< the world's best fireworks> of small Town It was truly a different dimension of fireworks. One of the three major fireworks in Echigo, the fireworks in Katagai Towns continue in the form of "dedication" to Asahara Shrine, and it has become a famous traditional event known as "mountain fireworks". There is a shrine and stalls where you can enjoy an old-fashioned nostalgic day. 90% of all Dedication smoke fires are Jade, and the 4-shaku Jade, which will be launched at 10 p.m., is the largest fireworks in the world, with a launch altitude of about 800 meters and a flowering diameter of about 800 meters, and the diameter of this 4-shaku Jade is about 120 cm. It is so powerful that you feel as if it is raining down on your head. We hope you will join us.

Martial arts and cultural arts emphasize the importance of learning kata, the basic movements of the school, as well as the learning of a predetermined form and at the same time the mental state at the time it is done.

Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the three major inari shrines in Japan Every year from July ~ the end of August, the "Summer Festival" is Held in, and in 2024, many glass wind chime were displayed in the Precincts approach to the temple. I'm looking forward to next year.

[Notice of Held in 2024 (Reiwa 6) "The 43rd Daisen Fire Festival Firewood Noh"] Kyogen and dance performances by the Local Daisen Kyogenza and Shinyokai are also performed, and you can enjoy the ethereal world illuminated by the light of the Bonfire. Enjoy Japan's traditional performing arts in Daisen. Date: Tuesday, October 1 and Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (Reiwa 6) 　　　Open - 15:30 Start - 16:30 (Scheduled to end around 19:30) Location: Oyama Afuri Shrine Bureau, Noh play hall 　　　355 Daisen, Isehara City, Kanagawa 　　　*Please note that Held in location cannot be available in Lower Shrine. Access: Isehara Station North Exit Kananaka Bus No. 4 "Daisen Cable Line" 　　　　　Get off at "Corporate Affairs Bureau Entrance" 1 minute walk ★ All seats are reserved ★ Application: Oyama Afuri Shrine Affairs Bureau 0463-95-2006 (Phone reception only) 　For details, go to the official website of Oyama Afuri Shrine　

The Way of the Brush Along with the martial arts, many other arts flourished, including calligraphy, tea ceremony, tea bowls, poetry, incense, and Noh drama, and a samurai needed to have knowledge of both the sword and the brush in order to be seen as a cultured gentleman.

Sunday, September 8 was the Children's Festival at Hodaka Shrine, and children's boats were towed from each of the three towns It was towed through each ward and gathered at Hotaka Shrine before noon for Dedication The children of the district acted as towers, and the boat-shaped festival float "Mifune" proceeded through Azumino September 26th and 27th is "Hodaka Shrine Mifune Festival" On the 27th, in a hands-on tour sponsored by the Tourist Association, you can tow a large adult boat weighing more than 5 tons with Local residents as a tow Please check the Tourist Association Official website for details

When you go to the site, you will see a fantastic and graceful Bon Dancing It's hard to figure out how to take a picture of it. Wonderful Cultural Performing Arts There is a the scenery of Japan

It's a wonderful Bon Dancing

From Tohoku to Hokuriku for the first time Irresistible for Bon Dancing lovers I want to go again

Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture "Tanabata Picture Festival" It is said that it began when a princess who was "initiated" by the Takashi family of Kyoto, the seventh generation of the Satake Minamike family of Akita Domain, entrusted her Township and unrequited feelings for Kyoto to a five-colored strip of paper and decorated it with green bamboo.

The sight of two 24-meter-high castle lanterns and two 17-meter-high castle lanterns parading through the city was truly spectacular!

Akita Ugo Town Nishimonai Bon Dancing

【Oyama Afuri Shrine Autumn Annual Grand Festival】 　It is a traditional event that has lasted for more than 150 years, with a festival to thank the safety of Natsuyama for three days from August 27 (Tuesday) ~ 29 (Thursday), 2024, and to announce the visit of autumn to the Daisen. On the last day, the 29th, in the rain due to the typhoon, the Social Affairs Bureau carried a "climb" up the "Otozaka" with a maximum inclination of about 30 degrees to the Lower Shrine carrying a mikoshi carrying the god Ajuri.

Although it is Hanachozu of Obihiro Shrine At night only for the two days of Obon It is prepared in a hand water bowl Turn on the underwater light. Hanachozu also started in May September will finally be the last.

