A packed winter of events! Introducing December's event lineup ✨

1. Nagano Christmas Market 2025
The Nagano Christmas Market, which drew many visitors last year, returns this year!
Traditional Christmas decorations and a market that evokes authentic German charm await you.

Date: Friday, December 12 – Thursday, December 25
Hours:
Weekdays: 15:00–20:00
Weekends: 11:00–20:00
Venue: Nagano Station East Exit Park
*See the official website for details*


2. Togakushi Ski Resort Opens
With a variety of runs, both beginners and advanced skiers can have fun.
Enjoy a full program of events and a wide selection of slope-side dining for even more fun!

Planned opening date: Saturday, December 13
Hours: 8:30–16:15
Venue: Togakushi Ski Resort
*See the official website for details*


3. Zenkoji Omotesando Illumination
Zenkoji Omotesando and the Nagano Station area will be magically lit with illuminations ✨

Period: Saturday, November 15 – Monday, February 23, 2026
Hours: 17:00–22:00
Area: Zenkoji Omotesando (Nagano Station Ekimae Crossing to Zenkoji Crossing)
Christmas tree locations:
Nagano Station Zenkoji Exit Station Square
Seisen University Higashiguchi Campus
Nagano Tokyu Department Store Front Plaza
*Christmas trees will be on display until Thursday, December 25.*
*See the official website for details*


4. 100th-Edition Commemoration: Zenkoji Binzuru Market
This handmade market celebrates its 100th edition this December!
A variety of food and craft stalls will gather, creating a market that makers, buyers, locals, and tourists alike can enjoy.
An original commemorative novelty item is also planned.

Dates: Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14
Hours: 10:00–15:00
Venue: Shiroyama Park
*See the official website for details*


#Nagano City events #Nagano events #Event information #Nagano City #Nagano Prefecture #Nagano tourism #Nagano travel #nagano #naganocity

[Nishiokopper Live]
GA.KOPPER Event Announcement📢

Friday, December 19
Doors open at 6:30 PM / Show starts at 7:00 PM
At GA.KOPPER Guesthouse, Nishiokoppe Village

Nishiokopper Live is coming up!

This event is organized by villagers of Nishiokoppe Village who call themselves "Nishiokopper," and it's for the Nishiokopper community.

Enjoy both light-hearted and wholehearted performances that will warm your body and soul on a cold winter night.

Drinks and light snacks will be available for purchase.
Free admission.

For inquiries, please call 090-6446-7689 (Asano).

#NishiokopperLive #Nishiokopper #GAKOPPER #Guesthouse #Nishiokoppe #Hokkaido #Christmas #Winter

[ISEHARA Bread Festival Wheat Fest Announcement]
The popular annual event returns this year.
Delicious bakeries, confectioneries, and food trucks will be on site!
Come with your family and friends.
Date and time: Sunday, November 30th, 2025, 10:00–15:00
Venue: Isehara City General Sports Park
Admission: Free
Please note that parking will be very crowded on the day.
When coming, please use public transportation.

📢 Kofun Fest HaniCotto (@hanicotto) will feature a Sakai City booth🎉

This Sunday, November 23rd, the Kofun Fest HaniCotto takes place in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, and Sakai City will have a booth there!✨

It’s a chance to pick up tourist information about Sakai City!
We’ve also prepared a photo spot featuring the city’s new “hot air balloon” attraction, which has been in the news recently♪
Be sure to take a commemorative photo!

Admission is free, so please come by—
we look forward to seeing you!💕

Kofun Fest HaniCotto (@hanicotto)
Date and time: Sunday, November 23rd, 10:00–16:00
※Held rain or shine (canceled only in severe weather such as official warnings)
Location: Imashirozuka Kofun, Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture (48-8 Gunge-Shinmachi, Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture)
🔍For details, search “Kofun Fest HaniCotto”
https://hanicotto.com/category/news/page/3/

Hashi Watashi Fest running through Saturday, November 29

An event to help you learn more about and fall in love with Sakai City's central moat-ring area
Hashi Watashi Fest is back this year✨

Take on the stamp rally visiting shops and facilities within the moat-ring area!
Show the map or your card to receive discounts, gifts, and other perks🎁
A market will be held at the former Sakai Fire Station on Saturday, November 29♪

