[Enjoy Falloween! ] 】 Before you know it, it's November. There are less than two months left in this year. Today took place the other day, October 28th Report (^O^) on the "Fa" Rowin event in Nishiokoppe Village Puppet Theater Circle Doremi and ALT Families Trying to make children happy The venue was decorated with enthusiasm from the day before. If you hold it down for 10 seconds, you can get a tattoo sticker that will color your skin. bowling rolling pumpkins, etc. The ALT family game corner was a great success! In the puppet show, there is a scene where darts come out. We asked the audience to throw sweets. I wonder if the sweets stick properly in practice, I was worried that everyone would throw it. I'm glad so many sweets stuck together! Holding a bag with their own drawings At the end, we went around each spot to get sweets. I'm looking forward to next year's Falloween!

It's Halloween season. Recently, there have been calls for self-restraint, but there was a beautiful scenery spreading out in the city center.

Halloween is coming to Japan Before you know it, it has taken hold.

【Doremi "Fa" Rowin】 Wherever you go, See Halloween decorations and packaging It's around this time today. Well, tomorrow!! October 28 is also in West Okoppe We will hold a Halloween event! Led by the puppet theater circle in the village This event started last year. Craft time by ALT teachers and Halloween-themed puppet shows, Please look forward to taking a walk around sweets! Date & Time: October 28 (Sat) 10:00~12:00 Venue: Community Center, Library Participation fee: Free Please come and dress up!

【🍂 Manabe Garden 🍁】 Weather in Nishiki Autumn You can 😌 admire the evergreens, autumn leaves, and yellow-leaved trees without getting bored. While strolling in the park, the natural scent of the trees wafts in the air, and the relaxing effect is outstanding. You can fully enjoy autumn unique to Manabe Garden. 📌 Manabe Garden HP www.manabegarden.jp 🚍 Tokachi Bus Corporation Manabe Garden Bus Pack ¥ 1,080 (JR Obihiro Station round trip + admission ticket) www.tokachibus.jp/buspack2023 * JR Obihiro Station→ Manabe Garden → Obihiro Airport Bus Pack are also available! #Manabe Garden #Yellow leaves #Autumn leaves #Autumn #Obihiro #Hokkaido Garden Highway #manabegarden #autumn #obihiro #garden #garden

"Autumn Festa in Tokachi River" is being held! Let's enjoy the autumn of Tokachi at the venue decorated for Halloween! Guests staying at Tokachi River hot spring district can enjoy Tokachi wine and raclette cheese for free! (Sold for 500 yen for the general public) Limited to guests, there is 😊 also a fun big lottery. You might win a wonderful prize filled with Tokachi specialties! There were mini concerts on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and on this day, it was ✨ a soothing performance with the elegant sound of the harp. Period: Saturday, October 21, 2023 ~ Saturday, November 11, 2023 Time: 6pm – 7pm Venue: Roadside Station Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen

Introducing the post of "New Otani Inn Sapporo" COOL JAPAN VIDEOS official social media account! At "New Otani Inn Sapporo" in Sapporo City, Halloween gourmet food is available for two days only on October 28 and 29. You can enjoy the "Halloween Afternoon Tea Set" and the "Special Halloween Afternoon Tea Set" with meals. Please check the official website for details.

Autumn 🌆 twilight I love (^^) lighting a candle on a pumpkin lantern with my daughter

👻 Special Halloween Afternoon Tea Set 🎃 Introducing ♪ the "Special Halloween Afternoon Tea Set" with special sweets and meals in the "Halloween Afternoon Tea Set" introduced the other day. Held for 2 days on 10/28 and 29! Limited to 😀 60 people each day We reopened in the hotel in October, and we also held 🎉 a collaboration project with "Eclat Ale" We provide ✨ one-point face makeup free of charge. We also have 😎 a plan where you can enjoy "scar" makeup (in one place) and Halloween afternoon tea. Your stomach, mind and body will 👻 be filled with Halloween Why don't you 💁 ♂️ spend such two days at New Autanine Sapporo? Reservation & details HP or 📞TEL 🙌:011-222-1522

