distribution (first 400 people)

12:45~ Stage Show "Oklahoma"

13:30~ Bingo Tournament

14:00~ Closing Ceremony

■For inquiries
Azalea Festival Executive Committee Honbetsu Town Tourism Association
Secretariat: Honbetsu Town Future Creation Division
TEL(0156）22-2141
https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/sightseeing/fes/details/post_1.html

Photographed on April 7, 25.
It is the five-storied pagoda and cherry blossoms of Kita-in.

【Komadeike Campground OPEN 👏】

Located in the superb Nature of the Yachiho Highlands, Komadeike Campground opened for the 2025 season on Friday, April 18!

Komadeike Campground is a "campsite embraced by No.1 in Japan's best birch forest" where everyone of all ages can enjoy a comfortable and best time.

There is a free site where you can choose from five situations such as around the pond and along the river, a spacious auto site where you can choose the shade of the sun, bungalow cottages, and Day trip activities.

"We want you to enjoy a peaceful outdoor life with your loved ones."
This is the concept and wish of Komadeike Campground.

Come and play!

The azaleas at Nezu Shrine are 🤤 in full bloom

This is Located in, Tokyo
It is Nezu Shrine.
From mid to late April every year
The azaleas are in full bloom.

This is the only place in Tokyo where you can enjoy so many azaleas!
Please come and visit us 😊

Photographed 4/24/25.
I went to the Taiwan Fair Held in at Maruhiro Department Store.
It is a bean flower from Shanhai Douhua and a Taiwanese donut.
The bean blossoms contain boiled peanuts, mung beans, milk warabi mochi, sencho jelly, Sweet potato Dango, and taro Dango.
This is Mr. 168's chicken rice.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. 😊

Hello to all COOL JAPAN VIDEOS viewers!
This is the Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO) in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Shobara City, located in the northeastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture,
It is a Sightseeing spot blessed with Nature where you can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons.

Blessed with cherry blossoms in Spring, fireflies and fresh greenery in summer, Autumn leaves and trekking in autumn, and snow in winter,
Fun food, agriculture, outdoor activities, and Nature walks.

Please follow and check it out for reference on your trip! ✨

I want to know more about Shobara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, which is rich in Rich in nature! For those who say
Please see the 😍 basic profile and "Shobara Kanko Navi" Home page

Information on 🍷 the Ikeda Town Sightseeing Open Ceremony

Ikeda Town Held in the Ikeda Town Tourism Opening Ceremony every year to pray for the success of the tourist season.
In conjunction with the Ceremony for safety prayers and 1,000,000 visitors, it is an Events that can be enjoyed by Town residents and tourists! !!
Tokachi Aozora Lady will also participate and add flowers to the Ceremony.
If you have time, please come and visit us.

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Time: 10:30~14:00

Location: In front of JR Ikeda Station

* In case of rain, it may be canceled.
In the event of cancellation, we will announce it on the Ikeda Town Tourism Association website & social media.
Ikeda Town Tourism Association → @tokachi_ikeda

The opening ceremony of the Water fountain in front of Ikeda Station is 10:30~, and the Stalls Events is at 11am~.

substance
●Opening ceremony Water in front of the station Ceremony
●Taste Products Corner
● Experience pouring wine into the fountain Water
●Children's Ennichi Corner
- TOCORON Ikeda ver Banana Manju Macarons Released
●Performed by Ikeda High School brass band

List of Stalls
Super Midorien, Hiro Kitchin, Tokachi Ikedaya (Café & Life akao, son of Juraku), Ikeda Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division, TOCORON Project Team (high school student volunteer circle in Tokachi area)

Inquiries
Ikeda Town Tourism Association
（℡０１５－５７２－２２８６）
* Please note that the contents are subject to change.

https://kankou-ikeda.com/

We will introduce the "outing Information" of Minami-Izu Town GW.

◆Tuesday, April 29
・The 14th Charity Bazaar for the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Events
10:00~15:00 Shimogamo Tropical Botanical Garden
Stalls of food, miscellaneous goods, local vegetables, sales of Specialty products of Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, exhibition of photographs, etc.
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
・ Hikima experience day
10:00~15:00 Izu Shimoda Equestrian Club
1st session 10:00~12:00, 2nd session 13:00~15:00
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Saturday, May 3
・Irouzaki Fashion Park 2025
10:00~16:00 @Ishirouzaki Ocean Park
Let's dress up and gather in Irouzaki! Stalls available
◆May 5 (Mon) ~ 6 (Tue)
・Roadside station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana GW Events
10:00~15:00 @Roadside station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana
Ring throwing, Super Ball scooping, various Stalls
◆~Until April 30 *Held in
・Ihama Margaret Hunt
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...　
◆~Until May 5 *Held in, please contact us
・Picking bamboo shoots (Bamboo shoot Shokudo) Ichijo Bamboo shoot Village
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆~Until May 6 *Held in, please contact us
・Strawberry picking @Baby Berry Farm
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...

