Photographed 10/18/25. This is the Kawagoe Festival, Yoiyama. The lion's head is dancing.

This photo was taken at Isahaya Shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture. The stylish transparent amulet was impressive, so I took a picture of the shrine in the background. The heat of midsummer was over, but the wind Car of the many was swirling with the wind, and there was a cool atmosphere in the air.

Memories of Summer Enbara River 2025.08.16 The cold water of the underground water warms up with the warmth of summer, and river fog is generated, and the sun shines on it, creating a beam of light.

【Torii (shrine gate) Pass -Torii Toge-】 ♢summary A mountain road of about 6 km that connects Yauhara Juku in Narai juku on the Kiso Highway. For travelers in Edo, it was famous as one of the one-of-the-best places on the Nakasendo Highway that made waraji shoes cry. Popular in modern times as a quaint Trekking course. Many people from home and abroad walk this pass. From the summit, you can see Mt. Mitake to the west and Mt. Kiso Komagatake to the east, and there are many monuments and stone Buddhas of haiku and poets, including Matsuo Basho, along the ancient road. The Sengoku period became the battlefield of the Kiso and Takeda clans, and at the end of the Edo period, it is a historical mountain pass that the Empress Wagu passed through on her journey to surrender. Torii (shrine gate) pass introduction videos link (YouTube) ♢ We offer free rental of cypress hats and bear bells! This service is a service that allows you to experience the Edo traveler style, especially for those who walk between Yabuhara ⇔ Narai in Nakasendo. The traditional Original Japanese cypress kasa drawn in kanji will make you feel the heart of an Edo traveler and will be a true travel companion! For those who want not only an experience, but also a photogenic record! [What is Japanese cypress in the first place?] 】 Japanese cypress is one of the traditional crafts of the Kiso region. As a "practical fashion item" and "parasol and sunshade that has been around since the Edo period", it is still popular with Locals and tourists alike. 【How to Experience】 You can experience it at the Tourist Information Center below. If you return the item, the deposit will be refunded in full. ⚠ In case of loss or damage, the deposit will not be refunded. (It doesn't matter if it's wet.) ） ●Rental location (1) Narai Juku Tourist Information Center (2) Yabuhara inn lively plaza / laughing hall (3) Kiso Village Tourist Information Center ●Address (1) 497-3 Narai, Shiojiri City (2) 1019-1 Yabuhara, Kiso village (3) 196 Yabuhara, Kiso village ●TEL 　①0264-34-3160 ②0264-36-3020 ③0264-36-2543 ●Business hours (1)9:00-17:00 (2)8:30-17:00 (3)9:00-17:00 ●Holidays (1) Year-end and New Year holidays (2) Every Tuesday (3) Every Monday ●Refundable deposit 2000 yen / per item ●Payment method: Cash only

It's almost a ✨ three-day weekend This time, we will introduce autumn Events and traditional events held in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! ✨ 🔽🔽🔽Summary 5 selections, so please use them as a reference for your three-day outing! 🔽🔽🔽 1⃣ The 32nd Bingo Tojo "Odori" 【Date & Time】~Sunday, November 2, 2025 Noon (12:00~) 【Place】Tojo Elementary School Ground Start 【Contents】"Odori" has been held as an Events by the Odori Preservation Promotion Association since 1993 (Heisei 5). A procession consisting of a daimyō procession, a samurai parade, a mother's robe, and a hanawarabe is held every year in early November as a brave and gorgeous period picture scroll. [Events Detail URL] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5310... 【Here are the highlights】https://www.shobara-info.com/report/4841... 2⃣ The 18th Imperial Maple Festival Date & Time: Sunday, November 2, 2025 10:00~15:00 【Place】Teisha Autonomy Promotion Center 【Contents】Shobara City 20th Anniversary Commemorative Project! ●Raku no Piazza 10:15 Niimi Wind Ensemble 11:15 Shobara City Merger 20th Anniversary Stage (1) Ryo Sasaki 12:15 Stage (2) Issei Minami 13:30 Kendama Performance 14:00 Throat bragging 14" 45 Lottery * There are Thereare before and after the appearance time. ●Food Square Frankfurters, chicken karaage, meat Udon noodles, zenzai, yakitori, french fries, grilled Soba, beef bowls, game dishes teppanyaki, vegetable tempura, fried maple, croquettes, coffee, yotsuba Workshop cookies, Local Fresh vegetable sales, Locally Produced sales, clay bell sales, shooting [Detailed URL] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5322... 3⃣ Autumn Beef Terrace|Teishaku Gorge Schola Highlands Date & Time: Sunday, November 2, 2025 10:00~15:00 【Place】Spice Pavilion 2F Open Terrace 【Details】This is an Events where you can enjoy the Phantom Divine Stone Cow at a reasonable price. Barbecue Queue Set < set includes> Jinseki beef, vegetables, rice bowls [Held in at the same time! ] 】 Minna no Markets Hiroshima (product sales) 【Detailed URL】https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5317... 4⃣ Tojo Marugoto Festival Date & Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 12:00~20:30 【Location】Tojo Station and surrounding facilities and surrounding downtown 【Contents】In addition to music events on the platform of Tojo Station, this event is filled with the charms of the Geibi Line and Tojo Town, such as projects related to art and culture that make use of the history of the In the town. [Detailed URL] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5341... 5⃣ The 22nd Children's Festival Date: Monday, November 3, 2025 10:00~14:00 【Place】National Bihoku Hillside Park North Entrance Satoyama Station Shobara Furari Shobara Furari 【Contents】Bihoku Hill where children's smiles spread Everyone gathers at the Children's Festival! In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Shobara City, a limic 🎶 concert as a stage Events! Fun experiences, crafts, and Stamp Rally! [Detailed URL] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5338...

