Reihoku Town, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Shimoshima Island, Amakusa, and is a town rich in nature of the sea and mountains.
In the Edo period, it flourished as a Castle Town centered on the Tomioka Castle, and fascinates people who visit the ruins of the Tomioka Castle and the historic port of Tomioka Port, which still face of it.
There are also a variety of sightseeing spots, such as the highly transparent Tomioka Beaches, the Shiraiwazaki Campground with a beautiful sunset, and the Myoken Falls where quiet time streams.
Please spend a relaxing time in Reihoku Town, where you can experience the rich nature, history, and warmth of people.
In the Edo period, it flourished as a Castle Town centered on the Tomioka Castle, and fascinates people who visit the ruins of the Tomioka Castle and the historic port of Tomioka Port, which still face of it.
There are also a variety of sightseeing spots, such as the highly transparent Tomioka Beaches, the Shiraiwazaki Campground with a beautiful sunset, and the Myoken Falls where quiet time streams.
Please spend a relaxing time in Reihoku Town, where you can experience the rich nature, history, and warmth of people.
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1][Reihoku Sunset Marche] March Event Announcement📣 [Reihoku Sunset Marche] March Event Announcement📣H](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/831de8ceb05c071996a264933c23788f21ffd55d.jpg)
[Reihoku Sunset Marche] March Event Announcement📣 [Reihoku Sunset Marche] March Event Announcement📣
Hello everyone! Reihoku Town is preparing for the Hatsu-uma Grand Festival next week, and we’re pleased to announce the Reihoku Sunset Marche taking place in March♪
👀Highlights of this Sunset Marche👀
❣At the Reihoku Sunset Marche, where Reihoku’s farm produce, processed goods, and prepared dishes are sold, asparagus shipments will begin this time!
Seasonal citrus like Shiranui and dekopon will also be on sale🍊
We’ll also offer a fill-your-own bag of out-of-spec onions, the limited-season hanahajiki, and outdoors there will be a flea market and a grilled gyoza stall❣
We look forward to seeing you 😊 Don’t forget to bring your own shopping bag🛍✨
[Produce Planned for Sale]
・Asparagus (green, white, purple)
・Turnips
・Sun-dried winter daikon
・Cabbage
・Rice🌾
・Taro
・Snap peas
・Daikon
・Onions🧅
・Tomatoes (Aiko, mini)
・Broccoli🥦
・Bell peppers
・Mandarin oranges🍊 (Hinoho, Shiranui)
・Lettuce (sunny)
🥦🍅🥕🍠🥬🧅🫑🌽🌶🫛🍆🫚🥔
Reihoku Sunset Marche
[Date] Sunday, March 8, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
[Location] Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association (Reihoku Town Tourist Information Center, Kamitsufue, Reihoku Town 4535-1)
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]On Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, we from Reihoku will also exhibit at the “Kikuchi City and Re](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/b0d347c5036c5ac77a4c3a3e32f547778780ee13.jpg)
On Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, we from Reihoku will also exhibit at the “Kikuchi City and Reihoku Joint Product Fair in Fukuoka (Budoubatake),” held at the agricultural products direct sales shop Budoubatake in Minami Ward, Fukuoka City.
The seasonal best of Reihoku’s sea and mountains comes together in Fukuoka!
On the day, we will offer many of Reihoku’s proud specialty products.
🎁Fun Feature
At the venue, customers spending 1,000 yen or more can enter a prize drawing!
📅Event Details
Date and Time: Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, 2026, 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Agricultural products direct sales shop Budoubatake (2-1-1 Nakao, Minami Ward, Fukuoka City)
Program: Specialty product sales, tourism PR, prize drawing, support from Kumamon, and more.
Please feel free to come and visit us ✨
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]This is an announcement for a presentation by the UTokyo Mikan Club, which has been active in Reihok](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/57b943135b6e9344377f0934c030b33414494a4f.jpg)
This is an announcement for a presentation by the UTokyo Mikan Club, which has been active in Reihoku Town this fiscal year under the Furusato Mirai College project that brings universities and local communities together to solve regional issues, to be held on Friday, March 27.
