Suwa Grand Shrine Lower Shrine Autumn Shrine Summer Visit 2025

On this day, Gluttonous Kasai will deliver Fresh Hoya Hoya Information.
Do you all know what Natsu Natsu is all about? It's good to have a Traditional Charm of the scorching heat that can only be experienced in this season, but the "summer festival" where you can enjoy the coolness, tranquility and Traditional Charm of the evening is held at Suwa Grand Shrine Lower Shrine Autumn Shrine!!
During this period, in addition to lighting up the Suwa Grand Shrine Lower Shrine Autumn Shrine, Kagura by the Suwa Grand Shrine priestess, dance music by Local people, Local Shimosuwa Koyo High School brass band performance, and Tsugaru shamisen performance will also be held during the period at 19:00~. And on weekends, special Events such as Ennichi and Kitchen Car Stalls are Held in!
More information ⇒ https://shimosuwaonsen.jp/event/21644/
Those who collect shuin stamps! Limited shuin stamp books for this summer pilgrimage and a special shuin stamps for the summer festival at night will be awarded Autumn Shrine during the period, and the "Yo-Yo Fortune Lottery" Traditional Japanese straw raincoat the summer festival at night will also be awarded from 18:30 ~ 21:00 during the period, so please come by all means!! Fans are also distributed to visitors only. It is 🎶 a traditional charm bamboo fan
※ Suwa Grand Shrine Lower Shrine Autumn Shrine, so please don't make a mistake!

Suwa Grand Shrine Lower Shrine Autumn Shrine Night【Summer Visit】
◎Period: Thursday, August 7, 2025 ~ Thursday, August 14, 2025
◎Time: 18:30~21:30

◎ Shinano Kuniichinomiya Suwa Grand Shrine (Lower Shrine Autumn Shrine)
📍 5828 Shimosuwa Town, Suwa County, Nagano Prefecture
☎ 0266-27-8035 Inquiries
◎ Home page : https://suwataisha.or.jp/

Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya – Nighttime Natsumōde 2025
Gluttony Kasai is here to bring you fresh, hot-off-the-press news!
Have you heard of Natsumōde?
While the slow, lingering summer heat has its own charm, Natsumōde offers a chance to avoid the midday heat and instead enjoy the cool evening air, the quiet atmosphere, and the magical scenery of the shrine at night.
This summer, Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya will once again host this special evening event.
During the festival period, the shrine grounds will be beautifully illuminated, and visitors can enjoy sacred kagura dances performed by shrine maidens, traditional bugaku court dances by local performers, music by the Shimosuwa Kōyō High School brass band, and live Tsugaru shamisen performances.
On weekends, food stalls and kitchen cars will also make a special appearance.

Special Limited Items
• Limited-edition Natsumōde Goshuincho (temple seal book)
• Nighttime Natsumōde special Goshuin (temple seal)
• “Yo-Yo Omikuji” (balloon yo-yo fortune), available 18:30–21:00 during the event
If you are a Goshuin collector, you won’t want to miss this!

Dates: August 7 (Thu) – August 14 (Thu), 2025
Time: 18:30–21:30
Venue: Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya – Shinano-kuni Ichinomiya (First Shrine of Shinano Province)
📍 5828 Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture
☎ 0266-27-8035 (Natsumōde Inquiries)
* Homepage : https://suwataisha.or.jp/
・ Distributed to visitors only; a traditional hand fan made from bamboo, perfect for enjoying the summer evening in style 🎶
※ Please note: This event is held at Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya.

📣 \ 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

【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

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。

Hello, it's Jewelry Town It's ✨ hot every day, but how are you spending Squid? 🫠
Shosenkyo Gorge is also hot, but it is a place where 🌳 you can feel the coolness of nature, surrounded by the cool breeze that blows from time to time and lush greenery

Among them, "Senga Waterfall" is a healing spot that represents Shosenkyo Gorge.
Looking at the lush vegetation and waterfalls full of negative ions, the heat and fatigue will blow away 💦
Please ✨ come and refresh yourself in the summer mountains

At Jewelry Town, we offer a large number of rare and valuable natural stones, including rutile quartz, which is still a hot topic.
I would be happy ☺️ if you could be healed by the beauty of natural stones as well as the Nature of Shosenkyo Gorge

We look forward to seeing you there!

