Light and Shadow, and Jellyfish This is the Kamo Water Museum Located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture Jellyfish greet you from a 5-meter-diameter water tank. When I looked up, it was 🤤 a beautiful view

Tone River Fireworks Festival 🎆 This is one of the Tone River Fireworks Festival held yesterday. It was held jointly by Four shrines, and the night sky of Arakawa blossomed in vivid colors. I would like to 🤤 outbound again next year

Photographed 9/8/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It is a wind chime with red thread.

Photographed 9/8/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime shelf is also a sight to behold.

I went to Moerenuma Park. Moerenuma Park is a river (swamp?) I like it because it's wide. The leaves were red in places, and there were many dragonflies flying. I felt that autumn was coming soon.

Today is the last day of the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine's rim musubi wind chime. The wind chime corridor is also a sight to behold.

The "Ise Shrimp Festival Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Town System" started accepting applications again from 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 11, but due to the large number of applications, it was closed on October 12. Minami-Izu Town 70th Anniversary "Ise Shrimp Festival" This year, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the enforcement of the town system, we will offer a discount of 3,000 yen from the Accommodation Fee so that you can stay at a better price at Ise Shrimp in Minami-Izu Town, which boasts the largest Landings in the prefecture. [Period] Saturday, October 4, 2025 ~ Sunday, November 30, 2025 *Until check-out on Sunday, December 1, 2025 [Reservation application]: September 20 (Sat) ~ November 17 (Mon) * Apply from the dedicated form: https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S84600026/... * Subject for Accommodation of 2 people or more (1 night) * Up to the first 500 people * Adult (junior high school students and above) and children (6 years old and older) will receive an Accommodation discount of 3,000 yen per person * Guests only will also receive a free Car parking ticket for Ishirozaki Ocean Park * Cannot be used in conjunction with Other coupons, etc. 【Overview】 ◉ Accommodation reservations will be accepted until Monday, November 17. ◉ There are Accommodation on November 14 (Fri) and 15 (Sat) overlap with Events in our town and reservations may not be available. ◉ Ise Shrimp can be served to Adult (junior high school students and above) and children (6 years old and older ~ elementary school students). ◉ Please choose up to one cooking method for Ise Shrimp per person. * Choose one of three cooking methods for Ise shrimp: sashimi, boiled, and grilled oni shell. * Depending on the accommodation, the contents and types of cooking methods may change. ◉ Subject to the discount is for the first 500 people. * After cancellation, you will not be able to apply if the number of subjects has been reached when you apply again. ◉ Subjects for discounts are Adult and children (from 6 years old to elementary school students). * Subject for infants (2~6 years old) or infants (0~2 years old) are not eligible. ◉ As soon as the number of people Subjected for the discount is reached, the application will be closed. ◉ Subjects for Accommodation reservations through this tourism association are eligible for the discount. ◉ When you pay the reservation fee, you will receive a "Reservation Deposit Certificate" by mail. ◉ Business hours are until "9:00~17:00". 【Accommodation Procedure】 ◉ Apply for Accommodation by reception form, email, or Phone. ◉ Once the Accommodation arrangements of the Tourism Association have been completed, we will mail you an "Accommodation Guide". ◉ When you receive the Accommodation invitation letter, please transfer the Accommodation Fee stated in the invitation to the designated account. ◉ After confirming the transfer, we will mail you a deposit slip. ◉ After receiving the reservation deposit certificate, please come directly to the inn. 【Reservation ~ Until Accommodation】 (1) Application (from the form, etc.) (2) inn arrangements (There are if there are no vacancies) (3) Accommodation invitation letter by mail (Publication of discounted amount) (4) Accommodation fee transfer from the customer (5) Send the deposit slip by mail (6) After receiving the deposit slip, go to the Accommodation [Cancellation fee (cancellation)] 〇 "From 7 days to 4 days before" on the designated date of Accommodation ... 20% of Accommodation Fee 〇 "From 3 days before the designated date of Accommodation to the day before" ... 50% of Accommodation Fee 〇 "On the day" of the designated day of Accommodation ... 100% of Accommodation Fee 〇 Early cancellation after payment of Accommodation fee will be charged a return fee of 1,000 yen 【How to apply】 Apply from the dedicated form: https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S84600026/... Ise Shrimp Festival Page→https://x.gd/Y2SYw...

