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!
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【🌸 Gokase In the Town Night Cherry Blossoms 🌙】
In the town Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) are in full bloom in many places, but the appearance of the cherry blossoms at night is also indispensable ✨
So, I would like 📸🤗 to upload the photos of the night cherry blossoms that I took on 4/6 (Sunday)
Needless to say, the Josen Temple, as well as the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of the Harada family, are 😳 overwhelmed by their powerful appearance
On this day, it was 🌙 sunny and beautiful in collaboration with the moonlight
The Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) around the bell of Josen Temple was a little late, but it bloomed firmly and created a tasteful scenery 👏
Kijiya is finally in Best time to visit, and the night cherry blossoms reflected in the pond are 🥹✨ very beautiful
The cherry blossoms during the day are also great, but the cherry blossom tour at night is also good, because 😌🌸 there are relatively few people, so you can 💡 enjoy it slowly
During the Light up period, the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Josen Temple is until 4/13 (Sunday), and the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Kijiya is until 4/16 (Water) 😊
However, since it is around a private house, please be quiet 🤫 for Appreciation at night
In addition, it is difficult to see from a car if you are dressed in the dark, so please 🙏 be careful not to have an accident by wearing conspicuous clothes such as yellow or white and reflective materials
Let's ✨ enjoy the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) manners 😊 that will make you enjoy their beautiful appearance a little more safely and securely
Thank you for submitting many photos for the #Gokase Hanami 2025 that is being Held in on our Instagram Account (@gokae_kanko), and 😭 we 😭 are still waiting for you to apply! Certainly!! Please try to 🙇 ♀️✨ post
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/...
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【Flowers in full bloom 🌸】
Today, 4/6 (Sunday), it was 🌞 sunny like Spring with warm sunshine
Flowers in the In the town are in Best time to visit ✨
The cherry blossoms and camellias at Sankasho Shrine were also in Best time to visit and were 😊 crowded with many people
There is a lot of Car traffic, so please be careful when passing!
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[The 🌸 Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Josen Temple is Best time to visit 🌸]
It is a Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Gokase In the town, where the temperature did not rise easily and the progress of flowering was slower than every year.
Only the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of the Josen Temple are in Best time to visit 🤗✨ (not in full bloom yet!). )
Until next week or so, you will be 🌸 able to enjoy the beautiful Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms)
It is also Light up after sunset, so please enjoy 👏✨ the cherry blossoms at night
Please note 🙏 that the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) Light up of the Josen Temple will end as soon as the Best time to visit is over
Especially on weekends, it is expected to be quite crowded, so ⚠️ please follow the instructions of the traffic guide around Josen Temple and be careful to be 🚗 safe
The Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of the Harada family and the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of the Kijiya in the surrounding area are also blooming slowly so that you can Squid them, so Enjoy 🫶
(And please apply 😘📸 for the photo contest "#Gokase Hanami 2025", which is being Held in on our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/...
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【Gokase Sakura Project】Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸
On March 29 (Sat) ~ 30 (Sun), the Cherry Blossom Festival was ☺️✨ held in around the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) in Kijiya
The post will be Scene 💡 on Saturday 29th
Although the temperature was low, there was sunshine in the morning, and the venue was crowded ☀️ with many visitors in addition to a wide variety of stalls and kitchen cars
Light up at night on this day, the members of Naniloa HULA studio performed a splendid hula dance 🌺✨
The stage was held under a cold sky, but the hula dance with overflowing smiles seemed to make our hearts 🤗💕 flutter
As of 3/29, about 2~3% of the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and unfortunately they were 💦 not in full bloom
However, the Light up that the students of Gokase Secondary School worked hard to set up was beautiful 👏✨ with gentle lights that made the venue shine even if there were few cherry blossoms
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【🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025🌸】March 20 (Thu) ~ May 11 (Sun)!
(I'm sure) the snow has been delivered, and the flower season is finally approaching in Gokase Town, and ✨ we will 🤩🙌 do an Instagram campaign in Spring
Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account (https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/)... and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the town to Instagram with two hashtags: #Gokase Flower 2025 and #Shooting date (e.g. #March 20)
Every day during the period, one person will receive 🎁✨ a mini set of Gokase Town Specialty products.
