Today, I took a walk in Kawagoe.
I found a jasmine flower. Aroma that I like very much.

Photographed on April 7, 25.
It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

I took a picture of the bell against the backdrop of cherry blossoms blooming in the Precincts of Seijoshin-in, a Temple on Mt. Koyasan where the Head Shrine of Shingon Buddhism is located. The cherry blossoms here are also known as umbrella cherry blossoms because of their shape. It may be the most famous cherry blossom in Koyasan ...

Photographed on April 7, 25.
It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

Late-blooming Double Cherry Blossom (Yae zakura) and Carp streamers

The collaboration between Carp streamers swimming in the Spring breeze and Morimori's Double Cherry Blossom (Yae zakura) is wonderful "Hanedani Dandan Park"

Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture 2025/4

🚴‍♀️✨ Starting today! Bike rentals are now available!

Based at Roadside Station Higashikawa Michikusa-kan, you can now rent bicycles!
Choose from serious road bikes to electric-assist bicycles and reserve according to your needs 😊

📍Location: 1-1-15 Higashimachi, Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido

🕘Hours: 9:00–17:00

📞Inquiries: 0166-68-4777

🔗 For details, visit the Higashikawa Tourism Association website!!

Feel the breeze and go discover the charms of Higashikawa 🌿

[Notice] Taramaru Square 2025 is now open!
First phase: April 26–27, April 29
Second phase: May 3–5
At the Roadside Station event plaza
See the image for vendor information ↓

【Nakatsuna Lake Is in Full Bloom 🌸】
The Oyamazakura cherry trees around Nakatsuna Lake, famous for their reflections on the water, are now at their peak bloom🌸I went before dawn to capture the reflections😌There was a slight breeze so the water wasn’t a perfect mirror, but mist over the lake created a magical scene✨
Sakura bloom status is 🌸
https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/88713/

Photographed on April 7, 25.
It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

A world full of Japanese umbrellas

This is Hotoku Temple Located in in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture.
This is a Temple Famous for its floor maples. We hold events according to the season. 🤤

It's getting warmer.
I was wandering all over the place

Horsetail and so on
Cherry blossoms, etc.

Like the air in the park in the morning

I like this season.

Photographed on April 7, 25.
It is the five-storied pagoda and cherry blossoms of Kita-in.

Hello, this is Waraji, a local Koshu cuisine restaurant. Shosenkyo Gorge is now wrapped in dazzling fresh green that gently embraces the valley, welcoming a pleasant season. Come and spend a relaxing time healed by nature.🍃

After your walk, take a break at Waraji.😌
Our unaju features plump, fragrant domestic eel grilled to a golden finish and generously coated with our secret sauce. Its rich aroma and tender texture make it a true travel treat.

Celebrate Golden Week with the grand nature of Shosenkyo Gorge and a luxurious moment.
All our staff sincerely look forward to welcoming you.😊

Notice: Yasuda Elementary School GW Festa 2025


From May 3rd to 5th, an event at Roadside Station Yasuda Elementary School offers hands-on activities such as hiking, rice planting, and carp streamer (koinobori) making. Participants in rice planting receive half-price admission to Banya no Yu.

There is also a charcoal-kiln building experience in the Egatsu district, known for the Egatsu daffodil (suisen) Road, so please check the flyer.

The event is organized by the Kyonan Watch Team. Come and enjoy Kyonan this Golden Week.

#Kyonan Town#Roadside Station Yasuda Elementary School#Banya no Yu#Charcoal-kiln building experience#Rice planting experience#Koinobori making

The wisteria of Kannon-do (Temple) is in Best time to visit.
Please go out.

47 Kitagawa, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture

About a 10-minute walk west from JR Iyo Saijo Station.
In the neighborhood, you can also Fun "Uchibuki" Famous Water and the parent Water area called Aquatopia Water. Take a stroll.

Photographed on April 7, 25.
It is the five-storied pagoda and cherry blossoms of Kita-in.

Akebono azalea
Blooming from mid-April and, if the season is long, into early May, the Akebono azalea
is a very large deciduous broadleaf shrub in the rhododendron family that grows on rocky cliffs above 1,000 meters. Among high-mountain azaleas, it is the earliest to bloom.

It grows wild in clusters near the west trailhead of MtMorotsukayama, and the sight of vivid pink flowers carpeting the spring mountains is spectacular.

The Akebono azalea colony on MtMorotsukayama is located about a five-minute climb above the west trailhead torii gate⛩️. Because you can enjoy it without a full-scale climb, many people from around Kyushu visit to see this nature🍃.

The Akebono azaleas on MtMorotsukayama are coming into their best viewing period!
Everyone, please come and enjoy the flowers😊

The azaleas at Nezu Shrine are 🤤 in full bloom

This is Located in, Tokyo
It is Nezu Shrine.
From mid to late April every year
The azaleas are in full bloom.

This is the only place in Tokyo where you can enjoy so many azaleas!
Please come and visit us 😊

Osaka Festival! — EXPO2025 Spring Showcase

The Osaka Festival — EXPO Spring Showcase will take place at the Osaka-Kansai Expo EXPO Arena. Around 40 floats and platforms gathered from across Osaka, including danjiri, yagura, and taiko-dai, will come together in one place!

A vibrant lineup of energetic festivals will open Osaka Week.
From Sakai City, the Keana-cho danjiri and the Shinzaikehama futon taiko will be demonstrated and exhibited.

