\New Year, First Sunset 🌅/ In 2025, Echizen Town will have a cloudy sky and occasional sunny days! Compared to being buried in snow or having a blizzard, it was a day that was easier to Prayer First Pilgrimage to the Shrine, wasn't it? In the Sea of Sea of Japan, where the sun sets over the sea, there is a wonderful glow through the clouds. Are you lucky to see the sun set on the Horizon early in the new year? Good luck to you. Visit everyone a wonderful year.

Happy New Year! I took photos of the first sunrise of the year from Atami’s coastal Shinsui Park again this year. It wasn’t very cold and there was no wind, so the conditions were perfect! I waited in the Third Section before 6:00, and around 6:15 the horizon began to turn orange; light started to break through shortly after 6:50. Some trees were slightly in the way below, so I hurried to the Second Section and took more photos there. The first sunrise was truly beautiful. As in past years, many local residents and tourists gathered early at Shinsui Park to photograph the first sunrise of Reiwa 7. May Reiwa 7 bring an even better year for everyone. Thank you for your continued support of Atami Onsen this year.

It is the ice bubble and the morning glow that formed in Lake Onneto. It was a very beautiful sight.

A café in an old warehouse in Otaru. The snowy landscape looks very good.

Ice bubbles that can be seen in a frozen Lake Onneto. Oyster and find the snow on your own.

This is the snow-capped Mt. Fuji and the constellation Orion taken at Lake Yamanaka. Mt. Fuji and the constellation Orion were also visible on the surface of the lake, which was a wonderful sight.

Kirigamine Highlands in Nagano Prefecture I was able to meet a beautiful frost in -5°C.

12/30 Update on blooming at the 59th Shimoda Onsen Daffodil Festival! https://www.shimoda-city.info/post/20241230...

🏖️2024 Hokule'a Shonan Tour✨ Complete ✨ The last sea of the year is Manazuru [Iwa] in Kanagawa Prefecture. 🪨🪨 Thank you to all the guests we met in 2024, to everyone who supported us, and to the ocean for welcoming us safely and giving us many healing and inspiration. We look forward to 🎍🌸 your continued support in 2025 ⭐1/4 (Sat) Hatsushima Tour⭐ Due to popular demand, there are 😮 only a few vacancies left Apply as soon as possible!