What a surprise this time!
During the Light up period of Kijiya's Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) by the "Gokase Sakura Project" sponsored by Gokase Secondary School students (March 23 (Sun) ~ April 16 (Water) * Updated on April 2), those who apply for a photo of Kijiya's Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) will have a double 😮✨ chance of winning the prize every day!
In addition! For excellent works, we will 🤩👏 send you an assortment of Specialty products of Gokase Town
And even more! This time, the "Gokase Sakura Project Award" is also ... 🤭🌟!?
The works posted will be introduced 💡 at any time on the Gokase Tourism Association and the social media of the "Gokase Sakura Project"
Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025
⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/index.html...
⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.
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In Gokase Town in Spring, you can enjoy 🌸 many flowers such as rhododendrons and azaleas as well as Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms)
Squid in the warm climate, how about 🤗 visiting flowers in Gokase Town?
We look forward ✨ to your participation
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[Announcement ❄️ of Winter Gokase 2025❄️ Results]
Thank you for waiting! !️
Announcement 🥳🎉 of the results of "Winter Gokase 2025"
This time, in addition to the followers of the Gokase Tourism Association's Instagram Account, we decided 👏✨ the winning item by voting by Facebook and Google Form
Thank you to 🙇 ♀️💕 everyone who voted
Now, let's announce the 👇👇👇 results
[🥇 Gold Award]
Mr. @mas8787a
[🥈 Silver Prize]
Mr. @fowafuwarin5
[🥉 Bronze Award]
Mr. @yamabico_san
The Gokase Highland Ski Resort, which has been revived in yellowtail three years, and the winter appearance of Josenji Temple, which enjoys beautiful scenery in both Spring and autumn, won prizes 🤩✨
It is raining today, but there was a lot of snow this year, so ❄️ there are many difficulties, but I am always amazed 👏 by the power of Nature that creates beautiful scenery and by the people who express themselves through the viewfinder
Congratulations ㊗️🥳🎉 to all the winners
And There is a to 😭❤️ 🔥 everyone who applied, voted, and participated
Spring is finally here 🌸
We will inform you of the Spring campaign soon, so when you come to Gokase to enjoy cherry blossom viewing, please take many photos and cry when 😭💕 you participate
💫 Best regards
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【Cotton Cafe】Relaxing, yarn spinning experience 🧶
Today, I would like to introduce ☺️✨ the "Cotton Cafe" held on the third Saturday of every month at the former Kuraoka junior high school "Kuraokakura"
Feel free to Use the café only.☕💕
You can 😌 order delicious homemade cakes and drinks
Today's cake was a cake with kumquat jam and a cake 🍰✨ with apple jam (I had a lot of it, but it was 🤤 insanely delicious)
Everyone was having a relaxing time 🫶 while enjoying reading and chatting
Of course! There is a fee, but you can 🧶✨ also experience yarn spinning
Pick up cotton seeds with a "cotton gin"
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Use a tool called a "hand carder" like a large slicker brush to adjust the stream of fibers.
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When wrapped around a winding stick, a bundle of cotton called a "pony" is formed 😌☁️, which looks like a fluffy cocoon
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If you pull this out little by little with a tool called a spindle and twist it, you will get 😳👏 a magnificent thread as shown in the first photo
It seems that 💡 you can adjust the thickness of the finished yarn by twisting the fiber and the amount of force
You can make it thinner or thicker, or try to spin a single yarn with various thicknesses... There are There are fun of spinning your favorite yarn If 🤗✨ you are interested, please try 💪 it
When you visit Cotton Cafe, you don't need to make a reservation or anything, so 👌 please feel free to stop by and enjoy 😌🌿 your own time
【Date & Time】3rd Saturday 13:00~15:00
【Place】Kuraoka Kurara (Staff Room)
〒882-1201 5929 Kuraoka, Gokase-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture
【Reservation】Not required
【Fee】Yarn spinning experience 1,500 yen, cotton (with seeds) 400 yen
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❄️ Voting for "Winter Gokase 2025" is now open [❄️ until Sunday, March 16, 2025!] 】
Thank you all for submitting to the "Winter Hunt 2025"!
