Tenjin Matsuri Festival

This festival is the greatest in Osaka boasting of a history of a thousand years.

On the morning of the 24th, it starts with the Hokonagashi Ritual (Throwing the sacred sword) by Hokonagashi Bridge.
Shishi-Mai (Lion Dance) and Mikoshi (Portable shrine) go around the territory of the shrine. In the Hommiya (Main day) on the 25th, the Rikutogyo starts from the shrine at about 15:30, and finishes in the shrine again through the Funatogyo.

The festival reaches a climax during that passage. A large number of torch-lit boats cruising the river and the fireworks are splendidly displayed.

PLACE	Osaka Temmangu Shrine

SCHEDULE	July 24 - 25, 2015

FEE	Free

URL	http://www.osaka-info.jp/tenjin_matsuri/

One of the biggest firework event in Japan 【PL Art of Fireworks】

Hello, this is Haru from Osaka Hana Hostel　：）

The rainy season is almost over so I'm excited !!
Summer is coming and Fireworks are "must" event to enjoy summer of Japan.

One of the biggest fireworks event is held in my hometown ''Tondabayashi'' on the 1st of August.

You can enjoy a grand display of fireworks, they set off 20,000 fireworks within an hour!!

And they present a new work every year.

At the end of a festival, super sized fireworks named ''Star-mine'' are set off!!

They set off 8,000 fireworks in a couple of seconds and big bang of fireworks echo throughout　South Osaka area like a rumbling of the earth.

Could you believe it??
If you can not, please go to Tondabayashi on the 1st of August ：）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO2mnW62rq8
(Movie from Youtube)


PL Art of Fireworks
 
【official】(No English)
http://www.kohkyu.co.jp/hanabi/hanabi.html
【reference】（No English)
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【Date】 　the 1st of August 2015
【Time】 　about 19:55～20:55
【Place】　30min From Tondabayashi station by walk
　　　　　　40min From Kongo station by walk

**On the day,　a lot of people go to these stations.
Even if you find a bus or taxi to the place, you will be caught in traffic.

Q-pot×Sailor Moon

Have you watched Sailor Moon?
I used to watch Sailor Moon alot when I was a little girl!
I loved it ,I got many goods of them.

Sailor Moon is getting popular again lately!
We have accessory shop which is called  Q-pot in Lucua Osaka.
Sailor Moon and Q-pot made some goods and accessories together!!!

Lucua is like this now!

If you like Sailor Moon, check this event!!!!

Star festival

You can enjoy the beautiful view of illuminated temple building, pagodas, a bamboo grass tunnel(27meter long) and an artificial Milky Way will appear at Shitennoji Temple!

Place: Shitennoji

Date: July 5th-7th
Fee: Admission free
       for charity candle 100yen/tanzaku 100yen

http://www.tanabatanoyuube.net/

fireflies in Osaka!

Now June is the rainny season and one of the attractions of this season is firefly.
 Mainly they live near beautiful river.


Surprisingly we can see them in center of Osaka!!
The place is in Umeda Sky Building at Nakashizen no mori in Shin-umeda city(sky building), 2000 firefly are flown.

This is so amazing!!:D


Date : Between 12th to 21st of June.
Time : After sunset till 10pm
Fee : For free!!

Have you tried Japanese Sake? Please come to Hana Sake Bar at Shinsaibashi, Osaka!

Hello, This is Masae from Osaka Hana Hostel!

We are happy to announce that Japanese Sake bar has opened on the 1st floor or our hostel!!

It is called " Hana Sake Bar".

Hideko practiced to serve the beer.

I've got the fist beer she served



with 3 kinds Vegetarian food
It's so good!

If you never had Sake before,
I would like you to try Sake tasting set.
You can choose 3 different kind of Sake for 1000yen!

I love this atmosphere!



With our guests :)

Last Saturday (on the 30th of May) . We had the opening party.
So many people gathered to celebrate it! I really had a good time.

CHEERS!!! KAMPAI!!

 

I just love this place

Outside view

The owner Iida-san also works as waiter sometime.
How cool is that!!

I really hope this bar will be loved by many people.

It is going to be very hard for me to leave work not to stop by the bar :)

 

Please enjoy Japanese Sake @ Hana Sake Bar!!

http://hanasakebar.com/

https://www.facebook.com/hanasakebar



Hydrangea at Katsuo-ji Temple

 

 

 

The water of the Kannonike pond in the temple reflects the colors of the hydrangea around the pond. The overwhelming number of the flowers on the street between the pond and the main temple will create a beautiful scene in the rain season.

PLACE	Katsuo-ji Temple 〒562-8508 Katsuoji, Minoo, Osaka

SCHEDULE	Early June - Mid July

FEE	Adults 400yen Kids 200yen

INQUIRIES	Name : Katsuo-ji Temple TEL : 072-721-7010

URL	http://www.katsuo-ji-temple.or.jp/event/06.html