A moment to unwind your heart in the sea of Kushiro dyed in the Sunset.
【Autumn in Kushiro】

🍴 Melting seasonal seafood wrapped in the light of the Sunset.

Kushiro City, Hokkaido is one of One of the World's Three Great Sunsets.
While feeling the autumn twilight,
With a special dish unique to Hokkaido
We hope you will have a memorable time.

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Home to one of the world’s three most beautiful sunsets.
Feel the warmth of the autumn evening glow,
and savor Hokkaido’s seasonal seafood —
a moment that will stay in your heart.

@kushiroprince
You can make a reservation from your profile URL.

Baosheng Temple
❚ Autumn leaves as of 2025.10.31
A Autumn leaves of "Hosho Temple" in Kiyokawa Town, Bungo-Ono City Oita Prefecture.
The trees are still blue overall.
From now on, we will inform you of the Autumn leaves situation sequentially.

【Place】Hosho Temple (1639 Udaeda, Kiyokawa-cho, Bungo-Ono City)
【Car parking lot】Yes

■ Kiyokawa "Aya" Hosho Temple Autumn
Light up during the events.
【Event period】November 8 (Sat) ~ 15 (Sat), 2025

■■■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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Yujaku Park
❚ Autumn leaves as of 2025.10.31
Yujaku Park in Asaji, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture
It is one of the Famous landmarks for Autumn leaves that represents Oita Prefecture.
The trees are still blue overall. The Momiji Festival will be held in from November 3rd. During the period, there will also be a sale of grass mochi.
From now on, we will inform you of the Autumn leaves situation sequentially.

【Location】Yujaku Park (Asaji, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture)
【Car parking lot】Yes

■■■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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【Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture】Eat the river! Sweetfish! Eel! River shrimp! Gori! "Traditional fishing method" that is close to the Shimanto River

Introducing the traditional fishing methods passed down by river fishermen in the Shimanto River. We will introduce the important culture of the river basin that is close to the river and appreciates the blessings of the river.

〇Traditional fishing method of the Shimanto River
The traditional fishing method of the Shimanto River has been carefully passed down by Local river fishermen, and it continues to be a part of daily life, changing its shape little by little with changes in the environment. The bounty of the Shimanto River, such as sweetfish, eel, scampi shrimp, and aosanori, adds color to the family table every season, and is deliciously cooked by skilled chefs in Shimanto City to delight the taste buds of tourists. It is also processed in various ways and is popular as a Souvenir.

〇 Look at the river, eat the river
If you take a leisurely stroll along the Shimanto River, you can see eels and scampi shrimp submerged in water from the Submersible Bridge. Depending on the season, you may meet people fishing for sweetfish in the river or fishing in riverboats. There may be a gori fishing device lined with stones on the riverbank, or the harvest of green nori is just taking place at the mouth of the river. If you take the time to look at the Shimanto River, you will encounter something "river and human activities". And at night, you can enjoy the Ingredients harvested by the contraptions you actually saw in the river at the restaurant. It is a different way to enjoy the "familiar" Shimanto River.

〇 Introduction of traditional fishing methods
・Fire fishing of sweetfish
Set up nets to cross the river in advance, and wave a Bonfire from the top of the boat at night. Surprised by the raging band of flames, the sweetfish flees and is driven into the net. Nowadays, it is often done using LEDs, but the principle is a traditional fishing method that has not changed since ancient times. sweetfish are also caught in Other by various fishing methods such as casting nets and fishing.

・Scampi shrimp fishing
If you look from the Submersible Bridge near the water's edge, you can see a series of PVC pipes evenly spaced. This is a fishing gear called "Korobashi" that collects scampi shrimp. In the past, it was made of wood, but over time it has changed to a Ingredients that is easier to handle. Standard scampi shrimp are brightly colored and eaten with karaage. In addition, it is useful as a Township taste, such as resembling a large raised cucumber.