Students from the UTokyo Mikan Club, Japan’s first student group specializing in mikan (Japanese mandarin oranges), spent about a year visiting mikan farms in Reihoku Town and conducting repeated fieldwork.
Once one of the prefecture’s leading mikan-producing areas, Reihoku Town now faces challenges such as a shortage of successors.
From their distinctive perspective as young outsiders, the students will present what they observed in the field and what actions they took—such as prototyping new packaging and holding mikan learning sessions—and share the results of those efforts.
On the day of the event, the students will also lead a fun mikan learning session to share knowledge and the appeal of mikan with attendees. Please feel free to join us.
Date and Time: Friday, March 27, 2026, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Shiki Community Hall Town Hall (444-1 Shiki, Reihoku Town)
Admission: Free
Presenters: University students belonging to the UTokyo Mikan Club
For inquiries, please contact the Administrative Reform and Digital Measures Office, General Affairs Division, Reihoku Town Hall.
We sincerely look forward to your attendance!
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]On Saturday, February 28, 2026, Reihoku Town will be exhibiting at the Amakusa Fair 2026 held at HiR](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/c461719cc25946b5e360436de3fb52a4a0dbe141.jpg)
On Saturday, February 28, 2026, Reihoku Town will be exhibiting at the Amakusa Fair 2026 held at HiRaKu in Tenjin, Fukuoka City!
Fukuoka and Amakusa are connected by Amakusa Airlines (AMX) via the Mizoka service.
This is a rare chance to bring the charms of Reihoku, located right next to Amakusa Airport, directly to the people of Fukuoka.
🍊 Reihoku’s seasonal best gathers in Tenjin!
We will offer many of Reihoku’s proud local specialties on the day.
🎁 Fun activities
At the venue, customers who spend 1,000 yen or more will be entered into a prize drawing!
📅 Event details
Date and time: Saturday, February 28, 2026, 11:00 – 18:00
Venue: HiRaKu, Cultural Exchange and Creative Hub (Tenjin 2-chome 8-227, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City)
Program: Local specialty sales, tourism PR, public recording of AMX Radio “Mizoka Talk,” and more
Organizer and planner: Amakusa Airlines
A short 35-minute flight from Fukuoka Airport takes you to a different world of blue seas.
We’ll bring you exciting information to make you think, “Maybe I’ll go to Amakusa on my next break,” and we look forward to seeing you in Tenjin!
Please feel free to drop by and enjoy the event ✨
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]📺 A special TV program about the Amaichi Gran Fondo will air on TV Kumamoto (TKU)!Last winter, the c](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/ec3c95373091bbce24ddef698b1341c6b8df83f2.jpg)
📺 A special TV program about the Amaichi Gran Fondo will air on TV Kumamoto (TKU)!
Last winter, the cycling event “Around Amakusa! Amaichi Gran Fondo” took place across the entire Amakusa area.
Cyclists from around the country raced along Amakusa’s stunning routes, and the excitement of that ride is now being broadcast as a TV program! 🚴♂️💨
The program will show participants cutting through the wind, the warm hospitality at aid stations, and, above all, plenty of footage of the beautiful coastline of our town, Reihoku.
This is a must-see for those who actually took part, those who cheered along the route, and anyone who dreams of riding here someday.
Please tune in and feel the breeze of Amakusa and Reihoku through your screen!
📅 Broadcast details
Broadcaster: TKU TV Kumamoto
Program title: Around Amakusa! Amaichi Gran Fondo
Air date and time: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:00 AM–11:30 AM
👉 For more details about the program, please visit the TKU official website.
※Program content is subject to change.
