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[World's first!?] You can eat low-calorie, high-protein whey pasta! "Pasta Stadium Yorokoba Shokudo" 🍝🍕

What is Pasta Stadium? I wondered what it was, so I went to a pasta restaurant that was amazing, so let me introduce it to you. I went to Pasta Stadium Yorokoba Shokudo Tsu Branch, located near TsuCity Science City. The restaurant values food, people, and space with the motto of making people happy, and has many great points, such as its specialty coffee and all-you-can-eat pizza. I will introduce the charm of Yorokoba Shokudo in detail, as well as access, parking, etc.

From hearty, stamina-boosting gourmet food to cool sweets! Introducing the Mie gourmet food you'll want to try this summer!

With the intense heat continuing day after day, there are probably many people who are feeling physically and mentally exhausted from summer fatigue. In this article, we will introduce Mie's gourmet foods that you should try this summer for such people. There is a wide variety, including hearty meals, stamina-boosting meals, and cool sweets! Eat Mie's gourmet foods to prevent summer fatigue and blow away the summer heat!

Best value for money! We bring you the latest information on "Tuna Restaurant" where tuna specialists serve delicious seafood.

Maguro Restaurant in Yokkaichi has been featured in many media outlets, including social media and TV, and serves bowls of tuna and other sashimi so high they almost overflow. While many restaurants are raising their prices due to rising prices, Maguro Restaurant offers the best value for money and is going against the times in a good way, offering some menu items at lower prices. After the COVID-19 pandemic, they started serving breakfast set meals and have added new menu items. We will keep you updated on the latest information about Maguro Restaurant.

[Ended] Baby Star Ramen theme park "OyatsuTown" pair admission ticket giveaway campaign underway♪

Applications are now closed. The Mie Tourism Federation Official X is running a giveaway campaign for a pair of tickets to "OyatsuTown"! We will give away 5 pairs of tickets to 10 people by lottery. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Tuesday, August 6, 2024! For more details, please see below. We look forward to receiving many applications!

The world-renowned UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage "Toride Shrine Whale Boat Event" will be held again this year!

Whale boat events are found in the Hokusei region, and are mock whaling events on land where whale boat floats decorated with gorgeous carvings and curtains chase a papier-mâché whale, are counterattacked, and then corner and kill it again, repeating a series of actions. Among them, the "Toride Shrine Whale Boat Event" is said to have begun at the end of the Edo period, and was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1997, and in 2016 was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage as one of the 33 "Yama, Hoko, and Yatai Events" nationwide. In recent years...

[Held on Saturday, August 3rd and Sunday, August 4th, 2024] The 61st Daiyokkaichi Festival will be held! Dancing, traditional performing arts, and mikoshi (portable shrines)!

YokkaichiCity 's summer tradition, the "Oyokkaichi Festival," will be held on Saturday, August 3rd and Sunday, August 4th, 2024. This year's catchphrase is "New Opening"! On the first day, Saturday, August 3rd, there will be a Suwa Taiko competition, followed by the Oyokkaichi Parade, Dance Festa, local cultural property folk dance and lion dance. On the second day, Sunday, August 4th, as a day of local cultural properties and traditional performing arts, ladder climbing, whaling ship Seshu group, daimyo procession, and O-nyudo will be performed, livening up the midsummer festival in Yokkaichi...

[To be held on August 3, 2024] The 63rd Hisai Fireworks Festival 🎆 The fireworks that shoot up overhead from right in front of the spectator seats are very impressive!

The Hisai Fireworks Festival, one of the fireworks festivals in Tsu TsuCity Prefecture, will be held on August 3rd. The highlight of the Hisai Fireworks Festival is the spectacular fireworks that are launched right before your eyes and rise above your head. Approximately 3,300 fireworks decorate the night sky, and the finale at Kindai Falls, following the annual Niagara Fireworks, is breathtakingly beautiful. In this article, we will introduce the schedule, venue, and access information for the 63rd Hisai Fireworks Festival in detail.

[On the nights of Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th, 2024, Iga Ueno will be enveloped in a magical light-up event called "Around the Castle"]

IgaCity 's central city area, including the area around Ueno Park, is home to many historical and cultural buildings, and on Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th, 2024, a light-up event called "Around the Castle" will be held, where these buildings will be beautifully and fantastically lit up. In this article, we will introduce the charm and highlights of this light-up event. *Some of the photos in this article were taken before 2023. *We hope everyone will visit again soon...

[Held on August 3, 2024] The Owase Port Festival will be held! There will also be a marine fireworks display and the Owase Bushi parade, which will be revived for the first time in 22 years!

The Owase Port Festival, which will be held on Saturday, August 3rd in OwaseCity, Mie Prefecture, is a major summer event in Owase, celebrating its 71st anniversary this year. In addition to the "Marine Fireworks Display" that will be a gorgeous finale, this year the Owase Bushi Parade will be revived for the first time in 22 years as part of the city's 70th anniversary celebrations! The Owase Port Festival, which will be held at the same time as the "Owase Itadaki Market" and "Owase Marche in Port Festival," will be held all day long, so you can enjoy watching and eating. Here are details on the highlights of the Owase Port Festival, the venue, access, etc.

[Summer-only event now underway] OyatsuTown is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year! Information on the birth of new characters and summer-only giveaways ♪

OyatsuTown a Baby Star Ramen theme park in Tsu TsuCity Prefecture, is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a limited-time summer event from July 13th (Sat) to September 30th (Mon), 2024! The summer event, which features new characters, is packed with limited-time events that can only be experienced this summer, such as a show where everyone can dance together, an improved "Bubble Fountain Water Show" from last year, and cool gourmet food perfect for summer.