【First sunrise with vines】 ／ Let's worship the first sunrise with Tsurunoshin at the Izumi City Crane Observation Center! (Notice of special early morning opening) ＼ Start a new year with the congratulatory combination of "First sunrise and cranes"! The Izumi City Crane Observation Center is open from 6:30 a.m., but on January 1 (New Year's Day), the Izumi City mascot character "Tsuru no Shin" will also appear with the first sunrise! We will also sell salt musubi, fish soup, and Soba noodles from "Tsurushu" and "Machijiman". In addition, those who visit the museum on the day of the event will receive a "Crane Observation Center-New Year's Day Limited Can Badge"! This year, we will also have a "fluffy kite making experience that anyone can make". Please come and visit us. * Thereare a limited number of original can badges and kite making. Thank you for your understanding. ttps://www.izumi-navi.jp/events/post-3165/ —————————— ■Izumi City Crane Observation Center 【Location】〒899-0435 Kagoshima Prefecture Izumi City 2478-4 [Phone] 0996-85-5151 【Use fee】Adult 220 yen (160 yen), elementary and junior high school students 110 yen (50 yen) * Fee for groups of 20 or more people * Admission fee is free for the person and one caregiver upon presentation of each physical, rehabilitation, and mental certificate. * Those who have paid the entrance fee and their Car passengers are exempt from the admission fee to the Crane Observation Center. 【Regular holiday】Opening Open throughout the year (Opening period: November 1st ~ 2nd Sunday of March) 【Hours】9:00~17:00 (Admission until 16:30) 【Car parking lot】172 passenger cars, 20 large buses —————————— ■ About crane tourism in Izumi City (2024 (Reiwa 6) degree crane wintering ground Use adjustment) Period: Friday, November 1, 2024 ~ Sunday, March 9, 2025 【Time】06:30~16:30 * During the period, you can specially Use the rooftop of the Izumi City crane observation center at 06:30 ~ (admission fee required) 　Be sure to take a look at the sight of the cranes taking off in the early morning. * However, on the day of the following "Crane Feather Count Survey" by the students of the Crane Club, you will not be able to enter the area where the crane wintering grounds Implementation Use adjusted, including the Crane Observation Center, until 09:00 a.m. ・Sunday, January 12 【Details】ttps://www.ramsar-navi.jp/news/detail/1f88200f-15cd-4cd0-896c-c312021cbb2e —————————— ■ How to visit cranes during the Use adjustment Implementation period (1) Please refer to the above link and come to the "Crane Observation Center" through the designated routes. * Other routes are subject to use adjustment, so please refrain from passing. (2) Please pay the "Entry Fee (Wintering Area Environmental Conservation Cooperation Fund)" at the Toll station installed at the Car Observation Center parking lot and receive an admission pass. 【Admission Fee】 　Automobile or less: 1 car per day 1,000 yen 　Automobile or less: 1 car per season: 3,000 yen 　Microbus 1 car per day 3,000 yen 　Large bus 1 car per day 5,000 yen * "Normal Automobile and below" includes taxis, motorcycle Car, and walking. * Those who have paid the entrance fee will be free of charge for admission fee to the crane observation center. ■ Those who want to go to the East Reclamation and observe the cranes (3) At the Crane Observation Center, please take a 3-minute lecture on the purpose of Use adjustment and how to get to the East Reclamation. (4) Enjoy Visiting the site at the East Reclamation by taking the designated routes indicated in red by private Car or the ultra-compact BEV "C+pod" limited to two units. 　In addition, single-lens cameras and binoculars are available for rent in limited quantities Thereare. (5) There is a "Crane Observation Hyde (Bird Observation House)" in the designated route of the East Reclamation, so we recommend that you park your Car there and Car Visiting the site from Hyde. Visiting the site at your leisure without startling the cranes. (6) Finally, disinfect the cars (tires) at the crane observation center. * [Those who only wish to borrow a single-lens camera or binoculars free of charge] will also take the lecture Same as above. *Bring your own with your ID. * Bring your own SD card if you wish to take home the shooting data of the single-lens camera. —————————— The latest Information, such as Events during the Use Adjustment Period, will be introduced on the Izumi Ramsar Navi Home Page as needed.

🎍 Izumi City Izumi Station Tourist Specialty Products Hall "Hiraisato" Year-end and New Year business hours 🎍 This is a notice about the change in business hours during the year-end and New Year holidays of the Izumi City Izumi Station Tourist Specialty products Museum "Hiraisato". 🌅December 30 (Mon) 8:30~19:00 (Regular business) 🌅December 31 (Tue) 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 🌅 ︎ January 1 (Wed) Closed 🌅 ︎ Thursday, January 2 9:00-19:00 (shortened business hours) * From Friday, January 3rd, it will be open as usual (8:30-19:00). Use the Hirai Car parking lot can be used 24 hours a day, but it is expected to be crowded during the year-end and New Year holidays. If you Use the Shinkansen, please Use the JR Car parking lot.

JR East’s "atami station" will celebrate its 100th anniversary on March 25, 2025. Starting December 15, the “Atami Station 100th Anniversary Executive Committee,” made up of Atami station, the station building Lusca Atami, and others, launched a “countdown photo” campaign. The photos appear daily at the JR Atami station ticket gate exit and on Instagram through the day before the anniversary (March 24). More than 1,000 local organizations and individuals from the city are participating in this “countdown photo” series. Each day a new face appears alongside the number of days remaining until the 100th anniversary. Please take a look and join everyone in celebrating the 100th anniversary! Atami Station 100th Anniversary on Instagram @atamist100cd

