Blog SNOW-CLAD NISHIOGI NISHIOGI has had more snow than had been forecast early in the New Year, although it’s not a region with heavy… NEW YEAR’S SACRED STRAW FESTOON Have you auspiciously welcomed the deity of the New Year, tora-doshi? NEW YEAR’S FIRST VISIT TO SHRINE What does a monkey show at the beginning of the New Year, tora-doshi mean? TOWARD TORA-DOSHI Are you considering venturing to go into a tiger’s den next year? MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM NISHIOGI! Did everyone successfully look for Santa Claus and collect many stamps? The annual event called let’s look for Santa… AIMING BIRD What is this bird trying to catch? STYLE STARTS FROM THE FEET Why don’t you first choose footwear when you go out today? People often say that style begins from the shoe upwards. IS THIS EXTRATERRESTRIAL? Is this bizarre flowering grass an extraterrestrial? A Japanese banana (basyo in Japanese) hanging over the block fence… BRITISH PUB IN NISHIOGI Shall we have international exchange in this comfortable British pub in NISHIOGI? XYLOPHONE’S TUNE A xylophone is playing scales to the rhythm created by the spinning waterwheel, A-C-E-C. The annual international art… THE ESSENCE OF TESUKI- WASHI What do these hand-made Washi appeal to you? BEAUTY OF PUFFINESS These beautiful puffy red leaves give you a feeling of the depth of autumn. COLLABORATED NARRATION WITH TSUGARU-SHAMISEN Exclamations that an encouraged police detective gave a few times astonished the audience. LET’S MAKE CHILDREN SMILE! Have jack-o’-lanterns driven away the corona-virus from NISHIOGI? ARTISTS’ LOTTERY What are artists’ lotteries? A unique display called lottery exhibition held in the art gallery in NISHIOGI. COLOR-CHANGEABLE FLOWERS One-day flowers called cotton roses (suifuyo or literally drunken confederate roses in Japanese) found in Zenpukuji Park… AUTUMN PRODUCE 2021 IN NISHIOGI Chestnuts cultivated and harvested on the well-known farm in NISHIOGI in 2021. PARADISE FOR CHILDREN A recently opened toy shop with a lot of wooden toys and picture books located in the southwestern part of NISHIOGI. PERFECT HARVEST MOON The full moon viewed in the NISHIOGI residential area at around half past eight in the evening on September 21, 2021. COLORING EQUINOCTIAL WEEK September 23rd is Shubun-no-hi or the Autumnal Equinox Day. It occurs in the middle of the autumnal equinoctial week and… KEWAI EXHIBITION The solo exhibition called Kewai by a sumi-e painter, Ms. Watabe Yuka, held at the Japanese culture store near the north… EVEN MONKEYS SLIP DOWN Crape myrtles (sarusuberi or literally monkey slippage in Japanese) in full bloom found in a residential park in… THE NAME JIZOZAKA REMAINED The old place name, Jizozaka has remained thanks to the efforts of NISHIOGI citizens: they attempted to overcome various… JEWEL TREE ON LAND The Sweet viburnum (sango-ju or literally coral tree in Japanese) planted on the premises of Jikouji Temple in NISHIOGI. IZAKAYA AREA IN NISHIOGI Yanagi- Koji and its adjoining streets including Sakae-dori, immediately near the south exit of NISHIOGIKUBO station,… Blog Form 神社・寺院 The beauty of plants is not limited to flowers. The color leaf is also very beautiful: these are various kinds of coleus… Blog Form 季節・催し The beauty of plants is not limited to flowers. The color leaf is also very beautiful: these are various kinds of coleus… Blog Form 季節・催し The beauty of plants is not limited to flowers. The color leaf is also very beautiful: these are various kinds of coleus… STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP Friendship between people and people, region and region has extended internationally. Blog Form 季節・催し 2 The beauty of plants is not limited to flowers. The color leaf is also very beautiful: these are various kinds of coleus… 前1…6789 (このページ)10111213次 Topics Seasons and Events (季節・催し) Japanese culture (日本文化) Shrines and Temples (神社・寺院) Park (公園) Food and Café (飲食) Trial experience (体験)