✨🎪 Events in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 5 Autumn Traditions 🎪✨ Held in an Events full of smiles to enjoy the blessings of autumn in its entirety this year! Gourmet experience, stage to market, There are a lot of of autumn rewards for the whole family to play all day long. Please come to Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! 1⃣ Mt. Hiba Sky Peak Hunt in Hiroshima Prefectural Forest 2025 Date: ~ Monday, November 3, 2025 【Place】Hiroshima Prefectural Forest (Reception & Start & Finish Point) 【Contents】 Implementation on the day of the event! ✨ Mountaineering Events around the top 10 points of the Hibayama Federation! Participants will hunt for points while checking the checkpoints at the top of the mountain by themselves. [Detailed URL🔽] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5176... 2⃣ Tojo Town Walking Gallery 【Date】November 1 (Sat) ~ November 5 (Wed), 2025 (Water) 【Place】Yume Highway Renaissance Certified District "Highway Tojo Road" 【Contents】 ・Opening & Events ・Machinami Gallery ・Town markets ・Town Sake Festival ・National Tangible Cultural Property "Sanrakuso" Special Exhibition (Venue: Sanrakuso) ・The 32nd Bingo Tojo "Street" [Detailed URL🔽] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5320... 3⃣ Autumn Lunch Buffet 2025|Vacation Village Teishaku Gorge Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 ~ Sunday, November 9, 2025 【Place】Vacation Village Teishaku Gorge 【Details】Following the Obon period, we will Held in a lunch buffet in autumn as well! This time, too, the breakfast buffet offers Fun Adult to children, such as Popular oven-baked pancakes, rice accompaniments, handmade sandwiches, and Original dishes. Fun the autumn Teishaku Gorge with the Autumn leaves. [Detailed URL🔽] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5324... 4⃣ Winter Illumination 2025-2026 Bihoku Illumination|National Bihoku Hillside Park Date: November 1, 2025 (Sat) ~ January 12, 2026 (Mon) 【Place】National Bihoku Hillside Park * There is a parking fee and admission fee Car 【Contents】Have a special night in the world of light wrapped in twinkle! Continuing from last year, this year the "Mirror Borer" dream new world will be held in the Flower Square (special area). [Detailed URL🔽] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5326... 5⃣ Sancha Festival|National Bihoku Hillside Park Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 【Place】Shobara, Sangenjaya 【Details】A festival will be held to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the local family manabiba! [Detailed URL🔽] https://www.shobara-info.com/event/5321...

Photographed 10/18/25. This is the Kawagoe Festival, Yoiyama. The lanterns on the festival float are lit and the song is performed.

