Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City | New Bakery News 🥖✨ Wakey Wakey Bakery, which just opened on Friday, October 17, 2025, is now featured on the Shobara Tourism Navi website! See spot details here 🔽 https://www.shobara-info.com/spot/5379... The shop name comes from the English word “Wakey,” meaning wake-up and used like a cheerful call to small children. It reflects the owner Rina Nagai’s personal touch—she studied abroad at a university in the State of California. Her wish is simple: to make bread that people want to eat as soon as they wake up, comforting and part of everyday life. The breads on offer use Rina’s original recipes, refined with techniques she learned while working at a bakery in the United States to bring out each item’s flavor. The most popular items are two character breads inspired by a Shiba Inu: Shiba-san (custard) and Nikukyuu Punch (chocolate). Inspired by childhood visits to bakeries with her parents, where character breads captured her imagination, she wanted to create breads that excite children. Basic Information Phone TEL 080-6068-0187 Address 1-1294-8 Nakahommachi, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture Parking Available 1 space near the shop (No.7) Closed Monday; Wednesday to Thursday; Saturday to Sunday Hours Tuesday and Friday 10:00 until sold out

Photographed on November 23, 2025. This is LEC COFFEE's quiche plate. It includes a spinach, onion and bacon quiche, a salad with house-made ham, daikon (Japanese radish) potage, and bread. The daikon potage warms the body. 😊

Tomakomai-made craft beer is now available for purchase at the Tomakomai Tourist Information Center🍺 We are selling five distinctive varieties, including ones made with Tomakomai-grown haskap and others using Tomakomai-grown yachiyanagi instead of hops‼ *Because these items require refrigeration, we offer ice packs and insulated bags for those carrying them for long periods (each available for a fee). At Hokkaido Brewery, the brewpub and beer kitchen in Nishiki-cho 2-chome, Tomakomai City, you can enjoy the full range of craft beers alongside local game such as venison✨ Please give them a try🍺

Cheese from Shobara wins Super Gold at the World Cheese Awards! 🥇 The story of Cheese Studio Nyuizu’s popular product “Yukiko.” 🧀 At the World Cheese Awards 2025, one of the world’s most prestigious cheese contests held in Bern, Switzerland from Thursday, November 13 to Saturday, November 15, the NPO Cheese Professional Association awarded Super Gold to “Yukiko” by Cheese Studio Nyuizu. ✨ You can purchase sets including “Yukiko” from Satoyama Shobara SELECT SHOP, an online direct-from-producer shop that lets you enjoy the food of Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. ⛄🧀 ◎ Award-Winning Cheese Set ◎ https://ec.satoyamaselect.jp/view/item/000000000023?category...... ◎ Miyoshi Wine and Cheese Set ◎ https://ec.satoyamaselect.jp/view/item/000000000227?category...... Details URL https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000024.000095826.html...

Making soba in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture was fun to make and delicious to eat! We tried a soba-making experience at the National Bihoku Hillside Park 🥢🔥 When it comes to uniquely Japanese food, soba is a must. Served chilled on a bamboo tray in summer and in hot broth in winter, it’s enjoyed year-round. Did you know the National Bihoku Hillside Park in Shobara City offers soba-making workshops? This time, Momoka Matsumoto and Shogo Ikebuchi tried making soba for the first time! Here’s a report on the process and its highlights. Read the article here 🔽 https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5352...

Photographed on November 15, 2025. This is the avocado and shrimp hot sandwich set from CAFE ANDON.