Various events will take place across the moat-ring area as well🎉
★Stamp rally and perks available from Saturday, November 1 through Saturday, November 29
★Hashi Watashi Market and prize drawing

📅 Saturday, November 29, 11:00–16:00
📍Former Sakai Fire Station (Ichinocho-nishi 1-chome 1-27, Sakai Ward)

This autumn, explore Sakai's moat-ring area
and experience its appeal😊✨

🔍Search for “Hashi Watashi Fest” for more details!
🔗 https://cango-sakai.com/free/5th-cango-fes


https://cango-sakai.com/free/5th-cango-fes

♬ Sophia Sakai Planetarium Concert ♬
Join saxophonist TSUBO‑KEN as you gaze at the stars and savor the saxophone’s beautiful tones 🎷✨
Sign up via the web 😊


📅 Date and time: Saturday, December 13th, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM (doors open 6:45 PM)
📍 Venue: Sophia Sakai Planetarium (@sophiasakai_pla )
💰 Admission: ¥1,000
👥 Capacity: 140 people (first-come, first-served by application)

🔍 For details, search “Sophia Sakai Planetarium Concert”!
🔗 https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/news/プラネタリウムコンサート/

#Sophia Sakai #Planetarium #Planetarium Concert #PlanetariumConcert #Sakai City #Saxophone #Sakai City Event
https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/news/プラネタリウムコンサート/

🎉 Enjoy the Christmas spirit in Shimoda! 🎄
On Saturday, December 20th, Shimoda Civic Culture Hall hosts “Shimodadada”!

A volunteer-run Christmas event in Shimoda City returns this year following last year’s success🎄🥂
A Christmas market, concerts, and workshops for both children and adults fill the day⛄❄️
Participate in the Shimoda Ultra Quiz on the day for a chance to win luxurious prizes🌟
Come and experience something that will make you love Shimoda even more🎅💝
More details→https://www.instagram.com/shimodadada_/

Coinciding with the same day (12/20), Tsumekizaki opens its Narcissus Festival with an opening event!
Don’t forget to check out the Narcissus Festival too✨

Christmas Wreath Making
Onesmanorgarden, which designs and builds gardens, invited garden planner Yuka Sato as an instructor to host a fun hands-on crafting session.

What we made was a Christmas wreath using eucalyptus leaves and other foliage.

In April we made wreaths from dried hydrangeas, but this time a row of fresh, live leaves was laid out.

Surrounded by the scent of nioi-hiba, we first trimmed long branches into shorter lengths.

From there we made the components to attach to the ring, glued them together, and tied them onto the ring with wire.
We repeated that process over and over until the ring was covered.

The steps are very simple.
However… from start to finish you have to keep the volume consistent, bundle while considering the balance of leaves and berries, and skillfully fill in gaps so none remain.

It really makes you think.

Our fingertips turned dark from the leaf oils as we worked in silence, and after about three to four hours we finished a lush, full wreath!

Adding gold or silver pine cones and wrapping ribbons changed each piece’s final impression during the finishing touches.

Participants took their finished works home and seemed to hang them on walls and elsewhere in their homes.

As time passes and they dry, their color and texture change.

It was a project that let us enjoy qualities different from dried pieces.

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Wreath making
#Christmas
#Eucalyptus
#Pine cone
#Handicraft

[Applications Open] “The 4th Amashin Photo Contest” is now accepting entries!
Thank you for the many submissions to the “Reihoku Town 70th Anniversary Web Photo Contest.” After judging, we will announce the selected works.

This is an announcement for the “The 4th Amashin Photo Contest,” which opened for entries on Monday, November 17.
The theme is “Amakusa’s Best Spots You’ll Want to Share.” Feel free to photograph Amakusa’s landscapes, streets that evoke its history and culture, festivals, light-ups, and more, and submit as many entries as you like!
For details, please see our company announcements page or the attached flyer.👀

Held in front of Sakai City Hall!
SAKAI Sorairo Disaster Prevention Fest — Feel and Learn the Power of Disaster Preparedness

✨SAKAI Sorairo Disaster Prevention Fest✨

A family-friendly disaster preparedness event where parents and children can enjoy hands-on experience in being ready for emergencies will be held in Sakai!

