"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.

Event Announcement📣 On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Bakkansai returns to Otofuke, the town that leads Japan in wheat production, bringing another celebration of the new harvest 😊 This is Otofuke’s wheat harvest festival, where you can enjoy the year’s freshly harvested wheat “earlier, tastier, and more joyfully” than anywhere else. The festival takes place across three spots along the town road known as the Otofuke Melody Line, running from Otofuke-Obihiro IC to Tokachigawa Onsen!! 📍Michi-no-Eki Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato 📍Miura Farm 📍Tokachigawa Onsen Garden Spa Local eateries and famous restaurants traveling from Osaka, a culinary hub, will offer one-day-only menus using freshly harvested wheat! Families can also enjoy plenty of activities, including a balloon ride that offers panoramic views of a giant wheat art installation 🎵 A stamp rally that visits all three venues will also take place!! Collect stamps for a chance to win prizes on a first-come, first-served or lottery basis 😍 ※Please note that prizes are limited and may run out. Finish your day by relaxing in the mall hot spring at the Michi-no-Eki Garden Spa and soak in the soothing waters 😊 Bakkansai is an event where you can experience Otofuke’s deliciousness, fun, and warm hospitality through wheat 🎵 Bring your family and friends and come join the fun 🤗 Date and Time: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 10:00–15:00 Venues: Michi-no-Eki Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato Miura Farm Michi-no-Eki Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen 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.

We will hold the 2nd “Amakusa Reihoku Literary Walk” tourism route creation workshop🎊 On Thursday, August 21, from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, the Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association will host the 2nd “Amakusa Reihoku Literary Walk” tourism route creation workshop♪ Based on feedback from the first session, we will consolidate and refine the tourism walking route into a single plan! It’s perfectly fine to join for the first time, so if you’re interested in tourism guiding or community development, please join us✨ Date and time: Thursday, August 21, 1:30 PM–3:30 PM Venue: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association, 2nd floor (4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture) 👉To register, go to the Notices section on the homepage in our profile👀 Registration deadline: Friday, August 15 Contact: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association, Ogata ☎ 0969-31-1136 *This workshop is held as part of the FY2025 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

Burning flowers. Large flowers spread like fireworks. Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture

Taisho skirt. A colorful and artistic Japanese umbrella Open to the public only in July 2025. Tokyo Station Gyoko Underground Gallery

A bell that tells the time. Under the blue sky, the old wooden lookout tower is a landmark of Koedo Kawagoe. Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture

Photographed 8/1/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 6/29/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Event Announcement📣 On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the town of Taiki will host the 34th Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival 😊 The Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival began after the Ministry of the Environment praised the Rekifune River flowing through the town as "Japan’s cleanest river." The festival celebrates the gifts of nature and invites everyone to enjoy a summer day by the clear stream in a major seasonal event!! Date and Time: Sunday, August 3, 2025 Location: Riverbed upstream of Taiki Bridge on the Rekifune River During the day you’ll find plenty of stalls and hands-on activities for children!! 📍Bouncy dome 📍Firefighting experience 📍Yamabe fishing 📍Gold panning experience (fee required) ※The gold panning takes place in the river, so we recommend bringing boots, water shoes, sandals, or other footwear that can get wet, plus a towel. There’s even more to enjoy, including dance and live performances, a PET bottle rocket contest, the Tokachi Blue Sky Lady talk show, and a fun prize lottery 🎵 In the evening, the festival reaches its climax with the Perpune Fire Festival, where towering pillar torches seem to reach the sky, followed by an impressive fireworks display. 📍Perpune Fire Festival: from 6:00 PM Legend says that if a pillar torch falls toward the mountain side it brings a bountiful harvest, and if it falls toward the sea it brings abundant catches. 📍Fireworks Display: from 7:30 PM (postponed to August 4 in case of rain) Join this summer tradition, shake off the heat, and enjoy a wonderful time😍😍 https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=419...

