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 Autumn Leaves 2024 🍁 Results Announcement]
Thank you for waiting‼️
Here are the results of “Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024” 🥳🎉
This time, the winners were chosen by votes from followers of the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account 👏✨
Thank you to everyone who voted 🙇♀️💕
Now, let’s announce the results👇👇👇
[🥇 Gold Prize] Unoko Falls
Instagram: @san.shimako.1105 (second photo)
[🥈 Silver Prize] Josenji Temple
Instagram: @gokase_pan (third photo)
[🥉 Bronze Prize] Shirataki
Instagram: @niidome2110 (fourth photo)
Unoko Falls, Josenji Temple, and Shirataki… these representative Gokase autumn-leaf spots each took home an award 👏❗
Each entry highlighted the beauty of the scenery and revealed expressions different from usual—truly wonderful work 🥹✨
Congratulations to all the winners㊗️🥳🎉
And to everyone who submitted entries, voted, and took part—thank you so much😭❤️🔥
The campaign is still ongoing as “Winter in Gokase 2025,” so please join us 🥰 We appreciate your participation 💫
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Fire Department New-Year Review Ceremony
Today, Sunday, January 5, the fire brigade held its New-Year review ceremony at the Town Hall Parking Lot 🚒✨
The car thermometer read minus 4°C as we headed to the scene 😂 It was a freezing ceremony ❄️
Although I was fully bundled up and cheekily stood near the heater to take photos…
The firefighters formed ranks with a poised, unfazed bearing that made them look truly impressive…👏
The squad training demonstration showed sharp, disciplined movements born of daily practice, which was extremely reassuring 🥹✨
The mass water discharge that followed sent colorful columns of water high into the sky and was incredibly powerful 🤩
They moved a fair distance to prepare before the discharge, and thanks to everyone’s perfectly synchronized, efficient actions it proceeded smoothly; I’m truly grateful for the fire brigade’s daily efforts 🙇♀️!
The ceremony concluded without issue after awards were presented to firefighting personnel, brigade members, distinguished contributors to firefighting, and families who support the brigade 🏆💫
To the fire brigade, who always protect our town and keep residents safe in their daily lives, thank you so much ✨
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New Year Greetings
Thank you very much for all your support last year.
I look forward to your continued support this year.
How did you spend the New Year? 😌
I hope the seasonal influenza and other circulating illnesses didn’t affect you.
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead. 🙇♀️
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[❄️ Winter in Gokase 2025 ❄️] Until Friday, February 28, 2025!
Yes — winter too!! Instagram Campaign 🥳✨
After following the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account (@gokase_kanko), post a wintery photo taken in Gokase town on Instagram with these two hashtags: #Winter in Gokase 2025 and #Date and place of the photo (for example: #Unoko Falls) 🤳❤️🔥
One winner will receive a Gokase specialty product every day during the campaign period 🎁✨
Plus! The best entries will receive a gift set of Gokase specialties 🤩👏
Entries you post may be featured on the Gokase Tourism Association’s social media and other channels 💡
[Period] From Monday, December 30, 2024 to Friday, February 28, 2025
⚠️ Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before entering.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html...
⚠️Please take care to avoid accidents while photographing.
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…Actually, the voting period for “Gokase Autumn Foliage 2024” is still underway, so I thought mixing them might be confusing and planned to announce this after the New Year, but…
I really want you to post New Year photos too 🥺🙏!!! I couldn’t wait and posted early 😂
We look forward to many beautiful winter photos of Gokase ☃️💕 Please keep the entries coming — thank you 📸🙏
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Year-end Greetings
Everyone, were you able to finish your work for the year safely😌? Some of you might not care about New Year’s at all😂
We at Gokase Tourism Association and the Gokase Specialty Center will, out of our own convenience, be closed for the year-end and New Year holidays as follows.
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<Monday, December 30>
Cafeteria: closed
Shop and produce: open mornings only
<Tuesday, December 31 – Thursday, January 2>
Closed
<Friday, January 3>
Cafeteria: opens at 11:00
Shop and produce: opens at 10:00
<Saturday, January 4 onward>
Regular business hours resume
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The Gokase Tourism Association will also be closed from Tuesday, December 31 to Thursday, January 2.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
We have also compiled the January events we know about so far into a calendar to help you plan outings for next year🤗
And there’s more! We are accepting votes for “Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024” on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account (@gokase_kanko
). We would be delighted if you and your family take your time over the New Year to pick photos and vote🥺✨
We truly appreciate your support🙇♀️‼️
We will be open tomorrow, so this is one day early, but… 🤣
Thank you very much for your support this year. We look forward to your continued support next year.
