March 1, 2025
A huge structure in Numazu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture was Light up.
There is an observation deck and the largest Numazu Port route sluice gate "Biyuo" in Japan, and the view is wonderful.
Also, the sluice gate Light up in the sunset is fantastic! Recommendation!

Tulip Festival Dates Announced!

The 33rd Ogata Tulip Festa 2025
The dates and times for the 2025 Tulip Festa have been set.
This year, 200,000 bulbs across 158 tulip varieties and two types of rapeseed flowers will bloom around Harajiri Falls.
We will share detailed event information as soon as it becomes available.

Date and Time
Friday, April 4, 2025 – Sunday, April 13, 2025
Location
Around Harajiri Falls (Ogata, Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture)
Note: On Saturdays and Sundays during the event period, the Roadside Station Harajiri Falls parking lot will not be available.
Shuttle buses will operate from temporary parking areas.

Event Inquiries
Tulip Festa Executive Committee Office Phone: 0974-42-2111

Access to Central Bungo Ono City
About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by car from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture

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Introducing sightseeing and recommended spots in Kyushu, Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture
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Photographed 3/1/25.
It is an exhibition of shellfish matching and hina-sama tour at the Nakamachi Tourist Information Center.
The picture of the shellfish is stunning.

Photographed 3/1/25.
It is an exhibition of shellfish matching and hina-sama tour at the Nakamachi Tourist Information Center. Up to 3/5.
Today is the Hina Festival. 🎎

[Tourism Pamphlet Completed Announcement]
＼Arao City Tourism Pamphlet Is Complete／

A new tourism pamphlet packed with the charms of Arao City is now available!

Alongside famous sights and recommended spots, it also highlights delicious dining choices☘️
You can pick one up at locations in and around the city, including Manda Pit and the Arao Tidal Flat Waterfowl and Wetland Center! Please take one when you have a chance✨

A digital version of the pamphlet is also available, so be sure to check it out👀

#Arao Genic #Arao City #Kumamoto #Tourism Pamphlet #arao #arao.genic #kumamoto
#Arao #Sightseeing #Outing #Gourmet #Greenland #Manda Pit #Arao Tidal Flats

◎ Duty-free shop in Echizen Town where you can buy Echizen pottery

The number of foreign tourists is gradually increasing in Fukui Prefecture.
Even in Echizen Town, the number of people seeking Echizen pottery and Echizen crab is increasing day by day.

Therefore, when you come from far away and buy Souvenirs that you like, a nice service is the TAX FREE shop.

Until now, there was not a single registered facility in Echizen Town, but finally the first registered facilities!
Two facilities registered this time are Furai Kiln, the Echizen pottery kiln, and Fukui Prefectural Pottery Museum.

I would like to Broadcasting the charm of Echizen Pottery to the world and Spread people who like Echizen Pottery to the world!

◎ Furai kiln
https://www.instagram.com/furaigama/
With the theme of Nature and living creatures, we create vessels that look like the world of a warm Picture book.　
We value the simplicity and warmth of the soil of Echizen, and try to make the tableware moderately light and palatable so that it can be used in daily life.

◎ Fukui Prefectural Ceramics Museum
https://www.instagram.com/tougeikan/
Fukui Prefectural Pottery Museum is a museum of Echizen pottery. We will introduce a documents museum where you can see and learn about Echizen pottery, a pottery class where you can make and enjoy it, a tea garden that you can use and taste, a museum shop, and nature in the Seasonal Nature.

Winter Activity 2025 MOMBETSU

Lake Komuke & Native Flower Garden Snow Trekking

Stroll through Lake Komuke and the Komuke Native Flower Garden on snowshoes with an expert guide. Why don't you feel the scenery and charm that is different from the green season?

For details, go to the official website "Monbetsu Tourist Information Center"

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Kumano Shrine Prayer Festival.
This is the love water of Kawagoe Kumano Shrine.

Spring at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake
In Spring at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake Nobeyama Highlands, dandelion flowers bloom in the fresh greenery meadow, and the remaining snow of Yatsugatake is beautiful

Spring Highlands
In Spring at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake Nobeyama Highlands, dandelions bloom in the meadows and the remaining snow of Yatsugatake is beautiful

Yokohama Marine Tower at night
The landmark Marine Tower in the Port of Yokohama is a bewitching Light up at night and is an old and new Sightseeing spot.

Night Cherry Blossoms and Minato Mirai Night View
The night view of Yokohama Minato Mirai seen from the rows of cherry blossom trees on the Yokohama Car road, the Yokohama Landmark Tower and Queen's Square Yokohama's skyscrapers and night cherry blossoms somehow harmonize and become an oasis in the city.

Plum Bloom Report — Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum as of February 27

The Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum (Asakura Fumio Kinenkan) sits in Asochi Town, Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture.
Many plum trees are planted throughout the park.
Most buds remain closed, so it felt about 10% in bloom.
We will update the flowering status as it progresses.