Enjoy Miyoshi on a Budget! Recommended Spots & Drive Discounts It's the perfect season for a refreshing drive 🚗 Here is information to help you enjoy Miyoshi, rich in nature and delicious food, at great value. Download the free app, visit each facility, and get digital coupons! Show the coupon to the staff at each shop to receive discounts or services on the spot ✨ Use the coupons as many times as you like and enjoy Miyoshi affordably and happily 😊 Download here https://www.miyoshi-dmo.jp/event/drive-coupon/... Northern Miyoshi City Area 1. Tsurusei Falls Photo by super_yuchan 2. Kenkichi Nakamura Memorial Literature Museum 3. Kimita Onsen Mori no Izumi 🎫 Kaminoze Fishing Hours / 9:00–17:00 Closed / Tuesday Phone / 0824-53-2484 🎫 Roadside Station Yume Land Funo Hours / Weekdays 10:00–16:00 Weekends and holidays 10:00–17:00 Closed / None Phone / 0824-54-2929 🎫 Fruits Land Funo Hours / 9:00–17:00 Closed / Not during fruit picking season (Open daily from September through the end of November) ※🎫 valid for one group Phone / 0824-54-2878 Miyoshi-machi Area 1. Miyoshi Hondori Shopping Street 2. Jodo Shinshu Honganji Sect Myokyozan Shorinbo 3. muk @muk__344 🎫 Place dessert Miyoshi Hours / 10:00–18:30 Closed / Wednesday ※🎫 valid for up to 5 people Phone / 0824-65-1344 🎫 Tsujimura Jusaburo Doll Museum Hours / 10:00–17:00 ※Last admission by 16:30 Closed / Wednesday and New Year holidays ※If Wednesday is a national holiday, the museum opens and closes the following weekday. ※🎫 applies only to same-day admission fees Phone / 0824-64-1036 Miyoshi City Center Area 1. Vinoble Vineyard & Winery 2. Takayasan 3. Nagatani Clothing for Daily Life 🎫 Miyoshi Fudoki-no-Oka Museum Hours / 9:00–17:00 ※Last admission by 16:30 Closed / Monday and New Year holidays ※If Monday is a holiday, the museum opens and closes on the next weekday. ※🎫 valid for one group Phone / 0824-66-2881 🎫 Hiroshima Miyoshi Winery Hours / Wine shop 9:30–17:30 Barbecue Garden 11:00–17:30 (Last order 17:00) Closed / December 29–January 1, second Wednesday of January–February ※🎫 gives 5% off wine at the wine shop Some limited items excluded 5% off food charges Banquet menu items excluded; valid for up to 5 people Phone / 0824-64-0200 🎫 Muratake Sohonke Hours / (Weekdays) Lunch 11:00–14:30 (Last order 14:00) Dinner 17:00–22:00 (Last order 21:00) (Sundays & holidays) Lunch 11:00–14:30 (Last order 14:00) Dinner 17:00–21:00 (Last order 20:30) Closed / Monday (if a holiday, closed Tuesday) ※🎫 valid for up to 3 people Phone / 0824-63-0666 🎫 Miyoshi Honey Farm Hachiya Hours / 9:00–18:00 Closed / Irregular Phone / 0824-66-3838 🎫 Denkousekka Miyoshi Park Hours / 9:00–21:00 Closed / Wednesday and New Year holidays ※🎫 valid for up to 4 people Phone / 0824-66-3366 Southern Miyoshi City Area 1. Mirasaka Fromage 2. 104 Hana 3. Mawale Shop 🎫 Mirasaka Bamboo Workshop Hanakago Hours / 9:00–17:00 Closed / Wednesday and Thursday ※🎫 valid for up to 4 people Phone / 0824-44-7071 🎫 Miwa Product Center 375 Hours / Product center 10:00–18:00 Restaurant (Gibier Shokudo) 10:30–18:00 Closed / Tuesday ※🎫 valid for one group Phone / Product center 0824-52-2778 Restaurant (Gibier Shokudo) 0824-52-7222 🎫 Hirata Tourist Farm Hours / (March–November) 10:00–17:00 (December–February) 10:00–15:00 Closed / (March–November) Wednesday and Thursday (December–February) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Phone / 0824-69-2346

#018 It has gotten cold enough that you’ll need a jacket. Tsunocho hosts a variety of events in the coming season. In this post, we’ll introduce the main events taking place through the end of the year all at once. Tsunocho Events: Autumn 🍂 to Year-end 1. Classic Car Festival Car Festa Miyazaki in Tsuno This classic car festival is held at Tsuno Winery every year on the fourth Sunday of November. Cool, cute, nostalgic — many precious classic cars from those days gather here. Although there are no stage performances at the venue, numerous food and craft stalls attract many car enthusiasts. Even people who aren’t normally into cars will likely find themselves saying, “Wow, that brings back memories.” Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 2025, 10:00–15:00 Location: Tsuno Winery Plaza Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. 2. Tsuno Town Industry Festival Following the summer festival, the town’s major event, the Industry Festival, will be held again this year. This year the venue changes to the Tsunomachi Nakamachi Market Site (next to Kikuya Kashiho). On the day there will be a mobile petting zoo, stage shows, and a performance by Miyazaki Prefecture’s local hero, Tenson Kourin Himkaiser. There will also be many food trucks and tent vendors. At the end of the stage program, a big raffle will award popular game consoles, sought-after smartwatches, and specialty products from the local area, sister city Itoman City, and friendship city Saromacho. Date and time: Sunday, November 30, 2025, 9:00–15:00 Location: Tsunomachi Nakamachi Market Site (next to Kikuya Kashiho, in front of Honjin Akagike Residence) Admission is free. We look forward to welcoming you on the day.

