The practice of swordsmanship was intended above all to nurture the mind. The samurai, through diligent practice and extreme concentration, desired to attain a state of unthoughtfulness, free of attachment or preoccupation, and thus able to respond instantly. A warrior is prepared to die each morning. In the quiet moments 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. #Honor #Bushido #samuraisword #katana

Here are the 9 best of 2024. (1) (2) Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu (3) New Year's Torii (shrine gate) gate of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine (4) (7) Cherry blossoms on the Shingashi River (5) Giant Ema of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine (8) Hydrangea of Kawagoe Hachimangu (9) Red thread wind chime at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Thank you for your patience this year. Best regards for next year. Happy New Year. 😊

Kirigamine Highlands in Nagano Prefecture I was able to meet a beautiful frost in -5°C.

12/30The 59th Shimoda Hot Spring Narcissus Festival blooming status has been updated! https://www.shimoda-city.info/post/20241230...

Learn Zen in a class of making Japanese sweets and Enjoying Wabicha with wield the brush. Zen / Wagashi Yokan, which came to Japan along with Zen, was refined over many years to become a complete Japanese confectionary in the Edo period. Zen / Tea Ceremony The tea ceremony was a type of tea ceremony in which Zen ideas were added to the tea ceremony, resulting in the creation of wabicha (a type of tea ceremony). Zen / Calligraphy Calligraphy is a way of practicing Zen with a brush, or in other words, a way of writing calligraphy in a state of unmindfulness. ZEN is basically searching for the truth of who you are. #Zen #kanji #traditional

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. For those of us living in today's busy world, learning about the samurai spirit can give us insight into our attitude, attention, and focus, and foster the determination needed to achieve our goals to the fullest. #kangi #calligraphy #kimono #osakacastle

Photographed 10/20/24. It is the second day of the Kawagoe Festival. The festival float of Senba Jiro Yasuya in Senba Towns visits Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

【❄️ Winter Gokase 2025❄️】Until February 28 (Fri) in the 7th year of Reiwa 7)! After all, winter too! Instagram Campaigns 🥳✨ Please follow Gokase Tourist Association Instagram Account (@gokase_kanko) and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 a winter-like photo of Gokase In the town on Instagram with two hashtags: #Winter Gokase 2025, #Date and place (e.g. #Unoko Falls) One person will receive Gokase Towns Specialty products every day during the 🎁✨ period. In addition! For excellent works, we will send you an assortment of Specialty products of Gokase Towns 🤩👏 The works posted will be introduced 💡 on the social media of the Gokase Tourist Association at any time Period: Monday, December 30, 2024 to Friday, February 28, 2025 ⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourist Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html... ⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting. ------------------------------------------ … Actually, it's also the voting period for "Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024", so I thought it would be mixed, and I was actually going to let you know at the beginning of the year ... I would like you 🥺🙏 to post New Year's photos as well!! I couldn't stand it and posted it 😂 We are looking forward to seeing many beautiful winter photos of Gokase, and ☃️💕 thank you for 📸🙏 your application

Photographed 10/20/24. It is the second day of the Kawagoe Festival. Greeting the Towns Hall, it is a festival float of Imanari no Suzume.

For those of us living in today's busy world, learning about the samurai spirit can give us insight into our attitude, attention, and focus, and foster the determination needed to achieve our goals to the fullest. #kangi #calligraphy #kimono #osakacastle

Photographed 10/20/24. It is the second day of the Kawagoe Festival. In front of Kawagoe City Hall, it is a festival float of Iemitsu in Shintomi Town 1-chome.

Photographed 10/20/24. It is the second day of the Kawagoe Festival. In front of Kawagoe City Hall, it is a true festival float of Sugawara Road in Sugawara Towns.

【Year-end Greetings】 Ladies and gentlemen, did 😌 you get your work done safely? It doesn't matter if it's New Year's Day! There are some people who say 😂 that By the way, Gokase Tourist Association and Special Products Center Gokase will receive the following Vacation during the year-end and New Year holidays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <12/30 (Mon)> Shokudo: Vacation Shops and vegetables: Open only in the morning <12/31(Tue)~1/2(Thu)> holiday < 1/3 (Fri) > Shokudo: 11 o'clock ~ Shops and vegetables: 10 o'clock ~ <1/4(Sat)~> Regular business hours ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We will also have Tourist Association Vacation on 12/31 (Tue) ~ 1/2 (Thu). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. In addition, we have Summary the January Events that we know now in a calendar, so please 🤗 refer to it for next year's outing plan In addition! Gokase Tourist Association Instagram Account (@gokase_kanko We are accepting votes for "Gokase Autumn leaves 2024"! I would be happy 🥺✨ if you could choose a photo with your family and vote for it on New Year's Day Thank you very much 🙇 ♀️! !️ Well, we'll be open tomorrow, so it's one day early... 🤣 Thank you very much for your support this year. We look forward to working with you again next year. Happy New Year 🤩👋✨ * As I have said many times, we will be open until tomorrow. smile

