The 20th Higashi Fureai Cultural Festival will be held! Two days to enjoy local culture and the arts✨ A packed program including wind band and dance performances, a history lecture titled "Warlords of the Sengoku Era and Their Connections to Sakai", and the Sakai suzume odori (sparrow dance)! There will also be extensive exhibits: flower arrangements, paintings, and works by children to admire🌸 📅 December 14 (Sunday) and 15 (Monday), 10:00–18:00 (exhibits only on the 15th) 📍 Sakai City Higashi Cultural Hall, Cultural Hall (2-minute walk from Kitanoda Station) Free admission! Please come and join us 😊 🔍 For more details, search for "Higashi Fureai Cultural Festival" 🔗https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/.../r7/20hureaibunkasai.html... #Sakai events #Higashi Fureai Cultural Festival #Sakai City #cultural festival #suzume odori #wind band #dance #art exhibition #art activities https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/.../r7/20hureaibunkasai.html...

Dance, Dance, Dance Dance is closer to strength training than I thought…! I realized that when I joined a dance lesson held in Nishiokoppe Village. The instructor who taught us was Toshimasa Miya, a teacher at EOS DANCE STUDIO in Asahikawa City. This was the second time Miya came to Nishiokoppe Village. I couldn’t attend the first lesson, but when I heard a second session would be held, I went to loosen my exercise-starved body. As soon as the lesson began, music started playing. I was surprised and thought, “Are we already dancing?” but we began with stretches set to the music. It seems they teach you to get into the habit of moving to the rhythm from the stretching stage. They say dance isn’t about moving your body as fast or as much as possible; what matters is moving to the rhythm. They also explained that if you get better at moving specific parts of your body, you can express more delicate whole-body movements in dance. The smaller the movements, the more your muscles and mind work. To keep your center steady while making various motions, you also need to strengthen your core. Not being a regular dancer, I moved my arms and legs with all my might and ended up soaked in sweat. It’s hard to move smoothly like the teacher or snap into sharp motions at times, but when you move your body fully and use your limbs the way you imagined, it feels great. While learning dance basics, people from elementary school age to adults enjoyed trying out dance. A dance lesson is scheduled again after the New Year. If you’ve been waiting for a chance to get moving, or if you want to feel soothed watching people move joyfully, come and join the next lesson. #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #dance #dance lesson #EOS DANCE STUDIO #Asahikawa #winter #exercise

Sunset Village Festa 2025 in Gokase On Sunday, October 12, the 27th Sunset Village Festa 2025 in Gokase took place under clear skies at Gokase Winery Event Square. 🌞 An opening drum performance instantly raised the festival mood, and the Dange-nana Dance by Kamikumi Elementary School and the Dan-shichi Odori Preservation Group united the crowd. ✨ Dance and hula routines had many people spontaneously joining in. ✨ Kainina’s song choices hit the perfect notes, and they got so into the music they paid little attention to the cameras. 🎶 At the Aju Girls’ stage, fans crowded the front to take photos. 📷 Momashi Five brought their signature presence, involving the whole audience and putting smiles on everyone’s faces. 😆 In the on-site fields visitors enjoyed a sweet potato digging experience; many left with sacks full of piping-hot sweet potatoes. 🍠 The main guests, the Toshiki Abe Life Memory Project, played melodies that perfectly matched the venue’s evening atmosphere as dusk approached. 😍 The finale featured kagura ritual music from Kotono Shrine. 👹 A roaming lion dance through the venue drew screams and laughter from different corners. 😅 Many people also joined the final mochi-throwing. 😊 We were treated to the beautiful sunset that inspired the name Sunset Village, making it another delightful day this year. ✨

Sakaki Town's Town residents Festival "The 48th Sakashiro Dondon" will be Held in again this year! Date: Saturday, August 2, 2 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Location: In front of Sakaki Station, Yokomachi Tachimachi Street ★ Children's Square (1) (Yokomachi Street) 　・ Mini SL / Little Playground Equipment 　・Balloon gift 　・Fureai Flea Market ★ Children's Square (2) (Iron Exhibition Hall / Community Center Car Parking Lot) 　・Fuafua Penguin Water Square ★ Keyaki Yokomachi 　・Woodworking class 　・Second-hand clothing sales ★Series 169 Train Plaza 　・Cool Share & Spot 　・Craft Corner 　・ Mouse photo shoot (15 o'clock - / 16 o'clock - ) ★ Main Stage Performance 　(Guest Stage) 　・ KAJII's daily necessities musical instrument concert - Tableware sings - 16 o'clock - ★ Main Stage Linked Planning and Musical Instrument Making Workshop (Multipurpose Hall on the 2nd floor of the Central Downtown Community Center) 　"Let's ♪ make a 'spring can'" from 3 p.m. ★ Bake sale shop 　・Yakitori, Oyster ice, various alcohols 　・Frankfurt non-alcoholic beverages ★ Mikoshi Parade (from 18 o'clock) ★ Odori (from 18:45) Please come and visit us ♪