Photographed on April 5, 25.
This is LEC COFFEE's matcha tiramisu.

[🌸 Gokase Cherry Blossom Viewing 2025 Application Photo Introduction ~ 10th ~🌸]

The works submitted for the "#Gokase Hanami 2025" Held in on the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association are still accepting applications for the photo contest once it has been completed 💪🌸 today, so please 🤗✨ apply

Mr. @_yuta610
Mr. @fowafuwarin5
Mr. @meiko_ryu
@tokotan2._.2

(in no particular order)

This time, there were a lot of cherry blossoms at night, and 👏 post can't take night photos at all no matter what I do, even if I use a stepladder, but I wonder how everyone can take beautiful night photos tarako really 🤔 wonderful!!

Also, I will 🤗💡 post it when I gather works that I can introduce

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≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 How to apply≫

Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the Town on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (e.g. #March 20)

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.

The Icelandic poppies in the forest park are 🤤 in full bloom

This is the Musashi Hills National Forest Park Located in in Namerikawa Town, Saitama Prefecture.
Flowers bloom throughout the year.
Among them, the Icelandic poppy field is worth seeing.
I think it will continue until GW, so please come and visit us 😊

Photographed on April 5, 25.
This is LEC COFFEE's sakura soda.

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is a boat trip on the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
The boatman is doing his best.

【News】Night cherry blossom Light up 🌸

From the Iwauchi Tourism Association

It was scheduled from 4/21
Light up cherry blossoms at night by looking at the blooming status of cherry blossoms
It starts 🌸 tomorrow, Thursday, April 24

This year, we have expanded the Light up section!

Check ✅ out the details below

・Period: 4/24 (Thu) – 5/18 (Sun)
* Subject to change depending on the cherry blossom situation
・Time: 18:00-21:00
・Light up section
　Iwauchi Town Town Hall First Torii (shrine gate)〜
　　　Near Iwauchi Shrine Street Water Garden

・ Car parking lot
　In front of Iwauchi Town Town Hall
　Please Use Town hall temporary parking Car
　⚠️ Please refrain ⚠️ from parking Car on the street

Requests and Cautions 🙇🏻 ♀️
Do not touch the lighting fixtures.
Try not to look directly at the lighting.

We look 🌸 forward to seeing you

・Lotus Temple 4/26-5/5 19:00-22:00
・Gonsuien Garden 5/3-5/6 18:00-20:30
The above facilities are also Light up in Spring
Light up There are 💡

\"Izumi Meat Festival" Held in! 🍖／

Held in the 20th anniversary of Izumi City, the Izumi Meat Festival will be held 🎊✨ on Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11
The venue is the north Car parking lot of the Takaono Branch Office (the parking lot in front of the main office Car Takaono the Tsurumachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry).

In addition to enjoying exquisite meat gourmet food, Izumi City's Specialty products are sold, and stage events are also available 🚚🎶 for the whole family to enjoy.
In addition, "Premium Gift Certificates" will also be on sale on the day! For 1,000 yen, you can purchase a gift certificate worth 1,500 yen.

In addition, we are looking for participants for the #BBQ, which has been well received every time! (First 20 booths)
The application method and details are as follows.

🍖BBQ date and time
Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:00~14:00 (*BBQ will be Held in Traditional Japanese straw raincoat on Sundays.) ）

🍖How to apply for BBQ participation
Please apply in one of the following ways.
(1) When applying electronically
Please fill in the required information on the dedicated page and apply.
https://shinsei.pref.kagoshima.jp/SksJuminWeb/EntryForm?id=RGc8KRz5

(2) When applying by fax
Please fill out the application form and send it to FAX: 0996-63-1331 to apply.

Please take this opportunity to Enjoy the BBQ at the venue! !!
* Cancellation is not possible after application.

Held in around the venue during the Events, and Use the free shuttle bus is convenient due 🚌 to implementation of traffic restrictions and expected congestion

Click here for 👇 details
https://www.city.kagoshima-izumi.lg.jp/page/page_011061.html

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is a Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) on the Shingashi River behind Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

The wisteria shelf of Kameido Tenjin is 🤤 in full bloom

This is Kameido Tenjin, Located in in Tokyo!
It is in best time to visit around GW every year.
Access from the station is good, and the Light up at night makes the wisteria curtains even more enjoyable 🤤

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

Announcement 😄 of the appointment of the 31st Tokachi Aozora Lady

Every year, to coincide with the opening of the Banei horse race, we hold a certification ceremony and a handover ceremony for the Tokachi Aozora Lady at Obihiro Racecourse. 🎵

This year, the certification ceremony and handover ceremony were held on Friday, April 18.
The 31st Tokachi Aozora Ladies are Nozomi Takahashi and Mayuka Ishizaki. Thank you all for your continued support.