🚒 Vehicle displays from the Fire Department, Police, Japan Self-Defense Forces, and Japan Coast Guard
🎮 "Metaverse Disaster Prevention" where you can learn through games
🎤 A disaster prevention forum with disaster prevention expert Yukiko Okamoto alongside representatives from the Fire Department, Japan Coast Guard, and Ground Self-Defense Force
🍔 Numerous food trucks
🎁 Win prizes in a stamp rally!

Children are very welcome 👶
Spend a day with your family enjoying activities while learning disaster preparedness knowledge.

📅 Date and time: Saturday, November 22, 2025, 11:00–16:00 ※Event will proceed in light rain; cancelled in severe weather
📍 Location: Plaza in front of Sakai City Hall, Mina Sakai

Free admission!
Please share with your friends 😊

🔍 For details, search "Instagram SAKAI Sorairo Fest"

#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.

[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

SHINTOKU SHUTTLE BUS
Shintoku Shuttle Bus

—A shuttle bus linking the Shintoku town area and the Sahoro area—

A free shuttle runs from Shintoku Station to the Sahoro Resort Area
and from the Sahoro Resort Area back to Shintoku Station.
Buses are available 🚌

Service runs nine times a day every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

After skiing or snowboarding,
why not relax with a spa or the Tokachi sauna at Sahoro Resort,
or enjoy the resort at Club Med Sahoro Hokkaido?

If you’re staying in the Sahoro Resort Area,
you can shop in Shintoku Town,
stop by a cafe, or visit local restaurants, izakaya, and bars.💡

SHINTOKU SHUTTLE BUS
How will you use it?

◇ From Thursday, December 4, 2025
to Thursday, February 26, 2026
◆ Running every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during this period
※ No service on December 30 and January 1–3 for the New Year holidays
◇ Departures and arrivals at Shintoku Station
※ Daytime services run to Sahoro Ski Resort
Night services turn back at Club Med Sahoro Hokkaido

2025–2026 season
Enjoy all the fun Shintoku Town has to offer 🏂⛷️🛷⛸️❄️⛄️🏔️

Komu Christmas Party!
Saturday, December 6
Christmas Festival at Komu – Forest Art Museum🎄

☆ Performance by the Nishiokoppe Junior High School Brass Band🎶
11:30–12:00 @ Mokumu Island
The band’s annual performance returns!

☆ Riku Nakanishi Christmas Live
13:00–13:40 @ Santa World🧑‍🎄
Riku will come to Komu with just his guitar♪

☆ Sumikko Sumi-chan Storytime📖
First session 11:00
Second session 14:00 @ Building Block Room

She will read Christmas picture books.
Gather wherever you can hear Sumi-chan’s voice!

Events will take place throughout the museum.
You’re sure to soak up the Christmas spirit!

We look forward to your visit🙌🎄

Komu – Forest Art Museum
Winter hours: 10:00–16:30
Last admission accepted until 16:10

Admission fees:
Adults and high school students 500 yen
4th grade to junior high school students 300 yen
Ages 3 to 3rd grade elementary 100 yen
Under 3 years old free

Inquiries:
0158-87-2600

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Komu – Forest Art Museum
#Christmas
#December 6
#Nishiokoppe Junior High School Brass Band
#Riku Nakanishi
#Sumikko Sumi-chan
#Board of Education

Christmas Window Art
Would you like to paint on the large windows of Michi-no-Eki Kamu?

Sunday, November 30
10:00–11:30: Join our window-painting event!

Location: Michi-no-Eki Nishiokoppe Flower Park Kamu.

The flower park closes for winter, making the roadside station a bit quiet.

We planned this event to fill the windows with art and brighten the day of everyone who visits.

Everyone is welcome, both villagers and visitors, children and adults alike.

Participants will receive a Setoushi-kun baked treat and string cheese.

Capacity: 20 people. Spots are first come, first served, so please sign up early.