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]Reihoku Sunset Marche — February Announcement📣Hello everyone! With the season full of events like eh](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/b854ca0fc9fcfbb08046c93280694a14a4f8ccaa.jpg)
Reihoku Sunset Marche — February Announcement📣
Hello everyone! With the season full of events like ehomaki and Setsubun, here is the announcement for the Reihoku Sunset Marche in February♪
👀 Highlights of this Sunset Marche 👀
❣ Reihoku Sunset Marche will offer agricultural products, processed goods, and prepared foods from Reihokumachi, including bagged mikan (tangerines) for sale🍊. This time, a kitchen car from Ninoya Amakusa will also be on site offering ikinari dango❣
We look forward to seeing you 😊 Don’t forget to bring your own shopping bag🛍✨
Items expected for sale
・Cauliflower
・Pumpkin🎃
・Cabbage
・Cucumber🥒
・Rice🌾
・Taro
・Shiitake (log-grown)
・Potatoes🥔
・New onions🧅
・Tomatoes (Aiko, mini)
・Broccoli🥦
・Green peppers
・Beni Haruka (sweet potato variety)
・Ponkan
・Mikan🍊 (bagged)
・Lettuce (sunny)
🥦🍅🥕🍠🥬🧅🫑🌽🌶🫛🍆🫚🥔
Reihoku Sunset Marche
Date: Sunday, February 8 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association (reihoku town products hall facility, 4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihokumachi)
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1][Held at Hakata Station] Announcing the Amakusa Reihoku “Area Dual Residency Experience Exchange Eve](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/74ad8b9013aa745cfe1d008dd145f4ca1c646d9c.jpg)
[Held at Hakata Station] Announcing the Amakusa Reihoku “Area Dual Residency Experience Exchange Event” and the Ohisama Marche, packed with the charms of Amakusa Reihoku!
On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the big event “Learn About Amakusa: Amakusa Reihoku Area Dual Residency Experience Exchange Event,” where you can experience the attractions of Reihoku with all five senses, will take place at Hakata Station Square, Fukuoka’s gateway!
The Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association will also bring our proud local specialties to enliven the Ohisama Marche booth. Feel the breeze of Amakusa Reihoku—less than an hour’s flight from Fukuoka—right at the venue.
🛍️ Ohisama Marche: Featured Lineup
This time’s market carefully selects the best tastes from Reihoku!
⚪︎ Celebrating the Kumamoto-Oshi Dora Grand Prix 2025 award! “Salt Dorayaki” — a masterpiece from long-established local wagashi maker Kurose Seikaho. The just-right saltiness enhances the sweetness, creating a taste you won’t forget.
⚪︎ “Canned Fish from Amakusa Takushin High School Marine Campus” packed with youthful energy — these popular specialty cans were lovingly made by local high school students during practical training.
⚪︎ “Processed Seafood Products” — seaweeds and senbei (rice crackers) made with shrimp and octopus caught in Amakusa’s rich waters; perfect for cooking or snacking.
⚪︎ “Fresh Seasonal Vegetables” sold directly by local farmers — proudly grown under Reihoku’s abundant sun.
👓 Experience & Consultation Booths: Learn About and Get Close to Reihoku
In addition to the market, we offer corners where you can learn more deeply about Reihoku.
⚪︎ Metaverse Reihoku Travel (VR experience) — Using VR, why not tour Reihoku’s beautiful sea and scenery in 360-degree video while staying in Fukuoka?
⚪︎ Migration and Dual-Base Living Consultation — Reihoku town staff and regional revitalization team members will staff a consultation corner. Let’s talk openly about daily life and work in Reihoku.
⚪︎ Tourism PR & Talk Events — We will share every last highlight of Amakusa Reihoku. We have lovely gifts prepared for participants, so please stop by.
📅 Event Details
Name: Learn About Amakusa! Amakusa Reihoku Area Dual Residency Experience Exchange Event
Date and Time: Sunday, February 8, 2026, 11:00–17:00 at Hakata Station Square
Organizer: Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture
Contact: (Event planning and management) Parallab Co., Ltd.
📞092-986-9671
✉️info@parallab.jp
To everyone using Hakata Station and anyone with even a slight interest in Amakusa and Reihoku: we truly look forward to meeting you at the venue and sharing stories about Reihoku!
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]Take a little breather from your busy days. The popular market event “Beauty and Healing Yorimichi M](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/2901166771fa362fdf2924ea7c682912e4f9d49b.jpg)
Take a little breather from your busy days. The popular market event “Beauty and Healing Yorimichi Marche” is finally celebrating its 7th edition! This time marks the third time it will be held in Reihoku Town👏
Why not spend a special day filled with “beauty, healing, and deliciousness” at the Reihoku Town Tourist Information Center?