Applications Open: Amakusa West Coast Reihoku Sunset Cruise and Spiny Lobster Trip! A one-night, two-day bus tour called “Amakusa West Coast Reihoku Sunset Cruise and Spiny Lobster Trip” will run on Saturday and Sunday, December 13–14, and reservations are now open! This bus tour lets you fully enjoy the Amakusa West Coast with spiny lobsters, a sunset cruise, dolphin watching, and the Sakitsu village.🚌 For details and to book, search the tour name “Amakusa West Coast Reihoku Sunset Cruise and Spiny Lobster Trip” or check the News section on our website.👀 Don’t miss this chance to experience the winter charm of the Amakusa West Coast.✨

[Event Information] In November we will exhibit at events in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture and in Tokyo. On Sunday, November 23, we will take part in “The 5th Nagoya Castle Grand Tea Gathering ✖️ Traveling! Castle EXPO at Hizen Nagoya Castle” in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, and on Saturday and Sunday, November 22–23, we will join “JOIN Migration, Exchange & Regional Revitalization Fair 2025” in Tokyo with a booth from Reihoku Town and our company. At both events we will sell Reihoku Town specialties. At the Castle EXPO we will also sell the Tomioka Castle goshuin-style castle seal🏯, and at the JOIN migration fair we will offer Reihoku mandarin oranges, now in season🍊. Please come and visit us✨ For more details about each event, search the event names below: “The 5th Nagoya Castle Grand Tea Gathering ✖️ Traveling! Castle EXPO at Hizen Nagoya Castle” “JOIN Migration, Exchange & Regional Revitalization Fair 2025” Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association (General Incorporated Association) 4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku, Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture 863-2502 TEL: 0969-31-1136 E-mail: info@amakusa-kankou.com

Photographed on November 10, 2025. This is a hot sandwich set from LEC COFFEE. It includes an egg, lettuce, and bacon hot sandwich, a salad, and butternut squash soup. Congratulations on your 5th anniversary. 🎉🍾

Introducing the first Sake Tourism tour 😊 On Saturday, November 29th, join “Experience the Blessings of Grapes!! Winery Tour and Grape Dyeing Workshop.” At Tokachi Makiba-no-Ie Winery, learn the winemaking process and taste three different wines. Afterwards, visit the dye studio nosome to try dyeing with grape canes and clusters left over from wine production at Tokachi Makiba-no-Ie Winery, and enjoy a moment that connects you with the cycle of the grape’s bounty. nosome has long extracted dyes from agricultural waste and used them for dyeing. Why not upcycle items languishing in your dresser by grape-dyeing them and create something truly one of a kind? https://tokachibare.jp/sake-museum/news/taxi-tour01/...

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Amakusa Area designation within Unzen-Amakusa National Park on July 20, 2026, the two-day cycling event "Amakusa Round! Amaichi Granfondo 2025" will be held in Amakusa 🚴 Granfondo is an Italian term for long-distance cycling events. Rather than racing the clock, participants ride at their own pace, enjoy rest and meals at aid stations, and take in spectacular views on this relaxed cycling event♪ Event Overview Dates: December 13 (Sat)–December 14 (Sun), 2025 Location: Amakusa area, Kumamoto Prefecture (Amakusa City, Kami-Amakusa City, Reihoku) Capacity: Up to 200 riders per day, totaling 400 riders over two days. Applications accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Courses: (1) Shimashima Trial Course Saturday, December 13, 2025. Start and finish at Tomioka Port in Reihoku. A roughly 140-km route around Amakusa Shimashima (Amakusa City and Reihoku) for 30 riders experienced in cycling around the Amakusa area. (2) Shimashima Main Course Saturday, December 13, 2025. Start and finish at Tomioka Port in Reihoku. A roughly 80-km route around Amakusa Shimashima (Amakusa City and Reihoku) for 170 riders. (3) Kamishima Course Sunday, December 14, 2025. Start and finish at the Hiwado Regional Promotion Center, Kami-Amakusa City Hall. A roughly 80-km route around Amakusa Kamishima (Amakusa City and Kami-Amakusa City) for 200 riders. For registration details and more information, search for "Amaichi Gran" and visit the event website provided by Local Gain Co., Ltd. (080-7577-2505), or check the announcements section on our company website! Why not spend this December enjoying Reihoku’s food and nature while having a refreshing cycling experience around Amakusa? E-bike rentals are also available, so please take a look!