We presented a bouquet of flowers from the 31st Tokachi Aozora Ladies to the 30th Tokachi Aozora Ladies, Ms. Masachi Fujita and Ms. Kaori Noguchi, as a thank you for their activities over the past year!

As the first job of the 31st Tokachi Aozora Lady, on the day of the event, I distributed gifts to visitors at the opening of the gates of the Obihiro Racecourse, participated in the Ceremony of greetings from the mayor of Obihiro, and finally appeared in Bansta. Thank you very much!

Banei horse racing is a competition in which horses pull heavy iron sleds and compete in speed and strength!
Held in on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

4/26 (Sat) ~ 4/28 (Mon) will be Anime "Hanma Blade Fang" ×Banei Tokachi collaboration Events!

A lot of Events such as stage Events, food and beverage and merchandise booths, and a kids' corner during Golden Week will be held on 5/3 (Sat) ~ 5/5 (Mon) for families to enjoy. 😍

Please go to the Obihiro Racecourse to cheer on the horses that are powerfully moving forward step by step in front of you!

Please see the Banei Tokachi Official Website from the following URL.
https://www.banei-keiba.or.jp/

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

[🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 application photo introduction ~ 9th ~🌸]

The introduction of the works submitted for "#Gokase Hanami 2025" Held in on the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association is finally coming to an end next timeThank 🥹 you for 👏✨ the many wonderful works

Mr. @8215dr72
Mr. @920cherry71
Dear @omilove.1203,

(in no particular order)

🥺💕 The photographs of Josen Temple are There are many, but the photos from the perspective of Fresh, such as those showing rows of cherry blossom trees from a distance and the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) reflected in the Car window and are very nice 😳💫

Yesterday, we announced that the azaleas and rhododendrons are "Best time to visit", but 💡 today and tomorrow, the weather is not so good, so I am worried that you will be able to see them, but if you take a photo, please 🤗✨ apply for "#Gokase Hanami 2025"

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≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 How to apply≫

Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the Town on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (e.g. #March 20)

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.

Akeno Sunflower Field
Akeno Sunflower Field, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, sunflowers bloom all over the sunflower field during the Sanfu Tower Festival. If the weather is good, you can also see the mountains of the Southern Alps in the background.

Photographed 4/20/25.
This is LEC COFFEE's quiche plate.
It is a cold onion soup and a quiche with burdock and chicken.
When I take a walk in the direction of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I am indebted to you. 😊

From today (4/21), we are ❕ also open on Mondays
It will be open open all year until 10/31.
We look ☺️ forward to seeing you
In addition, benches and chairs were set up in the square in front of the Roadside Station.
Vacation ♪ at your leisure
* There is no trash can.

[🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 application photo introduction ~ 8th ~🌸]

Recently, we have been introducing the works submitted to the "#Gokase Hanami 2025" Held in on the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association, but there are 😳 only a few remaining works at this stage

Mr. @taniyan1119
Mr. @tm21mt
Mr. @tourism09wine
@yaaaaaa.85
@naoki_photo.graphy
Mr. @naomin168
Mr. @kurota_kurohei

(in no particular order)

Mixed in with the Josen Temple and the Harada family, we gathered ☺️💕 works that made me feel some love, such as Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Local, cute dogs, and red bokeh berries
Everyone, Many have applied, and we are really There is a that we ✨ are still waiting for your application, so please feel free to post it 🤗

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≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 How to apply≫

Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the Town on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (e.g. #March 20)

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025
⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.

Starbucks Mount Fuji 🗻

This is the shooting point of Starbucks × Mount Fuji Located in Yamanashi Prefecture.

The view of Mount Fuji over Starbucks was 🤤 the best

Photographed 4/20/25.
After watching Ishihara's Sasara Lion Dance, we visited LEC COFFEE. It is a very beautiful latte art.

Today, I went to see Ishihara's Sasara Lion Dance.
The god of the mountain (before) and the lion.

At Kanonji Temple, I saw Ishihara's Sasara Lion Dance.
The god of the mountains and the lion.

Daigo Sakura, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture
I went to Daigo Sakura for the first time, which I had wanted to visit for a long time.
I arrived at around 4 a.m. in the morning, and even though it was already a weekdays, there were about 40 photographers taking pictures, and it was difficult to take pictures because it was filled with tripods and it was a dark place, but I managed to take a picture, and above all, the Milky Way and starry sky cherry blossoms seen with the naked eye were pitch black and Impression even if I couldn't see them.
The lights of the cars hit the cherry blossoms on the way