New Otani Inn Sapporo has a 👻 Halloween photo spot We have 📸 set up a Halloween photo spot right at the entrance of the hotel. Cute ghosts and pumpkins are welcoming you 🎃🎃. Halloween only, photo contest using AR photo frames is also being 🥳 held Hokkaido sweets will be given away 🎁 by lottery We look forward to your participation! The inside of the 1st floor rendezvous lounge is also Halloween specification! Check 👀 it out Limited until 10/31! Please 🐾 stop by

Roadside Station Aioi limited-time product "Kumayaki pumpkin cream flavor"! It is a luxurious taste that uses plenty of pumpkin from Tsubetsu. You can feel the sweetness of the pumpkin. 😋 It will end as soon as it is gone. Come by when you stop by the Roadside Station!

[Giant pumpkin appears!? ] 】 From West Okoppe City Area Beyond the Seto Ushi Pass A giant pumpkin was growing. Some of them are It looks like it was eaten by a deer ... I would like to use it for Halloween decorations! The last photo is It is a mini pumpkin that I was given to share.

I went to a Halloween event in the neighboring town of Niseko, and my daughter was excited because it was(^^) crowded. My daughter, whom I have only known Coronavirus pandemic since elementary school, was very happy!

Halloween-themed "Fruitful Season Afternoon Tea" Until now, afternoon tea was sold with the theme of moon viewing. From 9/30 (Sat), we will 🎃 start offering Halloween-themed services. In addition to the cloud-shaped Airy, there is also a cake box with 5 kinds of sweets! You can also taste 4 kinds of savoury selected by the chef. All-you-can-drink drinks! Several types of Lupicia tea are available. Enjoy the Halloween mood with cute sweets and spend a carefree tea time! 【menu】 ・Airy ・Pumpkin roll cake ・Kito Yuzu's Madeleine ・Saint-Marc ・Shirodama cream zenzai ・Chestnut financier Gateau with apple and caramel ・Autumn fruit whitening ・Pickled autumn vegetables with Hokkaido pork prosciutto ・Potato and mentaiko churros ・Smoked mackerel and cheese sandwich from Hokkaido 【Drink】 <ルピシアの紅茶> ・Chiran Yutaka Midori ・Earl Grey Darjeeling the First Flash ・Afternoon tea ・Fantasy ・Cherry Veil ・Rozeroyale ・Japanese pear iced tea (1 cup per person) ・Coffee (Hot/Ice) ・Cafe au lait, café latte (Hot/Ice) ・Oolong tea ・Coca-Cola ・Ginger ale ・Orange juice ・Apple juice 【Period】 ~October 22 (Sun) ・Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only ・Reservation required at least 2 days in advance ・Limited to 30 meals a day 【Time】 15:30~18:00(L.O.17:30)Last entry 16:30 【Price】 3,000 yen per person Reservations can be made on the website or by phone! 【Sapporo Tokyu REI Hotel Restaurant "Southwest"】 Address: 1st floor of Sapporo Tokyu REI Hotel, 5-1 Minami 4-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Telephone: 011-531-1065 1-minute walk from Sapporo Municipal Subway Namboku Line "Susukino Station" Exit 4

【Halloween Afternoon Tea】 Cute Halloween monsters appear as sweets! ?? The Halloween afternoon tea set, which uses plenty of autumn ingredients such as purple potato Mont Blanc, pumpkin panna cotta, chocolate and grape roll cake, will be available from Tuesday, October 3rd! In addition to the 8 kinds of sweets, the savory is served with ♪ pumpkin quiche with prosciutto. Drinks include Ronnefeldt tea (7 types), a long-established German tea maker, free flowing coffee, and up to one cocktail per person! Instagram post campaign is also planned 📷 Wonderful gifts will be won by lottery. Please join us! Every Wednesday is a great sweets day! We will offer 3,000 yen per person for 2,700 yen. Only for reservations made from the company's website [Limited to 20 people] (other coupons and benefits cannot be combined) *Only applicable to customers using the 1F Rendezvous Lounge. We look forward ✨ to seeing you there. ˖✻*˸ꕤ*˸*⋆。 ˖✻*˸ꕤ*˸*⋆。 ˖✻*˸ꕤ*˸*⋆。 ˖✻*˸ꕤ*˸*⋆。 1F Rendezvous Lounge 11:30~14:00/L.O.13:30 *Closed: Sundays, Mondays 17:00~21:00/B1 Four Season (Until 19:00 entry) * 120-minute system * Four seasons require reservation until 17:00 the day before. For reservations and inquiries, please call or visit our website. Tel: 011-222-1522 [Direct]

