🌸[Hokuryu Town Cherry Blossom Spot Guide vol.2]🌸 Hello, this is the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻 This time, we introduce another cherry blossom spot that colors spring in Hokuryu Town! 🌟The second pick is— “Sunflower Park Golf Course”! Set in wide open natural surroundings, this full-scale course boasts 36 holes certified by the International Park Golf Association, and many visitors were enjoying park golf there⛳🏌️‍♀️ At this time of year, Ezo-yamazakura cherry trees sway in the spring breeze and bloom beautifully, creating a luxurious experience where you can play and also enjoy hanami (flower viewing)🌸 Playing park golf while gazing at the blossoms is a wonderfully refreshing springtime pleasure😊 Rental equipment is also available, so it’s easy to drop by empty-handed—a feature visitors appreciate! This spot is popular not only with locals but also with tourists♪ After the cherry blossom season passes, you can still enjoy nature while being active, surrounded by fresh green foliage and fields of fully bloomed sunflowers. Why not spend a pleasant time feeling the refreshing breeze?🍃 We sincerely look forward to your visit🎶

Photographed on May 12, 25. After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, we visited LEC COFFEE. It's a black latte. Latte art is a work of art.

🌸[Introducing Sakura Spots in Hokuryu vol.1]🌸 Hello, this is the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻 From this installment, we will introduce the sakura spots that color spring in Hokuryu Town! First up―― Kompira Park Campground! At Kompira Park, perched on a gentle hill, Ezo-yamazakura reached peak bloom from the latter half of Golden Week🌸 This seasonal spectacle delights all who come to see it. Even better, the Kompira Park Campground is free to use! Many visitors enjoy it as a place where hanami and camping come together. Although the cherry blossoms have now finished, moss phlox will begin to bloom next! Why not take it easy and enjoy spring’s nature? 😊 We look forward to your visit!

Cherry blossoms have opened in Kimobetsu Town, and the weather has warmed. More people are playing outside and going for walks! Kimobetsu Town Park is a nature-rich park in Kimobetsucho, Abuta District, Hokkaido. Its expansive grounds feature a high-rope climbing course and wooden athletic playground equipment, offering fun for children and adults alike. The park also includes a 36-hole park golf course, where you can enjoy sports while gazing at MtShiribetsu rising before you. Clubs are available for rent, so you can easily play during a drive. Why not spend a relaxing time in nature at Kimobetsu Town Park? Kimobetsu Town Park Location: Aikawa, Kimobetsucho, Abuta District, Hokkaido Phone: 0136-33-2211 (Kimobetsu Town Office)

It is "Taiyo-no-Oka Engaru Park Moss Phlox Park" on May 13th. The moss phlox and tulips are almost in full bloom and are in best time to visit. Many people come to see it ♪ Address: Marudai, Engaru Town, Monbetsu District, Hokkaido

I was interviewed! I would be happy if I could share the warmth of Higashikawa-cho—the natural beauty and its welcoming people—with many people ☺️ Please have a read if you like~ 🥰 https://jcation.com/satoapp/1042/...

Matsukawa Valleys The fresh greenery around Yamada Hot spring is in Best time to visit (^^)/ Now that the young leaves are budding, the Valleys dyed in pale green A beauty that takes even those who live here breathtaking. Fun for a short period of time because the leaves grow in no time Strong sunshine, blue sky, and gentle green May sunshine Mai-no-michi Promenade in Yamada Hot spring It is a walking course of about 30 in about 1.3 km time In the Fresh greenery Valleys, while listening to the voices of birds and the murmur of the river, I want you to walk slowly There is no doubt that just taking a deep breath will have a healing effect Refresh your body and mind A walk in the fresh greenery is now!

Yesterday, I couldn't attend the monthly festival on 5/15 due to work, so I Prayer the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a moeki-colored sea bream lottery. The photo was taken on May 4.

Pottery lovers, walkers, crowds, car chairs are easy to pass through, just right for walking slowly, the wind is crisp at this time of year, the azaleas are beautiful, and I was healed ♪

There’s a ranch in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, where you can meet cows and enjoy the great outdoors, and even try your hand at cheesemaking 🧀!🐮✨ Fukufuku Ranch sits in Kuwacho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Although it’s called a ranch, it’s essentially a mountain. You can watch cows stride confidently across steep slopes and through thickets, and the wide natural landscape—full of insects and thick branches that make you want to pick them up—invites curious children to romp and run with delight. There are about five to ten cows on the ranch. From spring through autumn they graze on fresh grass in the pastures, and in winter they eat hay. All the animals are Jersey cattle. Of course you can interact with the cows. Remarkably, the ranch also offers a variety of hands-on programs! Here are five experiences available. (For details, please see the official Fukufuku Ranch website.) 1. A walking course right beside the cows 2. Ranch trekking and cottage cheese making 3. Milking 4. Butter making 5. A slightly indulgent ranch tour guided by ranch staff These programs were created out of a desire for visitors to learn about the milk that becomes cheese and about the cows that live in the mountains. Whether with family, a group, friends, or alone, please make a reservation and give it a try 👀✨ Facility name: Fukufuku Ranch Address: 1390 Yuki, Kuwacho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture Phone: 0824-87-2195

