【Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture】Now you can rest assured! List of "Shimanto River" River Activities Operators! ★ Attraction of ★ River Activities Being able to enjoy the Shimanto River with your whole body in 360 degrees is still a river Activities! The Shimanto River has a calm stream, so even beginners and children can experience it. On the Canoe Tour, there are places where you can't see any man-made objects at all, so you can enjoy the extraordinary. Shimanto City has a repertoire of many river Activities vendors, and can be safely Fun by everyone from small children to the elderly! Take this opportunity to find an Activities vendor you ♪ are interested in (1) Shimanto Canoe and Camping Village Kawarako "Shimanto Canoe and Camping Village Kawarakko" is Located in on the banks of the Shimanto River, surrounded by rich nature. In addition to the campsite, there are also fully equipped bungalows and houses of 400 Cypress trees. It is also the terminal of the rinrin cycle. Open season All year round Regular holiday Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) *Open open all year before and after GW, 7/1~9/30 🐶 Pets can be ridden (tandem kayak) * Bring your own life jacket for pets. Depending on the size, etc., it may not be possible to ride together. ②withRIVER "withRIVER" is located at the foot of the Submersible Bridge of the Shimanto River. Since it is a place with a gentle stream, it is safe even for beginners and small children. At the end of the tour, you can also experience a dive on the Submersible Bridge. In addition to Canoeing and SUP experiences, you can also experience Horseback Riding Experience. In addition to regular walks, there is also a course where you can experience Horseback Riding Experience in the Shimanto River. Since it is horseback riding where you can put your feet, even children and people who cannot swim can experience it with confidence. Open season: March to mid-November 🐶 You can ride with your dog (SUP or two-seater canoe). Life jackets for dogs are available for rent. (500 yen/piece) 📷 Free photo sharing available (3) Shimantogawa inn Yube-tei "Shimantogawa Inn Yubetei" is a rental villa type inn limited to one group per day on a located on a hill overlooking the Shimanto River. You can spend a relaxing time with your family, groups and couples. The rooms also have a terrace where you can have a Barbecue while watching the Sunset. You can experience River Sup from Yube-tei. The owner will customize the course for you. SUP BOARD RENTALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. Please make a reservation at the time of Accommodation reservation. * The SUP experience is open Traditional Japanese straw raincoat only in summer. (4) Okera Adventures Shimanto "Okera Adventures Shimanto" is mainly engaged in "bike Rafting", which combines Cycling and river rafting by packraft (rubber board). It is the only place in Japan that offers guided motorcycle rafting tours at all times. (*According to a survey by Okela Adventures in March 2022) It is Traditional Japanese straw raincoat open for private tours, and only group can Fun. One of the best parts is that the guide arranges the tour according to the customer, the weather, and the situation. Open season All year round 🐶 You can ride with your dog (we also rent life jackets for dogs.) ） 📷 Free photo sharing available (5) Shimanto River Station Canoe Hall "Shimanto River Station Canoe Museum" is attractive for the magnificent nature in the second half of the tour. The attached Shimanto Plaza Auto Camp is also equipped with toilets and a barbecue site. You can enjoy camping by the Shimanto River Soba. (*Advance reservation required) and Canoe classes for beginners, you can take a half-day Course and a one-day basic course under the guidance of an instructor Course. You can experience an 8km canoe touring to the Iwama Submersible Bridge, which is famous on TV and in magazines, and in the latter 4km of the course, you can enjoy the Nature of the Shimanto River with almost no man-made objects visible. The Canoe Inside the Facility is also a river station where canoes from around the world are exhibited, and it is also the terminal of the Shimanto River Rinrin Cycle. Open season All year round 📷 Free photo sharing available (6) Shimanto Rakusha "Shimanto Rakusha" is a school where you can stay and play in an Closed School building.　The Accommodation space is Use the infirmary as it is, and bunk beds are installed in the classrooms. Accommodation is also available in the broadcasting room and the principal's office, where you can actually broadcast in the school. Since the canoe experience does not go down the river, you can decide the experience time yourself. It is characterized by the fact that you can freely ride a canoe while riding around and playing in the river activities with your family. In addition to Canoeing, you can experience river walking (shower climbing), playing Squid, and leisurely fishing in the Shimanto River. Closed Day Every Wednesday *Open open all year in July, August and September 📷 Free photo sharing available (7) Canoe Shimanto Base "Canoe Shimanto Base" is a tour that uses only a sit-on canoe that sits on the deck. You can choose from two types: a half-day course (morning and afternoon) with a 3km river raft or a short course without a river descent. All canoes are single-seater and are available in two sizes, so you can choose the canoe that suits you. Use the half-day course from the third grade of elementary school, and the short-time course from the first grade of elementary school. The short course is reserved for 1~10 people and 1 group. Open season March ~ November 🐶 You can ride with your dog. * Bring your own a life jacket for dogs that suits your body shape. 📷 Free photo sharing available (8) Good River Shimanto At "Good River Shimanto", you can Fun a Canoe Tour to enjoy the Shimanto River. They will give you a lecture on how to ride a canoe, how to paddle, and how to enjoy canoeing. The Downriver Course, which descends along the stream of the river, is healed by the majestic Nature with few man-made objects. You can take a commemorative photo at the popular Iwama Submersible Bridge. Rafting tours are also available, and you can enjoy a leisurely and elegant raftboat ride down the gentle Shimanto River. Fun for children as young as 3 years old and the elderly. Open season Mid-March ~ early November 🐶 Children and dogs can ride together 📷 Free photo sharing available How was it? Experience River Activities in Shimanto City!

