I found a cute purple flower. Pink cherry blossoms are the main attraction at this time of year, but purple ones are lovely too ❤

I found a lovely flower bed in the park on a sunny day. White and yellow flowers are blooming energetically ☺️

Make shop-quality cakes at home in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! 🎂 Smiles-filled Forest Sweets Lesson🌳💛 ASAMI Sensei, based in Tojo Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, teaches “how to make shop-level cakes at home.” This popular lesson attracts students not only from Shobara City but also from outside the city, such as Miyoshi City. Beginner pastry maker and writer Ms. Maruyama went undercover to join the class! 👀 Here’s a report on the warm, friendly atmosphere of the lesson✨ 📣 Read the article here🔽 https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5561... Forest Sweets Lesson (held irregularly) Location: Tojo Jichi Shinko Center / Shobara Jichi Shinko Center, and others Fee: 7,500 yen — take-home whole cake (cash only) Upcoming sessions announced on Instagram (@asami_patissrie.ropos). How to apply: DM on Instagram or via official LINE

A Ezo squirrel eating near Lake Utonai Sanctuary🐿 Ezo squirrels replace their fur with highly insulating winter coats and remain active through the winter without hibernating. They dig up the nuts they buried in autumn little by little to secure food. Spring will soon arrive in Hokkaido. (Image courtesy of Lake Utonai Sanctuary)

Notice: Local junior high students made POP displays and recycled bags ✨ Second-year students from Iwanai Daiichi Junior High School brought handmade POPs, posters, and recycled bags to the Roadside Station as part of their Integrated Studies project — “A Plan to Revitalize Iwanai-cho.” For the POPs and posters, they asked themselves, “What information do customers really want?” They researched popular products and created the materials accordingly ✨ The illustrations and English labels show lots of thoughtful touches, and everything is very easy to read! And here’s a highlight 🐟 The Tarumaru illustration on the recycled bags is a work by Idobata, who won the Kida Kinjiro Prize at the ongoing “Hometown Children’s Art Exhibition” held at the Kida Kinjiro Museum of Art ✨ These limited special-design bags are not to be missed! 🎉 If you visit the Roadside Station, please pick one up and take a look 😊

A long-tailed rosefinch nibbling on seeds. This charming wild bird is slightly smaller than a sparrow and is notable for the reddish coloring on its head. The bird in the photo is male, since both its head and chest are red. (Females have a white chest and only a red head.) (Image provided by Roadside Station Utonai Lake)

Utonai-ko (Lake Utonai) looks at first glance like a snowy plain when it freezes over. Roadside Station Utonai Lake posts warnings across its social media asking people not to walk onto the ice and not to leave the trail and enter the scrub. Please keep these notices in mind for the safety and coexistence of people and wildlife.🙏 (Image provided by Roadside Station Utonai Lake)

At Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano Prefecture, photographed Title: Reverie

Here is an introduction to Temari, a sweets shop located in Imajo-shuku Post Town. This time I chose kuromitsu matcha. The shiratama rice dumplings on this plate look like flowers and are so cute ♡ They mix tofu into the dumplings, which makes them soft and very delicious! ★Shop Information★ Shop name: Kanamidokoro Temari Hours: 11:00–17:00 Address: 76-31 Imajo, Minami-Echizen Town, Nanjo District, Fukui Prefecture Phone: 0778-45-1112 Closed: Monday and Tuesday (subject to change in winter) Parking: Available (free parking near the shop)

A tiny bird even smaller than a sparrow, with round, charming eyes—the subspecies of long-tailed tit known as the shiraneaga (shimaenaga). Found only in Hokkaido, this wild bird is beloved by birdwatchers and nicknamed the "snow fairy." In winter it grows a fluffy, pure-white plumage and looks just like a snowball! It mainly lives in forests and woodlands; with leaves gone in winter it becomes easier to spot, and it is often seen along the Lake Utonai lakeside. (Image courtesy of Roadside Station Utonai Lake)

This delicate little flower is called mizosoba. It belongs to the knotweed family, the same family as buckwheat (soba). You can observe it along the shore of Lake Utonai, around the alder terrace. (Image courtesy of the Lake Utonai Wildlife Conservation Center)

I took a picture of my son at the Himawari venue in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

In the morning, while preparing the pool in the garden. If you say, "Don't go in yet!", at least with your hands! And I'm playing like this. After this, my foot slipped and I dived forward and got soaked! Delicious chilled Squid is ready Gari (^^)

The third edition of our local keychains has been on sale to great acclaim since July! For this edition, none other than Kumamon has come to Arao City! Kumamon appears with Arao City’s attractions and local specialties! Each design includes a stand, so the keychain doubles as an acrylic stand — a 2-way keychain (^O^)／ Nine varieties in total Available at Marugoto Arao Local Products Center! Please stop by ♪ Marugoto Arao Local Products Center Business hours 11:00–16:30 Closed every Monday (if a public holiday, closed the following weekday)

It is a tree near the Menkawakei in Kumakogen town, Ehime Prefecture. I felt a very free Nature of young greenery clinging to the trees that Raised grow over a long period of time.

On April 26th I visited the Atami Pudding Kinomiya Station shop that opened the day before. The retro atmosphere of Kinomiya Station fits it perfectly. The first photo shows the Kinomiya-only “Mugikogashi Pudding.” I recommend it. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/atami_kankou/...

Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture You can experience various villages and various experiences while feeling like a Satoyama while in the city Aina Satoyama Park

Tomachop at the tourist information center has transformed from the female hina doll to the male hina doll ✨ Doesn’t he look sharp and handsome? I’ve lined up images of the female hina doll version from just the other day 🌸 Did you know: In Hokkaido, like in the Kanto region, the female hina doll is placed on the viewer’s right and the male on the viewer’s left. 🎎 I’ve heard that in places like Kyoto, the positions of the male and female hina dolls are reversed 🌸

Tomakomai Tourism Information Center’s Tomachop has dressed up for the Hina Matsuri festival ✨🎎

Akindo City♪ Today (the 21st) and tomorrow (the 22nd) for two days Roadside Station Iwanai marks the Hina Festival with a special offer Beniko plush normally ¥2,100 is now ¥1,800! Beniko pudding (Fujita Confectionery Shop) Normally ¥200, now ¥180!! This pudding was recently enjoyed by Ichiyamamoto Seki on HBC’s Taku⭐︎Aki Bura Research We look forward to seeing you 😊

A tilting long-tailed tit at Utonai Lake ✨ (shimaenaga) (Image provided by Roadside Station Utonai Lake)

A radiant smile graces her face as she experiences the joy of wearing a kimono for the first time, posing gracefully in front of Sensoji, one of Tokyo's most iconic tourist destinations. The vibrant colors and intricate patterns of her kimono contrast beautifully with the lush greenery and ornate architecture surrounding the temple. Sensoji evokes a unique blend of emotions; it is a place steeped in rich traditions, where the scent of incense wafts through the air, inviting visitors to partake in centuries-old customs. At the same time, the area buzzes with contemporary energy, filled with trendy shops and lively street vendors, creating a remarkable fusion of the old and the new that captivates both locals and travelers alike.

Sakai Hoyamaru's capsule toy appears at Mikuni Station! You can ✨ get both an acrylic stand and an acrylic key chain for 500 yen Popular product that sold out as soon as it was installed! (Currently in stock is revived ◎) They're all cute, but Acky's squishy cheeks are too 💤 cute. If you complete Axta and arrange them, they are ✨ absolutely colorful and beautiful The design was done by Samsung Co., Ltd. in Spring Town, Sakai City!　@mitsuboshi_danpro Samsung Co., Ltd. can print full color from one photo, illustration, QR code, etc. on cardboard and Panel Ingredients. They mainly do everything from design creation to mass production of Panel, packaging (gift boxes and cardboard for shipping), and store fixtures! Panels with the same design as capsule toys are installed in various places in Sakai City, so please look for them ~~! 📍 Echizen Railway Mikuni Station Address: 2-1-20 Kita Honmachi, Mikuni Town, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture

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.

A cute demon has appeared at the Tomakomai Tourist Information Center…? You can see Tomakomai City's official mascot, Tomachop, in a Setsubun costume until February 2nd ✨👹

Omachi City character Omapyoun desktop calendar The New Year is about ten days away✨ How about placing an Omachi City character Omapyoun desktop calendar on the corner of your desk for 2025? Sales are at Iezura Omachi Specialty Shop (until January 7) and Okumura Printing📆 It comes with a bonus running through March 2026✨ https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/90521/...

On the special day of Christmas, Enjoy ⛄ a sumptuous and rewarding lunch with stylish stand sweets and plenty of savouries 🌟 Christmas Lunch Afternoon Tea Set 🌟 [Limited to 5 days] We have prepared a menu that is perfect for a white Christmas, such as "Paris Brest", Christmas Standard "Stollen", and "Young Hokkaido Chicken Ballotine Sweet and Sour Fruit Sauce"! Stylish and delicious, Volume afternoon tea set ♪ Please enjoy it ✨ 🎄menu 【Sweets】 ・Paris Brest ・Cup white chocolate ・Stollen ・Kumquat tart ・Stick ganache ・Canele ・White grass ・Ginger cookies ・Macarons ・Marron Roll ・Croquis [Savory] ・ Gorgeous hole "Xmas"-style wreath salad from the sea and earth ・Seafood Chowder Pie Wrap Baked ・ Young Hokkaido chicken balotine with sweet and sour fruit sauce ・Bread, Butter [Drink] ・Ronnefeldt tea (7 kinds) ・Coffee ・Mocktail (2 types) 🎄fee ¥4,600 per person 🎄 Offer Period December 21~25, 2024 🎄time 11:30~16:00 (Last entry 14:00) *120 minutes 🎄place Rendezvous Lounge Reservations and details 📞011-222-1522 Or visit the 👍 hotel's website

Shop: Christmas items🎄 Wreaths, patchwork pieces, postcards and more We have an expanding selection of cute items♪ About one month until Christmas🎄 Children are surely waiting for Santa Claus with excited hearts and eager anticipation🎅✨ At Roadside Station Iwanai, Taramaru and Beniko are dressed as Santa! Please take your time browsing the shop when you stop by

A video explaining how to ride local buses and proper onboard manners in Tomakomai City is now available 🚌 Tomakomai City’s official mascot, Tomachop, guides viewers through boarding procedures and etiquette ✨ Versions are available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Indonesian ✨ Watch it on the Tomakomai City Hall YouTube channel!

It's autumn for harvesting, and I took a picture of the bees that came to harvest nectar to prepare for winter at the Cosmos Garden.