Today, I attended the Kakijima Maro Festival in the Precincts of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. It's a yellow cherry blossom. It is a mixture of green and yellow, and red lines appear as it is in full bloom.

[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Entries, No. 6 🌸] It’s finally starting to get truly warm here. ☀️ Today we continue showcasing works entered in the “#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025” contest on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account. 💪💡 @smail_barm @taka_gr86rz @takataka0129 @thusandleavis (in no particular order) We received submissions of weeping cherry blossoms from Josenji, the Harada family, and Kijiya. 🌸✨ There’s also a photo of the cherry tree at Koshouji at the foot of Gokase Winery — it’s huge! 😳 What kind of entries will appear tomorrow? 🤗 Stay tuned!! The photo contest is still open for submissions. 🌟 Spring in Gokase isn’t just about cherry blossoms — please photograph various flowers and enter! 🥳 -------------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Enter the #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025] Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and #date of shooting (for example: #March 20). 🤳❤️‍🔥 Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/... [Period] From Thursday, March 20, 2025 through Sunday, May 11, 2025 ⚠️ Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before entering. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️ Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

Photographed on April 5, 25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed on April 5, 25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

The cherry blossoms are past full bloom and scattered in the wind The pale pink color that colors the soil It's like a signal for the beginning The beauty of the four seasons needs no words Impression, I feel like that

Tengu-sama 👺 at Tokura Sakura Care Park 🌸 It is ♪ a wonderful sight to see in the cherry blossoms 🌸 in full bloom

【Fairy Tale Highway Opening Ceremony】 Sorry to keep you waiting! Mugikusa Pass is open ✨ The fairytale highway is now passable from today. 👀✨ Elevation 2127m of scenery, air, wind, please come and feel it! 🚗

We will 🍜 Held in the 70th anniversary talk Events of the birth of tsukemen × the enforcement of the town system Inheriting the teachings of Mr. Yamagishi, the god and master of ramen, Shinsuke Tauchikawa, who runs "Daishoken" in Water from Yamanouchi Town and Tokyo Tea, and Toro Kitao, a non-fiction writer who depicts his appearance. Through the dialogue between the two, why don't you ❓ feel the pride of the town and the origin of the taste of tsukemen After the Events, "Reprint Mori Soba" will be sold at "Yamanouchi Daishoken" in the station resort center of Shiga Highlands Mountain! Date & Time: Sunday, June 1, 2025 10:00 Registration starts 10:30 Start ~ 12:00 Venue: Shiga Highlands General Hall 98 (7148-203 Heiza, Yamanouchi Town, Shimotakai County, Nagano Prefecture) Participation fee: Free (advance application required, lottery will be held if there are many applications) Capacity: 80 To apply, use the dedicated form! For details, please contact the Regional Creation Section of the Town Future Creation Division (0269-33-3113). Or visit our Home page (URL below). https://www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/soshiki/chiikisozo/gyomu/specialtalkevent2025/3939.html...

This is an announcement of Kaede no Yu's May Closed Day- ̗̀📣 The Vacation in May is on the 7th (Water) and 8th (Thursday). We will be open during Golden Week, so we are ♨️ looking forward to your Use 𓈒𓂂𓏸

This is Shosenkyo Crystal Sound. Spring has arrived in Shosenkyo Gorge. Pale pink cherry blossoms appear, buds swell on the trees, and fresh green leaves are about to emerge. Shosenkyo Gorge is known for its clear air year-round, and at this season it is surrounded by even richer colors that lift the spirit. Come to Shosenkyo Gorge for a spring outing! For April birthstones, diamond and crystal are well known. From the one-of-a-kind sparkle of diamonds to the clarity of crystal, we offer a wide range of gems. You might discover a special stone. Yamanashi Prefecture boasts Japan’s finest processing techniques. The carvings and jewelry crafted by artisans are breathtakingly beautiful. While strolling Shosenkyo Gorge, enjoy encountering exquisite jewelry. All our staff look forward to welcoming you with smiles.