[Sanbashi Festival 2024] The 3rd "Sanbashi Festival" will be held in! In the seaside park "Sanbashi Hiroba", a large gathering of beer festivals, stalls, and kitchen cars! In addition to a lot of stage events, the port's unique "Night Show on the Water with Light and Music" will be the Finale ♪ again this year The "Children's Ohamaori" Going down to the beach Held in at the same time, and you can also enjoy the Events of taking pictures of children wearing portable shrine in happy clothes. ■Venue: Sanbashi Plaza (in front of K's Harbor) ■ Access: 5 minutes walk from JR Keiyo Line / Chiba City Monorail "Chiba Minato Station" towards the sea ■Address: 1-20-1 Chuoko, Chuo-ku, Chiba Prefecture Chiba City ■ Admission: Free * For details, search for "Sanbashi Festival"!

This is a drying scene of Minamitaka Ume plum in the Misu district of Tanabe City. Working in a plastic house does not require worrying about rain, but for those who work, it is a battle against heat stroke.

【Sannomiya Hibita Shrine "Isshin Crying Sumo" Participant Recruitment】 Baby Graduation Crying 👶 Sumo is a traditional event in Japan that prays for the health and growth of babies. 　Come and make it a once-in-a-lifetime memory! Visiting the site is free! Held in date: September 16 (Monday, Respect for the Aged Day) Reception starts at 9:30 ~ ◆Venue: Sannomiya Hibita Shrine (1472 Sannomiya, Isehara City) ◆Participation fee: 13,000 yen Payment at the time of reception on the day 　　　　　(Including prayer fees, commemorative gifts, and event participation fees) 　* Eligibility: Babies aged 6 months to 2 1/2 years old who sit on their necks ◆ Application: Reservation from the official website of "Isshin Crying Sumo" 　　　　　　(If there is a vacancy, it can be accepted on the day) ◆ Contact: Isshin Crying Sumo Executive Committee 　FAX: 078-903-5475 E-mail: info@nakisumo.jp

Fukuoka Prefecture may not be on the typical tourist route, but it harbors countless hidden gems, and Nanzoin Temple is undeniably one of the most noteworthy. It claims to house the world's largest bronze reclining Buddha statue, which exudes tranquility under the vast blue sky. Despite visiting numerous places, it holds a special place in my heart, infusing me with positivity and making it one of my favorite summer destinations.

2024.08.15 Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa On this day, Suwa City Held in a major events, the Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa. While a huge earthquake warning was announced in the Nankai Trough Earthquake Extraordinary Information, it was Held in thanks to the Suwa Lake Festival Executive Committee who took various measures. On August 15, 1949, the fireworks festival Held in the "Naryo Suwa Lake fireworks festival" for the first time in Suwa Lake, hoping that the citizens would have bright hopes and recover as soon as possible amid the chaos that followed the end of the war. This year marks the 76th anniversary. It's 🎇 a fireworks festival with a lot of history The Suwa is a lake fireworks festival launched by Mr./Ms. fireworks masters 🎆 from an island called Hatsushima Suwa Lake is a lake in the center of the Suwa basin, and because the lake is surrounded by mountains on all sides, the sound of the fireworks that rises and blooms is a super powerful fireworks festival that resonates to the core of the body as a giant speaker Nature Suwa Lake and mountains!! I think it's a fireworks festival with a unique terrain. Even on the Home page of the fireworks festival, "Don! Bang!" That's There are expression, but that expression is the most correct!! Suwa Lake fireworks, when a large fireworks opens, the security buzzer of the car responds with the loudness and impact of the sound, which is like "again w" among Local residents. On the day of the event, it rained twice in the afternoon, but it Gari rained before the opening of the event, and it was 🎆 a very nice fireworks Held in Before the guests left, "available finally !!" I received very warm words such as "Thank you for your hard work!", and the fatigue of the day was blown away. available! We look forward to seeing you again next year, so please come and join us!! ※ Photography cooperation: Suwa Lake Festival Executive Committee 2024.08.15 At the Lake Suwa 76th Lake Suwa Fireworks festival!!! This firework festival started in 1949. After WW2, most Japanese citizens exhausted for war… We needed some hope and bounce back. So, it’s started this firework festival for citizens. It has been held in 1949. This year was 76th. How awesome it is!!! But recently, we got the Nankai Trough Earthquake Warnings, so had to pay close attention to everything. Our fireworks festival launches on the lake. The Lake Suwa’s unique point is the lake was surrounded by mountains!!! This is a big point. That’s why we could hear fireworks sound is so loud! It means we can feel sound in our body!!! I bet, if you feel same size fireworks compare to Lake Suwa or other, you will say Lake Suwa fireworks way louder than others! I promise!!! Because, we have unique landscape around Lake Suwa. The mountains become just like huge speaker!!! So, we can feel and hear sound so loud! This phenomenon is ONLY Lake Suwa!!! It is an exceptional situation. During the morning was sunny but, afternoon it was rain twice. Just before the festival, it was so nice weather! So, we held very nice festival. Thank you so much!!! We don’t have any same-day ticket, so next year, please get advance ticket on the internet before come to Suwa. We will wait you next year too!!!