🌿New Tea Season🌿 The tea fields in Gokasecho are turning a vivid green😌🍵 The first and second photos show the house in Kuwanochi, in front of which the weeping cherry trees that we introduced in spring looked so beautiful📸✨ Against the fresh green of the remaining cherry leaves, the two-tone tea fields made an incredibly beautiful scene🥺👏 Fresh tea is arriving one after another at the Gokase Specialty Center, and the scent of new tea fills the shop🥰 Enjoy the fragrant, new tea leaves that make you feel as if you are standing right in the tea fields🍵✨

Photographed on April 9, 25. After the cherry blossom viewing, we visited Maestro of Resona Coedo Terrace. It is a café latte, matcha, and a new product An Butter Financier. An Butter Financier uses Essire Butter.

Photographed on April 9, 25. This is Hanachozu from Hara Flower Shop.

Shiraiwa Mountain Opening 🌸 Today (May 11), the Shiraiwa Mountain Opening was held at the Gokasecho Highland Ski Area Parking Center😊 A Shinto ceremony took place on the mountain, with organizers and other attendees praying for safety while enjoying the crisp mountain air👏 After the ceremony, those who wished began climbing toward the rhododendron colony💪 Azaleas, Okamenoki, yama-shakuyaku (mountain peony), and rhododendrons appeared to be in full bloom💡 ⚠ Notice ⚠ From May 12, Reiwa 7, the town road Hon-yashiki/Hagi Line and the Hagi Forest Road, which provide access to the Goboubatake trailhead (Shiraiwa Mountain, Mukaisakayama, and Kiridachigoe), will be closed to all traffic until further notice due to road disaster recovery work. To reach Shiraiwa Mountain, Mukaisakayama, and Kiridachigoe, please use the Ogawadake: Tenyabo trailhead (road subsidence, many falling rocks, rough road).

Photographed on April 15, 25. It is the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The cherry blossoms had fallen and turned into leaf cherry blossoms. The petals of the cherry blossoms floated on the surface of the water and were very beautiful.

【🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Submissions, Part 12 — 🌸】 The submission period finally ends today, Sunday, May 11. We’re showcasing entries to “#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025,” currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.💪❤️‍🔥 @hanpenpen2022 @goto0619 (in no particular order) This time’s photos show the Akebono azaleas on Mt. Futagami and the white flowers in Kuraoka…what kind of flowers are those, I wonder?🤔 Everyone clearly knows well when and where different flowers bloom, and many have personal memories and attachments to these blooms. Those feelings seem to shine through in the photos — they’re truly lovely.✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------- “#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025” also ends today, Sunday, May 11!👏 If you meant to enter but haven’t yet, don’t miss the chance — submit before you forget!💡❗ ≪#How to Enter #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025≫ Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post a photo of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and #date of photography (example: #March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥 Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/... 【Period】From Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 ⚠️Other terms and conditions appear on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before entering. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

Flower Dream Marche a Big Hit! May 3 (Sat) – May 5 (Mon) The spring Nishiokoppe Village Marche ran for three days. As expected this time too, the Roadside Station parking lot filled with cars 🚙 When I arrived, I started by savoring venison with Ezo deer balls and red wine stew. A bowl of soba or udon topped with spring mountain vegetable tempura slid down smoothly. The mountain vegetables were yomogi (mugwort) and gyoja garlic (wild garlic). I felt the spring and replenished my energy. For souvenirs, I took home Setoushi-kun yaki and a chiffon cake. I had been looking forward to the fluffy chiffon cake, so I was glad to get one before it sold out! The children’s festival booth buzzed with candy fishing and a lottery to win toys. Booths selling plums, garlic, and tea added to the scene, and the vendors looked friendly and cheerful. There were moments when strong winds threatened to disrupt things, but the three days concluded safely. Thank you very much to everyone who visited! #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Roadside Station #Flower Dream #Nishiokoppe Village Marche #Ezo deer balls #Yumemura Mori no Garden #Baishin #Puppet Theater Circle Doremi

Photographed on April 9, 25. It is the Bonshō bell and cherry blossoms of Lotus Temple.