・Eel fishing
　There are Styrofoam and plastic bottles floating in the river without streaming. This may be a landmark of Korobashi catching eels. Eels, which are sensitive to odors, do not enter resin contraptions, and wooden korobashi is still used even now.

・Gori fishing
If the riverbank is lined with stones that dammed the water, it may be a gimmick for Gori's Noborio Toshiue fishing. In the Shimanto River, the juveniles of Numatitib are called "gori" and are popular as a taste of early summer from Spring. Standard is to eat it as karaage or tsukuni.

〇Things to be aware of
Fishery rights are set for fishing in the Shimanto River. When fishing, it is mandatory to purchase a recreational fishing ticket.
In addition, a fishing ban period has been established from the viewpoint of protecting Minamoto.
Please be careful.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival.
Shichi-Go-San.

Photographed 10/27/25.
This is Hanatetsu's Hanachozu.

< tickets are on sale now! We will Held in >Hiroshima Kagura Kansai performance in Sakai! 🎈

Hiroshima Kagura is coming to Sakai! ⸜❤︎⸝

Hiroshima Kagura is rich in storytelling, with very impressive dances and productions, gorgeous costumes and masks, etc.
There are plenty of elements that even first-time users can enjoy! ꕤꕥꕤ

On the day of the event, you can ✨ also try on the costumes that are actually used on the stage
Other, we will also sell Specialty products of each city, so please take this opportunity! ✨

📅 Held in Date & Time: December 6 (Sat) 10:00~18:10
📍 Location: La Fenice Sakai Great Hall ( @fenice_sacay )

🔍 For details, search "Hiroshima Kagura Kansai Performance"!
🔗 https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/syoukou/a103/

#Hiroshima Kagura #Hiroshima Kagura #Sakai Drum #Sakai Kagura #Fenice Sakai #Stage #Mai #Kansai performance #Sakai City
https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/syoukou/a103/

Sugao Cliff Buddha
❚ Oita Bungo-Ono Geopark
Sugao Cliff Buddha in Mie Town, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture.
Beautiful. The three-dimensional carvings such as the plump face and soft and rounded shoulders are very beautiful.
Compared to the wooden Buddha statues in Kyoto and Nara, it is not so colorful, and it is very exquisitely made.
The Sugao Cliff Buddha is thought to have been created at the end of the Heian period. It is carved into the molten tuff of the Aso pyroclastic flow about 90,000 years ago.
It has also been designated as an "Important Cultural Property" and a "Historic Site" by the country.
【Location】466 Asase, Mie, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture

About 5 minutes by Car from the Sugao Cliff Buddha is the "Roadside Station Mie" where you can overlook the "view of Enaito" There are. It is also recommended to take a vacation at Roadside Station Mie.

■■■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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From October 18 (Sat.), Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum's Castle Collection 2025 / Autumn ~ Castle no Aya ~ is being Held in.

Existing castle keeps and restored castle keeps throughout the country are symbols of castles. In castles that do not have a castle keep, Turrets and gates are symbols. From paper crafts, plastic models, figurines, and candy boxes, you can see the various "castle shapes".

Castle Collection 2025 ・ Autumn ~ Castle no Aya ~
Period: October 18 (Sat) ~ December 26 (Fri), 2025 (Reiwa 7)
* November 15th and 16th are Kansai Culture Day and will be open to the public for free.
Place: Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum Study Room and Entrance Hall
Opening hours: 9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. (~end of November)
10 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. (December~)
Closed day: Every Monday (or the next day if it is a holiday)
25-2 Sagaki, Mihama-cho, Mikata-gun, Fukui
Phone: 0770-32-0050
Admission fee: 100 yen for adults, 50 yen for children (junior high school students and younger)
* Group discount 20 people or more

【Hinata Yakushi Treasure Hall Special Exhibition Held in】
This autumn, a special exhibition will be held in to open to the public the precious temple treasures of the history of Hinata Yakushi.
Sponsored by the Isehara City Regional Cultural Properties Preservation and Utilization Council, a number of temple treasures that cannot usually be seen are exhibited, centering on the city-designated cultural property "Denmyosawa Fudoson Wood".
Please take a look at the breath of history and the crystallization of faith and skills that have been passed down with your own eyes.

