🌳🚲 Tour de Yatsugatake Returns 🚲🌳 After five years of planning, Tour de Yatsugatake makes a fresh start this year ✨ We look forward to your participation! 🚴‍♂️☀️ ◇◇ Highlights ◇◇ ☑️ Elevation gain 1,087 m A season-spanning hill climb race with an elevation gain of 1,087 m! ☑️ Snow-view cycling We will partially open sections normally closed in winter! Enjoy a scenic ride through birch forests and remaining snow. ☑️ Birch groves Ride alongside what is said to be Japan’s most beautiful birch, and take in the breathtaking scenery. ––––––––––––––––– Event Overview ––––––––––––––––– Schedule Sunday, April 13, 2025 Location Sakuhomachi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture Yachiho Kogen Along Japan National Route 299 Race Category Hill climb bicycle race Course Details Full Course Yume no Mori (elevation 1,040 m) to Mugikusa Pass (elevation 2,127 m) Distance: 20.8 km Elevation gain: 1,087 m Half Course Yume no Mori (elevation 1,040 m) to Yachiho Highland Ski Resort (elevation 1,625 m) Distance: 11.4 km Elevation gain: 585 m Registration and Check-in • Pre-event check-in (April 12) Location: Roadside Station Yachiho Kogen Outdoor Exchange Plaza (tentative) ※Those who check in the day before receive a 1,000 yen discount • Same-day check-in (April 13) Location: Yume no Mori, Start Area Headquarters (tentative) ※After check-in we will direct you to parking locations. Eligibility ○ Participants must have the fitness to complete their chosen course. ○ Participants under 18 require parental consent. ○ Participants must follow event rules, traffic laws, and etiquette. ○ Participants must agree to the event regulations. Capacity 700 participants ※There are no per-category limits. How to Apply Registration period: December 21, 2024 to March 16, 2025 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

On-site ticket sales at the venue have started✨🏒 For the A and B seats only, tickets for the "2026 Winter Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Final Qualifier" held in Tomakomai from Thursday, February 6 to Sunday, February 9 can be purchased at the venue. The French team, the Polish team, the Chinese team, and Smile Japan—the Japanese women’s ice hockey national team aiming for their fifth Olympic appearance—will battle it out in thrilling matches✨ *S and SS seats are available through Ticket Pia. For details, search the Tomakomai city website for "Smile Japan window sales"!🏒

Photographed 2/3/25. It is a Hanachozu of the Kawagoe City Nakamachi Sightseeing Information Center.

Photographed 2/3/25. We took a walk in Kawagoe. LEC COFFEE's lemonade and chocolate Basque cheesecake.

The Atami cherry blossoms along the Itokawa Promenade are now at their best upstream. Downstream, flowering varies by tree, and some trees are still considerably behind. 15th Atami Sakura Itokawa Cherry Blossom Festival https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/208...

Photographed 1/28/25. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

Photographed 2/1/25. This is Hanachozu of Chuin.

Photographed 2/1/25. CAFE ANDON's Cafe Latte and Strawberry Shortcake. ☕️🍰 Strawberry Shortcake will be available until tomorrow. Thank you very much. 😊

Speaking of caves, this is it! !️ That's right, Kummi 👀✨ 📍 Shizuoka Nishi-Izu Kummi After enjoying diving, we all went to the ♨️ Hot Spring together. In fact, Kummi is also a Famous Hot Spring Spot! There's many 🎵 more to diving than just sea adventures We had 😃 the best day Why don't you experience the mysterious sea and Hot Spring of Kummi too? 🩵 Check out the profile link for details! !️🌊

It is a Cluster of trees of Miyama Kirishima around Mt. Eboshi. Every year from around May, the deep mountain Kirishima as far as the eye can see dyes the mountains pink. The sea of flowers as far as the eye can see is truly Cool Japan! Location: Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture

Photographed 2/1/25. This is CAFE ANDON. It's Squid.

When I went to the Miyajima Kangen-sai Festival in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, I encountered a spectacular view of the sun setting over the Otorii Gate. It's so divine, it's cool Japan! Location: Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

Mairi Hida Furukawa Sanji　　 The unique traditional custom of "Sanji Mairi", which has been going on for more than 200 years, is a tradition on the night of January 15 every year to visit the three temples in the In the town, Enkoji Temple, Shinshuji Temple, and Honkoji Temple, in memory of the blessings of Shinran Saint. On this day, 1,000 candles are lined up along the Seto River, and the lights reflected on the surface of the river are very beautiful, and you can enjoy a heartwarming scene. In addition, snow sculptures and candles boasting a height of 2 meters are lined up in the town. During the daytime, the person in charge will talk to the person wearing a kimono and gather at the designated time to take a PR photo. After a professional photographer, they will also let the general public take pictures. On the day of the event, the tourism association is also appealing for kimono rentals. < Kimono Rental > Location: Kirin Kaikan (11-7 Ichino-cho, Furukawa-cho, Hida-shi, Gifu Prefecture) Reception hours: 14:00~17:30　 Return time: ~20:00 Fee: 4,000 yen (tax included) * Dressing only 2,000 yen (tax included) Contact: Hida City Tourism Association　 Squid about Hida beef for dinner? It was very tasty.