Ipponzakura 🌸 in Hachitoku This is Ipponzakura Located in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. Gari in 📸 the rain It seems that 🤭 the mountains of Hanno are delighted with the cherry blossoms in full bloom

Photographed 3/31/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

【Access】 Access to Nagiso Town is mainly by JR, local buses, and Taxi. We will inform you 🚌✨ of the timetable and how to get on the bus You can also check it on the HP Access page! Search for 🔍 "Nagiso Tourism Association" or "Burarinagiso" ▶︎ Bus ・ The number of trains is small, so please check the ⚠️ time in advance ・ You can check how to ride from the 7th image ・Bus tickets are on sale at the Tsumago Tourist Information Center! (Tsumagoro to Magoro or In the town range only) ・ You can pay the driver in cash when you get off the Car (2,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, and 10,000 yen bills cannot be used) ・ In order to prevent congestion when getting off the car, please 🎫 purchase tickets in advance as much as possible ▶︎Taxi Nagiso Kanko Taxi🚕 Sales Office Tsumagoro First Car Parking Lot Business hours 7:00-19:00 (subject to change in winter) * Taxi is always stationed at Nagiso Station. * Please make a reservation in advance outside business hours. * There are that it may be difficult to arrange immediately during crowded Time Slots, so please come with plenty of time ▶︎JR Nagiso Station Ticket Sales Window 🎫 Business hours 7:50-16:05 Closed hours 11:10-11:30, 12:35-13:15 * IC cards are not supported. * Outside the business hours, please Boarding without a ticket and pay at the station where you get off Car (please take a numbered ticket when Boarding) * Use 💳❌ credit cards * Since there is only one ticket purchase window, it is very crowded, especially in the evening. We recommend that you purchase in advance during a free morning Time Slot / Time of Day or at another station * Nakatsugawa Station accepts credit card payments. * Use IC cards from Nakatsugawa Station to Nagoya Station ▶︎JR Nagiso Station / Information Center Business hours 8:00-17:00 Closed hours 11:10-11:30, 12:35-13:15 If you have any problems, please ✨ feel free to drop by

Photographed 3/27/25. It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

Photographed on April 15, 25. After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. It is an oat milk latte and a strawberry tart.

Introducing a One-Day Experience Tour 😄 ~A Tour Around Tokachi, the Dairy Kingdom~ A 1-DAY tour to learn about the lives of people who work with cows in Shintoku and Shimizu towns Shintoku and Shimizu, located in the northwest of Tokachi, are largely mountainous areas bordered on the west by the Hidaka Range and on the north by the Daisetsu mountain system. With little flat land, dairy farming thrives here more than crop cultivation. Kitahiro Farm is one of the large farms in Shintoku often called a mega-farm. It raises about 900 cows and works daily to ensure people can reliably enjoy safe, secure milk. In the afternoon we move to Shimizu town to visit Miyaji Farm. There, cows graze naturally around the clock and are fed only pasture, as the farm pursues dairy farming that minimizes the burden on the animals and on nature. Through farm work experiences, cheese making, and a stroll through the grasslands, you can feel the diversity of dairy farming in Tokachi. Please take this chance to encounter the lives of people living alongside other creatures. Tour Schedule 10:00 Gather at Kitahiro Farm 10:05 Kitahiro Farm tour and cheese-making experience Try making mozzarella cheese using fresh milk. 11:30 Kitahiro Farm cheese tasting and pizza lunch With the cooperation of a pizza shop in Shimizu town, you will also try making pizza using the mozzarella cheese you made and a chewy dough made from Hokkaido wheat and natural yeast. 13:00 Depart Kitahiro Farm (travel by private car) 13:45 Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm workshop tour and shopping At Kyodo Gakusha, discover the secrets behind delicious cheese. (Tasting available) 14:45 Depart Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm (travel by private car) 15:30 Miyaji Farm pasture walk and grass-fed milk tasting See cows raised entirely on pasture and fed only grass as you stroll through the grazing land. Taste grass-fed milk. 17:00 Tour ends Operating period: Year-round Time: 10:00–17:00 (about 7 hours) Group size: 2–10 people Price: Per person For 2 people: Adult ¥78,100, Elementary school child ¥14,300 For 3 or more: Adult ¥57,200, Elementary school child ¥14,300 If English interpretation is included, the prices are as follows. Per person For 2 people: Adult ¥110,000, Elementary school child ¥14,300 For 3 or more: Adult ¥72,600, Elementary school child ¥14,300 Please make your reservation at least seven days before your desired date. (Depending on guide availability, we may not be able to accommodate your requested date.) Please note that guests who have been living abroad within seven days prior to entering Japan cannot enter hygiene-controlled areas for quarantine reasons. Depending on the reported global situation of foot-and-mouth disease as determined by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, we may refuse participation in the tour. Please understand in advance. Would you like to take a peek behind the scenes of dairy farming and food while listening to producers' stories? This is also a great opportunity to interact directly with producers. We hope that one day of experience will bring new discoveries and perspectives, enriching your lifestyle. We would be delighted if the Tokachi experience becomes one page of your travel memories. 😄 If you are interested, please visit our federation’s official website page "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE ~A Journey Connecting to the Source of Food: Tokachi~" from the URL below! Contact Knau Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com https://tokachibare.jp/behindthegoodtaste/...