Akita Ugo Town Nishimonai Bon Dancing

Akita Ugo Town Nishimonai Bon Dancing

Annual festivals Wasshoi experience tour] Hodaka Shrine "Mifune Festival" where huge festival floats parade Let's tow the ship together! … We have started selling experience tours! It is a festival that is Held in at Hodaka Shrine on September 26 and 27 every year, and a ship-shaped festival float is towed even though it is a prefecture without a sea On the 27th of this festival, the magnificent "Battle of Mifune" is a spectacle, with huge hulls weighing up to 5 tons colliding with each other This time, on this tour, you can have a valuable experience of towing this boat Please take this opportunity to experience the "Mifune Festival"! 【Privileges of the experience tour】 (1) Tow a huge Adult boat that can only be towed by locals to Hodaka Shrine! (2) Comes with a cool T-shirt specially made for the Mifune Festival! Let's put it on and join in! (3) I'm happy! Limited "Mifune Festival" with shuin stamps! (4) The biggest showcase, the climactic scene where the hulls of two adult boats collide, has a close pier seat! (5) Let's raise your luck from Hodaka Shrine, the strongest Power Spot! Please check the Azumino Tourism Association Official website for details.

【Taihoji Temple Jizo Basin】 The 20-meter-long prayer beads will be passed around by everyone with their own wishes, and the "Million Pilgrimage Buddha Prayer Beads" will be held from 16:50. Gari at the Jizo Bon Events hosted by "ISEHARA FREAKS" with Bake sale shops and stages! Held in date: August 24, 2024 (Saturday)15:00~20:30 Venue: Jodo Buddhism Senteyama Taihoji Temple　 　　　7 minutes walk from Isehara Station North Exit

【Lantern Festival】Shirane Iino District The Festival "Lantern Festival", which has been passed down from ancient times in the Iino area, was held in yesterday. At 6 p.m., the lanterns erected in each district will be lit! Go through the many lanterns lit on the approach to the temple and pray at Wakamiya Shrine. Towards the end of the festival, fireworks was rising Gari and the enthusiasm and envy of the people made me feel a little lonely at the end of summer.

◆Hyaku Thailand Koshin◆ The stone statue of Koshin and the origin monument at the top of the center of the approach to the temple were erected by Ohara Nobutomi in March of the 11th year of Bunsei (1828). According to it, "If we hold a ceremony to worship Mr./Ms. on the day of Koshin and observe it seven times, we can reduce the plague of Sanshin. Many people from inside and outside the Village also erected a monument to Koshin. I will write the reason on this monument, apologize to the Emperor of Heaven, give it to my companions, and pray for the prosperity of my descendants for a long time in peace." Certain. In this way, this Koshin was erected at the request of a wide range of nearby Township Villages, and there are a total of 100 statues.

It's been almost 10 years since I graduated from high school We thought we could be something special, but we reunited and vowed to each other that we would become something again When I was transferred to Tokyo, I happened to reconnect with my high school friends. Even at this age, I want to cherish my friends who can travel regularly for the rest of my life. I smelled mosquito coils for the first time in a long time yellowtail at the Suwa Lake where I was traveling. For those of us who were born and raised in the countryside of Shizuoka, it was a very nostalgic summer.

Harakoji Temple, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture An invitation 😌 to healing with the sound of bells

It is the marble hand water of Tokachi Gokoku Shrine This time, it's based on blue. There is also a snowflake-like decoration and it is cool. There are two more this year.