We regret to inform you that the staff of the Tourism Association conducted a strict first selection and selected 10 works 🙏✨ from all the entries
From these 10 works, we would like to 🤩👏 decide the winners by voting from everyone
From those who voted, 10 people will be selected by lottery to receive "Specialty products of Gokase Town", and 🎁💫 we ask for 🙇 ♀️ your cooperation
Here's 💡 how to vote
[Voting period: ~ until March 16, 2025 (Sunday)]
⚠️ Voting is limited to one vote per Account or one per person.
<If you vote from Instagram>
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/...
・Please follow the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association.
・ Please select one of the 10 works featured in the post with the hashtag "#Winter Gokase 2025 Vote" and comment ✍ the photo number in the comment section of the post
⚠️ If you do not follow them, you will not be Subjected to the Giveaway Draw due to uncertainty in the exchange of messages. Please be careful.
<If you vote through Facebook>
https://www.facebook.com/gokase.kanko/?locale=ja_JP...
・Please select one of the 10 works introduced in this post and comment the number of the photo in the comments.
・ Voting is limited to one time per Account.
⚠️ If you win the prize draw, you will be contacted via Facebook message. Please note that if you do not receive a reply for 2 weeks, it will be invalidated.
If you vote from < Home page>
・ Go to the "Winter Gokase 2025 Voting" page from the Gokase Tourism Association's Home page and New Topics (https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1994.html)...
・Click on the URL on the "Winter Gokase 2025 Voting" page to open the "Voting Form"
・Enter your e-mail address
・Please select one work from 10 works, put a check mark on that work, and send your answer.
⚠️ If you do not enter your email address, you will not be eligible for the Subject of the Prize Draw.
Please take a look at the applicant's original posts before voting 🤗
(1) Mr. @yamabico_san (2nd photo)
(2) Mr. @gokase_entertainment (3rd photo)
(3) Mr. @photo_ay_umi (4th photo)
(4) Mr. @mgm_1228 (5th photo)
(5) Mr. @eco9syu_sekiryo (6th photo)
(6) Mr. @goto0619 (7th photo)
(7) Mr. @fowafuwarin5 (8th photo)
(8) Mr. @thusandleavis (9th photo)
(9) Mr. @mas8787a (10th photo)
(10) Mr. @photo_ay_umi (11th photo)
We look 🥰 forward to your many votes
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🎿 Ski Resort Final Events 🏂
Sunday, March 9 was the last business day ❄️ at Gokase Highland Ski Resort
In clear weather, a large lottery was held 🎁 from 11 o'clock
Gari cheered every time the winning numbers of the luxury premiums were announced, and the big draw ended 😆✨ with a big Gari
Visitors enjoyed the last Slope of the season immediately after the draw was 🎿 over
Gokase Highland Ski Resort ❄️ revived this season
Thanks to all of you, we have been able 😊 to operate safely until today
There is a very much 🥰
We look forward to seeing you again next season!!
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[Light of Life Project in Gokase Town]
On Saturday, March 8th, I visited 🤗 the "Light of Life Project in Gokase Town" Held in at the Gokase Town Welfare Center
This Events is an Events 😌 that has been going on since 2011, the year after the Great East Japan Earthquake, despite a four-year period of self-restraint due to the Coronavirus pandemic
It was a beautiful Events that reminded ✨ us of the people in the disaster-stricken areas caused by the earthquake and other disasters that occur in various parts of Japan, and hoped that we would never let it fade away and cherish our lives
A donation box was set up at the venue to collect donations for the reconstruction of disaster-stricken areas, and each of the visitors cooperated with ☺️ the donation
Stalls selling delicious light snacks and cute miscellaneous goods were also available, and the venue was 🥳 crowded
On stage, hosted by the organizer G Music Taino Corps, there are a lot of 🤩✨ fun programs such as singing and dancing
There were also many songs that carried thoughts on disaster-stricken areas, making it a 😌👏 program unique to charity Events
At the end, there was an ensemble of "Flowers Bloom" in which the visitors and 🎶 together with the song
At the end of the Events, there was a lighting ceremony of wax balls created by the children, and all the visitors and a moment of silence in the venue surrounded by gentle light.
I hope that the thoughts from Gokase Town will reach the disaster-stricken areas ... 🙏
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