I have participated ✨ in the Annual event Lake Mashu SKY Roux
Even though I'm not very good at riding,
I was able 📸⛰️ to take pictures and have a lot of fun
Why don't you take a peek at Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo from the sky?
It runs until 8/11, so be quick. 💨
https://masyuko.or.jp/news/skycruise_2025/

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

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

Here are some of the Hotel staff's favorite evening walking routes 👣
Leave the Hotel and head towards the river.
As you walk along the Quay of Fisherman's Wharf MOO, you can 👀 admire the beautiful scenery with the street lights reflected in the water
After that, if you go in the direction of Nusamai Bridge, you will see 🌉 the bridge Light up.
Gari climb the stairs to the bridge and take 📸 the best shots of the statue of the four seasons & the sea at night
In addition, the view from the opposite bank is also a little different.
Return, it is also a good idea ✨ to leave a commemorative photo with the KUSHIRO monument
Accommodation, please visit 😊 us

Chinsako Gorge
The Gorge is a canyon along the Okudake River.
It is surrounded on both sides by molten tuff cliffs with well-developed columnar joints.
The height of the cliff is 70 metres. The valley floor is exposed with rocks formed by volcanic activity about 15 million years ago.
The Okudake River is a clear blue Valleys because it is Minamoto the rich Nature forests of the grandmother and leaning mountain ranges.
【Location】Ohara, Ogata Town, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture

■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■
About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture

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Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City
Sightseeing and recommended Spots
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Hello! It is the Main Building of the Yamanashi Wine KingdomRecently 😃, the heat has become even more severeIn 💦 Hyogo Prefecture, the other day it rose to 41.2 degrees Celsius, the highest in the history of observation ... Everyone, please don't forget to replenish water frequently and be careful of heat stroke!

By the way, I think that there are many people who seek coolness in such a fierce heat and visit Shosenkyo Gorge as a summer resort. Shosenkyo Gorge is also famous for its Sen'e dragon. You can see it from the top of the waterfall, and when you go down the stairs, the powerful waterfall Unfolds in front of you. Feel the abundant Nature while cooling off! Please take a look at it with your own eyes, not just the photos.

In addition, various plants bloom in the garden of the Main Building of the Wine Kingdom. Various insects also come to play with such plants. Feel 👍 the breath of Nature at Shosenkyo Gorge

Gluttony Kasai Extra Edition Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

If you live in the city, why don't you heal your eyes and mind with the clear rivers and air of Shinshu, the towering mountains, and the blue-blue forests?
In the second issue of Gluttonbo Kasai's extra edition, we visited the people of Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture. I went to the Kannon Bridge, a bridge over the "Takase River" that streams through Omachi City!
In fact, I Outbound to the ballpark next door as an escort to my second son's baseball game, and this scenic place is good! !️ This scenery was surprising even to me, a native Nagano resident.

According to Dr. Google, "In particular, Takase Valley Water There are appear emerald green due to the mixture of fine particles due to weathering of granite and colloidal particles of sulfur." It's a very beautiful river color, isn't it? ❗️
Please come to Nagano Prefecture and be 🎐 healed

◎ Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture Kannon Bridge
📍 Tokiwa, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

Do you guys tired about for so many jobs? You need to rest and healing or chilling. In this second special edition of Kuishinbo(Gluttony) Kasai, I had the pleasure of visiting Ōmachi City in Nagano Pref. This is about in Omachi city, Nagano pref. There are so many natures and beautiful liver and mountains.
I went to my boy’s baseball game in Omachi city. The Takase liver and Kannon bridge was next to ball park. I was born in Nagano. I knew about nature from when I was born. But it was so amazingly beautiful sight front of me…
I asked Mr. Google. It says “In particular, the water of the Takase Gorge sometimes appears emerald green due to the presence of fine particles from weathered granite and colloidal sulfur particles.”
We warmly invite you to Nagano Prefecture — come and experience its soothing, restorative charm for yourself.

