2024 Kobe Luminarie A light shining for the future From this year, it will also be held at Meriken Park for a fee.

Local symbol: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge At the Dream Lens Hyogo Prefecture Kobe City Akashi Kaikyo Bridge I'm used to seeing it, so I don't shoot much, but from the camera lens, I can see it through the dream lens.

Gulf art in Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture The bay has become art here, and I was impressed when I came. It was also an Instagrammable spot, and there were quite a few young photographers who were all photographed in fashionable clothes It's not fun to shoot normally, so everyone was laughing at my family's style, so the atmosphere of the place was relaxed and it was 😌 fun

Today I’m introducing Papperburg, a very famous café in Hachioji. The café features interior design inspired by southern Germany and offers delicious coffee and desserts. I had the seasonal parfait this time. Beyond its artistic appearance, the parfait’s multiple layers of jelly and cream enhance the flavor of the seasonal fruits. A professor from Tama Art University designed the interior, so you’ll find lovely details no matter where you sit. You can take a bus from Hachioji Station. It’s a bit far from the station, but it’s a café worth visiting at least once!

I painted pictures on Kamu’s windows! Inside the Roadside Station Kamu there are many large windows. Not blank white, but a transparent canvas— children from the village drew Christmas-themed pictures for us! Some kids picked crayon colors while looking at sample drawings. Some boldly dragged crayons across the glass to create big works. Some drew characters together with friends sitting beside them. At their own pace, each child enjoyed drawing on the windows in their own way. The display runs through Monday, December 25. Some windows were even painted by adults with great design sense, so come by to soak up the Christmas atmosphere.

It is a temple called "Korinji" located in the Tome region of Miyagi Prefecture. It was designated as an important cultural property of Miyagi Prefecture in Showa 47, and is said to be the second oldest wooden building in Miyagi Prefecture. During the season, many people gather to catch a glimpse of this beautiful approach, and especially in autumn, the scenery of autumn leaves and ginkgo biloba shows a wonderful view. Depending on the timing, you can see a carpet of red autumn leaves.

Coal Mine Memorial Forest Park Former Mitsubishi Bibai Coal Mining Facility As you head towards the mountains from the Bibai intersection, you will see something like a red steel tower flickering from the top of the trees. This place, surrounded by nature, is called "Coal Mine Memorial Forest Park" The red steel tower is a coal mining heritage pit winding tower, and there are two towers about 20 meters high. In fact, the logo of our association is also based on the B of BIBAI and this pit turret. There are many towns in Sorachi that flourished from coal mining. The Coal Mine Memorial Forest Park is a park that utilizes the heritage of the former Mitsubishi Bibai coal mining facility. Today, the pit tower, the switching station that managed the power supply, and the raw coal pocket remain. A 170-meter-deep pit was built at this site in the 12th year of the Taisho era, and at that time it had a reputation as a modern model pit in Japan. In the early Showa period, the amount of coal produced exceeded 1 million tons per year, making it the largest coal mine in the entire coal mine of Mitsubishi Mining. After that, it continued to develop after World War II, but due to a change in energy policy from the Showa 30s, the Mitsubishi Bibai Coal Mine was closed in July of Showa 47, and with the closure of the mine, the Bibai Railway, which ran from Bibai Station to Tokiwadai, also closed the curtain of its 60-year history. The pit turret and raw coal pocket were selected as a modernization industrial heritage designated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in November 2019. At the request of the Yasuda Tsuyoshi Sculpture Museum Arte Piazza Bibai and the world-renowned sculptor "Yasuda Tsukura", three new sculptures have been installed in the park since July 30. The works on display were "Myōmu" in front of the pit tower, "Ishinki" in the pit opening and closing station, and "Fubuki" in front of the raw coal pocket The collaboration between coal mining heritage and art further enhances the atmosphere. It can be a day when red shines in the blue sky, a cloudy day, a starry sky, or a snowy location with a pure white location. Why don't you visit once?

In addition to the famous Kusama-sama red pumpkin in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, 😀 I love Yu and Naoshima Pavilion are also nearby.

The first thing that greets you at the gateway from Uno Port in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture is the famous Kusama-sama red pumpkin, an island that is also popular with foreign backpackers. I'm glad 😆 to say that the ferry is OK for dogs

Island trip ⛴️ starting from Uno Port, Okayama Prefecture The islands are dotted with popular islands at the Setouchi Art Festival, and art remains even on other days.