◆Event period
2025 (Reiwa 7) October 31 (Friday) ~ November 13 (Thursday)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day (Cancelled due to stormy weather)
◆Held in
Hinata Yakushi Hojobo Hohoden (Hyuga 1644, Isehara)
◆ Admission fee
300 yen (Other student fees, group fees, etc.)
For more information, please visit the official website
https://www.hinatayakushi.com/%e4%bb%a4%e5%92%8c7%e5%b9%b410%e6%9c%8831%e6%97%a5%e9%87%91-%ef%bd%9e-11%e6%9c%8813%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%a8-%e5%ae%9d%e6%ae%bf%e7%89%b9%e5%88%a5%e5%b1%95%e8%a6%a7%e4%bc%9a%e3%82%92%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac/#news_single_body

【Notice】
Winter business hours will change ❕ from November

Use the Roadside Station Iwanai
thank you🙏

Our Facility is open from November 1 to April 20 of the following year
Business hours are from 9:00 to 17:00.
Closed day every Monday.
* If Monday is a Holidays, the following Tuesday is Closed Day.

◎ Stamp rally Stamps
Please note that the above business hours and closed days will be handled in the same way as Same as above.

We look 😊 forward to seeing you during the winter months

🐟 Roadside Station Iwanai

Photographed 10/27/25.
This is Hanachozu from Hara Flower Shop.
Hanachozu for Halloween. 🎃

🌸 Hello Crystal 😃 SoundThe ✨ refreshing weather has continued, and it's 🎶 the perfect season to go out

In Shosenkyo Gorge, the Autumn leaves are progressing little by little, and 🍁 the mountains are changing color and a very beautiful scenery spreads ✨
If you visit with your camera, you can 📸 take many wonderful photos

In addition, many new products are receiving ✨ at the Museum
The photo was taken 💎 of the glittering "Pyrite"
Please stop by 😊 when you go out
All the staff are looking forward 🌈 to your visit

Photographed 10/27/25.
This is LEC COFFEE's café latte.
Latte art is Halloween specification. 👻

🍂 Model Course 🍂 🔸 to Enjoy the Taste of Autumn ~Kanmoat Chubu Area~ 🔸

The autumn of appetite has finally arrived! ⋈😊⋈
In the Kanmoat area of Sakai, there are many shops that sell not only sightseeing spots, but also sweets made with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc., and autumn gourmet foods made with mushrooms such as matsutake mushrooms. 🌰🧡
This time, we will introduce a short model course (Kanmoat Chubu area) where you can enjoy autumn Gourmet food and Sightseeing spots. ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆

📍 《Course to visit shrines and temples and shopping streets and enjoy the taste of autumn (Chubu area)》
(1) Kaiguchi Shrine ( @aguchijinja_official_ )
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(2) Sakai Yamanoguchi Shopping Street
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(3) Taste 🌰✨ of autumn
・Rosier ( @rosier_fruits Montblanc Parfait)
D.. labo ( @d_labo_ice Muscat Parfait)
・Tenjin Mochi (@tenjinmochi Chestnut Steamed Yokan)
・Maruichi Confectionery (@maruichikashiho Kuri Zenzai)
・SAKAINOMA (@sakainoma mushroom bagel sandwich)
・Cafe Lapin (mushroom stew, hamburger, etc.)
↓
(4) Myokuni Temple

🔍 For details, search for "Special Feature on Taste of Autumn to Taste the Season"!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