[Hanakien Opens] Hanakien on Yachiho Kogen opens today, Saturday, May 10. 🌸 The garden is filled with blooming pink azaleas (rengetsu tsutsuji), Enkianthus (dodantsutsuji), and three-leaf azaleas (mitsuba tsutsuji), and in June the park will be dyed red with flowers. 💐💐 Come and visit us. 🌳🥰 Opening period: Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Sunday, October 5, 2025 Hours: 8:30 AM–4:20 PM (last admission at 3:30 PM)

Japan’s Most Beautiful Stand of Silver Birches✨ Slender silver birches reach up toward the blue sky🌳✨ The sky’s blue, the birches’ white, and the green sasa grass underfoot… Everything is so beautiful you’ll want to stare forever😌🌱 The atmosphere changes with each season, so you’ll want to return again and again! Come and visit Yachiho Kogen😸♡

Yachiho Kogen Natural Garden A nature garden that captures the natural beauty of Yachiho Kogen...😌🩷 At the garden, you can enjoy three walking courses suited to your available time♬ White Trail: 1 km, about 30 minutes Blue Trail: 1.5 km, about 50 minutes Green Trail: 2.5 km, about 80 minutes In spring and summer, the highland flowers bloom, and in autumn the leaves turn brilliant—there’s plenty to see!🍁 We hope you’ll come and visit😸✨✨

Yachiho Lake Yachiho Lake is a managed fishery where you can enjoy catch-and-release fishing 🐟🫧 Families can have fun together, and there is a Fishing Kids Land where baited rods are available for rent 😸 You can enjoy it surrounded by abundant nature 🌸 We hope you will come and visit ✨

Grass Roll Painting Returns! Last year, we painted Setoushi-kun on a pair of stacked grass rolls, and the result proved more popular than expected, so we decided to do it again this year! Grass Roll Painting This year’s installation is in front of the management building at the Forest Park. If you spot a large orange object from around the intersection by the post office, that’s the grass roll. Using oil-based paint and markers, and with help from children visiting the park, we finished the painting. There’s even the autograph of that person who visited during Golden Week! The display will remain until around autumn. If you pass by, please come and take a look. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Forest Park #Grass Roll #Painting #Orange cow pattern #No face #Setoushi-kun

【2025 43rd Nomugi Pass Festival】 Held in the Nomugi Pass Festival again this year. In May, when the fresh greenery of Spring shines, why don't you walk together while thinking about the ancient people? ■Events Details 【Held in】 Sunday, May 25, 2025 [Transportation]　 ●Private Car　 Car parking lot: In front of the entrance of Nomugi Pass Auto Camp (Ogiya Historical Materials Museum Ruins) 9:15~Car parking reception　 Transfer to the shuttle bus and move to the departure ceremony venue (about 5 minutes) 【Participation Fee】 ・ Those who meet at the site by private Car ...　JPY 2,000 The participation fee includes a coupon worth 1,000 yen, udo soup, Souvenirs, and insurance. Please pay the participation fee in cash on the day of the event. 【Events Schedule】 -10:00 Departure ceremony at Wasabizawa. -10:10 Start of the commemorative mountain trip from Wasabisawa to Nomugi Pass. ○ Walk about 1.5 km (about 1 hour) with factory girls and children in bocca costumes. At the top of the mountain, there is a wild wheat isasa dance and a song by a stringer. Local Specialty products are also available for sale. ○Lecture by Chiyuki Takabayashi, Director of the Okaya Silk Museums The Scenes and lives of the workers who passed through the Nomugi Pass will tell the story of the workers. There is also a Panel Exhibition of precious photographs of the workers in the help hut. 　 [About the descent and return journey] Use the mountain on foot or by shuttle bus. The last shuttle bus to the Car is scheduled to depart from the summit of Nomugi Pass at 13:20. 【What to bring】 Drinks, lunch boxes (only for those who wish), comfortable shoes, hats, windbreakers, rugs, etc. At the top of the mountain, there are several Stalls shops selling food There are drink. [In case of cancellation] In case of cancellation due to rain or other reasons, a decision will be made by the morning of the day before. ■ About application [Capacity] 150 people 【Registration starts】Friday, April 4, 2025 9:00〜 【Deadline】May 21, 2025 (Water) 17:00 * As soon as the capacity is reached, the reception will be closed. ■ Application / Inquiry Furusato Nagawa Tourism and Exchange Department 〒390-1611 Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 2120-1 Tel. 0263-79-2125 (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)

Photographed on April 9, 25. It is the cherry blossom of Lotus Temple. The cherry blossoms are also wonderful.

Photographed on April 9, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The cherry blossoms were beginning to fall, and a flower raft was being formed.