Sunset Village Sculpture Symposium This year again, works by Yoichi Okumura, who lives in Miyazaki City, have come to Gokasecho✨ These gentle pieces reflect Okumura’s warm personality😊 Although stone is usually thought of as hard, he can express it so softly😲 Looking at the works gives you a cozy, warm feeling🥰 A picture book about a snowman was also placed there to help visitors feel a little cooler⛄ You could also watch the creation process👀 The stone’s sheen is different before and after, isn’t it!? (Maybe it’s the photographer’s skill…😅) By the time he arrived in Gokasecho, he had already created about seven pieces✨ He is expected to dedicate a work to Furudono Shrine again this year, which is something to look forward to🎵 You can see the exhibition and Okumura’s working process below Furudono Shrine💡 He is scheduled to stay in Gokasecho until September 3, but since there will be tidying up and other tasks, it might be best to visit in August😊 *Note: Okumura will be absent on August 7.*

🌞Starting in August! Authentic summer sea season has arrived 🌊 With the sun shining brightly, the sea of Shonan is very comfortable, cool and in the best condition today! In Hokule'a Shonan, summer adventures are still going on ✨ Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Skin Diving... We have 🐠 a program that allows you to enjoy the sea in each style Even if you are a beginner or not good swimmer, the instructor will carefully support you so that you can participate with peace of mind. When you step into the Water Middle World, it's like a different world. In the highly transparent sea with sparkling light, please meet sea creatures and experience 🩵 the feeling of floating like weightlessness Families with children and solo participants are also welcome! It can be accessed on a day trip from Tokyo, so it is 🚃 perfect for summer excursions For those of you who haven't experienced the "real ocean" yet this summer. Why don't you make memorable memories together in the Shonan sea this summer? 🌈 We, Hokule'a Shonan instructors, will do our best to support your "first step". Please feel free to contact us 😊 #HokuleaShonan #DiveJapan #SummerInJapan #ScubaDivingAdventure #SnorkelingTrip #SkinDivingExperience #OceanEscape #TokyoDayTrip #BeginnerFriendly #DiscoverTheBlue #UnderwaterWorld #ExploreJapan #BeachLifeJapan

Photographed 8/1/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime on the veranda had changed. 🎐

This is a photo taken at Saizakiura Beaches in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. I went outbound with my colleagues at work to watch the fireworks. It's not like we're always together, and when you look at it from the sidelines, the six of us are hugged, but for some reason, I feel like we were able to stay at the same time and with the same feeling. Each of them lit their own fireworks and enjoyed talking to each other from time to time. It was a moment when things in my heart that I couldn't usually say spilled out.

Event Notice📣 On Saturday, August 2, the Otofuke Town Chamber of Commerce Summer Festival Cooling Fireworks Display will take place 😊 A beer garden and festival stalls line the grounds, with performances including Otofuke Town Komadaiko drumming, Studio ZERO dance, Otofuke Dream Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Kenji Nanda impersonation show, and a karaoke contest, creating a varied stage program!! Because the terrain is flat, you can see the fireworks up close for an impressive experience!! About 1,000 fireworks will light up the town’s night sky😍😍 Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 3:00 PM ※In case of severe weather, the event will be postponed to August 3 Location: Special venue in front of Shintsu Community Hall Enjoy beer and the stage shows as we cheerfully get through summer together🎵🎵🎵 http://www.otofuke.jp/news/news-4242.html...