Starry sky of Lake Yamanaka 2025.02.01 When I arrived in the middle of the night, it was so beautiful that I took out my camera in -4 degrees Celsius. This is a photo taken from the beach next to "Kirara" in Lake Yamanaka. Above Mt. Fuji is the winter constellation "Orion". The scenery unique to winter when the air is clear. There was no wind and the reflection on the lake surface was great.

Japanese cedar shrine in Rice

From January 31 to February 2 Obihiro Ice Festival is being held in Hokkaido Ice Sculpture Exhibition Winter Obihiro Festival Ice sculptures are also made and exhibited. This year, the temperature is high. It is unlikely to last until the last day.

In the early morning of January 1, I went to Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine Hatsumode. They were orderly and considerate of each other, so they went well without being pushed. It's the first time I've done it. A lot of choboti

Cold, delicious tap water from Tomakomai City. The tap water, born from the blessings of Mt. Tarumae, is said to be comparable to bottled mineral water in quality. “Tomachop Water” is a long-selling product that bottles tap water after removing chlorine. The label, adorned with an illustration of Tomakomai City’s official mascot “Tomachop,” is charming. It is also a popular hometown tax gift.

Rear-end collision caution ⚠️😆 Bizen jellyfish 🪼 Go to Shizuura in Nishi-Izu for a diving Sense course! !️ 📍 Shizuoka, Numazu City, Shizuura The diving Spot, which is about an hour from the shop in Hiratsuka, is extremely interesting 🎵 This photo is of the sea 🌊 in Shizuura taken in October The sea conditions are calm and the weather is sunny ☀️ The transparency is good and there is nothing to 👍 say. The sparkling water is the best healing space 😁✨ From autumn to winter, a large number of bizen jellyfish occur 🪼🪼🪼 at this time of year If you're crazy, you'll be rear-ended by a jellyfish, so be careful. 🤗 However, there is no 📸 doubt that this underwater photo is Instagrammable There was 🐠 a pair of Traditional Japanese straw raincoat and a child in a bleached sea anemone I'm looking forward to the revival of sea anemones next year! Sense was successfully acquired, and a new diver was born 🎉 Thank you for 😄 your participation There are many life-changing diving experiences waiting for you! !️

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. It is Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine around 7:45.

Located in Yamagata Prefecture in Tohoku Japan, Zao is a skiing mecca with a magnificent landscape of trees and ice. During the visit, in January, a strong cold wind caused the conifers on the mountain to freeze, and the ice gradually formed. At this time, the visibility at the top of Zao Mountain is very low, and the tree ice can only be faintly visible, because the tree ice is shaped like a monster, so the tree ice is also called a snow monster. Photographing the magnificent landscape of the tree ice on the Tree Ice Plateau is not a wasted trip.

Photographed 1/27/25. This is the Styrofoam art of the white cat of the eel specialty store Unako.

Ichiyamamoto Seki visits the Roadside Station! The local sumo wrestler from Iwanai-cho, Ichiyamamoto Seki, who finished the January tournament with a winning record, has come to the Roadside Station! Ichiyamamoto Seki visits the Roadside Station! The staff were flustered by the sudden visit… He also came for an interview and related appearances on TV. He is said to be about 10 kg heavier now than when the life-size panel was photographed.😳 He kindly posed for photos— Thank you very much!! Keep up the great work from now on!👏🏻

Photographed 1/27/25. The Styrofoam three-dimensional art of the chameleon of the eel specialty store Unakko has been changed to a kijitora cat. 🐈

It’s snowing in Higashikawa today❄️ A row of snowmen stands in front of Roadside Station Michikusakan!⛄ The winter scenery is truly beautiful, so come and see it for yourself! We make snowmen every day! If you’re interested in building snowmen, please speak to us—we’ll make them together❣

Seen from the Coast of Toyama Prefecture, it is the island and the snow-covered Tateyama mountain ranges that spread out in the background. It is a beautiful scenery created by the clear winter air.

Photographed 1/30/25. The October cherry blossoms at Kawagoe Hachimangu were in full bloom. 🌸

Admire the ice near the summit from the gondola Komono Town, Mie Prefecture Mt. Gozaisho Ropeway January 2025

The 72nd Bibai Snow Festival Bibai Snow Light Lighting ceremony Along with candles made by friends from kindergartens and nursery schools in the city, the snow festival venue will be illuminated with many lights. Please come with your family and friends. 02.01sat17:00～18:00