Apply / Inquiries:
Tourist Information Center Satom 0158-85-7125
Komata 090-1384-4167

Michi-no-Eki Nishiokoppe Flower Park Kamu
Opening hours:
9:00–16:00 (November–February)
Closed: Every Tuesday (if Tuesday is a holiday, closed the following day)
Phone: 0158-87-2333

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Roadside Station
#Hanamu
#November 30
#Window Art
#Painting
#Christmas
#Gift
#Setoushi-kun baked treat
#String cheese
#Yumeura Mori no Garden
#Milk Design

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!

Green Woodwork
A workshop used freshly cut, still-damp “green wood” to make everyday items.

Participants used only simple tools like knives and shaving horses.

For middle school students and older
they offered sessions to make wooden spatulas, mini spoons, and small plates.

Elementary school children could also join
a session to make house ornaments.

Under the instruction of Mariko Kusakari,
four classes were held in total.

I peeked into the house ornament session.

The elementary children cut and shaved the wood themselves
with support from parents and staff.

They touched the wood’s end grain to confirm it was still damp
and noticed that different species gave off different scents.

Handing tools to children can be nerve‑wracking,
but adults stepped in when needed and otherwise watched as the kids did the work.

Pieces that started round gradually took on angular, almost pentagonal shapes.

After cutting each piece to a chosen size,
participants painted them and added a string or wire to finish the ornament.

The display included a variety of shapes and colors, each full of personality.

We live in a world where many things are easy to buy,
so having the chance to make everyday items yourself is truly rewarding.

I think I’ll join the wooden spatula workshop next time.

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Green Woodwork
#green wood
#handicrafts
#everyday items
#mokuiiku (wood learning)
#Komu Museum of Art

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)

We will hold the 4th “Amakusa Reihoku Literary Walk” tourist route creation workshop 🎊

On Wednesday, November 19th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association will host the 4th “Amakusa Reihoku Literary Walk” tourist route creation workshop♪
This session will use the proposed tourist walking routes developed from ideas and discussions in previous workshops to finalize the route🔥
A recap of sessions 1–3 is included, so drop-in participation for this workshop is perfectly fine! If you are interested in literature, history, tour guiding, or community development, please feel free to join us ✨

Date and time: Wednesday, November 19th, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Venue: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association, 2nd floor (4535-1 Kozufukae, Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Registration deadline: Monday, November 17th
👉 Please check the announcements section on our website to apply!

This workshop is held as part of the FY2025 Kumamoto Future Creation Startup Grant program.

Contact: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association Secretariat, Ogata
TEL: 0969-31-1136
E-mail: info@amakusa-kankou.com

[Notice: Applications Open for Isehara Ooyama Sky Lanterns]
We have opened applications for the Ooyama Sky Lanterns, an event where participants release lanterns bearing their wishes into the sky from the grounds of Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine, located midway up Ooyama at about 700 meters above sea level.
Against a backdrop of breathtaking night views, sky lanterns carrying heartfelt wishes will rise into Ooyama’s night sky, creating a magical scene.
Come and experience this enchanting moment this winter.

Event Date and Time
Saturday, January 17, 2026 and Saturday, January 24, 2026
Launch Time
Scheduled for 5:30 PM
Location
Grounds of Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine

For application details, deadlines, and other information, please see the official tourism association page.
https://isehara-kanko.com/osl2025/

✨🍂Daisen Park Japanese Garden Special Autumn Evening Opening — Illuminated Autumn Leaves🍂✨

At Sakai City Daisen Park Japanese Garden, we will present a light-up of the garden dressed in autumn leaves.💫
Brilliant red maple leaves reflect on the surface of the garden pond, creating a magical scene.🍁🌠🍁

Event Dates
🔸November
・Saturday, November 15
・Friday, November 21 to Monday, November 24 (national holiday)
・Friday, November 28 to Sunday, November 30
🔸December
・Friday, December 5 to Sunday, December 7

Hours
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (last admission 8:30 PM)

💁For details, please check the URL below.
🔗ttps://www.daisenteien.jp/event/r34omk9-7pf
🔍Search for “Daisen Park Japanese Garden autumn leaves”!


https://www.daisenteien.jp/event/r34omk9-7pf

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/

Sparkling Korakuen: An Evening Tea Gathering
Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24

At Korakuen, where the maple trees had turned crimson, a light-up and tea gathering took place.

Inside the garden stands Korakutei, a tea room used several times a month for tea practice and tea gatherings for children.