This is one of the photos when I was traveling to see the cherry blossoms in Yamanashi Prefecture in Spring this year. I visited this temple when I heard that there was a magnificent Cherry Blossom Tree-lined Path. Local grandpas were enjoying a banquet under the cherry blossoms in full bloom. When I saw everyone looking up at the beautiful cherry blossoms overhead, I thought that Spring had come for everyone, and I clicked the shutter.

Yellow Cosmos will soon be in full bloom This is Located in in Yamanashi Prefecture "Flower City Park" Spring summer, autumn, and winter, it is also the best 🥹 when it is entwined with Mount Fuji in the Spot when various flowers are in Best time to visit

I was born in Niigata, but I Outbound to Sado for the first time in the summer Vacation. When I visited Sado, I was able to go to a Local festivals at the right time, and this is one of the photos there. The Shishigajo Festival, Held in during the Obon season, is a Local Festival Held in in the Sawada area, and there is a Fireworks Fantasy There are in which music and fireworks perform together in the Finale. When Fireworks went off one after another in time with the song, the audience cheered and Gari sang along. The fireworks launched at close range on the Ocean were powerful enough to and with a thud on the body.

Enoshima - in the middle of the road Bridging the Everyday and the Extraordinary It's been a few months since I started working and moved to Tokyo I moved to GW, so it was my first long vacation I thought about returning to my Local Hokkaido, but the plane was 80,000 yen round trip .... I boarded Enoshima alone, which I had always wanted to outbound to Nature that is different from Hokkaido, the feeling of being enveloped in the extraordinary the moment you cross the bridge You may have come to Enoshima on a trip, but from the moment you cross this bridge, you will have a special experience that is far from your daily life.

#014 Roadside Station "Two" 12th Anniversary Thanksgiving!! ✨ It has been 12 years since the Roadside Station was built in Tonomachi, and with gratitude to the customers who have visited so far It looks like we're going to Held in Thanksgiving! Date: September 21~23, 2025 (Reiwa 7) 21st Only: Ise Shrimp Festival 10 o'clock ~ Sold in limited quantities! Ise Shrimp Instant Sale and Ise Shrimp Miso Soup Sale. * It will end as soon as it runs out, and miso soup will be limited to one cup per person. 23rd: Stage Events and Kitchen Car Gathering!! There is also a corner where you can measure Meiji Yasuda Life's blood vessel age and body sugar! 3-day common project ❶ Roadside Station Original lucky bag with 12th anniversary ticket sale ❷ [Roadside Station] Insta follow "Prittsu" gift ❸ Various projects are available at the food and beverage booth! Contact: 0983-25-5055 (Roadside Station) Please go to Thanksgiving Day at the Roadside Station! !!