◎ Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture Kannon Bridge
📍 Tokiwa, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

[Summer Production 🌻]

Last week, there were many rainy and cloudy days in Gokase Town, but this week the weather is like The ☆ Summer ✨ and the sun is dazzling 😎 every day

I went 🚗 to Shirataki to look for "coolness" as much as possible
I felt 😊 comfortable just looking at the water falling from a drop of about 20 meters

Also, on the way, there is 🌻 a sunflower field that is in best time to visit.
It was the first Spot I knew about, so I felt 🎵 like I had gained a lot

There is a strong image that "Miyazaki Prefecture = hot", but Gokase Town is Located in ⛰ a place surrounded by mountains at high elevation
Therefore, even in summer, the average temperature is a few degrees Celsius lower than in other areas of the prefecture, and it is chilly in the mornings and evenings, and there are many 😉 days when you can sleep soundly without air conditioning (in fact, it was cool last night and I was 😅 wearing a blanket)
To escape the summer heat and refresh your mind and body, please come ✨ and visit Gokase this summer

📸✨ [Hydrangea Festival Instagram Photo Contest Results Announced! ] ✨📸
Thank you many for your application!
Finally, 31 prize-winning works have been decided🎊
Here are some of the many masterpieces 💐✨

All winning works are Open to the public on the Shimoda City Tourism Association Home page!
Please take a look at that as well👇🔗
(The winning entries are Publication at the bottom of the page
Please crawl to the end and check it out 🙇）
https://www.shimoda-city.info/ajisaiphoto

Hello. MinamotoAlthough ☺️ the hot days continue, Shosenkyo Gorge has a lot of greenery and you can feel the coolness. It is also a good season to take a forest bath while listening to the birds and be healed by the greenery 🌳🍃.

Amid the murmur of the Mountain stream and the sound of the dynamic Water of Senga Waterfall, you can feel the power and gentleness of Nature with your whole body as you walk along the Maintenance Promenade that weaves between the rocks.
Enjoy ✨ the thrilling path that passes under large boulders overhanging the rock surface and the beauty of greenery reflected in the water

The entire area of Shosenkyo Gorge is a power spot, and the mind and body are ♪ purified
After taking a walk, Enjoy 😊 shopping and meals in the Takikami area [Water Crystal Highway]

All the staff are looking forward to seeing you.

2025.7.25
Pothole Tour

Held in due to the weather, but by the time the tour started, the sky was clear and blue.

It was very impressive to see the children enjoying jumping into the waterfall basin sparkling in the sunlight over and over again.

I would be very happy if it was a good summer memory for your family.
There is a very much for your participation.

✴︎About the Pothole Tour︎ ✴
Deep in Toyooka Village, in one of the largest potholes in Japan, this is a plan to enjoy river walking and river activities.
Guides with expert qualifications in outdoor emergency services will support your experience.

Held in until early September. We are still accepting reservations, so please feel free to contact us.
Details of the tour can be found on the Toyooka Travel Time Home page.
https://www.vill-nagano-toyooka-kanko.jp/pothole-tour/

7/25 Atami Marine Fireworks Festival 🎆
Thank you for coming to the first fireworks festival of this summer!
Before the fireworks festival, there will be a stage Events at Shinsui Park called "Play with Fireworks!" and
Everyone from "Chiitan ☆ Bonbazu", "Masked Girls", and "TOMOCA RIRIKA Yuri" had a great time!
https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/8/

Otofuke is a perfect 🌄 match for sunset
The sky is wide, the fields are continuous, and it is 🍃 a very attractive town
It is also recommended 🚗 to stop by while driving leisurely