\"Izumi Waku Waku Stay Plan" Tour Plan/ Enjoy Izumi City in Kagoshima Prefecture, which has many famous landmarks, such as the wintering ground of No.1 in Japan, the largest Samurai residences at the foot of Izumi, one of the largest in Japan! We are selling the travel product "Izumi Waku Waku Stay Plan" where you can experience the charm of Izumi. Bus tour around various experience programs in Izumi City! Whether you are in Izumi City or outside the city, please take this opportunity to enjoy the Izumi experience program! ▼ A trip to the dance of cranes illuminated by the Sunrise and a warm and delicious breakfast Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 ~ Sunday, January 26, 2025 Fee: 7,000 yen~15,000 yen Details: ttps://izumi-kankou.main.jp/portfolio/stayplan2024_plan5/ ▼ Dance of cranes illuminated by the Sunrise Izumi and Nagashima enjoy plan to enjoy delicious food Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025 ~ Sunday, January 19, 2025 　　　Saturday, February 1, 2025 ~ Sunday, February 2, 2025 Fee: 11,000 yen ~ 38,000 yen Learn more: ttps://izumi-kankou.main.jp/portfolio/stayplan2024_plan6/ ▼ Yutari Orenji Olle Sunrise illuminates the dance of cranes and a warm and delicious breakfast Date: Saturday, February 15 ~ Sunday, February 16, 2025 Fee: 7,500 yen Learn more: ttps://izumi-kankou.main.jp/portfolio/stayplan2024_plan7/ Planning and Implementation Kagoshima Prefecture Governor Registered Travel Agency No. 2-279 Izumi City Tourism Specialty Products Association Domestic Travel Business Handling Manager Yutaka Ouchiyama Location: 715-16 Kamisabuchi, Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture Phone: 0996-79-3030 (Weekdays 9:00~17:00)

The early-spring tradition at Tateyama Station East Exit, the “Hana no Kamakura” flower kama- kura, has begun! It is cared for daily and reaches its best display from February through March. We hope you can feel the arrival of spring in Tateyama.

The 59th Shimoda Onsen Narcissus Festival is now underway! The photo shows a past peak scene from early January. This year flowering has been about two weeks late, so mid-January is expected. Currently the narcissus are just beginning to bloom and the landscape does not yet match the photo, but please visit peaceful Tsumekizaki. #Narcissus Festival #Tsumekizaki #flower event

Kami‑Suwa Onsen Winter Stay Campaign Believe it or not, this is the ninth year! The Kami‑Suwa Onsen Winter Stay Campaign is back! Twelve ryokan and hotels belonging to the inn association offer carefully selected premium plans at great savings!!! ★ Great deals on stays 1. As a return gift for Furusato Nozei (hometown tax) from Suwa City, accommodation vouchers usable at Kami‑Suwa Onsen ryokan and hotels (from ¥10,000) have been set up, so please make a smart tax donation via your preferred travel site this winter and enjoy the savings. 2. A drive plan from NEXCO Central Japan called Hayatabi bundles a ¥10,000 universal accommodation voucher with roughly 50% off highway tolls. You can apply via the NEXCO Central Japan website. Product name: Kami‑Suwa Onsen Drive Plan with Universal Accommodation Voucher ★ Guests who stay during the campaign period will be entered into a prize draw Prize A: Accommodation subsidy voucher worth ¥10,000 usable at Kami‑Suwa Onsen【50 winners】 *Delivered as two ¥5,000 vouchers Valid through January 31, 2026 (planned) Prize B: Admission tickets to the Suwa Lake Fireworks Festival on August 15, 2025【15 pairs, 30 people】 *Seating planned in front of the Suwa Lake Geyser Center We hope this campaign encourages you to favor Kami‑Suwa Onsen! The onsen’s warm feeling after bathing really lasts!!! (A foodie, Kasai, speaking personally...) Refresh yourself in Suwa to shake off the fatigue of 2024 and start 2025 happily and energetically♨ Kasai the Foodie’s Recommended Winter Sightseeing Course ・Taste tour of the five Suwa breweries ⇒ Stay at Kami‑Suwa Onsen ⇒ New Year’s visit to Suwa Taisha ⇒ Suwa region’s midwinter eel tradition ★ Official Kami‑Suwa Onsen Winter Stay Campaign Website https://kamisuwa-onsen.com... More details are available there, so please check it out!

