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12,000 LEDs color the street from Toyako Hot Spring Town to the lakeside.

"Glasses Bridge" reminiscent of the image of the children's story "The Night of the Galactic Railway". In April 2009, it was recognized as Japan's Night View Heritage Site in July of the year of Reiwa 2 (2020). Light up the whole year and color the night.

A city that sells the specialty products of Kano-cho at an inexpensive price. A group in the town opens a store, and the store owner's specialty products are used to growl customers. Fresh vegetables, wild plants, and processed foods made with plenty of local ingredients are recommended. Use public transportation as much as possible.

The street, which has a total length of 300m, will be gloriously colored with animal objects and towers of light shimmering with illuminations of about 250,000 balls. A water, light and music competition called "Musical Fountains" will also be held in the hotel.

Power up as Japan's first "hands-on illumination" every year, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024. Light and sound, a show that makes use of a giant screen 60m wide is a must. You can play with night attractions such as "Zip Line", which glides over the illumination, and "Dino Age Walk," where a full-size moving dinosaur appears. In addition, the “Walk on the Illuminate”, which walks over the illuminations while walking through the gorgeous lantern gates, which are installed in large numbers, has become a fantastic space like no other.

In a garden of about 8 hectares, 1.5 million irises of about 400 varieties, including Ise, Higo and Edo, compete one after another to be attracted by their beauty. Various events such as wedding boats and local performing arts are held on weekends during the period. * The contents may be changed or canceled depending on the situation. Image courtesy Katori

The famous spot for cherry blossoms and azaleas in the Sanin Suiichi, Uchiki Park. Various events are held during the spring festival (planned). The cherry blossom season is filled with many flower visitors. It is also selected as "Sakura's 100 Places of Sights".

In the Suigo Shiorai Ayame Garden, which is home to as many as one million species (irises), you can enjoy colorful flowers such as white, purple and yellow, and it is a wind poem that colors the early summer Suigo Shiorai. During the Ayame Festival, events such as "The Wedding Boat" and "Itakaibashi Performance", where brides are married in an old-fashioned rowing boat, and lighting up in the park are held. The "Rofune Tour", which is operated by the boatman by hand, can be boarded from the Sonunai Rofune station, and can listen to the sound of rowing and enjoy the fun of the water-town emotions in a relaxed manner while being blown by the river-style. Image courtesy of Itako City

The site of "100 Japanese Sakura Places", about 2000 Yoshino cherry trees, Omurazakura and others in Omura Park continue to bloom one after another from late March to mid-April. The country-designated natural monument Oomurazakura is a lovable flower with as many as 60 to 200 petals overlapping in mid-April. In late May and early June, about 300,000 Hanashoub bottles reach the mark.

Suwon Park is a park with a view of Suigo, and the view of the four seasons attracts visitors to nature. About 100 kinds of 14,000 irises will be seen from late May to mid-June. In addition to various events being held on Saturday and Sunday during the Iris Festival, the Iris Festival is also held at Horikiri Iris Garden during the same period, and a circumnavigation bus connecting both venues is also operated.