#013 It's already autumn on the calendar! 🍂 But it's still hot ι( ́Д'υ) Atzie Introducing the "Saroma Grand Harvest Festival" that is scheduled to be Held in in Saroma Town, Hokkaido, which connects Tono Town and Friendship City! First of all, in Tonomachi, where we live, there is a tire test course Thereare of Toyo Tire Co., Ltd. Its test courses exist in Japan in Tonomachi and Saruma Town, Hokkaido. According to the story, the tires for the summer season will be tested in Tonomachi, and the tires for the winter will be tested in Saroma Town, and then it will be commercialized. This TOYO TIRE test course connected us as a friendly city. 【Saroma Harvest Festival】 This Harvest Festival is a festival where you can give thanks for the harvest of the year and enjoy the fruits of the sea, Delicacies of the mountains, such as the immediate sale of "cultured scallops" from Lake Saroma and the sale of meat at special prices. A large lottery with a total of 1 million yen and stage events by famous artists are held, and about 10,000 visitors Visit every year. Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 (Reiwa 7) Venue: Toyo Tire Saroma Test Course Stalls will also be held at this Events. We are waiting for you to grill "local chicken" that will whet your appetite with the smell of charcoal! * There were no ands photos. Excuse me ( ́; ω; ｀)

Introducing 🌼 the flower garden in the sky "Nagano Ooka Hinata Dahlia Garden" About 400 varieties and 800 dahlias are in full bloom, and you can enjoy them with a panoramic view of the Northern Alps! According to the latest information from the owner, the peak season will be around 9/10, and it will be soon! !! Dahlia Garden Information 【Opening period】August 1, 2025 ~ late October 2025 【Opening Hours】9:00~16:00 【Address】2105 Ooka Nakamaki, Nagano City 【Car parking lot】Yes 【Admission fee】Adult 800 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 400 yen #I like flowers #Scenery with flowers #Nagano #Nagano #Nagano sightseeing #Nagano travel #nagano #naganocity

Memories of summer. It's the last day of summer Vacation. Finally, I was able to yo-yo fishing. After. It was fun and difficult. It's hot today. When I yo-yo, it felt cool.

The Conan decoration of the Nagano Prefectural Government Prefectural Hall is It will end at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30. If you haven't seen it yet, or if you haven't seen it, please come! In addition, the three-day holiday in September There are a special Open to the public. 【Special Open to the public】 September 13 (Sat.), 14 (Sun.), 15 (Mon.) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. #Afterimage of the Eye #Conan #Nagano City Sightseeing

This year, I am able to post about this one of the best fireworks festivals in Nagano Prefecture thanks to all the sponsoring companies, fireworks artists, everyone who purchased tickets, and the Locals in the Suwa area! There is a really! !️ Located in every year on August 15 in Suwa City. With the help of the executive committee of the Scene of "Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa", we received 🎆 fireworks image Suwa Lake is located in a basin surrounded by mountains, so the reverberation and impact of the sound is amazing! It's a power that you can never experience anywhere else!! If you haven't been here yet, or if you're a little curious, please come and ✨ visit Suwa Lake next year We look forward to seeing you!! https://suwako-hanabi.com//

Oita Bungo Ono's Summer Memories On August 14, a Komatsumei (Kodai) Fire Festival was Held in in the Ogata Bungo-Ono City Oita Prefecture. From 19:30, the Small Torch was lit all at once, and the lights of the Small Torch prepared by the local people appeared fantastically around Harajiri Falls and Gari the Rural Area area of Ogata. The shape of the flame that expresses the Torii (shrine gate) and stone bridge with torches is also beautiful. There is a stone bridge called Harajiri Bridge and upstream of Harajiri Falls, and the sight of torches lighting on the stone bridge is also very beautiful. ■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■ About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City Sightseeing and recommended Spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■

Chinda Falls Chinda Falls, located in Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, consists of a male waterfall over the main stream of the Ono River and a female waterfall over the Hirai River, a tributary. The waterfall is about 100 meters wide and 20 meters high. It is also famous that Sesshu visited here during the Muromachi period and painted the "Chinda Falls". ■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■ About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City Sightseeing and recommended Spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■

Photo taken at the Toyota Oiden Fireworks Festival. When I think of summer in Japan, I immediately associate it with fireworks. When I captured these fireworks on camera, I felt something special and artistic, different from the fireworks I had seen before. A single large flower blooms majestically and small fireworks such as green and blue. I'm sure this work would be possible without all these fireworks. Impression of the efforts and sense of the fireworks master so far.

