NICE TO MEET EVERYONE WHO WATCHES COOL JAPAN VIDEOS! About 60 minutes by Train from Tokyo Central Tokyo Nature, "Akiruno City, Tokyo (Akirunoshi)" is a Healing Sightseeing spot that will make you forget the hustle and bustle of the city. With its pure Valleys, seasonal flowers, historic shrines and traditional crafts, Akiruno City offers visitors a full taste of the charm of "Tokyo that is not like Tokyo". We will Broadcasting Information full of charm of "Akiruno City", which can be easily visited from the Central Tokyo, on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, so please look forward to it! ◆ Access to Akiruno City, Tokyo 【Access by train】 Transfer to the Ome Line or Itsukaichi Line at Tachikawa Station on the JR Chuo Line and Get off at the last stop, Musashi-Itsukaichi Station. From the station, there are local buses to Akigawa Valley and Seotonoyu. 【Access by car】 About 20-30 minutes from the Chuo Expressway "Hachioji IC" or the Ken-O Expressway "Akiruno IC". It is also a perfect distance for a day trip. ◆Living with Nature in Akiruno City, Tokyo, Akiruno City Akiruno City, Tokyo is located within about 40 to 50 km of Tokyo Central Tokyo and has a population of about 78,000 (as of April 2025). The mountains of the Kanto Mountain Range rise in the west, and the Itsukaichi Basin spreads out in the center. In 1995, Akigawa City and Itsukaichi Town merged to form the current Akiruno City. Surrounded by lush green mountains and rivers, agriculture and local industries are thriving. You can enjoy the Four Seasons of Norabou-na in Spring, River Activities in Summer, Autumn Leaves in Autumn, and Hot Spring in Winter. Urban functions and Nature coexist in a well-balanced manner, and it is attracting attention from people who want to move to Japan as a "Just the right amount of countryside". ◆ Popularity Sightseeing spot of Akiruno City, Tokyo ・Akigawa Valley It is a Valleys that can be said to be a symbol of Akiruno City. Akigawa Valley is a scenic spot where you can enjoy the natural beauty of the Seasonal Nature, surrounded by clear streams and greenery, where you can enjoy River Activities, Barbecue, Autumn Leaves Picking, Hot Spring, etc. It is easy to visit even on a day trip and is ideal for climbing and camping. 【Access】About 10 minutes by bus + 5 minutes on foot from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station (around Ishifunebashi) 【Best time to visit】Autumn leaves (November), Fresh greenery (June) ・Tokyo Summerland It is one of the largest leisure facilities in Tokyo. The indoor heated water pool "Adventure Dome" and the outdoor "Adventure Lagoon" with a streaming pool and thrilling slides are Popular with children and adults alike, and are Spots where you can play all day long. 【Open season】March to November (Closed in winter) 【Access】About 5 minutes by Car from Akiruno IC / There is a direct bus from Akigawa station and Hachioji stations ・Minamisawa Hydrangea Mountain It is a spectacular scenery with about 10,000 hydrangeas blooming all over the slope. Famous landmarks cultivated by local farmers over 40 years, and many photographers Visit during the rainy season. Early in the morning or after After the rain is especially recommended. 【Best time to visit】Mid-June to early July 【Entrance fee】Adult 600 yen / Child 400 yen ・Akikawa Farmers Center Direct sales with Fresh Local vegetables, fruits, and Local processed products. Norabou-na and Local Rice are especially popular and sometimes sell out immediately. Freshly baked handmade bread and local side dishes are also on sale, so you can easily enjoy the Local flavors. ◆Traditional crafts and experiences in Akiruno City, Tokyo, Akiruno City ・Gundo paper It is a high quality Washi paper inherited from the Edo period, and was used for lanterns, calligraphy, and shoji paper. It has been designated as an intangible cultural property of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and is still inherited by the Preservation Society. There are also Held in Workshop where you can experience papermaking. ◆ Akiruno City, Tokyo Specialty and Local cuisine ・Norabou-na It is a native vegetable of the cruciferous family. It has no peculiarities, is soft and easy to cook, making it an ideal ingredient for Ohitashi, stir-fry, tempura, etc. The season is around March to April, and Local people are also popular for "Norabou-na rice" and "Norabou-na egg-toji". ・Akikawa corn The Itsukaichi Highway, which runs through Akiruno City, was so popular for corn sales that it was called the "Corn Highway". Akikawa corn has a strong sweet taste and is characterized by the large size of each grain. ◆ Akiruno City, Tokyo Festival and Events ・Ninomiya Shrine Autumn Annual Grand Festival (Ginger Festival) At the Festival Rituals held on September 8 and 9 every year, it is said that if you eat ginger sold at the stalls lining the approach to the temple, you will not catch a cold, and you will be disease-free for one year. Mikoshi, Drums, Kagura, etc. are performed, and the whole town is dyed in the colors of the Festival. It is said that in the past, it was a Shinto ritual to pray for a disease-free life by dedication of ginger. ・ Shoichi Iwadashi Shrine Annual Grand Festival (Ina's festival) It is a festival rituals held every year on the Saturday and Sunday of the day before Respect for the Aged Day in September, and on the day of the festivals, 13 mikoshi and 6 festival floats parade along the Itsukaichi Highway, and the dashing shouts of men and women of all ages dressed in festival robes echo, and the highways are lined with lanterns and crowded with many people ・Akiru Shrine Annual Grand Festival (Itsukaichi Festival) Held in annually on September 29 and 30. The sight of the hexagonal Mikoshi, which is rare in Japan and exceeds 100 kan (about 375 km), parades through the town of Itsukaichi is a masterpiece. Lion dances and kagura are also performed, and you can feel the air and lively atmosphere of the History Shrine. ◆Tourist Information of Akiruno City, Tokyo, Akiruno City Akiruno City, Tokyo is a healing sightseeing spot filled with rich Nature, history, culture, and food that you can't think of as Tokyo. Fun can be enjoyed on a day trip, but it is also exceptional to spend a quiet night looking at the starry sky that cannot be experienced in the city. The Access from the Central Tokyo is good, and it is a city where you can spend your "own Quiet time". We will Broadcasting a recommendations in Akiruno City so that you can fully enjoy its charm, so please follow us!

