The beautiful Nature landscape of the Aso Mountains Unfolds, and it is a mountain towns with a population of about 3,000 people (as of June 2024) with a high elevation overall.
Traditional agriculture is thriving, and in addition to delicious Rice and vegetables, "Gokase Wine" made from 100% Gokase grapes is also popular.
In winter Japan the southernmost natural snow ski resort offers a spectacular panoramic view of the Aso Mountains seen from and Slope.
We look forward to seeing you in Gokase Towns!
Show original text
【Sunset Village Festa 2025 in Gokase】
10/12 (Sun) at Gokase Winery Event Plaza "The 27th Sunset Village Festa 2025in
Gokase" was held in 🌞 under clear skies
With the opening Drum, the sense of festival was heightened at once, and the venue became ✨ one with the Danshichi Dance of the Kamigumi Elementary School and the Danshichi Odori Preservation Society
In dancing and hula dancing, many people start dancing together involuntarily ✨
Kainina's song selection was too much, and I neglected the camera and nodded 🎶
On the stage of Aju Girls, many fans 📷 took pictures at the front
The Momacy Five have a strong presence, involving the entire venue and bringing smiles to 😆 everyone's faces
Squid harvesting was also held in the fields of the venue, and many people carried bags full of Sweet Potatoes and went home with a Squid 🍠
And the melody played by the main guest, "Toshiki Abe Life Memory Project", and the atmosphere of the venue as dusk approached was the best 😍
Finale is decorated by Kotono Shrine Kagura 👹
Parade lion dances around the venue were screaming all over the 😅 place
Many people 😊 participated in the final mochi throwing
I was also able to see the beautiful Sunset, which was the reason for the sunset village, and it was ✨ a fun day again this year
Show original text
【Gion Shrine Autumn Festival Okunchi Festival】
10/9 was the annual autumn festival "Okunchi Festival" at ⛩ Gion Shrine in Kuraoka
Held in 🌞 in sunny weather that made me sweat a little
Traditional performing arts such as Kagura Dedication, Usu Drum Dance, and Yamabushi Q&A were performed ✨
The Usu Drum Dance was also possible to participate in and many people participated 😊
Impression 😭 every time I experience the scene where participants from inside and outside the prefecture and the local community come together to form a circle and dedication the same dance, no matter how many times I experience it
And from this year, "Wishing Kagura" was revived. 👹
I was 💖 warmed by the powerful yet solemn dance that conveyed the original custom of the "Festival of Wish Fulfillment"
It's ✨ a really nice custom to have Kagura dance and make a wish
Everyone, please go to the Gokase Autumn Festival next year! Walk-in participation is welcome 🙌.
Show original text
[Sixteenth Night 🌕]
10/6 was the 15th night and 10/7 was the 16th night 🌕
It is also read as "sixteen nights" and "it's time to go 😲"
I learned about it 😅 for the first time
On both days, a bright moon illuminated 😍 the night
The photo was 📷 taken on the night of the 7th
The evidence of trial and error to somehow capture the pattern of the moon appears in the 😅 4th ~ 5th image
While weaving through the gaps in the clouds and adjusting the camera, I managed to take beautiful pictures 😆
Mr. Rabbit ... Can you see it? 🐇
I wonder if 😂 my camera skills have improved a little ~~~
Show original text
【Early autumn 🌾 in Gokase】
It's cool in the mornings and evenings... It's getting 😂 cold
In the golden rice fields, rice harvesting has begun, and you can see 😊 some places where they have been hung to dry
The red spider lililies seemed to be past their peak, but the cosmos were 🌸 blooming here and there
When I visited the cotton field in Kuraoka, the fluffy cotton seeds were 😍 bursting
I felt 😆 the comfort of the pleasant autumn breeze and the fruitful autumn
Show original text
[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage "Araodori"]