📅 Dates and times: Friday, May 9 — Danjiri Keana-cho (Naka Ward)
Saturday, May 10 — Futon Taiko Shinzaikehama (Sakai Ward)

🔴 Registration: No advance registration required
Anyone attending the Osaka-Kansai Expo is welcome to join.

🏠 Venue: Osaka-Kansai Expo EXPO Arena
🔍 For details, search “Re-Discover”!
🔍 Also be sure to check the Sakai Tourism Guide Expo special site (If you come to Expo, please come to Sakai too).

We look forward to seeing you there!😄

We present outing information for Minamiizu Town during Golden Week.

◆Tuesday, April 29 (National Holiday)
・14th Charity Bazaar for the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Event
10:00–15:00 Shimogamo Tropical Botanical Garden
Food, crafts, local vegetables and more on sale, specialty products from Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, and photo exhibits
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
・Bridle Experience Day
10:00–15:00 Izu Shimoda Riding Club
Session 1: 10:00–12:00, Session 2: 13:00–15:00
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Saturday, May 3
・Irozaki Fashion Park 2025
10:00–16:00 at Irozaki Ocean Park
Dress up and gather at Irozaki! Various stalls will be available
◆Monday, May 5 (National Holiday)–Tuesday, May 6 (National Holiday)
・Roadside Station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana Golden Week Event
10:00–15:00 at Roadside Station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana
Ring toss, super ball scooping, and various stalls
◆Until April 30 — Ongoing
・Ihama Margaret Flower Picking
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Until May 5 — Ongoing, inquire for details
・Bamboo Shoot Harvesting (Takenoko Shokudo) Ichijo Bamboo Shoot Village
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...
◆Until May 6 — Ongoing, inquire for details
・Strawberry Picking at Baby Berry Farm
https://www.minami-izu.jp/?p=we-page-event-entry...

[🌸Gokase Hanami 2025 Submitted Photos — Part 10🌸]

The entries submitted to the “#Gokase Hanami 2025” held on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account have reached a pause for now as of today💪🌸 The photo contest is still open, so please do submit your entries🤗✨

@_yuta610
@fowafuwarin5
@meiko_ryu
@tokotan2._.2

(in no particular order)

This time we received many night cherry blossom photos👏 Even with a step ladder or whatever I try, I can’t take good night photos at all — how do people manage to capture such beautiful night shots like these?🤔 They’re truly wonderful!!!

We’ll post again when more featured works have been collected🤗💡

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≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 — How to Enter≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #date of shooting (example: #March 20)🤳❤️‍🔥

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

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

⚠️ Other rules 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 when photographing.

The Icelandic poppies in the forest park are 🤤 in full bloom

This is the Musashi Hills National Forest Park Located in in Namerikawa Town, Saitama Prefecture.
Flowers bloom throughout the year.
Among them, the Icelandic poppy field is worth seeing.
I think it will continue until GW, so please come and visit us 😊

I was able to go to the birthplace of the alley in the back again this year.

Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture
2025/4

This Spring, I stopped by a wonderful row of cherry blossom trees.

Cherry blossom trees in Gifu Prefecture
2025/4

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is a boat trip on the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
The boatman is doing his best.

[Notice] Night Cherry Blossom Light-Up 🌸

From Iwanai Tourism Association

The night cherry blossom light-up originally scheduled from 4/21
will begin tomorrow, Thursday, April 24, depending on the bloom status of the cherry trees. 🌸

This year we have extended the light-up section!

Check the details below ✅

・Period: Thursday, April 24 to Sunday, May 18
※Subject to change depending on the condition of the cherry blossoms
・Time: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
・Light-up section
From in front of Iwanai Town Hall, First Torii —
up to the area around Iwanai Shrine Street and Gansuien

・Parking
In front of Iwanai Town Hall building
Please use the temporary town hall parking lot
⚠️ Please refrain from parking on the road ⚠️

Requests and precautions 🙇🏻‍♀️
Do not touch the lighting equipment.
Do not look directly at the lights.

We look forward to welcoming you 🌸

・Rengeji Temple: April 26–May 5, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
・Gansuien: May 3–May 6, 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
These facilities will also be lit up as part of the spring light-up program. 💡

The wisteria shelf of Kameido Tenjin is 🤤 in full bloom

This is Kameido Tenjin, Located in in Tokyo!
It is in best time to visit around GW every year.
Access from the station is good, and the Light up at night makes the wisteria curtains even more enjoyable 🤤

Photographed on April 5, 25.
It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

Nagano Prefecture Tokura Sakura Care Park 🌸
Huge flowers and cherry blossoms 🌸 in full bloom
At the end of the trip, we had a wonderful sight!
Shinshu has many cool scenic spots ♪

🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 — Featured Photos, No. 9 🌸

We’re wrapping up the introductions to the entries submitted to “#Gokase Hanami 2025” on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account, with just one more installment to go 🥹 Thank you for so many wonderful submissions 👏✨

@8215dr72
@920cherry71
@omilove.1203

(in no particular order)

We received breathtakingly beautiful photos that make you sigh 🥺💕 Many photos feature Josenji, but we also loved fresh perspectives such as shots of the cherry-tree-lined road taken from afar and weeping cherry trees reflected in car windows — truly lovely 😳💫

Yesterday we announced that Akebono azaleas and rhododendrons are at their best 💡 With the weather not looking great today or tomorrow, we worry they may not last, so if you can, please take photos and submit them to “#Gokase Hanami 2025” 🤗✨

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How to Enter “#Gokase Hanami 2025”

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #Date of shooting (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

⚠️ Additional rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please read them carefully before entering.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.