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. Today is the last day of the Enmusubi wind chime. The red thread wind chime is also a sight to behold.

Around Spring of this year, my father and mother and I Outbound to Nara. I was usually aware that I was being raised by a good couple, but on this day, we were both in a very good mood, probably because it was the yellowtail first time in a long time that we were traveling with three people. I took a lot of pictures as usual on this day, but this was the first time I took a picture for my mother! I think I was asked. I took a two-shot photo of my mother and father. Both my mother and father are shy people, so I can't put them on social media or show them to anyone, but they are carefully displayed at the entrance of my house. As a daughter, I think that such a place brings out the character of the two of them, and they are a very cute couple. This photo is a rare photo that both of my parents complimented. They don't always show any particular interest in photography, and since we both have completely different sensibilities, they rarely compliment us together. However, this photo is displayed on the TV stand as a favorite. My No. 1 memory of Spring this year is this.

The Shirakami Mountains are a World Heritage Site. It is a mysterious forest with untouched primeval beech forests. The light shining through the dense forest was beautiful and seemed to point the way. It is also said to be the stage of Princess Mononoke.

This is one of the photos I took while visiting Ishikawa Prefecture this summer and being swayed by the Noto Storyteller Railway. I was struck by the scenery that was too beautiful to look at while listening to the painful stories.

Photographed 9/8/25. It is a sky blue rim musubi wind chime of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Rim Musubi wind chimes are open until September 15th.

This is one of the photos when I went to Kamikochi. Maintenance, fascinated by the unspoiled nature on the other side of the road, I pressed the shutter. I deliberately took a dark shot so that I could convey a quiet space.

🚗 “SKY ROAD FESTA” 💫 To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Doto Expressway, an event will take place on Monday, September 15, 2025 (national holiday)! Held to express gratitude to the local communities that regularly use the Doto Expressway, the event will be packed with stage performances and a fun prize draw! We hope everyone comes and enjoys it! Date: Monday, September 15, 2025 (national holiday) Time: 10:00–15:00 Venue: Tokachi Plaza Nishi 4, Minami 13, Obihiro

Photographed 8/25/25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

This delicate little flower is called mizosoba. It belongs to the knotweed family, the same family as buckwheat (soba). You can observe it along the shore of Lake Utonai, around the alder terrace. (Image courtesy of the Lake Utonai Wildlife Conservation Center)

Photographed 9/8/25. This is LEC COFFEE's Kawagoe matcha latte. It contains Okinawa black molasses.

[Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture] Feel secure with this! A Directory of Shimanto River River Activity Operators! ★The Appeal of River Activities★ You can enjoy the Shimanto River with your whole body in 360°, and nothing captures that feeling better than river activities! The Shimanto River has a gentle current, so beginners and children can take part. On canoe tours you can sometimes go where no man-made structures are visible, offering a true escape from everyday life. Shimanto City is home to many river activity operators, with a variety of options that let everyone from small children to seniors enjoy themselves with peace of mind. Take this chance to find an operator that interests you♪ 1. Shimanto Canoe and Camp Village Kawaracco Shimanto Canoe and Camp Village Kawaracco sits beside the Shimanto River, surrounded by rich natural scenery. In addition to campsite facilities, the site includes well-equipped bungalows and a Shimanto hinoki cypress house. It also serves as a terminal for the Rinrin Cycle rental service. Operating season: Year-round Closed: Mondays (if Monday is a public holiday, closed Tuesday) *Open during the period around Golden Week and from July 1 to September 30 Pets allowed to ride together (tandem kayaks). *Please bring a life jacket for your pet. Depending on size, joint riding may be unavailable. 2. withRIVER withRIVER is located at the foot of a Shimanto River chinkabashi (submersible bridge). The current is gentle here, so beginners and small children can feel safe. At the end of the tour you can even try jumping from the chinkabashi. In addition to canoe and SUP experiences, withRIVER offers horseback riding. Besides ordinary rides, there is a course that lets you ride within the Shimanto River. Because the horse stands where you can touch the bottom, children and non-swimmers can participate safely. Operating season: March to mid-November Dogs may ride along (on SUP or two-person canoe). Dog life jackets are available to rent (500 yen per jacket). Free photo sharing available 3. Shimanto River Lodge Yuubetei Shimanto River Lodge Yuubetei is a rented villa-style accommodation on a hill overlooking the Shimanto River, available to one group per day. Families, groups, and couples can relax here. Rooms include a terrace where you can barbecue while watching the sunset. River SUP experiences are available from Yuubetei. The owner customizes courses to match guests. SUP board rentals are also offered. Please request when booking your stay. *SUP experiences operate only in the summer season. 4. Okera Adventures Shimanto Okera Adventures Shimanto centers on “bikerafting,” a combination of cycling and packraft (inflatable boat) river descent. They are the only operator in Japan to run regular guided bikerafting tours. (*Survey by Okera Adventures, March 2022) They operate by private-group bookings only, so you and your group enjoy the tour alone. One appeal is that guides tailor the tour to participants, weather, and conditions. Operating season: Year-round Dogs may ride along (dog life jackets available for rent). Free photo sharing available 5. Shimanto – River Station Canoe Center Shimanto – River Station Canoe Center is known for the spectacular natural scenery in the latter part of its tours. The attached Shimanto Hiroba Auto Campsite offers toilets and barbecue sites so you can camp beside the Shimanto River. (Advance reservation required) There is a beginner-friendly canoe school where instructors lead basic half-day and full-day courses. You can paddle an 8 km canoe touring course to the famous Iwama Chinkabashi Bridge featured on TV and in magazines; the latter 4 km of the course shows almost no man-made structures, letting you fully enjoy the Shimanto River’s wilderness. The Canoe Center also serves as a river station exhibiting canoes from around the world and as a terminal for the Shimanto River Rinrin Cycle rental service. Operating season: Year-round Free photo sharing available 6. Shimanto Rakusha Shimanto Rakusha is a former school repurposed into a place where you can stay and play. The lodging uses spaces such as the school infirmary as bedrooms, and classrooms have bunk beds. You can even stay in the broadcasting room that still runs the school PA system or in the principal’s office. Because canoe experiences here do not involve long downstream runs, you can set your own experience time. Families can take turns, play in the river, and enjoy canoeing freely. In addition to canoeing, you can try stream trekking (shower climbing), raft play, and relaxed fishing in the Shimanto River. Closed: Every Wednesday *Open daily in July, August, and September Free photo sharing available 7. Canoe Shimanto Base Canoe Shimanto Base runs tours using sit-on-top canoes that you sit on the deck rather than inside. You can choose a half-day course with a 3 km downstream stretch (morning or afternoon) or a shorter course without downstream paddling. All canoes are single-person, and two sizes are available so you can pick the right fit. The half-day course is available from third grade elementary school and up; the short course is available from first grade elementary school and up. The short course is a private booking for groups of 1–10 people. Operating season: March to November Dogs may ride along. *Please be sure to bring a life jacket that fits your dog’s body size. Free photo sharing available 8. Good River Shimanto At Good River Shimanto you can enjoy a full Shimanto River canoe tour. They instruct you from canoe boarding and paddle technique to how to enjoy canoeing. The downriver course follows the river current and reveals little in the way of man-made structures, letting you relax in expansive nature. You can take commemorative photos at the popular Iwama Chinkabashi Bridge. They also run rafting tours, letting you drift downstream in a raft boat on the gentle Shimanto River in relaxed comfort. Guests from age three through seniors can participate. Operating season: Mid-March to early November Children and dogs may ride along Free photo sharing available How was it? Try experiencing Shimanto City’s river activities!