Photographed on April 9, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. A flower raft was made.

Today, the terraced rice fields of Otoyo Town are filled with water, and the blue sky, clouds, and sunsets are reflected like mirrors. This place, where the traditional farming village life still lives, is the original scenery of Japan. Leave the hustle and bustle of the city and go on a journey that quietly fills your heart. Please visit the special scenery only at this time of year!

Good morning! 🌞 Continuing our series, we introduce Furosen at Setouchi Kominka Stays Hiroshima, a traditional house inn in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Furosen sits in Kamitani, a town of terraced rice fields and houses in Shobara City. According to legend, an immortal sage once lived in this valley, and the house stands at the valley’s innermost point, atop the highest terraced field as if it grew from the land itself. In this secluded valley, only vast green hills and birdsong break the silence. Misty dawns, dusks sinking into deep blue, nights filled with the moon and stars. The valley’s seasonal beauty brings profound calm and healing. The spacious 200 m2 house on a broad plot features a clean, white-based interior. Spend time losing yourself in the valley view from the front garden chairs where you can enjoy a BBQ, lounge freely on a Yogibo sofa in the living room, or laze on the engawa that connects to the scenery. At night, relax in the large indoor bath with gently drawn hot water or soak under a sky full of stars in the open-air Goemon-style bath—unique pleasures of Furosen. This inn lets you fully savor the mountain village’s beauty in complete privacy, a feeling you appreciate most by staying overnight. About a 30-minute drive away, you’ll find many leisure facilities, restaurants, and cafes. Within an hour you can reach Izumo or Onomichi, so you can plan flexibly according to your mood and the weather. Facilities provided: cooking utensils, tableware, basic seasonings, refrigerator, microwave, toaster, stove, kettle, water server, audio speakers, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, facial cleanser, shaving foam, body towel, brush, hairdryer, toothbrush set, face towels, bath towels, razor, cotton swabs, lotion, yukata (casual robe), slippers, and Wi-Fi. Check-in / Check-out Check-in: from 15:00 Check-out: by 11:00 Children are welcome ・Elementary school age and older: 4,400 JPY per person ・Preschool children: 2,200 JPY per person

【Fresh greenery Soba Festival Held in】 The greenery of Nagawa has Unfolds even more vividly, and the refreshing season has arrived. The "Fresh Greenery Soba Festival" where you can enjoy such "fresh greenery" and "Soba noodles" of Nagawa will be held in again this year. Enjoy the rich Nature and seasonal tastes. ■ Held in period Saturday, May 24, 2025 – Sunday, June 1, 2025 ■ Organizer Nagawa Soba no Kai (Participating stores: Fukuden, Senraku, Soba no Rinagawa, Nagawanagawa Sansaikan) ■ Participating stores and special menus ◯ Soba noodle store Fukuden Senraku (Accommodation Available) 　Limited time "Freshly picked Wild Vegetables Tōji Soba" 　Please enjoy the Aroma of freshly picked Wild Vegetables to the fullest. Soba no Sato Nagawa Nagawa Sansaikan 　Limited time "Wild Vegetables Menu" 　We offer a special dish using Spring Wild Vegetables. ◯ Inn Oishiya 　Accommodation guests will receive plenty of Spring flavors. 　Please Please enjoy the seasonal flavors of Nagawa in a relaxing time. ■ Privileges Meals and Accommodation at participating stores during the period will be selected by lottery to receive a "Nomugi-chan washcloth". Please use it as a memory of Nagawa. ■ Information on participating stores ● Handmade Soba Fukuden Address: Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 4233 Phone: 0263-79-2003 Business hours: 10:30-18:00 (until sold out) Regular holiday: Water and Sunday ● Senraku (Accommodation available) Address: Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 1173-13 Phone: 0263-79-2122 Business hours: 11:00 a.m. Regular holiday: Thursday ● Soba no Sato Nagawa Address: Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 1173-14 Phone: 0263-79-2906 Business hours: 11:00-14:00 Regular holiday: Monday and Tuesday ● Nagawa Sansaikan Address: Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 2120-1 Phone: 0263-79-2815 Business hours: 9:00-16:00 (Shokudo is open from 11:00 to 14:00) Regular holiday: Water and Sunday ● Travel inn Oishiya Address: Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 1173-13 Phone: 0263-79-2078 ■ General Information Furusato Nagawa Tourism and Exchange Department 〒390-1611 Nagano, Matsumoto City, Nagawa 2120-1 Tel. 0263-79-2125 (Weekdays 9:00-17:00) In the beautiful scenery surrounded by fresh greenery, enjoy the blessings of the mountains and spend a relaxing time. Enjoy the Spring in Nagawa with your family and friends. We look forward to seeing you there!