Still, many village residents had never stepped into Korakutei, and many had only viewed Korakuen’s garden from outside.

For regular walkers and those who don’t usually go out alike, these two days provided an opportunity to visit Korakuen.

Because the garden has almost no lighting, lights placed along the walking paths glittered in the darkness.

A gentle, light rain fell that night.

The softly sweet tea sweets and the warm, full-bodied tea warmed us through.

Even without knowing tea ceremony etiquette, I found the tea room’s refined, comforting atmosphere soothing, and I visited many times.

(Refills of tea were available 🧉)

Despite the poor footing due to the weather, many people came—thank you very much.

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Traditional Japanese garden
#Korakuen
#Autumn foliage light-up
#Tea gathering
#Night
#Autumn

Special Open Day for Takabeya Shrine, a nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property

From November 1 for one week is Cultural Property Protection Week.
During this period, people are encouraged to become familiar with the cultural properties around them, reconsider their value, and pass them on to the future.

As part of this initiative, the nationally registered tangible cultural property “Takabeya Shrine: Haiden and Heiden, Main Hall” will be specially opened to the public.
On the day there will also be a temple carpenter experience and a historical-site walk around Takabeya Shrine, offering a rare chance to feel the living presence of culture and history.

Date and Time
Monday, November 3, 2025 (national holiday)
10:00 AM–12:00 PM / 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
*Event will be cancelled in severe weather. Details will be posted on the Isehara Cultural Properties site.
Location
Takabeya Shrine (2202 Shimokasuya, Isehara City)
Admission Fee
Free
Access
From Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu’s Isehara Station North Exit, platform 2, take the bus bound for Aikō-Ishida Station.
Get off at Awakubo Iriguchi bus stop and walk 3 minutes.

Please check the official site for the detailed schedule on the day.
https://www.city.isehara.kanagawa.jp/bunkazai/docs/2025102200040/

<Tickets on sale now!> Hiroshima Kagura Kansai Performance in Sakai is coming!🎈

Hiroshima Kagura is coming to Sakai!!⸜❤︎⸝

Hiroshima Kagura offers rich storytelling, powerful dances and staging, and dazzling costumes and masks
Packed with elements that even first-timers will enjoy!!ꕤꕥꕤ

On the day, you can also try on costumes actually used on stage✨
We will also sell local specialties from various towns and cities, so please take this opportunity to visit us!✨

📅 Date and time: Saturday, December 6th, 10:00–18:10
📍 Venue: Fenice Sacay Grand Hall (@fenice_sacay)

🔍 For details, search “Hiroshima Kagura Kansai Performance”!
🔗 https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/syoukou/a103/

#Hiroshima Kagura #Hiroshima Kagura (alternate) #Sakai Taiko #Sakai Kagura #Fenice Sacay #stage #dance #Kansai Performance #Sakai City
https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/syoukou/a103/

Commemorating the Osaka-Kansai Expo: Kofun Summit 🌈

🔴In honor of the Osaka-Kansai Expo🔵, we will explore the value and appeal of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group from an international perspective🌏, comparing them with sites such as Petra in Jordan and India’s stone tombs.
Attendees on the day will be entered into a lottery to win hot air balloon ride tickets✨ Please be sure to apply❁❁❁

📅 Date and Time: Saturday, November 29, 1:00 PM–3:30 PM
📍 Venue: Fenice Sakai Large Hall (2-1-1 Onihashi-cho, Sakai Ward)
Admission: Free
Capacity: 1,700 people (first-come, first-served application)

💁 For details, search for "Kofun Summit"!
🔗https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/.../r07/r07kofunsummit.html

┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
🔷 Concurrent Special Exhibition and Kofun Goods Sale (no registration required)
Location: Fenice Sakai Galleria
Time: 12:00 PM–4:30 PM
🔶 Concurrent Children’s Theater Park (no registration required)
Location: Fenice Sakai Onihashi Park
Time: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM


💁 More details here
🔗https://www.fenice-sacay.jp/event/31242/

#Osaka #Sakai #Sakai City #Sakai Higashi #Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group #World Heritage #Kofun Summit #Kofun #haniwa #Haniwa Division Chief #Fenice Sakai #Kofun Goods #Expo #Osaka-Kansai Expo #Post-Expo
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/rekishi/sei/samazama_torikumi/r07/r07kofunsummit.html