We are currently accepting entries for the 2nd Tsubetsu Photo Contest! Why don't you How do you like it? express the charm of Tsubetsu with photos taken in Tsubetsu Town? For the application guidelines, please see the second image and the Tsubetsu Tourist Association Home page. Publication of the five prize-winning works in the previous contest is posted here. In addition to such a superb view of Tsubetsu Town, we are waiting for various "Tsubetsu photos"!

Samuraisword experience The practice of swordsmanship was intended above all to nurture the mind. The samurai, through diligent practice and extreme concentration, desired to attain a state of unthoughtfulness, free of attachment or preoccupation, and thus able to respond instantly. #Honor #Bushido #samuraisword #katana

The reason why foreigners are interested in the Japanese language is "The beauty of the Japanese language. I often hear that the reason why foreigners are interested in the Japanese language is "the beauty of the Japanese language. Using the calligraphy skills learned through the calligraphy experience, students write their favorite kanji characters on fans and hanging scrolls of their choice. The master calligrapher will then take the kanji back to your bag with his expert brush strokes. Since each kanji character has multiple meanings, it is important to know what other meanings they have. Knowing the meaning will make the bag shine. #brush #kanji #shodo #travel memories #cultural experience

Yesterday, when I was taking a walk in Kawagoe, I went to Tatsumi Udon noodles. I put hot Jade on the toriten bukkake. The ginger works and it's delicious.

【First sunrise with vines】 ／ Let's worship the first sunrise with Tsurunoshin at the Izumi City Crane Observation Center! (Notice of special early morning opening) ＼ Start a new year with the congratulatory combination of "First sunrise and cranes"! The Izumi City Crane Observation Center is open from 6:30 a.m., but on January 1 (New Year's Day), the Izumi City mascot character "Tsuru no Shin" will also appear with the first sunrise! We will also sell salt musubi, fish soup, and Soba noodles from "Tsurushu" and "Machijiman". In addition, those who visit the museum on the day of the event will receive a "Crane Observation Center-New Year's Day Limited Can Badge"! This year, we will also have a "fluffy kite making experience that anyone can make". Please come and visit us. * Thereare a limited number of original can badges and kite making. Thank you for your understanding. ttps://www.izumi-navi.jp/events/post-3165/ —————————— ■Izumi City Crane Observation Center 【Location】〒899-0435 Kagoshima Prefecture Izumi City 2478-4 [Phone] 0996-85-5151 【Use fee】Adult 220 yen (160 yen), elementary and junior high school students 110 yen (50 yen) * Fee for groups of 20 or more people * Admission fee is free for the person and one caregiver upon presentation of each physical, rehabilitation, and mental certificate. * Those who have paid the entrance fee and their Car passengers are exempt from the admission fee to the Crane Observation Center. 【Regular holiday】Opening Open throughout the year (Opening period: November 1st ~ 2nd Sunday of March) 【Hours】9:00~17:00 (Admission until 16:30) 【Car parking lot】172 passenger cars, 20 large buses —————————— ■ About crane tourism in Izumi City (2024 (Reiwa 6) degree crane wintering ground Use adjustment) Period: Friday, November 1, 2024 ~ Sunday, March 9, 2025 【Time】06:30~16:30 * During the period, you can specially Use the rooftop of the Izumi City crane observation center at 06:30 ~ (admission fee required) 　Be sure to take a look at the sight of the cranes taking off in the early morning. * However, on the day of the following "Crane Feather Count Survey" by the students of the Crane Club, you will not be able to enter the area where the crane wintering grounds Implementation Use adjusted, including the Crane Observation Center, until 09:00 a.m. ・Sunday, January 12 【Details】ttps://www.ramsar-navi.jp/news/detail/1f88200f-15cd-4cd0-896c-c312021cbb2e —————————— ■ How to visit cranes during the Use adjustment Implementation period (1) Please refer to the above link and come to the "Crane Observation Center" through the designated routes. * Other routes are subject to use adjustment, so please refrain from passing. (2) Please pay the "Entry Fee (Wintering Area Environmental Conservation Cooperation Fund)" at the Toll station installed at the Car Observation Center parking lot and receive an admission pass. 【Admission Fee】 　Automobile or less: 1 car per day 1,000 yen 　Automobile or less: 1 car per season: 3,000 yen 　Microbus 1 car per day 3,000 yen 　Large bus 1 car per day 5,000 yen * "Normal Automobile and below" includes taxis, motorcycle Car, and walking. * Those who have paid the entrance fee will be free of charge for admission fee to the crane observation center. ■ Those who want to go to the East Reclamation and observe the cranes (3) At the Crane Observation Center, please take a 3-minute lecture on the purpose of Use adjustment and how to get to the East Reclamation. (4) Enjoy Visiting the site at the East Reclamation by taking the designated routes indicated in red by private Car or the ultra-compact BEV "C+pod" limited to two units. 　In addition, single-lens cameras and binoculars are available for rent in limited quantities Thereare. (5) There is a "Crane Observation Hyde (Bird Observation House)" in the designated route of the East Reclamation, so we recommend that you park your Car there and Car Visiting the site from Hyde. Visiting the site at your leisure without startling the cranes. (6) Finally, disinfect the cars (tires) at the crane observation center. * [Those who only wish to borrow a single-lens camera or binoculars free of charge] will also take the lecture Same as above. *Bring your own with your ID. * Bring your own SD card if you wish to take home the shooting data of the single-lens camera. —————————— The latest Information, such as Events during the Use Adjustment Period, will be introduced on the Izumi Ramsar Navi Home Page as needed.