【Gokase Towns Experience, Miyazaki Prefecture】Footpath A footpath is a path that can be walked while enjoying the scenery of Nature, Old streets, and countryside as it is available. There is a dedicated map on the footpath, and there are signs and in the course for guidance, so you can rely on them as you walk. You can enjoy walking this footpath with the help of a map and signs, but it's the "guided tour" where its charm is maximized. Guided by a Local guide Mr./Ms. who is familiar with the history, culture, and Nature of the village, the footpath will be many times more interesting. <Fee> ・Adult (junior high school students and older) 3,000 yen ・Elementary school students: 2,000 yen * The number of participants is 2 or more (elementary school students are accompanied by a chaperone) < Application> Gokase Nature School 〒882-1201 6452 Kuraoka, Gokase Towns, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture Phone number: 0982-73-6366 ●Each course● (1) Footpath [Gokase Towns Miyanohara area] 　Miyanohara is an old village dotted with many Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms), including the Josenji weeping cherry blossoms, which are about 300 years old. The Sankasho Shrine, which has an inner shrine on Mt. Nijo, which is said to be the place of the advent of the Descent of the Heavenly Grandson, has beautiful rhododendrons and a splendid Shrine sculpture of a hippocampus. 　It is a sunny and idyllic Course worthy of being certified as a World Agricultural Heritage Site, with Masonry Traditional Japanese straw raincoat Megane Bridge, 100 Terraced Rice Terraces, Terraced Fields, Bamboo Bushes, and Thickets. 　We recommend taking a walk in Spring when the cherry blossoms are in Best time to visit. <Meeting place> 9:30~12:00 (about 2 and a half hours) <Meeting point> "Gokase Hot Spring Kijiya" (9223 Hirokino, Gokase Towns, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture) <Remarks> Footpath lunch 700 yen ~ (reservation required) ◎ With Privileges Gokase Hot Spring Kijiya Bathing Fee Discount (Adult 500 yen→300 yen, children 300 yen→200 yen) (2) Footpath [Gokase Towns Kasabe District] 　It is a small village of about 10 houses at the northern end of Mt. Gion, which is said to be the birthplace of Kyushu. The water that gushing out of the spring from Mt. Gion is truly famous water. In order to make use of this famous water to create a community, we built a log house pavilion with local Japanese cedar and named it "Kasabe Water Station". 　The Jade is a large Cypress tree that is said to be 700~800 years old. It is called the "Hand of God" because it looks like the left hand of a powerful man, and it is gaining popularity. <Meeting time> 9:30~12:0 (about 2 and a half hours) <Meeting place> "Kasabe Water Station" (Kuraoka, Gokase Town Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture) < Remarks> Footpath Bento 700 yen ~ (reservation required) (3) Footpath [Gokase Town Mulberry Nouchi area] 　Mulberry Nouchi is a village with a superb view of Aso that can be seen from anywhere and the sunset is beautiful. There are many tea plantations, and traditional kama-roasted tea is made and awarded the Emperor's Award. Recently, black tea made from Japan tea leaves is also popular, and Other are mainly field cultivation and livestock farming, such as flower, cherry tomatoes, Cultivation, and breeding of Japanese black beef. The cozy farm stay of the Sunset Village Development Promotion Conference is also popular, and high school students from Asian countries also visit on school trips. <Meeting time> 9:30~12:00 (about 2 and a half hours) <Meeting place> "Gokase Winery" (4847-1 Nouchi, Gokase-Town Mulberry, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture) < Remarks> Footpath Bento 700 yen ~ (reservation required) (4) Footpath [Gokase Towns Dosei District] 　In ancient times, trade with Bungo Province (Oita Prefecture) was thriving, and it was also a logistics base. Today, it serves as an inner courtyard in Mulberry, with steep terrain and the majestic mountains of Kyushu including Aso in the background. Spot loved by photographers and painters, and the main attraction is that you can see the village scenery that can be said to be the countryside. There are many undulations of the course, and you can enjoy a little Hiking feeling. <Meeting time> 9:30~12:00 (about 2 and a half hours) <Meeting place> "Gokase Town Symbiotic Welfare facilities" (Miyazaki Prefecture 1514-5 Nouchi, Gokase-Town Mulberry, Nishiusuki-gun) < Remarks> Footpath Bento 700 yen ~ (reservation required)

Speaking of summer in Tokyo, the Sumida River Fireworks Festival It was the best fireworks festival in the Kanto region in terms of both tradition and formality, and a total of about 20,000 fireworks at the first and second venues lit up the night sky of Tokyo.