🌿 How to enjoy the marche
This edition features three delightful sections.
[Treatment Corner]💆♀️
Warmth therapies, massages, head spas, and other treatments that help you relax both body and mind.
[Hands-on & Sales Corner]🛍
Stalls selling handmade goods, fortune-telling, beauty experiences, and other booths perfect for treating yourself.
[Food Corner]🍕🥐
From bento boxes and sweets to bread and pizza—there’s a satisfying lineup to fill your stomach.
✨ Highlights this time!
Stamp rally! Visit venues around the site and collect stamps for a chance to win great prizes♪
Everyone is welcome! Admission is free. Whether you come with family and friends or drop by on your own for a little “yorimichi,” you’re warmly invited🤍
📅 Event details
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (national holiday) 10:00–16:00
Location: Reihoku Town Tourist Information Center (4535-1 Kamitsufukae, Reihoku, Amakusa District)
Admission: Free
Organizer: Amakusa Reihoku Tourism Association (general incorporated association)
Planning & Management: CROSSLINK
On a winter afternoon, our staff look forward to seeing your smiling faces. Please feel free to stop by for a little “yorimichi”🌼
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/b9860638ce2286b2e16d5acfbfa22761aa8296fd.jpg)
![[Image2]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/a9db02652599ab0df013fb605122ebc8fccab48a.jpg)
![[Image3]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/eed12bd5101657699d191a8253186ffc5390bce9.jpg)
![[Image4]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/0591f1a6c9ad4f8cc46c7dee16cfb352c11a05e2.jpg)
![[Image5]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/9b0156cca5a21b3583cd85f75a047a7a880bd92f.jpg)
![[Image6]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/53c8c1c93d3c92c4522aa4d3525f2266ee415f3f.jpg)
![[Image7]A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who on](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/5c4791ec3985bbd6da1cff89d1c3801abbef35f2.jpg)
A fire burned at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years. The children who once took part are now parents, passing the tradition to today's kids.
On Sunday, January 18, the "Dondoya"—held at Tomioka Elementary School for the first time in about 20 years—took place.
The familiar crack of bamboo snapping, "Bachi bachi!"
Beyond the height of the flames, the crowd's warmth was overwhelming…!
They grilled mochi over the embers, enjoyed steaming roasted sweet potatoes, and sipped pork miso soup that warmed the body.
Watching children stuffing their cheeks with mochi they had toasted themselves,
I felt reminded of the importance of keeping this tradition alive.
From the lighting at 9 a.m., the happy hours passed in a flash.
Thank you so much to everyone in the community who planned and prepared the event.
Winter in Tomioka is the best.
If you missed it, why not join the circle next year?
If you want to help preserve Reihoku's traditions, please follow us via the icon at the top left to show your support. We’re sharing the charms of Reihoku! ✨
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
![[Image1]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/bb220b309704396dcaa4095e4873aef2e5044903.jpg)
![[Image2]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/31d5c040320cf40bd81cd2061df143ac27fb4d93.jpg)
![[Image3]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/8d7996fdcbb58dd4b0633e534e2f850790fe6d64.jpg)
![[Image4]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/d909f22cfe56f54c41aacb404adec2372ec4bb5f.jpg)
![[Image5]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/edf61f66a30df8edfcc56f0323d039563b998710.jpg)
![[Image6]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/365d9b3148c770b67fe180953cf55d9634021012.jpg)
![[Image7]“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea bre](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/914042910522dc83f5d16bf1c46209b5d24cfe11.jpg)
“Can you believe all of this is handmade?”
A massive pyre has appeared that can withstand the sea breeze of Tomioka.
Tomorrow, Sunday, January 18th at 9:00 AM, the Dondoyama ceremony will take place at Tomioka Elementary School.
This pyre rises more than five meters high.
Looking up from below, you’ll be overwhelmed by its sheer presence.
Please come and feel the passion that everyone poured into preparing for this day on site.
A winter tradition wishing for good health and safety.
Let’s watch together the moment a great pillar of flame soars into the Tomioka sky!
This text has been automatically translated.
Show original text
Show original text