【Two major local gourmets representing Shiojiri: Bandit yaki and Shinshu Soba noodles】 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【Bandit Grill -Sanzokuyaki-】 Actually, it originated in Shiojiri!　Bandit grilling is a hot topic on social media with its exciting appearance The bandit grill, which is a exciting fried whole chicken thigh, is actually Roux by the bandits at a restaurant in Shiojiri City. The first owner and his wife worked hard to perfect the cooking method. In a scene from the movie "Seven Samurai" at the time, the appearance of bandits hunting a chicken, the location of a mountain pass nearby, and what! It is said that both husband and wife had the appearance of bandits, so they named the restaurant "Bandits" and named the dish "Bandit Yaki". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【Soba noodles】 If you like Soba noodles, I want to know! The birthplace of "Soba Kiri", Shiojiri, Motoyama inn In the past, "Soba noodles" were in the form of dango, which is similar to what we now call "Soba noodles". The elongated noodles that we think of when we hear the word "Soba" are called "Soba noodles" and seem to have been distinguished from the dango-shaped ones. The birthplace of "Soba Kiri" is the current Motoyama inn in Shiojiri City. It is said that the Soba kiri, which was born in Honyama inn, which was also a place where many travelers visit as a Post Town of Nakasendo, spread throughout the country through Highway. Shiojiri City was originally a place suitable for the Cultivation of high-quality Soba with a large daily and annual range of temperatures, and it seems that Soba has been Cultivation for a long time, but the oldest literature on Soba cutting in Motoyama inn can be found in the description of Unsuzu in the haibun selection "Genre Bunsen" compiled by Morikawa Kyoroku in the 2nd year of Hoei (1705). It is written that "Soba Kiri and Tsukipa, originally from Shinano Province and Motoyama Inn, will be enjoyed throughout the country."

This is a photo taken of the Ono turtle on Sado Island in June. It was the time of year when the flowers called daylilies were in full bloom, and it seemed to be one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. I Outbound it for the first time, but just taking a walk makes me feel happy, I highly recommend it! The weather was great on this day and it was and to drive the Car to go. I would like to outbound in another season.

Photographed 10/18/25. This is Yoiyama of the Kawagoe Festival. A raccoon was giving sweets to a child.

Photographed 10/18/25. It is the Kawagoe Festival and the Shinko Festival.

This photo was taken at Takayama Inari Shrine in Aomori Prefecture. There is a thousand Torii (shrine gates) here, and you can see it from the high ground. It shows various expressions in Four Seasons, but this photo is not from a high ground, but from a Torii (shrine gate). The wonderful curves were impressive, and Impression of the superb view that unfolded ahead was aroused.

🍁 Information on Autumn leaves in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture has been updated since October! 🍁 There are 6 Autumn leaves spots in Shobara City! ✨ In autumn, Shobara City can enjoy colorful autumn leaves. In Hiroshima Prefecture, the leaves start to change color early, so you can enjoy the Autumn leaves for a long time. This time, we will introduce six Autumn leaves spots in Shobara City. Ooin Ginkgo biloba with milk Gari in Kamikoyasan (2) Mt. Azuma (3) Mt. Hiba Federation (4) Dogo Mountain (5) Teishaku Gorge (6) Japanese maple group in the market Click here for 👇 features and highlights https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5312... Click here for 🔽 this year's Autumn leaves Information https://www.shobara-info.com/4758...

Taste No.1 in Japan's best "Ayu" in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! 🐟 Raised in the Saijo River in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, a clear streams, the natural sweetfish has an exquisite taste that makes ayu lovers all over the country groan. It won the Grand Prix at the "Tasting Sweetfish Association" Held in in 2024 and was selected as the No.1 in Japan Ayu! 🥇 If you visit Shobara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, be sure to taste the natural ayu of the Saijo River. Aroma and delicate taste that can only be met here awaits ✊ you Click here for 🔽 sales stores https://www.shobara-info.com/5200...

\ Taste of autumn in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, a farming town! 🍎 ／ Crispy and delicious! I want to ✊ get freshly picked apples. This time, we are introducing 🍎 7 apple farms that can hold direct sales "I don't have time to pick apples, but if I visit Shobara, I want to buy fresh apples and return!" This time, there are various apple orchards with direct sales recommended for such people! Drive around the unique apple orchards 🚗🎶 Click here for 🔽 details https://shobara-info.com/report/5318...

It's getting cooler, isn't it? Photograph of 📸 my father's confirmation of his survival LINE 2025.10.27

【Township Inn -Gobarajuku-】 Location: Hirooka Township, Shiojiri City Township Hara inn is the first Shukuba in which Zenkō Temple Highway split at the Nakasendo Horse Wash inn. It was built in Keicho 19 (1614) when the lord of Matsumoto Castle, Ogasawara Hidemasa, Maintenance of the Zenkoji Temple Highway (Kitakuni Waki Return) was developed to connect the Nakasendo Wasuma Inn and the Kitakuni Highway. It is not that the Village that already existed became inn, but that the original Village of Township was in the Ueno cadastre on the east bank of the Narai River, but with the Maintenance of inn Station, it was moved to its current location around Genwa 5 (1619) along with the hardstone Village that was in the residential cadastre on the west bank of the same river inn. ○Highlights of Township Inn The houses are often divided into houses, and the frontage of the houses is as wide as 5 ~ 6 rooms, and it is characterized by the main building with a wife and a gable with a sparrow facing the Highway. In addition, the front yard between the Highway and the house and planted with trees to create a beautiful cityscape, and the store name is displayed on each house. In an essay, Muneyoshi Yanagi, who is called the father of the folk art movement, praised the beauty of Township Inn as "a wonderful piece of work for the whole Shukuba." On the north side of the Shukuba is the Township Fuku Temple, which became a resting place during the Meiji Emperor's pilgrimage in Meiji 13 (1880), There are. Click here for articles about Nakasendo and the five Post Towns in the city ↓