✨Starting tomorrow, Saturday, November 1st✨
Amber Nights & Marche

Featuring the amber hue that defines the mall hot spring, a symbol tree inspired by Tokachi’s nature and wildlife appears again this autumn! 🦌🍂
Enjoy a magical space glittering with amber light and a market of vendor booths. 💛

Event period: Saturday, November 1st to Sunday, December 7th (closed every Tuesday)
Venue: Roadside Station Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen
Hours: Marche: 3:00 PM–9:00 PM
Symbol tree and light display: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM (last admission 8:30 PM)
Admission: from 6:00 PM
Adults (junior high school and older) 1,500 yen / Elementary school students 600 yen / Infants free
🔍For more details about the event, please check the Roadside Station Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen official website.

Teachers’ Staged Reading "Hanasaki-yama"
Saturday, November 15
At Nishiokoppe Village Community Center Large Hall
The teachers will present a staged reading.

This year’s program is the picture book Hanasaki-yama, written by Ryusuke Saito and illustrated by Jiro Takidaira.

We will deliver a story incorporating the episodes of “Hachiro” and “Miko” that appear in this tale.

The cast includes elementary and junior high school teachers, elementary school students, and fellow villagers.

Including staff, people of various ages will work together to create a single production.

Admission free
Doors open at 1:30 PM, performance starts at 2:00 PM.
Recommended for ages elementary school and up.

Please come and see the teachers doing their best on stage.

For inquiries, call 090-9086-8268 (Yamamoto).

#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#staged reading
#teachers’ staged reading
#Hanasaki-yama
#November 15
#Community Center Large Hall
#Board of Education

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

✨🎪 Five Autumn Traditions and Events in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture 🎪✨
Enjoy the full bounty of autumn at cheerful events held again this year!

From gourmet treats and hands-on experiences to stage shows and markets,
there are plenty of autumn rewards for the whole family to enjoy all day.

Please come visit Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture!

1⃣ Hiba Mountain Sky Peak Hunt in Hiroshima Prefectural Forest 2025
[Date] Until Monday, November 3, 2025
[Location] Hiroshima Prefectural Forest (registration, start, and finish locations)
[Details]
Same-day registration available! ✨
A mountain event that visits 10 summit points across the Hiba mountain range!
Participants will hunt points by checking summit checkpoints themselves.

[Details URL 🔽]
https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5176

2⃣ Tojo Stroll and Townscape Gallery
[Date] Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Wednesday, November 5, 2025
[Location] Kaido Tojo Road, a certified Yumekaido Renaissance district
[Details]
・Opening ceremony and events
・Townscape gallery
・Townscape marche
・Town sake festival
・Special exhibition at the nationally registered tangible cultural property Sanrakuso (held at Sanrakuso)
・The 32nd Bingo Tojo “Otoori” procession

[Details URL 🔽]
https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5320

3⃣ Autumn Lunch Buffet 2025 | Kyukamura Taishakukyo
[Date] Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Sunday, November 9, 2025
[Location] Kyukamura Taishakukyo
[Details] Following the popular Obon period service, we will hold an autumn lunch buffet!
This event again features the oven-baked pancake beloved at the breakfast buffet, rice accompaniments, handmade sandwiches, and original dishes for guests of all ages.

Enjoy Taishakukyo in autumn alongside the fall foliage.

[Details URL 🔽]
https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5324

4⃣ Winter Illumination 2025–2026 Bihoku Illumi | National Bihoku Hills Park
[Date] Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Monday, January 12, 2026 (national holiday) ※closed certain days during the period
[Location] National Bihoku Hills Park ※parking and admission fees apply
[Details] Spend a special night in a shimmering world of light! Following last year’s success, the Flower Plaza (special area) returns with the “Mirror Bola” dreamlike new world.

[Details URL 🔽]
https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5326

5⃣ Sanchaya Festival | National Bihoku Hills Park
[Date] Saturday, November 1, 2025
[Location] Shobara — Sangenchaya
[Details] A festival celebrating the second anniversary of the regional family learning space will be held!

[Details URL 🔽]
https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5321