Nukazuke Workshop🥕 A "Nukazuke Workshop" was held to showcase local ingredients and inspire new ideas for processing them.💡 Under the guidance of Rieko Teramoto, who is from Gokase, participants first tasted the nukazuke prepared yesterday.🥢 There were 18 varieties in total!! Familiar vegetables like cucumber, carrot, and daikon sat alongside new flavor discoveries such as dried shiitake, konnyaku, and myoga.👀✨ Next, Teramoto demonstrated how to prepare the nuka bed in front of everyone, teaching about moisture levels and other details.📝 She then shared ready-to-use nuka beds for participants to take home, and everyone immediately began pickling the vegetables they had brought.😊 They said the pickles should be ready in about 12 hours, and everyone left excited to eat their creations, carefully taking their own nuka beds home.🥰 I can’t wait to try the nukazuke made by the participants next time.😍

Photographed 9/8/25. After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, we visited LEC COFFEE. It's a quiche plate. It is a quache with pumpkin and bacon, a salad with homemade ham and okra, and a cold soup with Butter Nut Pumpkin. 🎃

Commemorating the 1,270th Anniversary of Daisenji Temple’s Founding: Secret Buddha Exhibition The special exhibition at Daisenji Temple, which ran until June 1, has been so well received that it will be held again. The following three hidden Daikokuten statues will be revealed. ・Three-Faced Daikokuten (ancient style) ・Daikokuten (by Goto Saigu) ・Three-Faced Daikokuten (by Takamura Koun) Notably, the Three-Faced Daikokuten (ancient style) will be shown to the public for the first time. Please take this opportunity to see them. Special Exhibition Period: Sunday, September 28, 2025 – Monday, December 8, 2025 Hours: 8:45 AM – 5:00 PM Admission: 500 yen Inquiries: Daisenji Temple Tel: 0463-95-2011

Photographed 9/8/25. This is CAFE ANDON's morning. Chinese-style Spring rain soup, campagne, and iced café latte. I'm looking forward to opening in the morning. 😊

Introduction to Isehara Hosenji Human School The "Human School" held at Isehara Hosenji is an open place where anyone can drop in. Serving as a modern terakoya (traditional private school), it offers a variety of programs, from wadaiko fitness and calligraphy classes to sutra-copying and Buddhist image-copying sessions, kintsugi workshops, and health yoga. Venue information: Nagakozan Hosenji, 2683 Sannomiya, Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture For details, please see the official website. https://www.ho-senji.info/isehara-housenji-ningengakkou...

Here’s a recent look at Hanakku (the flower clock)!🌸 Today is September 12th, and since it’s “#Quiz Day,” here’s a Hanakku quiz! Q3. What is the origin of the name of the flower clock “Hanakku”? A. A name combining “hana” (flower) and “clock” B. The name of the river near the park C. The name of the person who made it D. A Tokachi dialect word meaning “big” ~Thinking time~🕒 🎯 The correct answer is… A. A name combining “hana” (flower) and “clock”! The lovely name that combines flowers and a clock has become a symbol of Tokachigaoka Park🌷⏰

Bear sighting on the trail between Oyama Lookout and Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine Around 12:00 on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, a bear was sighted on the Oyama Koma Approach Road. Residents, hikers, and others are asked to take care during nighttime and early morning activities, as well as when commuting to work or school. When climbing, please take precautions such as carrying a bear bell. For details, check the city’s website. https://www.city.isehara.kanagawa.jp/kankou_guide/docs/2025091000027/...

On a rice field road a little outside the Hot spring resort town of Kinosaki, I found a Torii (shrine gate) gate and arrived here. The stairs to the worship hall were quite long, but it was a fun prayer to think that Naoya Shiga had walked the same way.

Itadori-juku in Imajo offers a charming retro atmosphere! This site contains the remains of a checkpoint that once marked the entrance to the Hokkokukaido. By establishing the checkpoint, it served an important role in regulating travelers on the road.✨ Nearby stand four traditional houses with thatched roofs built in the kogashira style, and they are certified under Fukui Prefecture’s Traditional House Recognition System. If you’re curious, visit and you might enjoy a nostalgic atmosphere.

Photographed 8/23/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed 8/23/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

This is one of the photos when I was traveling to see the cherry blossoms in Yamanashi Prefecture in Spring this year. I visited this temple when I heard that there was a magnificent Cherry Blossom Tree-lined Path. Local grandpas were enjoying a banquet under the cherry blossoms in full bloom. When I saw everyone looking up at the beautiful cherry blossoms overhead, I thought that Spring had come for everyone, and I clicked the shutter.