Relaxation place "Fun Sou" opened in Tojo Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! ☕✨ Sweets and Events at the café are interesting 🎪 On May 5, 2025, in the Tojo Machinaka area, "Fun Sou" opened in a renovated kominka house. While we usually operate as a café, we try to interact with the local community through various Events. I've been interviewing them to see what kind of interesting initiatives they are doing! 🎤 Click here for 🔽 a detailed experience report https://www.shobara-info.com/report/5216... ~Store Details~~~ 【Name of facilities】Interestingso 【Address】301-12 Tojo, Tojo Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture Phone number: 08477-3-6660 (Mon~Sat 10:00~15:00) 【Business hours】10:00~15:00 【Regular holiday】Not opens 【Car parking lot】Yes Fun Square 8 cars on the premises

August 23, 2025 I took a walk around Lake Okunikko Yunoko and took a walk in Nature in search of coolness. Comfortable at a temperature of 25°C! I enjoyed ♪ walking around for about 3 hours Feel the comfort of the wind coming across the surface of the lake! Refreshing for a moment! It is also recommended for ♪ summer vacations

【Breaking News】Introducing ✨ the Held in Information of the "119th Nagano Ebisu Smoke and Fire Festival" to be Held in on 11/23 (Sunday / holiday) 1 Outline of Noh and Kyogen 【Held in】11/23 (Sun) 【Held in time】Launch starts at 18:00 【Held in Place】West side of Nagano Ohashi Bridge Rhino River No. 2 Green Area Number of launches: Approx. 10,000 2 Nagano Ebisu Smoke and Fire Festival Paid Bleachers You can enjoy the very impressive Nagano Ebisu Smoke Fire Festival up close! There are various types of paid bleachers available, so you can buy the type of seat that suits you. [Sales period] Early bird sale 9/1 (Mon) 10:00~ General sale 11/1 (Sat) 10:00~ [How to apply] (1) Ticket Pia website ➁ Multi-copy machine at Seven-Eleven stores 3 Crowdfunding Please cooperate with us to support the Nagano Ebisu Smoke and Fire Festival. There are also courses where you can get a limited thank-you gift! 【Application Period】8/20 (Water) 12:00 ~ 11/28 (Fri) 23:59 【How to apply】Apply from the special site "Ubugoe" 【Thank-you gifts】Limited paid bleachers, Original shichimi cans of Nemoto Hachimanya Sogoro, Shuin stamps, Nagano Famous Confectionery, etc. *For details, please visit the official website. #Ebisu Ko #Nagano Ebisu Ko Smoke Fire Festival #Fireworks Festival #Nagano City #Nagano Prefecture #Nagano Tourism #Nagano Travel #Nagano #Nagano City

#012 There are about 50 restaurants and confectionery shops in Tonomachi. This is the third installment of the Gourmet series! Introducing a long-established Japanese and Western confectionery shop loved outside In the town! ~Opened in 1950, a taste that reminds me of Tonomachi~ Confectionery shop Kikuya Kikuya, a long-established Japanese and Western confectionery shop that has been run by my childhood friend's family since Showa 25, is a shop that continues to be loved by both Town residents and people from outside the town. Many Famous sweets are made in this kikuya. First of all, Kikuya's Japanese sweets "Ichinomiya", the origin of the name is the name given to Ichinomiya in Hyuga Province, a sightseeing spot that represents Tonomachi, as the name suggests. The moist dough contains white bean paste and cream, making it a sweet that combines the best of Japanese and Western flavors. Other, there are many Japanese and Western sweets that remind you of Tonomachi when you get them, such as "Tono Station", "Toyahime", and "Kinfugu Monaka". 　It is said that the reason why the name of the confectionery is derived from such a town is that the person who receives this candy thinks that it is "a town" or "nostalgic". Certainly, I think that people who have moved out of the prefecture will feel nostalgic if they receive this candy in yellowtail few years. There are such sweets in Tono. 　Nowadays, it seems that there are customers from outside the town and prefecture who come to buy this sweet, regardless of whether they are Town residents. Kikuya, a Japanese and Western confectionery shop that continues to be loved so much, also sells birthday cakes with custom-made character designs. That's one of the reasons why it's loved. 　Such Kikuya's sweets are also sold at the station café in the tourism association office. Squid why not buy it as a gift for your loved ones or those who have taken care of you? business hours ９：００～１８：００ Sunday 14:00~17:00 Closed Irregularly parking lot Approx. 10 cars telephone number ０９８３－２５－０１２７ address 〒８８９－１２０１ 4939 Kawakita, Tono-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture (in front of Akagi family residence)