On New Year's Day, I tend to fall asleep immediately after eating, but ... … Isn't it too early yet?

Here’s tourist information for Nagiso town! 📍 Kakizore Valley (Kakizore Keikoku) Among the many gorges along the Kiso Road, this one is said to be especially beautiful. Massive granite boulders that fill the deep valley create stunning waterfalls, rapids, and pools. The water’s beautiful emerald green never becomes muddy, even after rain. In spring you can enjoy azaleas and rhododendrons, and in autumn the leaves turn brilliant colors.✨ Generally, visitors start from JR Junikane Station and follow a nature trail for 4.5 km to Ushigataki Falls, then continue farther along a forest road. For a short walk, the roughly 300 m promenade from Koiji Suspension Bridge to Ushigataki is recommended. The view of Ushigataki, where the main flow of the Kakizore River plunges through carved granite, is spectacular. A 40-minute walk along the forest road brings you to viewpoints with refreshing views of Kirigataki, and you can also see Nijiga Falls and Kaminari Falls. We ask for your cooperation with a maintenance contribution. Please deposit it in the brown post box located at the entrance to Kakizore Valley. Access - By car: about 10 minutes from National Route 19 at the "Kakizore Valley Entrance" signal. Two free parking lots available. - By JR: Get off at JR Nagiso Station and take a taxi for about 25 minutes. Get off at JR Junikane Station and walk about 1 hour (taxis are not regularly available). Other information - Flush toilets are available at each parking area. - Vending machines are located near the parking areas. - You can download a brochure (map) from the Nagiso Town Tourism Association official website "Burari Nagiso." Requests - Camping, barbecues, and similar activities are prohibited within Kakizore Valley. - Please take your trash home with you. - Do not approach the river during rain or when water levels are high. - If you play in the river, please take every safety precaution and enjoy responsibly.

Little by little... In Daffodil Land, it has finally bloomed to the point where several flowers can be captured in one photo~. As expected, it is a prefectural flower that represents the people of Fukui Prefecture. The sight of flowers blooming even in the cold that makes your body shrink will give you energy! If it looks like this, the Best time to visit will be in the middle Squid January, right? Best time to visit the daffodil festival "Narcissus "Crab Fair" Held in on January 11 (Sat) and 12 (Sun)! If you see daffodils in bloom, please upload them on social media! ◎ Echizen daffodil flowering status [Updated on Friday, December 27, 2024] https://www.town-echizen.jp/news/detail.php?id=637...

[Notice on the Use of Public Toilets at Mount Oyama Summit & Oyama Sando Map] 2024–2025 The public toilets at Mount Oyama Summit may be temporarily unavailable due to freezing. Please use the toilets in advance. Check the map of the approach for restroom locations. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Access: Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit, Bus Stop No. 4 Take the bus bound for “Oyama Cable” for about 30 minutes Get off at the final stop and walk 15 minutes along the Koma approach to the cable car station

【Diamond Fuji traffic restrictions 🥰】 In the Takashita area of Fujikawa Town, the sunrise from the summit of Mt. Fuji It is a Spot where you can peek in. December 31, from 11 p.m. Until 9 a.m. on January 1 Implementation of traffic restrictions. On New Year's Day, it is expected to be very crowded. Please be careful.

Nagawacho, photographed on December 20 A tengu suddenly appears along Route 178 heading from Wada in Nagawacho toward Utsukushigahara Highlands. A tengu mask is enshrined at the Sekison Shrine in the mountains beyond. It looks like it snowed again this morning, so it may be covered with a bit more snow now.