🍅✨[New Release!]✨🍅 Announcing the launch of "Kimobetsu Tomato Liqueur"! This liqueur uses fresh tomatoes carefully grown by Takaha Farm in town. It contains a generous 50% tomato juice, creating a fruity liqueur. Made possible with the cooperation of Hori Store, Yoichi Liqueur Factory, JA Shinotaru, and Kimobetsu Tourism Association, this is the taste of Kimobetsu! Serve chilled and enjoy neat. Please try it once 😊 Available at Seven-Eleven Kimobetsu Town Store and Kimobetsu Tourism Association

Reihoku Sunset Marche — November Event Notice📣 This is the announcement for the Reihoku Sunset Marche taking place in November♪ 👀Highlights of this edition of the Sunset Marche👀 ❣Reihoku Sunset Marche will feature agricultural products, processed foods, and prepared dishes from Reihoku. This time it will be held on the same day as the 10th anniversary and olive harvest thanksgiving festival of the neighboring Fukuda Family Olive Orchard.❣ We look forward to seeing everyone 😊 Don’t forget to bring your own shopping bag 🛍✨ 🙇Please note that parking is expected to be crowded, so you may also use the Chamber of Commerce parking lot.🙇 【Planned produce for sale】 ・Cucumbers ・Rice (new crop, late-season) ・Taro ・Sweet potatoes ・Zucchini ・Onions ・Mikan (mandarin oranges) ・Cherry tomatoes ・Peanuts ・Lettuce (sunny, leaf) 🥦🍅🥕🍠🥬🧅🫑🌽🌶🫛🍆🫚🥔 Reihoku Sunset Marche 【Date】Sunday, November 9, 1:00 PM–3:30 PM 【Venue】Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association (general incorporated association) ※Reihoku Town Product Center facility (4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku)

Grab a Tokachi Sake Travel Book and tour Tokachi’s wineries and breweries to collect original labels!! What is the Tokachi Sake Travel Book? It’s a keepsake booklet you use while touring Tokachi to collect and enjoy each winery’s and brewery’s original labels. There are four ways to enjoy the Sake Travel Book😍 1️⃣ Tour and enjoy The booklet introduces Tokachi’s wineries and breweries, places to drink, shops to buy from, and accommodations where you can drink and stay. Savor the drinks as you make this your Tokachi tour book. 2️⃣ Collect and enjoy When you purchase one or more bottles (any brand) at participating wineries or breweries, present the Sake Travel Book at the register to receive that winery’s or brewery’s original label as a gift🎁🎁 There are six designs inspired by each winery’s or brewery’s features😊 The booklet includes pages where you can stick each label✨ Make it your label-collecting book. 📌Participating wineries and breweries 📍Tokachi Wine (Ikeda Wine Castle) 📍Tokachi Makiba no Ie Winery 📍Tokachigaoka Winery 📍Memuro Winery 📍Aizawa Winery 📍Hekiun Kura 3️⃣ Record and enjoy Write down your trip notes, the drinks you tried, and the snacks or dishes you paired them with to create your own memory book. 4️⃣ Read and enjoy Read the tourism information about Tokachi’s drinks to learn more about the region. The Tokachi Sake Travel Book is distributed free of charge, so please pick one up and take a look🤗 The booklet and label distribution run from November 1 to February 20. https://tokachibare.jp/sake-museum/news/saketabi-techo/...

