Photographed on March 10, 25.
This is Hanachozu from Hara Flower Shop.

\🌸 Takao no Naka City 🌸/

Held in again this year!

Takaonaka City is one of the three major cities in Kagoshima Prefecture.
For two days, on the day of the Spring Equinox and the next day, it becomes a pedestrian paradise for about 1 km from north to south, east and west, centered on the intersection in front of Takaono Station, and many stalls are lined up.
Various Events will be Held in Main Venue the parking lot of the JA Takaono Office Car.
It is also known as "Soba City" and there are Soba noodle stores lined up in the venue.

It will be very crowded on the day of the event, so please Use public transportation or the free shuttle bus from the Car parking lot to the venue.

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■ Takao no Naka City
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 and Friday, March 21, 2025
【Place】Takaono Station Crossing (24 Shibiki, Takaono Town, Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture)
【Inquiry】Secretariat of the City Executive Committee (#Tsuru Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Takaono Main Office)
【Phone】0996-82-1065
【Cars】
　Takaono Sports Ground Riverbed
　Twinkle Dome
　Car parking lot on the west side of the Kirameki Dome
　Health Management Center
　Fureai Park Car Parking Lot
　Water flow playground riverbed Car parking lot
　Takaono Elementary School Ground (March 20 only)
　Takaono Junior High School Ground (March 20 only)
　* Car at Takaono Elementary School and Takaono Junior High School please do not park your car on March 21.
　* Free shuttle bus will be operated only on the 20th. Please Use it when coming by Car.
【Details】https://r.goope.jp/srb-46-25/info/6146579

Photographed on March 8, 25.
This is Hanatetsu's Hanachozu.
It has mimosa in it, and it is a Spring Hanachozu.

Saitama's Kawazu cherry blossoms are also in full bloom 🌸

This is located in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture
It is a row of cherry blossom trees along the Aoge Hori River.

Saitama's Kawazu cherry blossoms start 😊 here every year
The Kawazu cherry blossoms blooming along the river for about 1 km are a sight to behold

Photographed on March 15, 25.
After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store.
It's a cappuccino and tiramisu marasadas.

Toyooka City, Hyogo
It was cold at Kinosaki Onsen Self

Toyooka City, Hyogo
It was cold at Kinosaki Onsen Self

Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture You can experience various villages and various experiences while feeling like a Satoyama while in the city
Aina Satoyama Park

Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture You can experience various villages and various experiences while feeling like a Satoyama while in the city
Aina Satoyama Park

Toyooka City, Hyogo
It was difficult on the way, but I managed to take a picture of Kinosaki Onsen during the big cold wave aiming for the timing of the snowfall.

Toyooka City, Hyogo
It was difficult on the way, but I managed to take a picture of Kinosaki Onsen during the big cold wave aiming for the timing of the snowfall.

Tokiwa witch hazel, a flower that grows wild in only three places in Japan

We will introduce "Tokiwa Mansaku" from Mount Kodai, which is popular as a mountain where beginners can enjoy mountain walking with abundant mountain climbing routes.
Tokiwa is an evergreen tree that bears leaves all year round.
It is said that Mansaku represents the wish for a full harvest in the Harvest Festival.

Where can you meet the flowers of Tokiwa witch hazel that grow wild in Japan?
Mount Kodai, Arao City, Kumamoto
Ise Jingu, Mie Prefecture
Shinza, Kosai City, Shizuoka
It is said that there are three places.
Best time to visit is from mid-April to late April every year.

【Spot Information】
Mount Kodai
Mount Kodai Car parking lot, toilet available
Kumamoto Prefecture Arao City Kaba 2773-595
0968-63-1421 (Arao City Tourism and Cultural Exchange Division)

#Mt. Mount Kodai #Arao Genic #Tokiwa Witch Hazel #Kyushu Mountains #Kyushu Nature Trail #Low Mountain Hike #Climbing #Mount Kodai Trail Running #Arao City #Kumamoto

Photographed on March 15, 25.
It is a cold scarlet cherry blossom of the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine direct meeting hall.