Some photos I took while passing through the area. Lit up trees ready for Christmas near Toyocho Station! I also spotted these pandas around a Christmas tree at Ueno Station as well and thought it was cute. It's funny how fast Halloween ends and almost immediately we start to see Christmas decorations lol. It's not dissimilar with the US though. Every time Halloween ends it's like someone flips a switch and suddenly all of the Halloween decorations become Christmas decorations. Speaking of Halloween though, I actually saw children trick or treating in the streets this year which was really nice considering all the restrictions over the past 2 years. It also seems like the culture of Halloween has started to become a bigger part of Japanese culture over the last 5 years or so. I still love that Christmas is a dating holiday in Japan though. It feels like a romantic holiday anyways, I think it's better this way personally.

Dropped by a cafe near Oji Station the other day and ordered a small chocolate cake and a tea. It looks strikingly similar to the one I had at the pasta restaurant a few days ago, with very minor differences lol. I didn't take a photo of the tea unfortunately, I was too focused on eating the cake😅. I suppose it's a popular dessert combination as it seems quite easy but delicious at the same time. The cafe is called Dining Cafe Tagen (ダイニング カフェTAGEN). When I passed it on Halloween they were opening the large doors at the front of the shop and preparing some sort of Halloween event, although I wasn't able to see exactly what was going on with it. They had a big speaker as well, so maybe they were going to sing and give candy away lol. I'm not really sure though. I think they were wearing costumes as well, it looked pretty interesting. It's a nice place though. It can be a bit cramped at times but otherwise it's a nice place to go for a coffee and dessert if you're in the area. You can also take the streetcar (Tokyo Sakura Tram) to get there as well which is a plus!