Made in Sakai Fair 2025 📣 This weekend, on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th… Made in Sakai Fair 2025 will take place✨ It’s a fun event packed with the best of Sakai🙌 You might be able to buy a whole Chinese cabbage for 200 yen⁉️ That popular shop everyone’s talking about in Sakai and beloved sweets will gather in one place!🍴 There will also be cool fire trucks and police vehicles on display😮 Enjoy many hands-on activities like pop-up postcard making and tenugui (hand towel) dyeing!! There are lots of great finds, so please come by 🤗 🎈Made in Sakai Fair 2025 📍Sakai City Industrial Promotion Center Event Hall and other venues 📅 Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9, 10:00–16:00 (rain or shine) 🚃 Access: 5-minute walk from Nakamozu Station ※ Please use public transportation such as trains or buses to reach the event venue. 🔍 For details, search for “Made in Sakai Fair”! https://madeinsakai.com//

🍂A Model Course to Savor Autumn Flavors🍂 🔸—Moat Area Central Section—🔸 The season for hearty autumn eating has finally arrived! ⋈😊⋈ Sakai’s Moat Area is full of not only tourist attractions but also shops serving seasonal sweets made with fluffy chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and autumn gourmet dishes featuring mushrooms like matsutake. 🌰🧡 Here we present a short model course to enjoy autumn gourmet food and sightseeing in the Moat Area central section. ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆ 📍"A course to visit shrines, temples, and shopping streets while enjoying autumn flavors (Central Area)" ① Ako Shrine ( @aguchijinja_official_ ) ↓ ② Sakai Yamanokuchi Shopping Street ↓ ③ Taste the season: autumn flavors 🌰✨ ・Rosier ( @rosier_fruits Mont Blanc parfait) ・D..labo ( @d_labo_ice Muscat parfait) ・Tenjinmochi ( @tenjinmochi Steamed chestnut yokan) ・Maruichi Confectionery ( @maruichikashiho Chestnut zenzai) ・SAKAINOMA ( @sakainoma Mushroom bagel sandwich) ・Cafe Lapin (mushroom stew hamburger, etc.) ↓ ④ Myokokuji Temple 🔍For details, search for “Taste the Season: Autumn Flavors Special”! 🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96... https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96...

🍁Autumn Flavors Model Course🍁 ◽️– Moat Area, Southern Section –◽️ The season for hearty appetites has finally arrived! ୨୧😊୨୧ Sakai’s Moat Area is home not only to sightseeing spots but also to many shops offering autumn sweets made with fluffy chestnuts, sweet potatoes and pumpkin, as well as mushroom dishes featuring matsutake. 🌰🍱💛 Here is a short model course for enjoying autumn cuisine and attractions in the Moat Area’s southern section. ⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆ 📍"A Route Tracing Rikyu’s Connections and Autumn Flavors (Southern Section)" ① Sakai Rishō no Mori (@rishonomori) ↓ ② 868 Building (@hachirokuhachi) ↓ ③ Savor Seasonal Autumn Flavors🌰✨ ・Mimiu Sakai (shrimp and mushroom tempura soba) ・BLUE KETTLE (baked sweets: sweet potato, chestnut, pumpkin) ・Ume no Hana Sakai Rishō no Mori branch (special autumn kaiseki) ↓ ④ Nanshu-ji Temple 🔍For details, search "Spotlight on Seasonal Autumn Flavors"! 🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96... https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96...

🍂Autumn Flavors Model Course🍂 🔸— Moat Area, North —🔸 The season for hearty appetites has finally arrived! ❊😊❊ Sakai’s Moat Area is full of shops offering not only tourist attractions but also sweets made with freshly roasted chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin, plus autumn gourmet dishes featuring matsutake and other mushrooms. 🌰🤎 Here is a short model course (Moat Area, North) to enjoy autumn flavors and sightseeing⋆⸜ ⚘ ⸝⋆ 📍"Ironworking History and Autumn Flavors Course" 1. Sakai Denshokan ( @sakaidensan ) ↓ 2. SAKAINOMA PLAZA Yanagi ( @sakainoma ) ↓ 3. Savor the Season’s Autumn Flavors🌰✨ ・Tsuboichi Tea Main Shop ( @saryo.tsuboichi — chestnut parfait ) ・Rosier Yanagi ( @rosier_fruits — autumn selected mixed parfait ) ・Zelkova Shokudo ( @zelkova_shokudo — healthy lunch ) ・Asahido Confectionery ( best in Senshu ) ・Sorori ( @__sorori__ — Naruto Kintoki sweet potato ) ↓ 4. Teppou Blacksmith Residence ( @sakaimachiyamuseums ) 🔍Search for "Savor the Season’s Autumn Flavors Special" for details! 🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96... https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96...