On 9/28, "Ara Odori" was Dedication 🐵
Listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, this dance fascinates 👀✨ viewers with its vivid costumes and powerful dances
Held in indoors this year due to rain, but thanks to that, the Lively atmosphere was condensed! 🔥
The distance to the audience became closer, and the feeling of realism became 👍 even more realistic
And this tradition is supported by the future ✨ of the Locals
Together with the Adult in the community, the children of Sakamoto Elementary School received a big round of applause 👏 as they passed on the dance with serious expressions
Show original text
【Moncher × Gokase grapes 🍇】
I went ✨ to the Gokase grape collaboration on sale at Hakata Hankyu's "Moncher Seasons"
Visually delicious cakes lined up in the showcase... 🍰
The kind clerk showed me a cake made with Gokase grapes 👀
It seems that there are many places that advertise it, and there are customers who come to the store for cakes using Gokase grapes 😆
I tried 🍦 the soft serve ice cream using Campbell Early
The Aroma of Campbell Early was fluffy in the soft serve ice cream that was not too sweet, Unfolds it was perfect for this time of year when it was 😍 still hot
Cakes made with Gokase grapes will be on sale until the end of 💡 September
By all means, please go to 😊 the Hakata Hankyu B1 floor "Moncher Seasons"
Show original text
【👒 Summer Gokase 2025 Application Photo Introduction (4)👒】
Thank you for 😆 applying for the "Summer Gokase 2025" campaign
Thanks to you, we and ✨ many entries
Here are some of the photos posted on "#Summer Gokase 2025"!
Dear @kakigoori2020,
Dear @gokase_pan,
Dear @chika_narita,
Dear @niidome2110,
Mr. @tae_gerbera35
Dear @narunaru918,
Dear @kokoyukeip,
There were 😆 many other wonderful entries
I'm about to enter the selection process!
Please 😁 wait for a while until the results are announced.
Show original text
【👒 Summer Gokase 2025 Application Photo Introduction (3)👒】
Thank you for 😆 applying for the "Summer Gokase 2025" campaign
Thanks to you, we and ✨ many entries
Here are some of the photos posted on "#Summer Gokase 2025"!
Dear @kakigoori2020,
Dear @machieri9.3,
Mr. @fouzan_839
Dear @totalrelaxation_salon_spring,
Dear @gokase_pan,
I'm about to enter the selection process!
Please 😁 wait for a while until the results are announced.
Show original text
【Bran Pickling Workshop 🥕】
Taking advantage of the goodness of Local ingredients, the "Bran Pickling Workshop" was 💡 held in in the hope that it would lead to new ideas for processing
Under the guidance of Rieko Temple from Gokase Town, we first tasted 🥢 the bran pickle prepared yesterday
There are 18 types in total!
Traditional Japanese straw raincoat such as cucumbers, carrots, and radishes were also discovered, as well as new flavors 👀✨ such as dried shiitake mushrooms, konjac, and Japanese ginger
After that Temple you will actually watch the Scene of the bran floor prepared in front of you, and learn 📝 the amount of Water
Then, we asked them to share the bran bed that could already be pickled, and we immediately pickled 😊 the vegetables that we had brought
It seems that it is ready to eat in about 12 hours, and everyone was looking forward to eating and took home the bran bed 🥰
Next time, I would like to try the bran pickles that the participants have 😍 pickled
Show original text
【❄ Gokase Highland Skiing Resort 2026 SEASON❄】
This season's Gokase Highland Skiing Resort is scheduled to open on Friday, December 19th!
Japan's southernmost Skiing resort in Miyazaki Prefecture "Gokase Highland Skiing Resort"
Pure white snow in the blue sky is waiting for you!
Early bird season tickets are also on sale 💡
For details
"Gokase Highland Skiing Resort Home Page"
http://www.gokase.co.jp/ski/...
or "Kijiya"
https://gokase.icomt.jp/kijiya/...
Please contact us 💡 at
We look 😆 forward to seeing you again this year
* The photo is a photo of the 2025 SEASON.
Show original text