Have a wonderful New Year’s Eve🤩👋✨
*We’ll say it again: we are open through tomorrow. Just kidding*
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[Gokase Town, Miyazaki Prefecture — Accommodation] Potunto Detached House Kuraoka
"An escape from the everyday that still lets you enjoy rural daily life"
I want to try living in the countryside. I want to relax in a quiet place.
I want to focus quietly on work for a few days.
I want a day that makes me forget everything.
A nostalgic place like the grandmother’s house I visited as a child.
This is an accommodation where you can experience that kind of deep-mountain lifestyle. A home for lovers of mountains and rural life.
From October 2024, a newly opened whole-house simple lodging, Potunto Detached House Kuraoka, is available for rent. Come and take a leisurely taste of country living!
↓For detailed rates and other information↓
https://potnt-kuraoka.com/#contents...
Contact
3959-2 Kuraoka, Gokase, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki 882-1201
TEL: 0982-83-0522
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Gokase Highland Ski Resort Reopens After Two Seasons 🎉
Today, December 20, Gokase Highland Ski Resort resumed operations for the first time in two seasons 😭👏✨
The road to the resort collapsed during the 2022 typhoon, making passage impossible and forcing a prolonged closure, but today it has safely reopened 🥹❤️🔥
A long-awaited grand opening saw the mayor’s remarks and a ribbon-cutting by honored guests, including Minami-chan, who returned to join the celebration, officially opening the slopes ⛷️✨
Eager skiers and snowboarders who had been waiting for the resort to reopen began to glide down the runs with style, and the landscape of old seemed to be restored once more 😭✨
It’s a deeply moving moment…
We hope the resort, a winter symbol of Gokase, will continue to regain its bustle and flourish even more from now on 😌🙏
The season has only just begun! Please come visit Gokase Highland Ski Resort and enjoy the slopes 🤩💫
Gokase Highland Ski Resort Official Website
http://www.gokase.co.jp/ski/#...
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🍁Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024🍁 Please vote! [Until January 5, 2025!]
Thank you very much for the many entries to the “Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024” contest held recently on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account 🥹✨
We have taken the liberty of conducting a strict first-round selection by the tourism association staff and have chosen 12 entries from all submissions 🤔💡
From these 12 entries, we would like to decide the winners by asking followers of our Instagram account to vote 🤩👏
Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account (@gokase_kanko), then in the comments of a post with the hashtag #Gokase Autumn Leaves 2024 Vote, choose one of the 12 entries and comment the number of the entry you selected ✍
Voting is limited to one vote per account.
[Voting period: Until Sunday, January 5, 2025]
[Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account] https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/...
Please check the original posts by the entrants before voting 🤗
1 @gokase_pan
2 @kaaazuuu1123
3 @thusandleavis
4 @mitsu_yumi.0520
5 @san.shimako.1105
6 @hiroko.gf1
7 @kaaazuuu1123
8 @niidome2110
9 @sakai_0808
10 @sakai_0808
11 @thusandleavis
12 @naomin168
Ten winners who vote will be selected by lottery to receive specialty products from Gokase Town as a gift 🎁💫
We look forward to your many votes 🥰
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Kurara Band Christmas Live 🎄
On Saturday, December 14th, Kurara Band Christmas Live took place at Gion Terrace Kuraraku Multipurpose Hall 😆
This was the third Christmas live, and once again a large crowd came to enjoy the show 😀
Despite the winter chill typical of Kuraoka, the venue buzzed with heat 🔥 as adults and children alike jumped and danced with excitement 😁🎵
It was a concert that brought smiles to everyone who attended, and we look forward to it happening again next year 🥰
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Ginji Katsura Rakugo Performance
Today, December 15, a rakugo performance by Ginji Katsura, who hails from Nobeoka and is also active in Tokyo, took place🪭✨
This event held the morning show at Kurun and the afternoon show at Kuraokakurara🤗
As a poster, this was my first time seeing live rakugo properly, and I was very excited to watch🤩✨
Rakugo uses almost no props!
Performers remain seated, using only a tenugui (hand towel) and a sensu (folding fan), skillfully expressing characters through gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact😯
They make the audience imagine the scene, delivering stories that end with a punchline that makes you laugh out loud🤭
It was truly funny, and I listened with excitement wondering how each punchline would land🤣💫
The scene of eating soba was especially striking. It was incredible—he really made it seem like he was eating. It looked delicious🤤💕 lol
In the afternoon, students from Gokase Secondary School also came to watch, and the venue filled with laughter✨
A boy of around five laughed out loud too, and I felt rakugo is a wonderful art that transcends gender and age😳
He kindly agreed to commemorative photos, and both the morning and afternoon shows provided a consistently enjoyable time🥹👏
I hope he will hold another rakugo performance in Gokase soon🤗✨
Thank you very much for today, Ginji Katsura👏👏👏
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