[English] The Olympics have finally arrived in Japan. Although the atmosphere is quieter than usual because of the Corona disaster, the people of Japan are excited by the heated competition every day. In this article, I would like to introduce the unique "event" culture of Japan. Normally quiet people turn into different people! Traditional Festivals In Japan, festivals are held all over the country in the summer. Festivals are popular events among foreign tourists, but it is often said that foreigners who see the festivities see something completely different from the usual Japanese. At Japanese festivals, people walk around the city lifting a small house of God called a "mikoshi" with many other people. The people walking with the mikoshi keep shouting loudly and sometimes collide with other mikoshi, to the point where it looks violent. Men, who normally wear suits, participate in the festival in only their underwear, almost naked. Also, perhaps because Japanese people feel more relaxed on festival days than usual, their manners become more lax and many people get into fights. A similar phenomenon is "Halloween". In the last decade, the number of people enjoying Halloween events has increased in Japan, but the bad manners have been in the news every year. It is said that Japanese people are usually very stressed. Festivals may be an outlet for that stress. Let's be careful when we participate! Valentine's Day: The Chocolate Wars In your country, who do you give Valentine's Day gifts to and what do you give them? If you ask our students the same question, they will answer, "I send a bouquet of flowers to a woman on Valentine's Day. This is not the case in Japan. In Japan, it is different. In Japan, Valentine's Day is a day for women to give chocolates to men. Therefore, from the end of January, department stores start to sell high-end chocolates. Men get nervous and restless on the morning of February 14th. Do you think men who get lots of chocolates are happy? Actually, I can't say I'm happy. What's more, there is a day on March 14 called "White Day" when you have to return the gifts you received on Valentine's Day. It is implicitly understood that on White Day, you should prepare a gift that is three times the price of the chocolate you received on Valentine's Day. Do you still want to receive chocolates? Who do you spend Christmas with? In your country, Christmas is an event to spend with whom? In Japan, it is popular as an event to spend with your lover. Also, Japanese people eat fried chicken instead of turkey on Christmas. And most of the people who celebrate Christmas are Buddhists. Christmas in Japan must be full of discomfort for foreigners. Then, on December 26, all the Christmas atmosphere in the city disappears, and all at once it becomes New Year's mode. “Obon" to welcome the dead In the middle of August, there is a day called "Obon" to welcome the dead. During Obon, families wash the graves and welcome the spirits of their ancestors into their homes. There is a mysterious doll that is made at that time. One is a "horse doll" with chopsticks attached to a cucumber, and the other is a "cow doll" with chopsticks attached to an eggplant. It is said that the spirits of the dead ride these "horses" back to their homes and "cows" back to the land of the dead. In some areas, lamps called lanterns are floated down the river to mourn the dead. The scenery is sad but beautiful. In your country, what do you do during Obon? Have you learned anything new about events in Japan? In our school, we have seasonal events and activities. Learning about Japanese events is also a way to learn about the Japanese spirit. Please try to participate in them. The Olympic Games have finally been held in Japan. Since the event is held in Coronavirus pandemic, the atmosphere is quieter than usual, but the people are excited about the heated matches every day. This time, we will introduce Japan's unique "event" culture. People who are usually quiet have changed! Traditional festivities In Japan, festivals are held in various places in the summer. The festival is also a popular event for foreign tourists, but it is often said that foreigners who see the festival see a completely different appearance from ordinary Japanese people. In Japanese festivals, people sometimes walk around the city while lifting a small god's house called a "mikoshi" with a large number of people. People walking with mikoshi keep shouting loudly, and sometimes they collide with other mikoshi, so much so that they look violent. Men who usually wear suits also participate almost naked, now only in their underwear. Also, on festival days, Japanese people are more liberated than usual, so their manners are sloppy and there are many people who fight. A similar phenomenon is Halloween. In the last 10 years, the number of people who enjoy Halloween events in Japan has increased, and their bad manners are in the news every year. Japanese people are usually stressed. Festivals may be an outlet for that stress. Be careful when participating! Valentine's Day Chocolate Sales In your country, who do you give Valentine's Day to? If you ask our students, the answer is, "Valentine's Day sends bouquets of flowers to women." Japan is different. Valentine's Day in Japan is a day when women give chocolates to men. Therefore, from the end of January, the high-end chocolate sales season begins in department stores. Males become fidgety and restless on the morning of February 14. Do you think a man who gets a lot of chocolate is happy? Not really. On March 14th, there is a day called "White Day" when you have to return the gift you received on Valentine's Day. On that White Day, it is an unspoken agreement to prepare a gift that is three times the price of the chocolate you received on Valentine's Day. Do you still want to get chocolate? Who do you spend Christmas with? Who is Christmas with in your country? In Japan, it is popular as an "event to spend time with lovers". Also, the Japanese eat fried chicken instead of Christmas turkey. And most of the people celebrating Christmas are Buddhists. Christmas in Japan must be full of discomfort for foreigners. And on December 26, all the Christmas atmosphere in the city disappears and you go into New Year's mode at once. "Obon" to greet the dead In the middle of August, there is a day called "Obon" that welcomes the dead. Obon washes graves with families and welcomes the spirits of ancestors into their homes. There is a mysterious doll that is made at that time. There is a "horse doll" with chopsticks on a cucumber and a "cow doll" with chopsticks on an eggplant. It is said that the spirits of the dead ride home on this "horse" and return to the land of the dead on a "cow". In addition, there are areas where lamps called lanterns are poured into the river to mourn the dead. The scenery is sad but beautiful. What do you do for Obon in your country? Have you learned anything new about events in Japan? Our school conducts seasonal events. To know Japanese events is to know the heart of the Japanese people. Please join us.