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.

~ Samurai Habits ~
Every morning a samurai prepares for death. In the quiet of the morning, he imagines himself being struck by lightning, doused by fire, or cut to pieces with a sword or spear.
It is hard to remember that one step outside the doorway is the world of death.

〜Make this activity a memory of a lifetime ~

For activities where you can wear samurai armor and have your photo taken with Osaka Castle in the background:
➤Rise Plan
➤Honor Plan
➤Bushido Plan
For tour guides:
➤Holy Land Pilgrimage Osaka Castle, Tamatsukuri Area, Tennoji Area

【🌸 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🤗✨

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≪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.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival.
The cherry blossoms were scattered, but we were able to see the flower rafts.

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom 🌸 on Nemophila

This is Located in Toneri Park in Tokyo
This is the only place where you can see Nemophila and Sakura performing together!

Someiyoshino is coming to an end, but this week is the best time to visit the Double Cherry Blossom (Yae zakura)!
Car parking is large and Access from the station is good!

Be sure to 😊 visit

Photographed 3/30/25.
It is the cherry blossom of Lotus Temple.

Children begin to develop an interest in letters around the age of 3 or 4, and learning calligraphy can help them develop self-confidence, concentration, and good manners.

Advantages of learning calligraphy for children
Learn to write beautiful letters
Improve concentration
Learn posture and etiquette
Increases self-confidence and ambition
Develops the ability to think and be creative
It is one of the art forms that easily expresses individuality and allows you to hone your own sensitivity and expressiveness.

#Calligraphy #kanji #kimono #SamuraiExperience #tatemG

- Students will learn the basic stance of the katana.

1) Middle stance
2) Upper stance
3) Lower stance
4) Eight-phase stance
(5) Side stance

- From these stances, swing the sword.
Swing. Swing. Swing. When swinging down, do not use your arm strength, but swing with the weight of the sword. If you are swinging correctly, you will know if you are swinging correctly because you will hear a "hirun" sound.
#katana #samuraiSword #bushido #kimono

Photographed 4/4/25.
It is the weeping cherry blossoms of Saiun Temple. It's in full bloom. 🌸

A scene of waiting for the bell to ring at the Chion Temple in Kyoto. They had prepared a bonfire in the cold, so Worshippers surrounded us and warmed us up while drinking amazake. It is a magical time that can only be experienced on New Year's Eve.

Akebonoyama Agricultural Park that I have wanted to visit for a long time

This is a wonderful place where you can feel the four seasons such as tulips in Spring and Cosmos in autumn.

I visited on the day when the tulips were in full bloom, and the tulip field with the morning mist was very cool.

🌸 Gokase Cherry Blossom Photos 2025 — Featured Entries #3 🌸

We’re continuing our daily showcase of works submitted to the Gokase Cherry Blossom 2025 contest on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.

@bluesea12067
@code_name_cross_fire

We received a wonderfully diverse set of entries.🤩

Scenes include the spring mountains and historic buildings tucked deep in Kuwanouchi, a moss-and-cherry blossom pairing, and cherry trees framed from a winery-style hall.🤗

Everyone enjoys hanami in their own way, and it’s such fun to see the variety.😆💕

Thank you to everyone who entered.🙇‍♀️
We’re still accepting submissions, so please capture your own way of enjoying hanami and enter the contest.🤗✨

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How to Enter Gokase Cherry Blossom 2025

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken in Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: #GokaseCherryBlossom2025 and #date of shooting (for example: #March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram
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 shooting photos.

Photographed 4/4/25.
It is the weeping cherry blossoms of Saiun Temple.
It is said that when you turn and Car on which the Heart Sutra is engraved, it has the same Benefit as chanting the Heart Sutra.

Scenery of inn Accommodation at Himi
On the rainy Coast, I got up early aiming for the Tateyama mountain range in the early morning, but it was raining, so I took pictures of the fishing port from the inn

For this year's cherry blossom tour, I photographed the rows of cherry blossom trees in Nakashu on the Jintsu River in Toyama Prefecture. I found Spring with "many horsetails" in the fields there

"#Cool Japan", "#Inbound", "#Photo Contest"
I aimed for Himi no Oniwa and the mountain ranges of Tateyama, but unfortunately it was cloudy, so I checked the time of the Himi Line and took a picture.

Today, please go 🚃 well

This is a row of cherry blossom trees Located in in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.
Train and cherry blossom trees can be photographed at their best every year.
It's a short walk from Toro Station, so please go 😊 there next year

Photographed 3/30/25.
This is Kawagoe Hachimangu. The peach blossoms were in full bloom.

Mt. Yoshino, cherry blossoms and Mt. Kinpu Temple
It is a landscape that has begun to bask in the morning.

2025/4 Mt. Yoshino, Nara

Photographed 3/31/25.
I relaxed at the Starbucks Hon-Kawagoe Station store.
Cappuccino and Jokind's Snoopy Sugar Donuts.

Yoba Sakura

Photographed on April 12, 25.
It is the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
The cherry blossoms were scattered and a magnificent flower raft was formed.
The cherry blossoms are also a sight to behold.

When children learn calligraphy, they learn to write beautifully. The benefits are especially great if they start learning before they start developing habits, so if they start by around age 5, they may have beautiful writing for a lifetime.
In addition, calligraphy, as an ancient Japanese art, also teaches manners such as greetings and respect.
#kanji #kimono #calligraphy #OsakaCastle

Today, we Prayer the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
It was an Annual Grand Festival at Kawagoe City Gokoku Shrine.

Cherry blossoms and chiyu-lip and blue sky are very nice scenery.
Nara Prefectural Magi Hills Park

The contrast between the tulips and the cherry blossoms is good 🤤

This is Fukaya Green Park Located in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture.

Every Spring, cherry blossoms and tulips. Lilies bloom profusely in summer.

[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Photos Vol.2 🌸]

We’re back with another big batch of entries to the “#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025” contest now running on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account. We’ll be sharing many of the submissions today.💪🌟

@1230fuukeinoturishi

These nostalgic shots capture not only the classic weeping cherry at Josenji Temple but also everyday cherry blossom scenes from the Kuraoka area.🥺

The photographer’s sensibility that turns your eyes not only to the cherry trees but also to the charming mountain flowers is something to admire and learn from…🙏✨

We’ll be featuring entries every day for a while, so please stay with us.🙇‍♀️

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≪#How to Enter: Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 ≫
Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho. Add the two hashtags #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and #date of shooting (for example: #March 20) to your Instagram post. 🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

[Period] From Thursday, March 20, 2025 through Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Other rules 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 full care to avoid accidents when photographing.

[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Submissions, Part 1 🌸]

We are sharing entries submitted to the Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 contest currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.🫡✨

So many lovely entries arrived, and we’ll be showcasing them one after another.👏
@_yuta610
@a2o_yoshino
@aaatkt6
(in no particular order)

Photos feature the cherry blossoms at Josenji, the Harada family residence, Kijiya, and Mikasho Shrine.💡
The daytime blossoms and the night cherry trees are both truly beautiful.🥹💕

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≪How to Enter the Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 Contest≫
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 the shooting date (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. Be sure to read them before applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html

⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents while shooting photos.

Photographed 3/30/25.
This is LEC COFFEE's quiche plate.
It is a quiche with salmon, spinach and onions, and a new onion soup. It is very tasty. 😊

Photographed 3/29/25.
This is Hanachozu from Hara Flower Shop.