Photographed 10/27/25. This is a hot sandwich set from LEC COFFEE. Lettuce, bacon, hot sandwich with fried egg, salad, Butter nut pumpkin soup.

A long three-day weekend is coming soon✨ This time, we introduce autumn events and traditional festivals held in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture!✨ 🔽🔽🔽We’ve picked five highlights to help you plan your three-day weekend outing!🔽🔽🔽 1⃣ The 32nd Bingi Tojo “Otoori” Parade Date and Time: Until Sunday, November 2, 2025, starting at noon (12:00) Location: Starting at Tojo Elementary School Ground About: Known as the “Otoori,” this event has been organized by the Otoori Preservation and Promotion Association since 1993. The procession features a daimyo procession, warrior procession, and groups carrying horo and hanawarabe, presenting each year in early November a bold and splendid historical pageant. Event details URL: https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5310... Highlights: https://www.shobara-info.com/report/4841... 2⃣ The 18th Taishaku Autumn Leaves Festival Date and Time: Sunday, November 2, 2025, 10:00–15:00 Location: Taishaku Community Promotion Center About: A commemorative project for the 20th anniversary of Shobara City’s municipal merger! Music Plaza 10:15 Niimi Wind Ensemble 11:15 Shobara City 20th Anniversary Stage Part 1 — Ryo Sasaki 12:15 Stage Part 2 — Issei Minami 13:30 Kendama performance 14:00 Singing contest 14:45 Lottery *Performance times may vary slightly. Food Plaza Frankfurters, fried chicken, beef udon, sweet red-bean soup (zenzai), grilled chicken skewers, french fries, yakisoba, beef bowl, teppan-grilled game meat, vegetable tempura, deep-fried maple leaf-shaped cakes, croquettes, coffee, Yotsuba Kobo cookies, sale of locally fresh vegetables, local products, earthenware bells, and a shooting game stall. Details URL: https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5322... 3⃣ Autumn Beef Terrace | Taishakukyo Scola Plateau Date and Time: Sunday, November 2, 2025, 10:00–15:00 Location: Spice Hall 2F Open Terrace About: An event where you can enjoy the elusive Jinseki beef at reasonable prices. Barbecue Set Set Includes: Jinseki beef, vegetables, and rice balls Also happening: Minna no Marche Hiroshima (market stalls) Details URL: https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5317... 4⃣ Tojo Whole-Town Festival Date and Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 (National Holiday), 12:00–20:30 Location: Tojo Station and surrounding facilities and downtown areas About: Besides a music event on the platform inside Tojo Station, the festival offers art and cultural programs that make use of the town’s historic streetscape, bringing together the charm of the Geibi Line and Tojo Town. Details URL: https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5341... 5⃣ The 22nd Children’s Festival Date and Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 (National Holiday), 10:00–14:00 Location: National Bihoku Hillside Park North Entrance, Satoyama Station Shobara Furari About: A children’s festival spreading smiles across the Bihoku Hills—everyone gather for the Children’s Festival! To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Shobara City’s merger, the stage will feature a Remick🎶 concert! Enjoy hands-on experiences, crafts, and a stamp rally! Details URL: https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5338...

📢 Happening this Sunday: Ebisu-jima Cote Riviere 🇫🇷 🍁 Come relax by the river in Ebisu-jima and enjoy shopping for antique goods, tasting gourmet treats, and listening to live music. 📅 Date and Time: Sunday, November 2, 2025, 10:00–16:00 📍 Venue: Ebisu-jima DOCK Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Kushiyacho-nishi 1-1 west side, west of Xavier Park, riverside of Uchikawa 🚃 Access: About a 10-minute walk from Nankai Line Sakai Station; about a 5-minute walk from Hankai Line Hanadakuchi Station 🚩 Organizer: sakainoma 🔍 For event details, check @ebisujima.cote.rivi on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ebisujima.cote.rivi/?hl=ja...