【Today's Taiki Town】 The weather is not very good, but please enjoy the scenery of Taiki Town, which is gradually becoming more like Spring! Prunus sargentii（Ezo cherry trees） is still going to take some time to bloom. https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

Notice of "Shintoku Shrine Mountain Spring Festival" Held in Held in – April 27 (Sun) Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Place: Shintoku Shrine Mountain Events will 🌸 be held in in the Shintoku Shrine Mountain Precincts And you can 🎈 see the Magic Show Roux Art by Mr. Gussie, who showed us a fun show last year as well In addition, those who shop at the Stalls booth will win a lottery ticket, so it is an Events that you can fully enjoy from start to finish. There will be music, delicious food, stalls, etc., so please 🌸 come and see the cherry blossoms 🏬Store @ueda.meat Koyanagi Foods @ramen_miurashouten @impulse_hokkaido_shintoku Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division @yuka_cyoko Kotoise Twilight Showa Shokudo THE YARD @hokkohmilk Get New Sand guest gassy0120 We look forward 💁 ♀️ to seeing you there Announcement of the "Shintoku Shrine Mountain Spring Festival" Date: Sunday, April 27 Time: 10:00-15:00 Location: Shintoku Shrine Mountain The event will be held within the grounds of Shintoku Shrine Mountain🌸 And last year, you can see Gassy's magic show and balloon art again this year🎈 In addition, those who shop at the exhibition booths will win a lottery ticket, so it's an event that you can enjoy to the fullest from start to finish. There will be music, delicious food, and food stalls, so please come and see the cherry blossoms🌸 #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Shintoku Shrine Mountain #Spring Festival #hokkaido #hokkaido_lovers #hokkaido_love #ilovehokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidolikers #hokkaidolove #hokkaidosgram #hokkaidotravel #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku

【🌸Gokase Hanami 2025 — Featured Photos, No.5🌸】 We continue to steadily showcase works submitted to the Gokase Hanami 2025 contest currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account 🥳 @reoron001219 @sakai_0808 @sayasyoto (in no particular order) We received many photos of weeping cherry trees set against clear blue skies 🌸✨ Everyone’s framing is truly brilliant… we’re always amazed, wondering how they captured such scenes from any angle 😳👏 Although akebono azaleas and rhododendrons aren’t fully in bloom yet, they’re starting to open little by little 🤗 The photo contest runs until Sunday, May 11, so please keep those entries coming 🎶 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ≪How to Enter Gokase Hanami 2025≫ Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (example: #March 20) 🤳❤️‍🔥 Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/... Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 ⚠️Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️Please take care to avoid accidents while shooting photos.

Starbucks × cherry blossoms at night This is Located in in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture It is Toyama Kan Water Park. It was also voted the most beautiful Starbucks in the world! Light up the cherry blossoms at night, making Starbucks look more beautiful.

