Season & Festival 季節・祭り

もうすぐ田辺祭!ですが、今年の田辺祭はひと味違いますよ♪ 田辺祭は、白浜の隣町・田辺市にある世界遺産・闘鶏神社の例祭で、毎年7月24日・25日に行われています。 熊野三山の別宮的存在としても知られる闘鶏神社は今年、御創建1600周年。 田辺祭は450年余の歴史と伝統をもち、県無形民俗文化財にも指定されている古式ゆかしいお祭りです。...

3連休はいかがお過ごしでしたか? あいにくのお天気の日もありましたが、好日庵は連日、一棟貸切のゲストさんたちで賑わいました♪...

新年度一番目のゲストさんは、台湾でお勉強中の、爽やかな中国人留学生のおふたり♪ 田辺・白浜在住のお友達よりご紹介いただき、関空から好日庵に直行してくださいました。 春爛漫の日本を満喫する予定が…折からの寒の戻りと春の嵐に、温暖な台湾に住むおふたりはびっくりされたよう^^;...

“Heisogen park”, is a large and panoramic park in Shirahama, and you can enjoy viewing seasonal flowers throughout the year. In this season, the best flowers are “Sakura”, the cherry blossom. There are around 2,000 cherry trees all over the park, and it will be the best time for the cherry blossom viewing very soon! Now cherry blossoms started to open everywhere over the country, depending on the weather situation in different area. If you are planning a trip to Japan and the cherry...

An early blooming wild cherry tree in Kumano area...it is not gorgeous like the rows of cherry trees, but it shines on the mountainside as if it is in the spotlight, and it always fascinates me. In Japan, there are “Sakura” cherry blossoms forecasts just like weather forecasts in this season. The cherry blossoms officially opened in Wakayama on Mar.25th, one day earlier than average. If you are planning to enjoy the cherry blossoms viewing, please check the updates on the online cherry...

"Ume", Japanese apricots are the best time in and around Shirahama. Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchard, is located in the mountainous area in Kii-Tanabe, next to Shirahama, I recommend you to put the walking shoes to prepare for steep slope, but it is worth visiting to see a spectacular panorama right out to the ocean! It smells very nice and the honey bees are very busy around the flower... Spring will come soon! 🙂 里に下りてきたら、梅の花が見頃を迎えていました♪...

Coptis quinquefolia are in bloom along the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Pilgrimage Route nearby Hongu. They cheers for us while we are walking hard, are also the sign of ending cold winter and beginning of early spring. 😉 ここにも、小さな春の兆しが… 熊野古道・中辺路沿いに咲いていた、バイカオウレン。...

A Happy Chinese New Year! A lovely couple from Shanghai China, to walk Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Pilgrimage Route during their new year holiday. It was raining when check-out, but they said, they will do their 1st day’s walking even if it will continue raining! Please take care, and have a nice trip!😉 To celebrate a Chinese New Year, we arranged "Ume", Japanese apricot flower at the entrance. Ume blossom is the sign of ending cold winter and beginning of early spring, and it smells very nice...

Late Autumn in Hongu. The sun shines through the beautiful Autumn leaves! 晩秋の木漏れ日…紅葉もそろそろ終盤ですが、熊野本宮大社の周辺で鮮やかな朱色を発見しました(*^^*)

The big ginkgo tree in Fukusada, Nakahechi-cho is the best time at this moment! This ginkgo tree locates at Hosenji temple around 40 minutes drive from Konichi-an, is supposed to be 400 years old, with a height of 22m and a girth of 5.3m. When we visited the Hosenji temple, small children with their mothers were making something with the fallen leaves. After one of them put on it, we knew that it was a cape...what a cute!! 😉 The weather suddenly get cold, especially in the early morning and...

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