Koinobori Sports Day 🎏 & Azalea Festival 🌸 On May 5th, the event was held in District 8: Koinobori Sports Day and the Azalea Festival. Under a clear sky where koinobori raised by local volunteers drifted gracefully, the sports day took place in the morning.👟 The program offered activities that people of all ages could enjoy, and both adults and children competed with smiles.😆✨ In the afternoon, the venue moved to the gymnasium for a quiz contest and karaoke competition.🎤 The day ended with a much-anticipated raffle, and the whole event was lively from start to finish.😍

Inochi no Hi Project in Gokase Town On Saturday, March 8, I visited the "Inochi no Hi Project in Gokase Town" held at the Gokase Town Welfare Center 🤗 Although the event took a four-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has continued since the year after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake 😌 The beautiful event invited people to remember those affected by earthquakes and other disasters across Japan, to keep those memories alive, and to cherish life ✨ A donation box to raise funds for disaster recovery was placed at the venue, and visitors kindly contributed what they could ☺️ There were stalls selling tasty snacks and cute crafts, and the venue was lively 🥳 On stage, hosted by members of the organizing G Ongakutai, a full program of singing and dancing entertained the audience 🤩✨ Many songs in the lineup carried messages for disaster-hit areas, creating a program unique to a charity event 😌👏 The finale featured everyone joining in to sing "Hana wa Saku" together 🎶 At the end of the event, children lit wax balls in a lighting ceremony, and wrapped in gentle light, all attendees observed a moment of silence. May the thoughts from Gokase Town reach those in the disaster-affected areas…🙏

Scene of acorns rolling in the Menkawa Valleys in Ehime Prefecture. The headwaters of Niyodo Blues Minamoto are highly transparent and very attractive. Scenes of acorns rolling are video and posted on youtube.

We had a year-end party! It is very lively with dishes from all over the world. All of the dishes were delicious! It was a very fun day with an award ceremony for the school mark and a dance presentation.

"Dance of Flowers in Yumemachi" Notice of additional and special performances We would like to inform you of additional performances and special performances of the Atami geiko "Yumemachi no Dori Hana no Mai" that is held every Saturday and Sunday at the Atami Gigi Kenban Kabuki Training Hall. Please enjoy professional dance that you can not usually see. The beauty of the way the kimono is dressed, the way it behaves, and the sighs. We hope you will come and visit us. Additional performance / 2024/12/9 (Mon) 11:00 ~ (Admission fee 2500 yen) Special performance: January 1, 2025 (Wednesday), 2 (Thursday) 11:00 ~ (Admission fee 3000 yen) * Cancelled: December 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), 28 (Sat), 29 (Sat), 2024 Address: 17-13 Chuo-cho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture (along the Hatsukawa River) Reservations/Inquiries/Atami Gigi Kenban Phone 0557-81-3575 Access / From JR Atami Station Autumn leaves take a bus bound for → Gaoka for about 10 minutes Shimizu Town Get off Fee / 2500 yen (tax included) * 1/1 and 1/2 are 3000 yen * Free for elementary school students and younger Car parking / None (there is a municipal toll P nearby) Start date: Every Saturday and Sunday, December 9, 2024, January 1, 2025, January 2, 2025 Start time: 11:00 ~ (Performance time: about 30 minutes) Venue: Atami Gigi Kenban

【October 13 — First Clear Sky in Seven Years!? Sunset Village Festa】 Yesterday, Sunday, October 13, the “Sunset Village Festa” took place at the Gokase Winery event square 🥳👏 Blessed with gloriously sunny weather that felt almost hot ☀️, the Sunset Village Festa had been plagued by rain for years, and this was the first time in seven years the event could be held in the square 😮❗ Vendors from neighboring Takachiho and Yamato towns joined in, and the venue was lively from the very start 🤗 On stage, familiar host “Dancing MC Nagisa Mama” led the program, which featured many acts—drums, dance, kagura, banba dance, practical karate, a performance by Gekidan Munno, a raffle interlude, and more—creating nonstop excitement 🤩💫 Nearby, a sweet potato digging experience ran alongside the festival, with children and adults getting happily muddy as they dug in 🍠✨ It felt like a true autumn event—take your harvest home and enjoy it deliciously 🤤💕 And of course, the headline guest MICA gave a live show that got everyone on their feet 🎤🌟 The crowd kept calling for encores—proof that everyone had a great time 🥳 MICA even said she’d love to come back 🎶 Everywhere you looked, the event was full of smiling faces—truly wonderful and so much fun 😆❤️‍🔥 More events are coming up, so let’s keep enjoying them to the fullest 🤩💪💕

I was invited to a ballet performance from the ballet class next to the school. Appreciation at J-COM Hall in front of Hachioji Station. Everyone was mesmerized by the beautiful ballet and wonderful live music... ✨ I was able 😊 to make very good memories

Japan has not only natural beauty but also it has very rich cultural events and festival. Few days ago I attended Ikebukoro Yasakoi dance festival. It was really amazing. May be better to say I was amused to see the dance. Hope next year all the page member could attend this event. Location: Ikebukoro

The performing arts presentation of the 55th Aibetsu Town Cultural Festival was held on October 29 at the Aibetsu Town General Center. Various presentations were made, including performances, dances, and puppet shows by individuals and circles active in the town, as well as junior high school brass bands, and the results of daily practice were presented to more than 100 visitors. In addition, a wide range of works by the general public were exhibited, such as drawings and calligraphy, in the first half 10/25~10/30, and in the second half 11/1~11/6, a wide range of works by the general public were exhibited, such as knitting and photography.