The second pink lotus in the photo and the third white lotus. Actually, it's the same lotus! It is a lotus called "small three-colored", and the buds and the beginning of bloom are pink like the first one, but they change from pink to white on the 3rd ~ 4th day! https://www.minamiechizen.com/en/spot/19388/...

【Motoyama Inn -Motoyamajuku-】 Location: Soga Motoyama, Shiojiri City It flourished as the entrance to Kisoji Road and the exit of Matsumotodaira. The two-story lattice houses are lined up, and even now the faces of the incident remain Richly preserved, and it was introduced as the birthplace of Soba cutting. In the 19th year of Keicho (1614), the three inns of Shiojiri, Washima, and Motoyama were decided to be the new Nakasendo inns, but they were not inns built by transportation of people from neighboring villages like Shiojiri Inn and Washima Inn, but were villages from the Middle Ages. It is the 32nd Shukuba counted from Edo, and is Located in 30 towns to Arashima Inn and 2 ri to Niekawa Juku. The inn was divided into upper and lower towns from the south, and there were honjin, wakihonjin, and wholesaler ands in the center. Hachimangu Shrine, Nagahisa Temple, and Tsunemitsu Temple and to the south of the inn, Suwa Shrine to the north of the inn, and Ikebu Shrine on the opposite bank of the Narai River were enshrined, but some of them have Temple been abandoned. In addition, since Motoyama was on the border with Kiso of the Owari Domain, a guard post was set up in the south of the inn, and women's reforms and timber reforms were carried out. In Tenpo 14 (1843), there were 117 houses and 34 inns, and the inn house division is more 4~5 houses than the 3 frontages of Washima inn. Although it has been hit by large fires many times, the buildings that remain today are built from the end of the Bakumatsu period to the Meiji period, and the faces of the Shukuba era are well preserved, such as the flat girder structure facing the road and the 2nd floor rooms with a thousand lattices. Among them, three houses, the Akiyama family (Wakamatsuya), the Tanaka family (Ikeda family), and the Kobayashi family (Kawaguchi family), built around the time of the Meiji era, are designated as National Tangible Cultural Properties. The Honjin and Kobayashi houses became accommodations when Emperor Ninko's princess Wagu married Tokugawa Ieshige in 1861, and during Emperor Meiji's visit in 1880 (Meiji 13). Each house is given a store name, which is a reminder of those days. In addition, the specialties is "Soba noodles", and it is stated that the birthplace of Soba cutting is Motoyama in the Sui brush of Yunling in the 3rd year of Hoei (1706). Among the historical sites, there is a small hill behind the inn, which is said to have been protected by the Motoyama Minbu, a clan of the Kiso clan, Ruins of the Castle many ema are Dedication for begging for rain, sericulture, and treatment of eye diseases, and the shrine is a natural monument of Shiojiri City, and the Ikebu Shrine (Ike no Gongen), which is said to be a spiritual experience for begging for rain, sericulture, and eye disease treatment, and the Ikebu Shrine (Ike no Gongen), which is a natural monument of Shiojiri City, There are the Shitamachi stone group lined with Dōsōjin and Koshin Pagoda inscriptions. Click here for articles about Nakasendo and the five Post Towns in the city ↓

Sorry to keep you waiting! We are pleased to announce that the Atami Marine Fireworks Festival Held in date of 2026 has been decided. 【2026 (Reiwa 8) Held in Atami Marine Fireworks Festival】 4/26(Sun) 5/24(Sun) 7/20 (Mon), 7/26 (Sun) 8/5 (Water), 8/9 (Sun), 8/18 (Tue), 8/24 (Mon) 9/13(Sun) 10/12 (Mon), 10/25 (Sun) 11/8 (Sun), 11/23 (Mon) 12/6 (Sun), 12/25 (Fri) Time/20:20~20:40 (July and August 20:15~20:40) Venue: Atami Bay *Held rain or shine *The above dates and times are Information as of October 27, 2025. Please be sure to check the following page for the latest information. https://www.ataminews.gr.jp/event/8...