Lots of delicious food! Roadside Station Special Feature ✨ recommended for Drive (1) Roadside Station Nakajo The shop sells frozen Local Local cuisine "Obukko". We also sell Original game dishes such as the "Mountain Running GIBIER" series, which uses safe and secure venison processed at the Nagano City Game Dishes Processing Center. Of course Meals you can also eat obukko and game dishes at the place! 【Address】1704 Nakajo Sumiragi, Nagano City Phone number: 026-267-2188 【Business hours】 ・Concession stand 9:00～17:00 ・ Meals Mametai 10:00~16:00 (Light snacks will be served from 14:30 to 16:00) ） ・Direct sales April ~ November / 8:30 ~ 16:00 December ~ March / 8:30 ~ 15:00 * Wednesday every week from December ~ March Regular holiday (2) Roadside Station Shinshu Shinmachi A popular Roadside Station that has been featured many times on TV. Genghis Khan, a Shinshu new Town Name, and Shinshu Roadside Station Shinmachi Original Shinmachi Plum wine brewed with Shinshu Shinmachi specialty Ume Plum are bestsellers. At the Shokudo, you can eat delicious Oyaki and Handmade Soba noodles from the countryside that have been passed down from the mountains of Shinshu. 【Address】Nagano City Shinshu Shinmachi Water 4619 Phone number: 026-262-2228 【Business hours】8:30~17:45 (Shokudo L.O until 16:30) (3) Roadside Station Nagano City Ooka Specialty Center Direct sales of fruits and vegetables and processed goods are set up, and Fresh and safe are the motto of selling vegetables, fruits, and wild vegetables in each of the Four Seasons. Locally produced Soba flour is also popular at the Shokudo where you can enjoy Handmade Soba noodles and Volume Oyaki! 【Address】5275-1 Ookako, Nagano City Phone number: 026-266-2888 【Business hours】 ・Shop 9:00~17:00 ・Shokudo 9:30~15:00 #Roadside Station #Roadside Station Gourmet #Drive #Direct sales #Nagano City #Nagano #Nagano Tourism #Nagano Travel #Nagano #Nagano City

#011 【Sightseeing spot Special Feature Vol.3 ✨】 Introducing the Sightseeing spot "Fudo Park" known only to those in the know of Tonomachi! !! Fudo Park on the left side of the slope leading to Tono Winery is a park in the Precincts of Fudoson, and is a Spot where you can enjoy cherry blossoms and azaleas in Spring. In particular, from mid-March to early April, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and there are even people who come from outside the In the town to see the cherry blossoms, and in the past, flower festivals were Held in. It's a minor place, but it's It is also one of Spot hidden gem known to those in the know! 　When I was a kindergarten student, it was a large place where sports days were held in the park, and there was a Car parking lot nearby that could accommodate about 50 cars, and the park and Car parking lot were free of charge 24 hours a day. 　There are stairs and the park, and as you climb up, you There are Taki Shrine, which is the last shrine of the Ichinomiya Miyano Shrine in Hyuga Province. The God of worship is the god of water (Takaoka Japanese straw raincoat kami) and is said to have the Benefit of peace of ear diseases. 　When you come to Tonomachi, it is Squid to visit once! Access: About 10 minutes by Car from Tono Station Nearby buildings: Retirement Home Aijuen 　　　　　　Tono Winery Address: 11592-1 Kawakita, Tsunomachi, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture (Address of Aijuen)

This is a photo of when I went to the wind chime temple in Uji. The Scene with beautiful wind chime such as blue and red are lined up in an orderly manner is also beautiful, but when the wind blows and the wind chime illuminated by the sun, it is beautiful and I felt cool. In addition, there are teru teru bozu and sunflower wind chimes that you won't notice unless you look closely, so you can enjoy it both visually and audibly!

This is a photo of when I went to the wind chime temple in Uji. The Scene with beautiful wind chime such as blue and red are lined up in an orderly manner is also beautiful, but when the wind blows and the wind chime illuminated by the sun, it is beautiful and I felt cool. In addition, there are teru teru bozu and sunflower wind chimes that you won't notice unless you look closely, so you can enjoy it both visually and audibly!

In August 2014, I visiting the site Yomitan Village Eisa Festival (Yomitan Village Sports Square). In the heat, the young people were lively!