Shiojiri’s Two Signature Local Dishes: Sanzoku-yaki and Shinshu Soba ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzoku-yaki Actually born in Shiojiri! The bold, dramatic sanzoku-yaki that’s a hit on social media Sanzoku-yaki, a whole fried chicken thigh served with theatrical flair, actually traces its roots to a restaurant called Sanzoku in Shiojiri City. After much trial and error, the founding couple perfected the cooking method. They named the shop “Sanzoku” (bandit) and the dish “sanzoku-yaki” because a scene in the then-popular film Seven Samurai showed bandits tearing into a chicken, the shop stood near a mountain pass, and—believe it or not—the couple themselves looked like bandits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soba For soba lovers: the birthplace of “sobakiri” (cut soba) — Motoyama-juku in Shiojiri In earlier times, “soba” referred to a dumpling-like food similar to what we now call sobagaki. The long, thin noodles we picture today are called sobakiri (cut soba) and were distinguished from the dumpling form. The place where sobakiri first appeared is Motoyama-juku in present-day Shiojiri City. As a post town on the Nakasendo, Motoyama-juku welcomed many travelers, and sobakiri born there is said to have spread across the country along those routes. Shiojiri’s climate, with large daily and seasonal temperature differences, has long suited high-quality buckwheat cultivation, so soba has been grown here for ages. The oldest written reference to Motoyama-juku’s sobakiri appears in the haibun anthology Fuzoku Bunsen compiled by Morikawa Kyoro in Hōei 2 (1705). It records: “Soba-kiri originally came from Motoyama-juku in Shinano Province and was widely popular throughout the provinces.”

Event announcement 📣 The Hiroo Santa Land tree lighting ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2025 😊 This annual event is held at the sacred site of Hiroo Santa Land, Daimaruyama Forest Park, on the fourth Saturday of October 🎄🎄 On the day, a Christmas market and the Santa Land Sound Festival start at 2:00 PM, and the tree lighting ceremony begins at 5:00 PM 😍 About 150,000 lights and some 10,000 wooden lanterns in the park will illuminate at the signal, wrapping the area in a magical glow. Children in elementary school and younger will receive an early Christmas gift 🎁🎁 Fireworks will be launched after the lighting ceremony, sparkling brightly in the autumn night sky ✨✨ Come and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere if you can 🤗 Please wear warm clothing. Date and time: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 2:00 PM onwards Location: Daimaruyama Forest Park https://www.santaland.or.jp/40th-anniversary/...

Today, I took a walk in Kawagoe. This is LEC COFFEE's quiche plate. Bacon and maitake quiche, homemade bread, salad with homemade ham and Caesar dressing, and Butter Nut Pumpkin Soup. Thank you very much. 😊

📢 Sakai Tourism Concierges will take part in Czech Festival 2025! ✨ This year again, the Sakai Tourism Concierges will join the Czech Festival and promote Sakai tourism on stage. They will also carry out PR activities at the Sakai Convention and Tourism Association PR booth. ☺ Please come to the Czech Festival! We look forward to seeing you at the venue. ✨ 🔍 Check the Czech Festival’s social media for event details. 🔍 For more information, search for “Czech Festival 2025”! https://www.facebook.com/KansaiSakaiCzech/?_rdr...

🌳 The 68th Sakai City Greening Festival will be held at Daisen Park 🌳 We are hosting an event at Daisen Park, Sakai’s signature park, to share the importance of greenery. There will be plant sales, booths for children to enjoy, and food trucks on site, too 🍔🥤 Bring a picnic sheet and head to Daisen Park ☺ 📅 Date and time: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 10:00–16:00 📍 Location: Daisen Park, Sakai City — Large Lawn Plaza and other areas 🔍 For details, search for “Sakai City Greening Festival” https://www.sakai-park.or.jp/event/2025/08/68.html...

🌰Autumn Flavors Spotlight — Moat Area The season for hearty appetites has finally arrived!🍁🍂 Sakai’s Moat Area is home not only to tourist attractions but also to many shops offering autumn treats made with fluffy chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and seasonal mushrooms like matsutake.🌰🍠 Enjoy the Moat Area’s sightseeing while savoring the peak flavors of autumn♪🌈✨ 🔍For details, search “Sakai Autumn Flavors Spotlight”! https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/96...

LEC COFFEE's café mocha and quiche ( 🥓🍄 🟫🍠 ). Thank you very much for the two days of the Kawagoe Festival. Thank you very much. 😊