Photographed 10/18/25. It is a festival float of a mirror lion greeting Mr. Yamada of Washi paper.

I want to enter a photo contest and this is my first posted! Oishi Park on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi is the best time to visit kochia, so I went to Yamanashi Prefecture. On this day, there was a time when the moon did not rise, so I thought that I would Squid to take a picture with the starry sky, but unfortunately it was forecast to be cloudy on the day. After slowly taking a dip in the Hot Spring with a disappointing feeling, I suddenly went outside and looked up at the sky, and it was sunny! I suppressed my feeling of impatience and headed to Oishi Park by Car and was able to take a picture. The contrast between the cap clouds over Mt. Mount Fuji, the clouds reflected by the town lights, and the pleasant starry sky creates a good atmosphere, and as a result, it became a very favorite piece of the seasonal scenery and coincidence.

Photographed 10/18/25. Heading towards Hon-Kawagoe Station, it is a festival float of Shintomi Town 2-chome Kagami Lion.

Kiunkaku Limited time "Japanese Light Garden" "Dark Green BAR 1919" Built in 1919 as a villa in Atami, the Atami City tangible cultural property "Kiunkaku" retains the history and culture of Atami. Normally, the museum closes at 17:00, but it will be open at night for two days only, November 1 (Sat) and 2 (Sun), so that you can see the Japan Garden and the Inside the Facility with Light up. Enjoy the "Japanese Light up" with Japanese umbrellas and hand lanterns while feeling the lush Garden and the sound of water in a tranquility that does not seem to be in the city of Atami. 【Garden of Japanese Lights】 Date & Time: November 1 (Sat), 2 (Sun), 2025 17:00 ~ 21:00 (Last reception 20:00) Nighttime special admission fee / 1000 yen (tax included) No reservation required * Due to Japanese umbrellas, in case of rain, the production will be changed to Inside the Facility instead of the Garden. * Admission may be restricted depending on the congestion situation. * Due to the special evening program, you cannot enter some areas of the Garden. * The number of lanterns is limited. In addition, "Cafe Yasuragi", which was used as a bar when Kiunkaku was a Ryokan, will be specially opened as a non-alcoholic bar for two days only. Enjoy the classic atmosphere created by dark green sofas and lighting. [Dark green BAR 1919] Date & Time: November 1 (Sat), 2 (Sun), 2025 17:00 / 19:00 (90 minutes each) Fee / BAR set ticket 2500 yen (tax included) * Light up and BAR set ticket (one drink + free drink of Shizuoka green tea) * Advance reservation required (please check the link below for reservations) https://kiunkaku.jp/article/qPC6zRS0... * Light up in rainy weather due to Japanese umbrellas will be changed to the production in Inside the facility. On 11/3 (Monday and holiday), a night photo session will also be Held in where you can take special photos of Garden that have been Inside the Facility or Light up at night. Held in the Atami Marine Fireworks Festival. From the 2nd floor of Kiunkaku, you can also take pictures and Appreciation of fireworks. [Nighttime photo session] Date & Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 18:00~21:00 (Last reception at 20:00) Fee: 3000 yen (including admission fee) * In case of rain, Garden is usually Light up only Implementation Inquiries: Kiunkaku 0557-86-3101 For details of each Events, please check the official Kiunkaku website below. https://kiunkaku.jp//

October 25, 2025Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture Okusohana Nature Garden Beech Forest The Autumn leaves of the Okusohana Nature Garden, where huge beech trees grow in clusters, It was a different world! Autumn leaves and yellow leaves! A walk in the yellow forest looking for a bright red color made me spend a luxurious time. It is a good memory of the ♪ trip

Photographed 10/18/25. It is a festival float of Shintomi Town 2-chome, Kagami Lion in front of Maruhiro Department Store.

Photographed 10/18/25. In front of the Maruhiro Department Store, three festival floats were being towed. From left to right: Shintomi Town 2-chome, Kagami festival float, Otemachi Suzume festival float, Shintomi Town 1-chome, Iemitsu festival float.

Cruising through Dotonbori at night was the highlight of my first trip to Japan.

On a warm summer afternoon, people found quiet moments to rest under the sunlight at Shinjuku Gyoen in Tokyo. Some read books, others lay down on the grass, simply enjoying the slow and peaceful rhythm of the day. Watching everyone enjoy their time made me realize how romantic and relaxing Japanese summers can be.

I Outbound to the Flower and Bird Garden in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture Title: Comparison of the Spine