Photographed on July 13, 25. This is CAFE ANDON's Senba Toshogu Shrine Parfait. The base is layered with Hokkaido Ogura bean paste, fresh cream, homemade granola, and homemade Kawagoe matcha mousse. It is topped with Morino Ranch soft serve ice cream and decorated with white balls, red bean paste, andon cookies, Tokugawa family crest cookies, and matcha powder, and is very luxurious. 🍨✨ It has black honey, and when you pour it on, it tastes even better.

Photographed on June 21, 25. It is a heart hydrangea found at Kawagoe Hachimangu. 💜 The rainy season has come to an end.

Photographed on June 21, 25. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

Photographed on July 4, 25. This is the Oyster Ice Lottery of Kawagoe Hachimangu. There are three types: strawberries, melons, and lemons. 🍓🍈🍋🍧

Photographed on June 23, 25. LEC COFFEE's lemonade soda and coffee jelly. 🥤🍋

Photographed on June 23, 25. This is LEC COFFEE's lemonade soda. 🍋

Intermediate class field trips are available at the "Kan Clean Center" at Takao Station. We learned about the Traditional Japanese straw raincoat treatment system in Hachioji City!

Photographed on June 23, 25. This is LEC COFFEE's coffee jelly.

After prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store. Chillax soda muscat and blueberry cream cheese donuts. 🍇🫐

\ New Articles / Enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nikko Toshogu Shrine ✨ in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, full of historical romance There are plenty of highlights, such as the beautiful "Yangming Gate" with its colorful sculptures and the famous "Don't See, Don't Say, Don't Hear" Three Monkeys! 🐒🌟 It is a place where you can fully feel the traditional beauty of Japan and its charm as a power spot. Nikko Toshogu Shrine for both history and photography lovers, check it 👇 out now