Location: Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum (1587-11 Ikeda, Asochi Town, Bungo Ono City)
Parking: Available (free)
Opening hours: 10:00–17:00
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday)

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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture

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Introducing sightseeing and recommended spots in Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu
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Drooping cherry blossoms in Yamashita Park
Yamashita Park's hanging cherry blossoms and Hikawa Maru facing Yokohama Port are parks that you should visit at least once when you come to Yokohama.

Photographed 3/1/25.
After the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store.
Hojicha & Classic Tea Latte and Uji Matcha Cheesecake.

Rape flowers and Kawazu cherry blossoms
In Matsuda Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a Kawazu cherry blossoms of Sakurayama There are. At the Matsudayama Herb Garden and the Aguri Park Sagayama Garden in the back, you can enjoy an early Spring and Early Blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms and rape flower fields. If it is not cloudy, you can see Mt. Fuji.

Rape flowers and Kawazu cherry blossoms
In Matsuda Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a Kawazu cherry blossoms of Sakurayama There are. At the Matsudayama Herb Garden and the Aguri Park Sagayama Garden in the back, you can enjoy an early Spring and Early Blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms and rape flower fields. If it is not cloudy, you can see Mt. Fuji.

Rape flowers and Kawazu cherry blossoms
In Matsuda Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a Kawazu cherry blossoms of Sakurayama There are. At the Matsudayama Herb Garden and the Aguri Park Sagayama Garden in the back, you can enjoy an early Spring and Early Blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms and rape flower fields. If it is not cloudy, you can see Mt. Fuji.

Mt. Gokayama in the Snow
Snow piles up on the triangular-roofed gassho-zukuri house born from the wisdom of the Heavy snowfall area in the Aikura gassho-zukuri village in the snowy Gokayama of Echichu, and Impression by the wisdom of our ancestors who let the snow fall with Nature

Sunset in Kushiro
Sunset on the Kushiro River and sunset on the Nusamai Bridge

Photographed on March 1: The ume plum trees at Atami Plum Garden are still in full bloom!

Atami Plum Garden Ume Album
https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/features/46

Hello! This is Koshu local cuisine Waraji. The weather has been mild these past few days, and you can already sense hints of spring at Shosenkyo Gorge. Still, the forecast still shows some snow days, and temperatures vary widely, so please go out dressed warmly.

After strolling through the richly natural Shosenkyo Gorge, why not take a relaxing break with our specialty, the tororo soba set meal?
Enjoy a blissful moment as smooth soba noodles meet richly flavored grated yam. With crispy tempura and small side dishes included, your body and spirit are sure to be satisfied.

We look forward to your visit.

Rape Blossom and Fuji
You can see rape flowers and Mt. Fuji from Azumayama Park in Ninomiya Town, Kanagawa Prefecture
Get off at Ninomiya Station on the JR Tokaido Line

Nagawacho Wada along the Nakasendo

A stone monument erected near the side path toward the Mimizu Shrine.
Can you see that it says “mimizu”? It’s such an adorable Mimizu-sama (Okin-sama) 😊

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival.

Photographed on 2/23/25.
This is Hanachozu from Koedo Kurato.

Ise no Tsukijo!!
Local castles and the moon were photographed with a super telephoto.

I came to Toyama for sightseeing, but unfortunately it snowed

If it's snowing, you can't just go out to see the snowy scenery, so you can walk from the hotel to the Takaoka Great Buddha

On a snowy night, while no one was around, the Light up Takaoka Great Buddha was quite handsome.

[Oyama-dera Five-Platform Goma 2025]
At Oyama-dera, on the grand festival day of February 28, the only Five-Platform Goma ascetic ritual in Japan was performed.
The sacred flames rose together on five goma platforms as prayers for the worshippers’ wishes were ritually empowered.✨
The crackling fire, the chanting sutras, and the pounding taiko drums combined into a breathtaking prayer service that left everyone holding their breath in awe…!
The solemn flames🔥 and the otherworldly scene woven by sutra recitation and drumbeats felt like a cleansing for the heart!
[Notice of Reopening of Mount Oyama Public Toilet on February 28, 2025]
The Mount Oyama public toilet, which had been closed due to pipe damage from freezing, has now reopened.

At Bibai Snowland @bibai_snowland, which is visit by many foreign visitors to Japan, we will Held in a sales event for companies in the city.
Stalls of 14 companies have been decided this time.
Please come and visit us on the day.

Date & Time: Thursday, March 6, 2025 11:00~15:00
Location: Bibai Snow Land
Organizer: Bibai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bibai Tourism and Products Association

List of Stalls (in no particular order, honorifics omitted)
Handmade Miscellaneous Goods / Dressing Hoshina
Grill Stand, Key Chain / Doo Metal
Yezo deer BBQ, Ghibier Ramen / Mt.inc
Soap Loading Experience / Kyowa Automobile Maintenance Factory
Reishi Products / Hokkaido Reishi
Cheese Huttok / Sunflower
Petit Gifts, Sashes / medokistore
Puzzle
French fries, croquettes / asombroso.hokkaido
Sample Products, Candy / Bibai Automobile School
Okonomiyaki / Teppanyaki Izakaya Konkon
Lamb Menchi / Iishuya Boono
Plush / ZOO Planning
Bibai Yakitori / Daigo