🍁 Model Course 🍁 ◽️ to Enjoy the Taste of Autumn ~Kanmoat Southern Area~ ◽️

The autumn of appetite has finally arrived! ୨୧😊୨୧
In the Kanmoat area of Sakai, there are many shops that sell not only sightseeing spots, but also sweets made with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc., and autumn gourmet foods made with mushrooms such as matsutake mushrooms. 🌰🍱💛
This time, we will introduce a short model course (Kanmoat southern area) where you can enjoy autumn Gourmet food and sightseeing spots. ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆

📍 《Course around the land related to Rikyu and the taste of autumn (southern area)》
(1) Sakai Risho no Mori ( @rishonomori )
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(2) 868 Building ( @hachirokuhachi )
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(3) Taste 🌰✨ of autumn
・Mimiusa Sakai store (shrimp and mushroom tempura Soba noodles)
・BLUE KETTLE (baked sweet potato, chestnut, squash)
・Plum blossoms Sakai Risho no Mori store (autumn special Kaiseki)
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(4) Nanjong Temple

🔍 For details, search for "Special Feature on Taste of Autumn to Taste the Season"!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

🍂 Model Course 🍂 🔸 to Enjoy the Taste of Autumn ~Kanmoat Northern part Area~ 🔸

The autumn of appetite has finally arrived! ❊😊❊
In the Kanmoat area of Sakai, there are many shops that sell not only sightseeing spots, but also sweets made with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc., and autumn gourmet foods made with mushrooms such as matsutake mushrooms. 🌰🤎
This time, we will introduce a short model course (Kanmoat Northern part area) where you can enjoy autumn Gourmet and Sightseeing spots ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆

📍 《History of Iron Processing and Autumn Taste Course》
(1) Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum ( @sakaidensan )
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(2) SAKAINOMA PLAZA 柳 ( @sakainoma )
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(3) Taste 🌰✨ of autumn
・Tsubo City Tea Honpo ( @saryo.tsuboichi chestnut Parfait )
・ Rosier Yanagi store ( @rosier_fruits Autumn carefully selected mix Parfait )
・Zerkova Shokudo ( @zelkova_shokudo Healthy lunch)
・ Sunrise Hall Confectionery Shop ( Quanshu Ichi )
・ Soro Ri ( @__sorori__ Naruto Kintokiimo )
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(4) Iron Blacksmith Mansion ( @sakaimachiyamuseums )

🔍 For details, search for "Special Feature on Taste of Autumn to Taste the Season"!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96

November is almost here 🍂✨
This time, we will introduce 6 Autumn leaves spots in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! 🍁
Please warm up and come to 💛🎶 Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture

🍁🍁🍁 Here are the 🔽🍁🍁🍁 highlights of the 6 Autumn leaves Spots

(1) Under-twined Gari of Mt. Kamikoya Ooin Ginkgo 🍁
【Address】Shinichi, Koya-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Highlights】Located in the Precincts of Tenma Shrine, it is a huge Ginkgo tree with a trunk circumference of 9.6 meters and is the first in the prefecture. It is said that in the first year of Tenpei (729), when the god of thunder was invited to this place, it was planted as a sacred tree. Gari aerial roots called milk hang down from the main trunk, and it is designated as a natural monument of the prefecture. *Please note that it There are subject to change depending on weather conditions.
【Access】Onomichi Matsue Automobile Koya IC / About 8 minutes by Car from Roadside Station Takano
【Best time to visit in every year】Early ~ mid-November

(2) Mt 🍁. Azuma
【Address】Moriwaki, Hiwa-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Mt. Azuma belongs to the Hiba Dogo Teishaku National Park and is Located in, about 35 km north of Shobara City in the northern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. Vacation Village Azumayama Lodge closed in 2020. Use the public toilet at the former campsite. *Please note that it There are subject to change depending on weather conditions.
【Best time to visit in every year】Late October ~ early November

(3) Mt. Hiba Federation 🍁
【Address】Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Saijo-cho, Aburaki~Shimane
【Highlights】Elevation 1,200 Meter class mountains are lined up, and the area around Mt. Hiba Imperial Tomb is covered with beech pure forest, which is a nationally designated natural monument. Please note that Thereare is subject to change depending on weather conditions.
【Access】To Hiroshima Prefectural Forest Park Center
About 40 minutes from Shobara IC
About 40 minutes from Tojo IC
【Best time to visit every year】Late October ~ early November