Azumino was hit by heavy rain
In the evening, the rain stopped and we were able to see a beautiful sunset

It's been a hot day...
Azumino also exceeds 30 degrees ...
On a day like this, I want to spend a relaxing time looking at the cold crystal clear Mountain stream
On the banks of the Nakabo River, which streams from the Northern Alps
With a book I wanted to read and a cup of coffee...
At the Tourist Information Center in front of Hotaka Station on the JR Oito Line, rent 😄 a café box and enjoy an Azumino picnic
https://reserve.489ban.net/client/azumino-e-tabi/0/detail/850669

When daylily blooms around Lake Notari, you realize that summer has arrived.

July 20, 2025
The lower world is extremely hot, exceeding 35 degrees Celsius!
The summit of Hakone Komagatake was 17 degrees Celsius, which was more than cool!
The 360-degree panorama is worth seeing!
The contrast between the green of the summer grass and the blue of the sky! The former shrine of Hakone Shrine ⛩️ on its border
The scenery that convinces you of the legend of the Hakuba faith is truly spectacular!
It's Cool Japan, ♪ Mt. Fuji is just around the 🗻 corner!

In the morning, while preparing the pool in the garden.
If you say, "Don't go in yet!", at least with your hands! And I'm playing like this.
After this, my foot slipped and I dived forward and got soaked!
Delicious chilled Squid is ready Gari (^^)

This is ♪ an introduction to recommended Spots in summer from the Saikai City Tourism Association in Nagasaki Prefecture
This year, the rainy season has ended early, and the extremely hot days have continued.
We will introduce recommended Spots in Saikai City that will blow away such heat.

◎ Tsugane Drop Waterfall
〒Saikai Oseto Yukiura Kawadori Township * There are information board when you pass "Mahiko Temple" in Yukiura Township.
〇Free admission, Toilet available
♪ Tsugane is a moku snow crab, and it is said to be derived from the fact that crabs fall along with the Water of the waterfall.
There is no waterfall basin, and the water hits the rocks like a ♪ natural mist shower

◎ Sekiura Seaside Park
〒Saikai City Oseto Town Yukiura Shimogama Township 615-14
〇 Free admission all day, Toilet, hot Water shower (100 yen per time) are available.
* Fire is strictly prohibited
♪ On the White Sand Coast, which is about 400 meters long, you can enjoy ♪ playing on the beach and surfing

◎ Yanaginohama Seaside Park
〒Saikai Oseto多以良外Township 2394
〇 Free admission, Toilet, hot Water shower (100 yen per time) There is a changing room.
* Fire is strictly prohibited
♪ At low tide, a vast tidal flat appears, and it is a seaside park adjacent to the shallow sea.
Of course, playing in the sea in summer can be enjoyed ♪ by everyone from small children to Adult

◎ Komono River Park
〒Saikai City Oseto Town Yukiura Sachimono Township
〇 Free admission, Toilet available. * Fire is strictly prohibited
♪ Recommended for those who prefer rivers to sea water! * Please be careful in places where it suddenly becomes deep or when Water increase.

◎Nanatsugama Cave
〒Saikai City Saikai Town Nakaura Kita Township 2541-1
〇April ~ September 9:00~18:00 (last at 17:30)
　October ~ March 9:00 ~ 17:00 (last at 16:30)
¥ Adult 800 yen Junior high school student 400 yen Elementary school student 200 yen Infant 100 yen (group discount 20 people or more available)
♪ The temperature in the cave is around 15°C throughout the year! It feels ♪ especially cool in the summer
We used a "cooling platform" that Use a cool breeze from the cave and a cold Water
"Cold foot bath" is also recommended ♪

Saikai has many ♪ attractions such as spectacular Spot, historical sites, and hidden gem

Come to Saikai City in summer! Come and visit us ♪

【Reservations are being accepted】
Held in ✨ again this year
🎆 Dinner buffet 🎆 enjoyed on the top floor of "Kushiro Tairyo Donpaku"

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

To coincide with the fireworks festival, we Held in a dinner buffet that can be Fun by all generations. During the fireworks launch time, there are also bleachers available in the window seats of the restaurant.
Enjoy one of the largest events in Kushiro City with food.