🎉 The PADI Divemaster is born! Next, go to the 🎊 instructor The other day, a new PADI Divemaster was born in Hokule'a Shonan! After many practice and experience, I took my first steps as a professional diver. I really congratulate you. The PADI Divemaster is an important step in progressing from fun diving to a position where you teach and support others. It is a rewarding qualification that requires safety management and leadership skills in water. And from here, you can take it a step further and become a PADI diving instructor. "I want to make diving my career" and "I love the sea, and I want to convey that feeling to others." For those who have such a feeling, the instructor course is the next stage to make your dreams come true. 🌊 Hokule'a Shonan is Located in easily Access from Tokyo! PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center (IDC). We provide small-group and attentive training, and English is also available. Foreign residents in Japan and Japan who want to learn in English can also take this course with confidence. Many of the following people participate in the professional course: ・Foreigners living in Japan who want to continue diving ・ Those who want to work in the sea in the future ・ Those who like travel and nature and want to change the stage of life At Hokule'a Shonan, we do our best to support those who aim to become divemasters and instructors. If you've always wanted to do it someday, why don't you take a step forward now? 📩 If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. It's okay to send an email or Instagram DM. We wholeheartedly support your new challenge! Instagram @hokulea_divejapan #DiveMasterJapan #DivingInJapan #PADIProJapan #ScubaTokyo #JapanDivingLife #HokuleaShonan #LifeInJapan #ExpatInJapan #JapanAdventure #OceanCareer #DivingJourney #EnglishFriendlyDiving #DiveInstructorTraining #ExploreTheBlue #StartYourDiveCareer

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. Yesterday, today and the Annual Grand Festival of Yasaka Shrine in the Precincts. I asked Tengu's eight hands to look up and have the lion head bite his head. I received an amulet and a cucumber and prayed for a safe life. 👺🥒

I went outbound to the Takao 599 Museum on a field trip. Marker of animals and insects seen on Mt. Mt. Takao. I was ✨ mesmerized by the nice projection mapping

Yesterday, I Outbound to the "Nakayoshi Asaichi" held in the Precincts of Semba Toshogu Shrine. It started at 8 o'clock in the morning, so when I arrived around 8:30, there was already a line at every store. 168's Taiwanese rice balls and dragon fruit flea cakes. Mr. 168 was also very Popular.

Photographed on July 9, 25. I couldn't stand the heat, so I relaxed in the Hikawa tea garden in the Precincts of Omiya Hikawa Shrine. 🫠 It is a matcha latte and Hikawa rabi mochi kina powder.

Photographed on July 9, 25. Prayer at Omiya Hikawa Shrine. There was a stylish café ands.

Photographed on July 9, 25. We visited Taiwanese tea house e-one in Omiya. It's salted chicken. The salty fried chicken is topped with fried vegetables. It is a salad, radish soup.

Photographed on July 9, 25. It is a fox lottery of Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin. It is also close to Nagatacho Station.

Photographed on July 9, 25. This is Bacon & Eggs from ZTTo morning. 🍳🥓🍞 It is a morning specialty store that handles "bread and espresso".

Photographed on July 9, 25. After Prayer Tokyo Daijingu Shrine, we Transportation to Nagatacho and visited ZTTo morning. It specializes in bread and espresso mornings. It's café au lait.

Photographed on July 9, 25. This is the Suzu Araragi wind chime of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. 🎐

Hydrangea in the hemp cotton field (photographed on July 10) It's in full bloom. https://www.kankouotaki.com/mamembara.html...

Photographed on July 9, 25. This is the Suzu Araragi wind chime of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. 🎐

Prayer at Tokyo Daijingu Shrine today. This is Suzu Araragi wind chime. 🎐

Photographed on June 21, 25. CAFE ANDON's café au lait and lemon Butter sandwich. Lemon Butter Sandwich and coffee go well together. 🍋☕️

【Feeding insects in the sun】 The traditional event "Feeding insects in the sun" that has been going on since the Edo period will be held in. "Insect feeding" is a tradition event that was held all over the country to protect crops from pests. Date & Time: Sunday, July 20, 2025 15:00~ Gathering Hinata Yakushi Participation fee: Free *500 yen for torches (junior high school students and older) Contact: Secretariat of the Hyuga Insect Feeding Preservation Society 090-3407-3205 (Yamaguchi) Please experience this local ritual with your family and friends.

Photographed on June 21, 25. This is avocado shrimp from CAFE ANDON's hot sandwich set. Oyster ice and parfaits are also worrisome. 🍧🍨

Photographed on July 3, 25. It is the night Light up of Tokyo Daijingu Tanabata. 🎋

Photographed on July 3, 25. Light up of the Tanabata decorations of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. Today, it's Tanabata. 🎋