(4) Dogo Mountain 🍁
【Address】Misaka, Saijo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture~Tottori
【Highlights】One of the Three Hundred Famous Mountains of Japan. It is also featured in Sumie Tanaka's "One Hundred Famous Mountains of New Hundred Famous Mountains". Thereare a 360-degree view from the summit, a stone wall of the ranch ruins, and a large pond built as a water source for Tatara ironworks. *Please note that it There are subject to change depending on weather conditions.
【Access】About 45 minutes by Car from Shobara IC to Tsukimigaoka
About 30 minutes by Car from Tojo IC to Tsukimigaoka
【Best time to visit in every year】Early November~

(5) Teishaku Gorge 🍁
【Address】Tojo Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture ~ Jinsekikogen Town, Jinseki District, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Highlights】A canyon that straddles Shobara City Tojo Town and Jinsekikogen Town. Designated as a national scenic spot (1923), one of One of the 100 most scenic spots in Japan. *Please note that it There are subject to change depending on weather conditions.
【Access】About 15 minutes by Car from Chugoku Expressway / Tojo IC
【Best time to visit in every year】Late October ~ early November

(6) Japanese maple group 🍁 in the market
【Address】Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
【Highlights】The "Japanese maple group in Kamiichi" is a rare group of large trees in Japan, including the largest one with a trunk circumference of 3.25 m and nine plants with a trunk circumference of more than 2 m. *Please note that it There are subject to change depending on weather conditions.
【Access】About 15 minutes by Car from Shobara IC on the Chugoku Expressway
【Best time to visit in every year】Early ~ mid-November

Click here for 🔽 information on Autumn leaves in 2025
https://www.shobara-info.com/special/4758

Summary of the highlights here. 🔽
https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5312

Photographed 10/27/25.
It comes with LEC COFFEE's chai Basque cheesecake and jack-o-lantern cookies. 🎃
I like chai, so it's a nice menu. 😊

Photographed 10/27/25.
This is a hot sandwich set from LEC COFFEE.
Lettuce, bacon, hot sandwich with fried egg, salad, Butter nut pumpkin soup.

I will never forget the shock of seeing the scenery of Kamikochi live even now
It's a memory that will last a lifetime.

Photographed 10/18/25.
This is the Kawagoe Festival, Yoiyama.

Night Kagura Water Mirror 2025
❚ Held in on November 15, 2025
"Yosaku Night Kagura Water Mirror 2025" will be held in at Yujaku Park in Asaji, Bungo-Ono City.
The majestic dance of Kagura is projected on the surface of the water of Shinji Pond.
Since it is around the pond, it will be cold at night, so it is recommended to bring a jacket.

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
* In case of rain, Postponement to the next day.
【Place】Yujaku Park (Asaji, Bungo-Ono City)
【Cars】
After 2 p.m. on the day of the Events, you will not be able to park Car inside or around the venue.
There will be Shuttle Bus to and from Asaji Community Center, so please Use there.
▶ Car parking lot / Asachi Community Center
▶ Operating hours/15:00~21:00
▶ Cooperation money: 300 yen

[Cast]
Itaisako Shinmeisha Kaguraza
Fukayama-ryu Asachi Kagura Preservation Society
Ogata Sansha Kagura Preservation Society
【Organizer】
Asaji Town Youth Department Water Mirror Executive Committee

【Inquiries about the Events】
Bungo-Ono City Office Asachi Branch Office TEL0974-72-1111

■■■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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Sightseeing and recommended Spots
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https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20251029event-asaji/

Photographed 10/18/25.
This is the Kawagoe Festival, Yoiyama.
From the lion's head, a little bit appeared.