For details, please check the official website.
Reservations and Contact: 0154-31-1277 (direct) 9:00A.M.~6:00P.M.

The end point of Izu, the starting point of Impression.
The southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula "Minami-Izu Town"

Summer is finally in full swing in Minami-Izu Town.
1.2km sandy beach and beautiful Hakushaseishou Yuigahama Beaches
Hirizo Beach boasts the highest level of transparency in Japan
"Yuusuge" blooms with the Sunset in the summer
A sacred place for diving that divers all over Japan admire "Kamiko Motojima"
The night sky is full of stars and the "Milky Way"
There is no doubt that the time and scenery of Minami-Izu will make you want to Outbound again soon. Squid, when things don't turn out the way you want, make you realize the greatness of Nature and free up space for self-reflection.
Why don't you spend Squid summer time in Minami-Izu Town this summer?

Minami-Izu Town Bathing in the sea Information
https://x.gd/31Y2E

For more information about sightseeing in Minami-Izu Town,
Minamiizu Tourism Association [Official]
WEB：https://www.minami-izu.jp/
X：https://x.com/info_mizu
Instagram：https://x.com/info_mizu
Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/info.mizu
YouTube： https://www.youtube.com/@minamiizu_tourism

Hello, this 😃 is Yamanashi Wine Kingdom Senga Falls Store. In July, the heat has become more and more severe, but how are you Squid?

If you go down to Senga Waterfall, which is a sightseeing spot in Shosenkyo Gorge, the negative ions that blow away the heat and the splashes of the waterfall will create a cool feeling.
In the Yamanashi Wine Kingdom, you can see directly above the waterfall!

Too in the waterfall area, there are many photo spots, so please 😌 take one of your memories
Popular giant salamander!
It is a ☺️ popular person who many customers take pictures with
By the way, salamanders live in Shosenkyo Gorge、、?
If you do, you might be lucky!

And in the Yamanashi Wine Kingdom, orange wine was newly released in July!
The wine, which is made from white grapes and finished by the red wine method, is a wine that is refreshing and you can enjoy the astringency of the skin.
Gari 😀 well and serve well

We look forward ☺️ to seeing you

📢⚠️ [About the canoe launch location of Lake Kussharo and Kushiro River]
Please note that the space next to the Lookout Lake Bridge has been Use as a departure and arrival point for Canoe for many years, but it will not be available from July 2, 2025 (Water).

【About the departure location of the Kushiro River Canoe】

Those who canoe on the Kushiro River can leave from "Kussharo Water Sports Exchange Park". 
※ Kussharo Water Sports Exchange Park requires payment of Use fee when canoeing arrives and departs.

【Where to launch canoes on Lake Kussharo and Wakoto Peninsula】

Those who Canoe on the Wakoto Peninsula can depart from a designated place on the Wakoto Peninsula. 
Before departing, please be sure to check the "Wakoto Roux", which stipulates the Use Roux on the Wakoto Peninsula. Wakoto Roux is also posted on signboards at the site, and can also be seen inside Wakoto Field House.

【Canoe tour of Teshikaga】 Those who participate in guided canoe tours on Lake Kussharo and Kushiro River can apply for participation at each business operator Same as above as before. 
In the pleasant season by the water, please come to the Kushiro River. 


https://masyuko.or.jp/news/canoe_2507/

I was finally able to go to the Tengu fire walk, which I had been wanting to Outbound for a long time

Fly to New Chitose Airports
3 hours by rental car

I finally arrived at Kotohira Shrine

The fire crossing of the tengu that I saw here was solemn and mysterious