Photographed on March 15, 25.
In the Shingashi River behind Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, Kawazu cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

【Cotton Cafe】Relaxing, yarn spinning experience 🧶

Today, I would like to introduce ☺️✨ the "Cotton Cafe" held on the third Saturday of every month at the former Kuraoka junior high school "Kuraokakura"

Feel free to Use the café only.☕💕
You can 😌 order delicious homemade cakes and drinks

Today's cake was a cake with kumquat jam and a cake 🍰✨ with apple jam (I had a lot of it, but it was 🤤 insanely delicious)

Everyone was having a relaxing time 🫶 while enjoying reading and chatting

Of course! There is a fee, but you can 🧶✨ also experience yarn spinning

Pick up cotton seeds with a "cotton gin"
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Use a tool called a "hand carder" like a large slicker brush to adjust the stream of fibers.
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When wrapped around a winding stick, a bundle of cotton called a "pony" is formed 😌☁️, which looks like a fluffy cocoon
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If you pull this out little by little with a tool called a spindle and twist it, you will get 😳👏 a magnificent thread as shown in the first photo

It seems that 💡 you can adjust the thickness of the finished yarn by twisting the fiber and the amount of force

You can make it thinner or thicker, or try to spin a single yarn with various thicknesses... There are There are fun of spinning your favorite yarn If 🤗✨ you are interested, please try 💪 it

When you visit Cotton Cafe, you don't need to make a reservation or anything, so 👌 please feel free to stop by and enjoy 😌🌿 your own time

【Date & Time】3rd Saturday 13:00~15:00
【Place】Kuraoka Kurara (Staff Room)
〒882-1201 5929 Kuraoka, Gokase-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture
【Reservation】Not required
【Fee】Yarn spinning experience 1,500 yen, cotton (with seeds) 400 yen

🚴 ♂️ Tour de Yatsugatake 2025🚴 ♂️

Thank you very much for your many entry There is a 🙇🏻 ♀️

The entry deadline for the Tour de Yatsugatake is tomorrow 16th ❗️
We are still recruiting, so if you have not entered, please 🚴 ♂️💨 hurry
The secretariat is located at the Roadside Station Yachiho Highlands.

* Entries are being accepted with the second QR code!

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2nd Tsubetsu Photo Contest!

In the future, the award-winning works will be exhibited at the Sansan Museum for a certain period of time.
When the exhibition starts, we will inform you on each social media.

This time, too, many people applied to show us various aspects of Tsubetsu. There is a really!

https://www.tsubetsu.net/post/%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E5%9B%9E%E3%81%A4%E3%81%B9%E3%81%A4%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%88%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E7%99%BA%E8%A1%A8

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival.
The Kawazu cherry blossoms on the Shingashi River were in full bloom. 🌸

Snowy Moominvalley ☃️

This is located in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture
Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park.

Moominvalley with snow was a fantastic atmosphere 🤤
I'm 🤭 sure the hibernating Moomins are also enjoying it

Photographed on March 10, 25.
This is as-is from Motomachi 1-chome.
It is "Exorcism Totoro". Benefit.

Would you like to share the appeal of Azumino through outdoor activities set in this landscape?

Azumino City trains all-around outdoor guides to meet visitors’ needs as it seeks to become a mecca for outdoor sports.

Learn the fundamental skills and knowledge of an outdoor guide and make your mark as an Azumino Outdoor Guide.

For details, please visit the official Azumino City Tourism Association website.

https://azumino-e-tabi.net/outdoorguide

❄️ "Winter Gokase 2025" Voting Now Open ❄️【Until Sunday, March 16, 2025!】

Thank you all for entering "Winter Gokase 2025"!

We have conducted a careful first-round selection by the tourism association staff and chosen ten entries from all submissions.🙏✨

From these ten entries, we will ask everyone to vote to decide the prize winners.🤩👏

Among those who vote, ten people will be randomly selected to receive specialty products from Gokase Town as a gift.🎁💫 We appreciate your participation.🙇‍♀️

How to vote is explained below.💡
[Voting period: Until Sunday, March 16, 2025]
⚠️ Voting is limited to one method per person and one vote per account or individual.

<To vote via Instagram>
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/
・Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.
・From the posts marked with the hashtag "#Winter Gokase 2025 Vote," choose one of the ten featured entries and comment the photo number in that post's comment section.✍
⚠️ If you are not following the account, message exchanges may be unreliable and you will be excluded from the gift drawing. Please be aware.

<To vote via Facebook>
https://www.facebook.com/gokase.kanko/?locale=ja_JP
・Choose one of the ten featured entries in this post and comment the photo number.
・Voting is limited to one vote per account.
⚠️ If you win the gift drawing, we will contact you via Facebook Messenger. If there is no reply within two weeks, the prize will be forfeited.

<To vote via the website>
・Go to the "Winter Gokase 2025 Vote" page from the Gokase Tourism Association website's news topics (https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1994.html）
・Click the URL on the "Winter Gokase 2025 Vote" page to open the voting form.
・Enter your email address.
・Choose one of the ten entries, check the box for that entry, and submit your response.
⚠️ If you do not enter an email address, you will be excluded from the gift drawing.