Here are some ✨ Spot summer flowers that Best time to visit in August (1) Togakushi Observatory There is a along the Togakushi Bird Line, it is famous for its spectacular view of the Soba flowers blooming in the vast Soba field and the mountains of Togakushi, making it a great photo point. Fun the pure white flower fields with the Togakushi mountain ranges in the background! 【Best time to visit】Summer Soba Late July ~ Early August (Autumn Soba around September) 【Address】Togakushi Toyooka, Nagano City 【Car parking lot】Yes * Request: The field that can be seen from the Soba Observatory Garden is the field where "Togakushi Matsumoto Seimen Co., Ltd." is made. They are carefully nurtured, so please do not go into the field when taking pictures. (2) Zenko Temple Daisōshin Release Pond There are many large lotuses that are worth seeing in the release pond at the entrance of Zenko Temple Daishoujin. The Time Slot / Time of Day of the lotus Best time to visit is early morning ~ mid-morning. Be sure Temple take a look at the lotus flower when you Prayer Zenko! 【Best time to visit】July ~ August 【Address】Nagano Nagano 492 【Car parking lot】Available (nearby paid Car parking lot) (3) Wakaho Hoshina Crape Myrtle Hill Colorful crape myrtle flowers such as red, pink, and purple dye the mountains! You can enjoy the beautiful flowers along with the view from the top of the mountain. 【Best time to visit】mid-August ~ mid-September 【Address】Nagano City Wakaho Hoshina 【Car parking lot】Yes #I like flowers #Scenery with flowers #Nagano #Nagano #Nagano sightseeing #Nagano travel #nagano #naganocity

Glutton Kuishinbo — Special Edition: Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture City dwellers, why not soothe your eyes and soul with Shinshu’s clear rivers and air, towering mountains, and lush green forests? In the second special edition of Glutton Kuishinbo Kasai, I visited Omachi City in Nagano Prefecture. I went to Kannon Bridge over the Takase River that runs through Omachi City! Actually, I accompanied my younger son to his baseball game at the ballpark next door, and this spot with its incredible scenery caught my eye‼️ Even as a native of Nagano, I was stunned by this view. According to Google, “In particular, the water of the Takase Gorge sometimes appears emerald green due to the mixing of fine particles from weathered granite and colloidal sulfur particles.” It’s an amazingly beautiful color, isn’t it❗️ Please come to Nagano Prefecture and let yourself be healed by this place🎐 ◎ Kannon Bridge, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture 📍 Tokiwa, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture Are you tired from so many jobs? You need rest, healing, or just to chill. In this second special edition of Kuishinbo Kasai, I had the pleasure of visiting Omachi City in Nagano Prefecture. This is Omachi City in Nagano Prefecture. There is abundant nature, beautiful rivers, and mountains. I went to my boy’s baseball game in Omachi City. The Takase River and Kannon Bridge were next to the ballpark. I was born in Nagano and have known its nature since childhood. Still, the sight before me was unbelievably beautiful… 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. ◎ Kannon Bridge, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture 📍 Tokiwa, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. At Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, it is said that festivals are held according to the lunar calendar. It is a great exorcism of Xia Yue.

Event Announcement 📣 The Hirosaki town summer sea fireworks festival that symbolizes Hirosaki’s summer will be held again this year 😊 About 7,000 fireworks, including star mines and underwater fireworks that bloom from the water’s surface, will lavishly light up the night sky. Various events will be held during the day!! 📍The hugely popular children’s show “Number One Squadron Gojuja” First show: 13:00–13:30 Second show: 15:00–15:30 *A signing session will be held after the stage shows!! 📍Sauna and fireworks collaboration!! “Sea Breeze Sauna Fest” ・12:00–20:30 Why not enjoy the fireworks while relaxing in a sauna? There will also be performances by the Hiroo Folk Performing Arts Jinya Taiko Preservation Society’s Jinya Taiko and YOSAKOI Soran dance!! At the Port Bazaar you can taste Hiroo’s seafood such as grilled whelk and atka mackerel 🎵 Date and time: Saturday, August 2, 2025 Location: Tokachi Port, Pier No. 4 *Fireworks launch: 19:30–20:30. Enjoy the brilliant fireworks display reflected on the sea 😍😍 Expect heavy traffic on the way home, so please check alternate routes and travel safely to your destination. *Please note that the Tokachi Port Festival sea fireworks will take place once any tsunami advisory is lifted. If the event is canceled or postponed, announcements will be made on the Hiroo Town Office and Hiroo Tourism Association websites and social media. https://hiroo-kanko.jp/2025/07/08/35th-tokachiport-fireworksfestival/...