I went to the [wind chime Festival] of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine I had known about it for a long time, but it was the first time I had visited, so it was a fresh feeling. #Festivals #Photo Contest

🎶! The latest news on TOMAKOMAI MIRAI FEST! 🎶 The artists for “TOMAKOMAI MIRAI FEST,” taking place at Kirakira Park on Saturday and Sunday, September 2nd and 3rd, have just been announced!! 😆✨ More artists will be added for Saturday, September 2nd, so we will share updates as soon as they are released!! Stay tuned for further news!! 🙋‍♀️ Tickets are now on sale at places like Ticket Pia and others!! 🎫 Even without a ticket, you can enter the free area, which is packed with attractions like a mini stage and food zones!! 💃🍟🥙 For details, search for “TOMAKOMAI MIRAI FEST”!! 💻🖱

The first time I went to 🎶 the Mobara Tanabata Festival It was the first time in 4 years that it was held, and it was exciting! Everyone seemed to be having fun Awa Odori seeing it for the first time. I wanted ✨ to dance too. The people who finished dancing were bowing. It was very impressive. I want to see the real Awa Odori!

🎇Fireworks lighting up the summer night sky: Tomakomai Port Festival — Tomamin Tomakomai 100th Anniversary Fireworks🎇 This year’s festival takes place at Central Park from Friday, August 4th to Sunday, August 6th: the Tomakomai Port Festival returns!!🎉✨ Around 100 food and vendor stalls will line the grounds, offering Tomakomai specialties and more, while stage shows feature traditional performing arts and character shows.🤤 Highlights include the return after four years of the Citizen Dance, the Marching Festival, and the Port Carnival!💁‍♀️ On Saturday, August 5th, a vivid fireworks display will light the sky!!🎆 Create unforgettable memories this summer!😉 For more details, please contact: The 68th Tomakomai Port Festival Executive Committee TEL: 0144-32-6448

The 68th Tomakomai Port Festival Tomakomai City's major summer event "Tomakomai Port Festival" will be held for 3 days from Friday, August 4 to Sunday, August 6, 5 Reiwa The charm of such a Tomakomai Port Festival is... 1. About 100 stores are lined up at the main venue Central Park, and you can enjoy Tomakomai's specialties and the taste unique to the festival! 2. You can enjoy many stage events such as traditional performing arts, song stages, and character shows popular with children! 3. You can enjoy a lot of colorful fireworks that color the summer night sky! 4. In addition to the "Tomakomai Citizens' Odori" where Tomakomai citizens come together as one, you can enjoy watching the "Marching Festival" and "Port Carnival" where you walk around Tomakomai City playing musical instruments! Please come to the charming Tomakomai Port Festival!

Hiroshima City It is a continuation of belly dancing 💃. The brilliant dancing and feather-spreading costumes were lovely. I chose this because it was a lively shot from a true overhead view.

Hiroshima City I went to shoot my first belly dance and 😊 I didn't 🤭 even know what belly dance 💃 was. The spotlight was a nice atmosphere, so I selected 📸 this Let me 🙏 post again

Ainu Traditional Dance: Tokachigawa Sarorunrimse Performance The 5th Tokachigawa Sarorunrimse will take place. Guest masters of traditional dance from the Akan Ainu and the Biratori Ainu will come to Tokachigawa and the Chiyoda area, places connected to the Tokachi Ainu, to perform each community's Sarorunrimse (the crane dance). Date and time: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 5:00 PM – ※Held rain or shine Venue: Tokachigawa Onsen Aqua Park

Eisa of the Tsukayama Youth Association, who is active in Haebaru, was fascinated by the very powerful performance. Eisa also had a lot of self-restraint periods, and I was very impressed by the live performance for the first time in a long time.

This is how 💃 we play Of course, this is an event 🎶 that also serves as work. The world is in a green rush. Japan may 🥺 still be a long way off. But while refreshing with CBD and reggae I would like 😊 to wait for the ban to be lifted

The night feast of the Nagara River flowing along Gifu Castle, where Oda Nobunaga departed from Tenkafubu. This dance boat serves as a prelude to the start of the Gifu Nagara River Ukai, and performs the Noryo dance on weekends from summer to autumn. Last year, unfortunately, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, dancers wore face shields. I want the Coronavirus pandemic to end as soon as possible and return to the summer bustle of the Nagara River.