Christmas Window Art at kamu A joint project by Nishiokoppe Village's new and former community revitalization team members in charge of tourism! We will hold an event where elementary and junior high school students from the village will paint Christmas-themed pictures on the large windows inside the kamu building. The exhibition will run for about two weeks, so why not visit kamu decorated with Christmas artwork? We look forward to your visit. Event date and time: Saturday, December 9, 10:00–11:30 Participants: Elementary and junior high school students in the village Capacity: About 15 people Participation fee: Free Application deadline: Thursday, November 30, by 17:00 Exhibition period: Saturday, December 9–Monday, December 25

Hyogo Prefecture Awaji City Awaji Yumebutai When I came here, I got lost like a maze, and when I came to the top floor, I was surprised 😯 by the scale and futurism

Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture Awaji Yumebutai I was impressed when I saw the 😯 circular hall

Hyogo Prefecture Awaji City Awaji Yumebutai Dream stage created by architect Ando I've seen Mr. Ando's work in various places, but it's the best.

Hyogo Prefecture Awaji Island Happy Pancakes It has been a shining spot for quite some time, and I often see numbers from other prefectures, and the pancakes here are very delicious 😋.

The Hill of Future Hearts in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture I like the retro townscape of Onomichi City and the Shimanami Highway, and it is 😌 a recommended spot to stop by when you come to Onomichi

The Hill of Future Hearts in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture The art sculpted in marble over the years has reached the 😌 future Forever and Forever

The Hill of Future Hearts in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture It is a 😌 recommended spot that you will visit many times in the past and never get tired of it no matter how many times you come

The Hill of Future Hearts in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture I am very happy 😀 that dogs in the facility can also enter

The Hill of Future Hearts in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture When I go to Onomichi, it is a place that I always stop by, and the Shimanami Kaido is also the best 😌

Katsuoji Temple / Minoh Katsuoji Temple, which is famous for its "Victory Daruma", was even more crowded with tourists as the autumn foliage season began. This is one of the photos I took at Katsuoji. This is the most confident photo I took on my first outing in a long time! By the way, Katsuoji Temple is crowded with tourists around noon, so considering the cold, I think it's just right to arrive around 2 o'clock in the afternoon!

I traveled to Tsugaru. It is a rice field art that I happened to encounter in Nakadate Village near Hirosaki. This year's theme is "The Fence of Monse" by Shiko Munakata and "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Vermeer. It was splendid under the autumn sky of Tsugaru.

Giant Sand Sculpture ★ Senrihama Nagisa Driveway ★ Illuminates at night until around November

Art autumn ★ sand sculpture limited ★ time Cosmo Isle Hakui ★ I didn't know that such a big thing could be made with sand ★ ❢

Tomakomai City's unexplored area "Shichijo Otaki" Shichijo Otaki is located in the national forest of the Maruyama district near the border between Tomakomai City and Chitose City, and is a spot where you can see a large waterfall 16m high and about 2.3m wide up close! Shichijo Otaki, with its deep green trees and majestic waterfall, is a spectacular view. In order to enter the national forest where Shichijo Otaki is located, you need an application for approval from the Eastern Iburi Forest Management Office, so please check with the Eastern Iburi Forest Management Office below for details. 【Eastern Iburi Forest Management Office】 Address: 3-4-1 Hinode-cho, Shiraoi-cho, Shiraoi-gun, Hokkaido TEL：0144-82-2161

It rained a lot the other day. When I went to Tokyo for the event and came back, the river directly behind me was flooded to the road, and I was impatient. I CAME UP TO 1 CM TO THE WORKSHOP FLOOR, AND I GAVE UP, BUT SOMEHOW I WAS SAFE. The smell hasn't gone away yet, but... I'll have to be careful from next year! This time, the picture is cranes and rain It was in the early days when I started using this expression. It will still grow

Autumn colors of Enichiji Temple in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture The ginkgo trees and autumn leaves were 😀 beautiful.

Tokyo's Kanda Mansei Bridge is a new scenic spot with a strong atmosphere of literature and art. The narrow space under the station has been cleverly transformed into a world suitable for exploration. Here, you can drink coffee and watch the scenery by the river in a daze.

This is the wall art from the last Design Festa It's quite different from what we originally planned. My face was hitting a cut in the paper, so I avoided it, but it was bigger than planned. I was drawing with ad-libs If you look at it blankly, you can accidentally see the face of a dragon. If you try to draw a flower, you can see a bird.　 Drawing what you see on the spot in time is interesting because it is unique to events. We will also participate in the Design Festa in November with wall art. If you have time, please come and see it. The more you do it in front of people, the more you grow, and if there are limits, you think about breaking them. That's the biggest growth, isn't it?

A five-minute walk from the school, at Gallery Ichou no Ki, the popular SNS sensation Benten-sha Book Fair is holding a solo exhibition. I had a strange experience unlike anything before, and it was really interesting✨ The show runs until August 27th, so if you're interested, do go and see it😊 More and more students at the Japanese language school are becoming curious about things from Japan they saw on SNS! Their unique perspectives as international students are fascinating. Once I gather enough material, I'll introduce it here someday!