Minazuki Shrine ⛩️ in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture A small and neatly organized atmosphere It's a 🎵 nice space The shrine and the komainu were also beautiful, but to the mountain god I was strongly attracted to it 🤲

Fuji in summer, seen from the cape of Izu. The deep, clear blue sea Unfolds quietly, and behind it, the figure of Fuji appears as if floating above the clouds. It's like a lone god standing between the sky and the sea. The clouds gently envelop the base, and only the peaks shine quietly in the sunlight. The cliffs and reefs in front of you do not move, as if time has stopped, quietly speaking of the grandeur of Nature. The sky is endlessly blue, the clouds stream slowly, and there is a moment when the earth, sky and sea merge into one. There was no sign of people, no sound. Only the wind, the waves, and the presence of Fuji in the distance speak to my heart. This scenery is so beautiful that you will forget your words. An eternal moment where the desire to burn it into the eye and the desire to see it all the time intersect.

When the Sunrise begins to quietly illuminate Fuji, the city is still enveloped in a drowsy atmosphere. A corner of a small town near Lake Kawaguchi. Through the signboard of a convenience store and the roof of an old building, the majestic figure of Fuji appears. The soft light from the eastern sky paints the snowy slopes in gold, as if the whole mountain is slowly waking up. "Sunshine Gold Mountain" – the very moment. The art of silence and light is condensed into this moment. In the foreground, a traveler stares at the scene. Impression and respect are conveyed from his back, which he just looks up without exchanging words. An extraordinary beauty that is right Soba the everyday. The moment when you stand on that boundary fills your heart deeply.

Lake Kawaguchi is enveloped in the silence before dawn. It's 5:30 a.m., There is a the world is still asleep, and countless stars are quietly twinkling in the sky. On the other side of the lake, Fuji stands quietly, covered in snow, and its dignified appearance is reflected in the clear surface of the lake like a mirror. Upside-down Fuji to perfection. Just by being there, the divinity beyond words touches the heart. The lights of the Lakeside sway softly on the surface of the water, adding warmth to the darkness. There was no wind, and it was as if time had stopped. This is the moment when Nature and human activities quietly come together. Before the start of the day, the world is enveloped in such a beautiful tranquility.

　The other day, the executive committee of the Autumn fireworks (formerly known as the National New fireworks Competition) and named the "National New fireworks Challenge Cup 2025".　 　And the launch time has been decided! !️ The start time of the launch is different, so please be careful!　Please!!️ https://suwako-hanabi.com/shinsaku/...

【Tour de Yatsugatake 2025 ends】 Two days have passed since the end of the Tour de Yatsugatake 2025. Despite the course change due to the weather, many athletes ran as hard as they could, and thanks to everyone who supported us and the staff who supported us, we were able to finish the tournament safely. From now on, all the executive committee members will continue to work toward a tournament that everyone will want to challenge and want to come back again. See you again at Yatsugatake! 🚴‍♂️

Introducing a One-Day Experience Tour 😄 — Where Local Sake Is Made — A one-day tour from Obihiro to Urahoro to enjoy fine drinks and delicious food In Tokachi, a region rich in nature and known for its strong agriculture, producers use the bounty of the land to craft a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. This program takes you to the production sites of wine, sake, and craft beer to uncover the secrets behind their great flavors. The more you hear from passionate makers, the more their products taste remarkable. For dinner, we prepare special dishes paired with each drink! Savor them together with Tokachi’s local ingredients. Tour Schedule 9:00 Pickup from JR Obihiro Station, Tokachi-Obihiro Airport, or city hotels 10:00 Aizawa Farm Vineyard tour and wine tasting Visit Aizawa Farm, where grapes are grown naturally without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. 11:30 Kamikawa Taisetsu Sake Brewery Heiun-gura Brewery tour and sake tasting Using the moderately hard spring water from the Satsunai River system, which originates in the Hidaka Mountains and is celebrated as one of Japan’s purest streams, this brewery makes sake that pairs well with Tokachi’s cuisine. 12:30 Rancho El Paso Lunch featuring pasture-raised “dorobuta” pork and local craft beer “Obihiro Beer” 14:45 RIKKA Barley field visit At RIKKA, a brewery established in 2025, join field work in a barley crop. 16:45 RIKKA Brewery tour and beer tasting Take time to taste beers nurtured by Tokachi’s fertile land. 18:00 Torino-me Shop Special dinner by culinary researcher Kanako Sasaki, paired with drinks Enjoy a special dinner designed to complement Tokachi’s wines, sake, and beers. 21:00 Drop-off at JR Obihiro Station, Tokachi-Obihiro Airport, or city hotels — Tour ends Operating period: Year-round Time: 9:00–21:00 (approx. 12 hours) Group size: 3–8 people Price: Per person: JPY 132,000 ※With English interpretation the price is as follows: Per person: JPY 154,000 ■Please make a reservation at least seven days before your desired date. ■Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your preferred date due to guide availability or other circumstances. Would you like to peek behind the scenes of beverage production, agriculture, and food while meeting the producers? We hope that through this one-day experience you will discover new insights and values that enrich your lifestyle. We would be delighted if this Tokachi experience becomes one memorable page in your travel story 😄 If you are interested, please visit the federation’s official website page “BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE — Journeys Connecting to Tokachi, the Source of Food” on our official site (access the federation’s official site from the profile link tree). Contact Knaue Publishing Co., Ltd. Slow Travel HOKKAIDO Email: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com https://tokachibare.jp/behindthegoodtaste/...