Please be sure to view the original posts by the applicants before voting.🤗

1. @yamabico_san (photo 2)
2. @gokase_entertainment (photo 3)
3. @photo_ay_umi (photo 4)
4. @mgm_1228 (photo 5)
5. @eco9syu_sekiryo (photo 6)
6. @goto0619 (photo 7)
7. @fowafuwarin5 (photo 8)
8. @thusandleavis (photo 9)
9. @mas8787a (photo 10)
10. @photo_ay_umi (photo 11)

We look forward to receiving many votes from everyone 🥰

🎿 Ski Resort Final Event 🏂

Sunday, March 9 was the last day of operations for Gokase Highland Ski Resort ❄️

Under a clear sky, a big prize drawing took place from 11:00 AM 🎁

Cheers erupted each time the winning numbers for lavish prizes were announced, and the drawing ended in great excitement 😆✨

After the drawing, visitors immediately enjoyed the last runs of the season on the slopes 🎿

Gokase Highland Ski Resort, revived this season ❄️

Thanks to everyone, we were able to operate safely through today 😊
Thank you very much 🥰
We look forward to seeing you again next season!!

Inochi no Hi Project in Gokase Town

On Saturday, March 8, I visited the "Inochi no Hi Project in Gokase Town" held at the Gokase Town Welfare Center 🤗

Although the event took a four-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has continued since the year after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake 😌

The beautiful event invited people to remember those affected by earthquakes and other disasters across Japan, to keep those memories alive, and to cherish life ✨

A donation box to raise funds for disaster recovery was placed at the venue, and visitors kindly contributed what they could ☺️

There were stalls selling tasty snacks and cute crafts, and the venue was lively 🥳

On stage, hosted by members of the organizing G Ongakutai, a full program of singing and dancing entertained the audience 🤩✨

Many songs in the lineup carried messages for disaster-hit areas, creating a program unique to a charity event 😌👏

The finale featured everyone joining in to sing "Hana wa Saku" together 🎶

At the end of the event, children lit wax balls in a lighting ceremony, and wrapped in gentle light, all attendees observed a moment of silence.

May the thoughts from Gokase Town reach those in the disaster-affected areas…🙏

[❄️ Introducing photos submitted to Winter Gokase 2025 — Final installment ❄️]

The Gokase Tourism Association held the “#Winter Gokase 2025” photo event on its Instagram account through February 28.

This is the final showcase of the entries we received.🥹✨

@fowafuwarin5
@mas8787a
@mgm_1228
(in no particular order)

Making its long-awaited debut is Unoko Falls✨ These lovely photos capture the ski area where snow still lingers and the surrounding great outdoors.👏

Thank you all for so many submissions.😭

It was a harsh winter, but many of the winter photos felt warm and heartening.😊☀️

Photographed on March 8, 25.
LEC COFFEE's black latte and tiramisu.

Announcement of the 57th Banei Kinen📣

On Sunday, March 16, the pinnacle race of Banei horse racing, the Norin-Suisan Daijin Shoten—the 57th Banei Kinen—will be held at Banei Tokachi Obihiro Racecourse to decide the strongest Banei horse!!😄
In this event, massive draft horses weighing about one ton pull one-ton sleds as they compete in speed and strength!!

At Obihiro Racecourse, the Banei Kinen events will run from March 14 through March 16. Enjoy three days packed with a variety of activities🎵
This year, Tokachi Aozora Ladies will join the Banei Kinen events.
Around 2:00 PM on March 14 they will make on-track predictions together with expert tipsters—please come by and join the fun!!

Recently, Tokachi Aozora Ladies promoted the Banei Kinen in Sapporo together with Banei racing officials and Banei Tokachi’s mascot, Ricky.
They appeared on FM North Wave, then were interviewed by Hokkaido Shimbun, Sports Nippon, and Sports Hochi. Thank you very much!!

Come to Obihiro Racecourse and cheer as these giant horses take each powerful step right before your eyes🎵

Notice of Temporary Closure for Sandayu Public Toilet Repairs

The Sandayu public toilet in the Sandayu parking lot at Lake Kussharo will be temporarily closed for repair work from Monday, March 17, 2025, through Friday, March 21, 2025.

Closure period: March 17, 2025 (Monday) from 8:00 AM to March 21, 2025 (Friday)
Location: Sandayu Parking Lot, Miruwa, Teshikaga, Kawakami District, Hokkaido
For safety reasons, please refrain from using or entering the facility while the public toilet is undergoing repairs.

The facility is scheduled to reopen as usual from March 22, but the schedule may change depending on the progress of the work. Any changes will be posted on this site, so please check for updates.
Please note that the parking lot will remain available during the public toilet closure.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused during the closure period.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Photographed on March 8, 25.
This is LEC COFFEE's black latte.
It's a stunning latte art.
I like it. 😊

Busan Shrine dyed in the color of snow

This is Busan Shrine in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture.
It is dyed in a snowy landscape and becomes 😊 a mysterious space