🎍 Izumi City Izumi Station Tourist Specialty Products Hall "Hiraisato" Year-end and New Year business hours 🎍 This is a notice about the change in business hours during the year-end and New Year holidays of the Izumi City Izumi Station Tourist Specialty products Museum "Hiraisato". 🌅December 30 (Mon) 8:30~19:00 (Regular business) 🌅December 31 (Tue) 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 🌅 ︎ January 1 (Wed) Closed 🌅 ︎ Thursday, January 2 9:00-19:00 (shortened business hours) * From Friday, January 3rd, it will be open as usual (8:30-19:00). Use the Hirai Car parking lot can be used 24 hours a day, but it is expected to be crowded during the year-end and New Year holidays. If you Use the Shinkansen, please Use the JR Car parking lot.

📍 Tsumago juku (12/28 13:30) It's ⛄❄ piling up JR and buses are operating normally for now.

Due to the year-end and New Year holidays, the Association will be closed from Monday, December 30, 2024 to Saturday, January 4, 2025. Work will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Thank you very much for this year. Best regards for next year.

JR Japan Atami Station will celebrate its 100th anniversary on March 25, 2025. From December 15th, the "Atami Station 100th Anniversary Executive Committee", which consists of Atami Station and the station building "Raska Atami", has already started a "countdown photo", and it is Publication at the ticket gate of JR Atami Station and on Instagram every day until the day before the anniversary (3/24). A total of more than 1,000 people, including related organizations and individuals in the city, participated in this "countdown photo". Along with the number of days left until the 100th anniversary, various people will appear every day. Please take a look and join us in celebrating our 100th anniversary! Atami Station 100th Anniversary Instagram @atamist100cd

This is GLIN COFFEE Honkawagoe Pepe store. Ono Buncha × GLINCOFFEE This is a premium matcha latte with a sansho scent from the Kawagoe tea series. Aroma of sansho is very nice. The Honkawagoe Pepe store is closed today. It's a shame because it's a restaurant that I liked. 😭

Samurai become  For those of us living in today's busy world, learning about the samurai spirit can give us insight into our attitude, attention and focus, and foster the determination needed to achieve our goals to the best of our ability. We must not only carefully consider the words of the Samurai, but we must also act on them. #teaceremony #calligraphy

(accomplished in) both the literary and military arts A samurai is a man of letters and a man of martial arts, studying both arts. For the Samurai, the way of literature and the way of martial arts are like two wheels on one wheel. Samurai honor, which believes that the way of literature and the way of martial arts are two sides of the same coin, aims at the path of both literature and martial arts through two experiences: Samurai tea ceremony and Samurai calligraphy. The spirit of the Samurai is a way of life and death, a way of letting go of attachment to life and living in this lifetime. Through Samurai honor, students acquire the spirit of Bushido. #kanji #calligraphy #teaceremony #kimono

I went to House Ten Bosch for Christmas. It is an illumination that won the top prize (the best in the world) at the International Illumination Awards 2024. You can experience an authentic European Christmas in Japan!