"Shinshu Shinmachi Rokaku Lake Toro Nagashi and Fireworks Festival" Held in today 8/15 (Friday)! While eating delicious food, you can enjoy it up close as if you were looking up at the fireworks! Specialties Genghis Khan can also be purchased in the stall area! *Please check the official website for details. #Lake Rokaku Toro Nagashi and Fireworks Festival #Shinshu Shinmachi

#010 It's been a long time since I've yellowtail post! Today, we would like to introduce the fireworks festival and river festival in Tonomachi that will be held on Friday, August 22. 【Town residents fireworks festival】 This fireworks festival by the Town residents fireworks festival executive committee is launched from the Paddy Field after rice harvesting. There is no specific viewing location, but you can enjoy the fireworks that can be seen at the river festival venue at the same Held in, or that you can Appreciation from a distance because of the good view, so you can see different appearances depending on where you see it. About 3,000 fireworks color the night sky of Tonomachi. The highlight is that you can look down on the fireworks from the Tono Winery Car parking lot, which is a hill. Squid why don't you come and experience fireworks that you can't usually do? Date: Friday, August 22, 2025 Time: 20 o'clock ~ TEL: 0983-25-5501 (Tono Winery) *In case of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday, August 24. 【Tonomachi River Festival】 Held in at the same time as the Town residents' fireworks festival, this river festival is organized by the Youth Division of the Tonomachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Stalls are lined up on the Tonogawa Fureai Street next to the Tsuno Shrine, and the fun stage for children is also a lot of Events. Date: Friday, August 22, 2025 Time: 15:00~21:00 TEL: 0983-25-0200 (Tonomachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Car parking: Please use one of the Roadside Stations. * On the day of the event, about one hour before the fireworks launch, the Tono Winery and the vicinity of the Tono Shrine are expected to be crowded with Car and visitors. Please be careful when you come.

On the stage of the red shrine, The dancers danced slowly to the music. The fan shimmered in the light, It's like jumping the story into the night, Telling tradition with steps, condensing a moment of eternity between light and shadow. ⛳ : Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine, Kamakura City, Japan 📷：#SONY A7IV

Light up inside the Tokyo Tower Observation decks in summer, and I felt that it was very cool when combined with the lights of the building outside the window.

It is the Hanachozu of Obihiro Shrine's summer pilgrimage Only for two days on August 13th and 14th With a light that is planted in water Light up. There was a breeze tonight. The sound of the wind chimes was pleasant.

The 32nd Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival ❚ Held in on August 24, 2025 The "Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival" will be Held in at Sugao Stone Buddha Square in Mie Town, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture. Named after a local legend, the "Crook Imitation Contest" is a fun Events where participants wear handmade costumes (of course, you don't need to prepare a costume) and perform unique performances while performing to imitate the croaks of the crooks. There are many smiles at the venue. Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 【Place】Sugao Stone Buddha Square (Mie, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture) Car parking is in front of Sugao Elementary School Pool. A free shuttle Taxi will be available to the venue. 【Events】 15:00 Shinto ritual and Buddhist affairs 15:10 Oni Pick Up 15:20 Opening Ceremony, Mochi throwing 15:30 Hoyu Kai Drum 16:00 Crook imitation contest 17:00 Torch throwing 18:00 Matsuo Kagura 20:00 End ▶ We are looking for participants for the Eagle Bird Imitation Contest 【Participation fee】Free (there is a participation prize) Application deadline: Thursday, August 21, 2025 [Prize money] 1st place 30,000 yen, 2nd place 20,000 yen, 3rd place 10,000 yen 【Supplementary Prize】Roadside Station Mie Gift Certificate To apply, please contact the Sugao Regional Promotion Council 【Organizer / Contact】 Sugao Regional Promotion Council ❚ What is the Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival? Held in by local people to revitalize the region and let people know about Sugao Magaibutsu. The "Croaching Contest" is named after a local legend. Legend has it that a demon who lived in this area and misbehaved said, "Give me the daughter of the Village as my wife!", and when the troubled Village chief consulted the monk, the monk told the demon, "If you carve five stone Buddhas on the Quay in one night, I will give you my daughter as my wife, but if you can't, leave the village." It is said that when the worried Village went to see it in the middle of the night, the demon carved the fifth one, so when the Village mimic the croaking master of the chicken imitated it, the demon mistakenly thought that morning had come and ran away. ■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■ About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City Sightseeing and recommended Spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■ https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250813event-mie/...

〇〇Hanahasu Park○○ In summer, about 130 kinds of lotus flowers are in full bloom, and a quiet and elegant landscape Unfolds. There are maintained walking paths, observation decks, and rest spaces in the park, and many tourists Visit the "Lotus Festival" that is Held in every year. Gourmet food and specialties made with lotus can also be enjoyed. address 〒919-0214 64-41 Nakakoya, Minami-Echizen Town, Nanjo District, Fukui Prefecture