To "Chinese Shokudo Miura Shoten" Last week, we and that the store's signature product, soy sauce ramen 🍜 Gari, has been renewed, so we came to visit us right away! At Miura Shoten, you can customize your ramen. This time, the customization is... (1) Hardness of noodles (2) More green onions (3) Back fat - normal (4) Characteristics Ichimi Mustard - Ordinary And order in large portions Appearance, pitch black. Jet black soy sauce ramen 🍜 When I asked the owner, he said that it was ✨ a blend of tamari Let's start with the soup. Contrary to appearance, the rich and soy sauce flavor Unfolds throughout the mouth. Next, the straight medium-thick Thick Noodles are mixed with the soup and the chopsticks do not stop and you can eat them quickly. And the large amount of green onions, combined with the flavor of green onions that escaped from the nose and the soup, refreshed my thick mouth. It was full of vegetables, and the medium-thick Thick noodles accumulated in my stomach, and it was 🍜 very delicious A new Specialties of Shintoku Town! Old-fashioned with a black appearance and a strong richness Jet black soy sauce ramen "Shintoku Black" certainly Please enjoy it 🍜 #Hokkaido #Hokkaido Gourmet #Hokkaido Tourism #Hokkaido is big #Hokkaidō #Tokachi #Tokachi #Tokachi Tourism #Tokachi Gourmet #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Ramen noodles #Pitch black #Shintoku Black #hokkaido #hokkaido_lovers #hokkaido_love #ilovehokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidolikers #hokkaidolove #hokkaidosgram #hokkaidofood #hokkaidotravel #tokachi #shintoku

【🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Submissions, Part 4 🌸】 We are continuing to showcase works submitted to the Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 event, which is currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account. Today we bring you more entries every day🌟 @fowafuwarin5 @gokase_pan @hisabou1958 @kickcamp_with_jimny @landscape133_22 @madame.rururu (in no particular order) This time there are many night cherry blossom photos from Kijiya🌸🌙 We are very pleased to see Josenji and the Harada family’s weeping cherry trees captured from so many perspectives☺️💕 There are also striking shots of the red-and-white camellias blooming at the base of Josenji’s cherry trees✨It’s delightful to enjoy the charm of various flowers🎶 We are still accepting submissions, so please send yours in abundance🤗✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ≪How to enter Gokase Flower Viewing 2025≫ Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and the photo date (for example: March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥 Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/... Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 ⚠️ Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️ Please take care to avoid accidents while photographing.

【Morotsukayama Mountain stream village】 Of the two campsites 🏕️ in the Village, one is here, Morotsukayama Mountain Stream no Sato. It is a Rich in nature campsite with Mt. Morotsuka, which is one of the One Hundred Famous Mountains of Kyushu nearby, towering. At Mt. Morotsuka, in Spring, you can admire the azaleas 🌸 in the Cluster of trees located 2~3 minutes on foot from the West Trailhead. Just below the log house is a river park adjacent to a valley with abundant 💧 water. In summer, you can also enjoy 😊 water play in the Mountain stream and fishing 🎣 (recreational fishing ticket required) In the village of Mountain stream, there are three log House for 5 people using wood from Morotsuka and a free site limited to 3 groups per day There are. Recommended for those who ✨ want to enjoy free and quiet camping