On November 1 (Sat) and 2 (Sun), "The 15th Atami Fish Festival" will be held in.
At the Shinsui Park Event Plaza, we will sell food and beverage menu, including "Hamayaki" where you can Fun delicious seafood of Atami on the spot, and special free operation of the sightseeing boat Sanremo.
Please come and taste the fish of Atami!

[The 15th Atami Fish Festival]
Date: November 1 (Sat) & 2 (Sun), 2025 10:00~16:00 (11/2 until 15:00)
Venue: Shinsui Park Event Plaza (Shinsui Park Pier 3 for sightseeing boats)
https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/198

* "Hamayaki" cannot be reserved in advance, and can only be accepted on-site on the day.
* For the "Sightseeing Boat Special Free Operation" (only 8 and 9 flights are free) on both days, embarkation tickets will be distributed at the platform from 14:30 on the day.
* Please check the details of each Events on the details page below.

● On Sunday, November 2, "Defense Disaster Prevention Festa" and "Fire Fighting Plaza" will be Held in at Nagisa Park opposite the Shinsui Park Third Construction Zone, and "Marine Festa Atami 2025" will be at Atami Port 7.5 Earthquake Quay.

The Hotaka River and the Takase River flow into the Rhino River that streams through Azumino
This point is the confluence of the three rivers
Many rivers stream out of the Northern Alps become a single river here

Photographed 10/18/25.
This is the Kawagoe Festival, Yoiyama.
The lion's head is dancing.

This photo was taken at Isahaya Shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture.

The stylish transparent amulet was impressive, so I took a picture of the shrine in the background.
The heat of midsummer was over, but the wind Car of the many was swirling with the wind, and there was a cool atmosphere in the air.

Memories of Summer Enbara River 2025.08.16

The cold water of the underground water warms up with the warmth of summer, and river fog is generated, and the sun shines on it, creating a beam of light.

[Torii Pass - toriitoge-]

Overview
A roughly 6 km mountain trail linking Narai inn on the Kiso Kaido with Yabuhara inn.
In the Edo period it was famous as one of the Nakasendo’s toughest stretches, a place that made straw-sandalled travelers limp with pain.
Today it is a popular, atmospheric trekking route. Hikers from Japan and abroad walk this pass in large numbers.
From the summit you can look west to Mitakesan and east to Kiso Komagatake. Along the old road you will find numerous haiku and waka monuments and stone Buddhas, including those honoring Matsuo Bashō.
The pass saw battles between the Kiso clan and the Takeda clan in the Sengoku era, and in the late Edo period Princess Kazunomiya passed through here on her marriage procession.

Free loan of hinoki conical hats and bear bells!
This service lets walkers experience the look of Edo-period travelers, especially those walking between Yabuhara and Narai on the Nakasendo.
The traditional original hinoki (cypress) hats, hand-painted with kanji, make perfect travel companions and evoke the spirit of Edo travelers.
They’re great for the experience and for photo opportunities.

What is a hinoki hat?
A hinoki hat is one of Kiso region’s traditional crafts. It remains popular with locals and visitors as a practical fashion item and as a sunshade that traces its roots to the Edo period.

How to try them
You can try them at the tourist information centers listed below. We refund the full deposit when you return the items.
⚠ The deposit will not be refunded if the item is lost or damaged. (Items may be wet without issue.)

Loan locations: ① Narai-juku Tourist Information Center ② Yabuhara-juku Nigiwai Hiroba Enkan
③ Kiso Village Tourist Information Center

Addresses: ① 497-3 Narai, Shiojiri City ② 1019-1 Yabuhara, Kiso village ③ Lot 196, Yabuhara, Kiso village

TEL: ① 0264-34-3160 ② 0264-36-3020 ③ 0264-36-2543

Opening hours: ① 9:00–17:00 ② 8:30–17:00 ③ 9:00–17:00

Closed: ① During the New Year holidays ② Every Tuesday ③ Every Monday

Refundable deposit: 2,000 yen per item

Payment method: Cash only