\"Izumi Waku Waku Stay Plan" Tour Plan/ Enjoy Izumi City in Kagoshima Prefecture, which has many famous landmarks, such as the wintering ground of No.1 in Japan, the largest Samurai residences at the foot of Izumi, one of the largest in Japan! We are selling the travel product "Izumi Waku Waku Stay Plan" where you can experience the charm of Izumi. Bus tour around various experience programs in Izumi City! Whether you are in Izumi City or outside the city, please take this opportunity to enjoy the Izumi experience program! ▼ A trip to the dance of cranes illuminated by the Sunrise and a warm and delicious breakfast Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 ~ Sunday, January 26, 2025 Fee: 7,000 yen~15,000 yen Details: ttps://izumi-kankou.main.jp/portfolio/stayplan2024_plan5/ ▼ Dance of cranes illuminated by the Sunrise Izumi and Nagashima enjoy plan to enjoy delicious food Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025 ~ Sunday, January 19, 2025 　　　Saturday, February 1, 2025 ~ Sunday, February 2, 2025 Fee: 11,000 yen ~ 38,000 yen Learn more: ttps://izumi-kankou.main.jp/portfolio/stayplan2024_plan6/ ▼ Yutari Orenji Olle Sunrise illuminates the dance of cranes and a warm and delicious breakfast Date: Saturday, February 15 ~ Sunday, February 16, 2025 Fee: 7,500 yen Learn more: ttps://izumi-kankou.main.jp/portfolio/stayplan2024_plan7/ Planning and Implementation Kagoshima Prefecture Governor Registered Travel Agency No. 2-279 Izumi City Tourism Specialty Products Association Domestic Travel Business Handling Manager Yutaka Ouchiyama Location: 715-16 Kamisabuchi, Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture Phone: 0996-79-3030 (Weekdays 9:00~17:00)

The early Spring tradition "Flower Igloo" at the east exit of Tateyama Station has begun! We take care of it every day, and the best time to see it is February ~ March. I would be happy ♪ if you could feel the Spring in Tateyama

The 59th Shimoda Hot Spring Narcissus Festival is \(^o^)/ being held in Scenes of the past peak season (early January). This year, flowering is delayed by about two weeks and is expected to be in mid-January. It is currently "beginning to bloom" and the scenery is not as good as the one in the photo, but please go out to the calm Tsuzukizaki. #Narcissus Festival #Tsumekizaki #Flower Events

Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign This is the ninth year!　Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign!　12 facilities belonging to the inn association offer carefully selected supreme plans at a great price!!　 ★ Accommodation at great value (1) Accommodation Use tickets (from 10,000 yen) that can be Use at Kamisuwa Hot Spring ryokan hotels as a thank-you gift for Suwa City Furusato Nozei are available, so please pay taxes wisely this winter from your favorite navigation site and save Use. (2) NEXCO's Japan speed travel Drive plan, which includes a 10,000 yen Accommodation common ticket and about 50% off expressway Fee. You can apply from the Home page of NEXCO CENTRAL Japan. Product name Kamisuwa Hot Spring Drive plan with common accommodation ticket ★ Guests who stay during the period will receive a gift by lottery. 　Prize A: Accommodation subsidy voucher Used at Kamisuwa Hot Spring worth 10,000 yen [50 people] * Delivered with 2 5,000 yen tickets Expiration date: January 31, 2026 (Reiwa 8) (planned) Prize B 2025 (Reiwa 7)August 15 Held in Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa Admission Ticket [15 pairs, 30 people] * Seats are scheduled in front of the Suwa Lake Geyser Center We hope that you will take this campaign as an opportunity to patronize Kamisuwa Hot Spring!!　The Hot Spring of the upper Suwa will last for a long time after bathing!! (It's my opinion of the gluttonous Kasai...) In Suwa, let's refresh the fatigue of 2024 and start ♨ 2025 happily and energetically Gluttony Kasai's "Recommended Sightseeing Course in Winter" ・ Suwa Gokura drinking comparison sake brewery tour ⇒ Kamisuwa Hot Spring ・ Accommodation ⇒ Suwa Grand Shrine First Pilgrimage to the Shrine ⇒ Eels for cold soil in the Suwa region ★ Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign HP　 https://kamisuwa-onsen.com... There are also details, so please check it out!