Tateyama Mountain Ranges seen from the Ameharu Coast 2023.12.09 The Oniwa and Tateyama mountain ranges over the sea are truly superb Spots. The view of mountains with an Elevation of 3,000 meters across the sea is a superb view that is difficult to see in the world. A scenic spot related to Manyo, Ameharu Coast. The poet of Manyo, Oban Iemochi, loved this rainy landscape and sang many songs. The beautiful scenery is the same now as it was in the past, and the magnificent view of the reef seen from the beach and the 3,000m-class Tateyama mountain ranges seen over Toyama Bay is exceptional. It's breathtaking. "Yoshitsune Rock", where Minamoto Yoshitsune waited for the rain to clear on his way to Oshu, is also the origin of the place name "Ameharu". (From Toyama's website)

Hello 👋😃 This is Crystal Sound 👀 With just a little of this year left, we pray that next year will be a good one for everyone. In Shosenkyo Gorge there is Kanazakura Shrine, famous as the birthplace of crystal in Japan. Many visitors come to pray there at New Year as a lucky spot for financial fortune, so why not pay a visit yourself. There are many shops nearby selling crystals, so come and drop by✨ At Crystal Sound we carry lots of beautiful jewelry and crystals🫠 We have also received carved snakes for next year’s zodiac, so please come and take a look✨ All of our staff look forward to welcoming you from the bottom of our hearts.

Spectacular winter views you can only see in winter The Limited Express Azusa that ran from Tokyo and the Northern Alps Heading north from Hotaka Station toward the snowy country A panoramic view of the Hakuba mountains seen from Azumino!

[Year-end and New Year Business Hours Notice] 2024 Located midway up the stairs at the north exit of OdakyuLine Isehara Station, the station-side Kururin House and Isehara Station Tourist Information Center are open year-round! We carry Isehara souvenirs and Kururin goods♪ *Kururin Plush Sale* Until Monday, January 15, 2025 ★1,800 yen (tax included) → 1,500 yen (tax included) Take this chance to get your Kururin✨! We look forward to seeing you. Station-side Kururin House (Isehara Station Tourist Information Center) OPEN 9:00–17:00 (open year-round) *Shortened hours from January 1 to January 3: 10:00–15:00* https://isehara-kanko.com/shop-kururinhouse/...

Yesterday, Wednesday, December 25, the standard Atami cherry tree along the Itokawa Promenade was confirmed to be in bloom! Some trees began blooming in mid-December, but the standard tree has finally opened. This Atami cherry is a variety of the cold-loving Kanzakura cherry, native to India, that typically blooms from early January through February. Around 1871, an Italian introduced it, along with lemon and date palm, to Atami. It was named “Atami sakura” during the 1965 Flower-Filled Movement, and on April 10, 1977 (the city’s 40th anniversary), it was designated as Atami City’s official tree. Because the same branch can form early-blooming and later-blooming buds in two stages, the blossoms can usually be enjoyed for more than a month each year. The Cherry Blossom Festival opens after the New Year together with the Plum Festival! During the cherry blossom festival, you can expect nighttime illumination, servings of cherry blossom tea and green tea, street performances, sword dances, and band performances—so please come see the blossoms. The 15th Atami Sakura Itokawa Cherry Blossom Festival runs Saturday, January 11 through Sunday, February 9, 2025. https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/208... Regarding bloom updates, we will post them on the page above as soon as the city hall survey materials arrive, so please refer to that information.

The auction of the last Echizen Snow Crab of 2024 has begun! Even in the rain and wind, they will be auctioned off one after another in a lively auction! 🦀 This is the end of this season's fishing for female Seiko crabs. It will be available as long as it is available, so please purchase and Meals as soon as possible! Fun for the first auction of the new year after the beginning of 2025! !️ ◎ Restaurant serving the Popular "Echizen Seiko Crab Bowl" is here ➡https://www.town-echizen.jp/news/detail.php?id=353...

I took a picture of my son and wife playing in the snow at the Saiko Healing Village in Kawaguchiko Towns.

[Notice] Year-end and New Year business hours for Roadside Station Iwanai Dec 28 (Sat) 9:00–17:00 Dec 29 (Sun) 9:00–17:00 Dec 30 (Mon) Closed Dec 31 (Tue)–Jan 3 (Fri) Closed for the Year-end and New Year holidays Jan 4 (Sat) 9:00–17:00 That is the schedule 😊 Thank you. Also, Jan 6 (Mon) will be a closed day. Please be careful not to mistake the dates.