[Breaking News] Opening scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, 2024! The sunflower fields at ShimaCity Tourist Farm 🌻 will be decorated with wind chimes 🎐 this year!

The flower that symbolizes summer is the vibrantly blooming sunflower🌻. The cute yellow flowers blooming towards the sun and spreading all over the slope is the most beautiful sight of summer. This year's sunflower field at ShimaCity Tourist Farm is scheduled to open on Wednesday, July 31st. There is a path through the sunflower field that spreads on a gentle slope, so you can take the best shots as if you are in the flowers. Also, the contrast of the yellow sunflowers against the blue summer sky is wonderful, and it is a must-see right now...

[Fireworks Festival Information for August] Fireworks festivals to be held in Mie Prefecture in August 🎆 Enjoy star mines and creative fireworks that will light up the summer night sky!

Fireworks festivals are a seasonal tradition that beautifully colors the summer night sky! Here is a detailed introduction to the schedules and locations of popular fireworks festivals held in Mie Prefecture in August that you can still enjoy. Enjoy exciting and powerful fireworks festivals such as the Kumano Grand Fireworks Festival, which boasts a three-shaku ball self-destruction at sea that spreads across the vast Kumano Nada Sea, and the nagashima Onsen Fireworks Grand Competition, which will be held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the opening of the hot springs. In this topic, we will pick out the fireworks festivals held in Mie Prefecture in August...

Suzuka is not just about F1! The 26th Suzuka Festival will be held on August 3rd (Sat) and 4th (Sun)

Suzuka is famous for SuzukaCircuit and F1, but the Suzuka Festival, a dance festival, is actually a seasonal feature of summer. Affectionately known as the "Suzu Fes," the Suzuka Festival attracts about 60 teams from all over the country every year, who show off their passion through dance. It's not just that the summer heats up your body, but it's also an exciting festival that warms your heart as you watch the dancers and their teams perform. In addition to the dancing, there is also a kitchen...

[TobaAquarium] A special exhibition full of ideas for summer vacation independent study projects is currently being held!

Summer vacation is here again! Speaking of summer vacation, independent research is the thing. Have you decided what theme you want to research? If you haven't decided yet, you might get some ideas by visiting TobaAquarium! Currently, TobaAquarium is holding the "Summer! Free Research Exhibition" until September 1st. This special exhibition is full of ideas for independent research, perfect for those of you who are wondering, "What should I do for my summer vacation independent research and crafts?" This to...

[Held on July 27, 2024] An explanatory article on the Tsu Fireworks Festival 2024 has been released! This year, the viewing area has been expanded and there are more food stalls!

The 71st Tsu Fireworks Festival will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024. This year, the viewing area has been expanded and there will be more food stalls than last year, making it a spectacular fireworks festival! In this article, we will introduce the details of the venue and access to the Tsu Fireworks Festival 2024.

[Ended] “Nagashima SpaLand Jumbo Seawater Pool” pair admission ticket giveaway campaign is underway!

Applications are now closed. The Mie Tourism Federation Official X and Official LINE are running a giveaway campaign for a pair of tickets to the Nagashima SpaLand Jumbo Seawater Pool! A total of 10 pairs (20 people) will be given away tickets by lottery. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Monday, July 29, 2024! For more details, please see below. We look forward to receiving many applications!

"Gotemba Water Turtle House" renovated to 2024 version!

Gotemba Water Turtle House has been a hot topic as a new activity spot in Mie Prefecture since it opened in July last year. This year, it has been powered up and is attracting more attention! The scale of activities has increased by 1.5 times. Safety has also been updated in light of last year's typhoon damage. The kids' area has also been expanded, so the whole family can enjoy it♪ The BBQ house and menu have been expanded, so there is a lot of excitement. And there are lots of events. Influencers...

[Sun Arena Flower Square] Yellow cosmos are in full bloom

Mie Prefectural Sun Arena's Flower Square is famous for its spring flowers, but now that summer is in full swing, it is covered with a field of orange flowers called "yellow cosmos"! The Flower Square is a free flower field that has been run by volunteers for over 20 years by the "Association for Making Flowers Bloom at Mt.Asama." In this topic, we will introduce in detail the flowers that you can enjoy now, such as yellow cosmos, the best time to see them, and how to get there.

[Held on August 2nd and 3rd, 2024] The Oyodo Gion Festival and Fireworks Display will be held! The combination of historic floats and fireworks will be a spectacular sight!

The Oyodo Gion Festival and Fireworks Display held in MeiwaTown-cho, Taki-gun, Mie Prefecture, features the Oyodo Gion Festival, a festival that has been held since the mid-Edo period, and a fireworks display as the finale, all on the same day. This year, the festival will be held over two days, August 2nd (Friday) and 3rd (Saturday), with floats being pulled in Higashi-ku on the eve of the festival, and in Sanseiko (Kita-ku, Naka-ku, Nishi-ku) and Yama-Oyodo on the day itself, as well as children's mikoshi portable shrines, fireworks, and other lively summer festivals. In this topic...

[Held on July 27, 2024] Nabari River Summer Fireworks Festival 2024🎆 This year too, special fireworks and star mines will be launched!

It has been decided that the Nabari River Summer Fireworks Festival will be held again this year. This fireworks festival began in 1931, was temporarily suspended during the war, but was revived in 1949, and is a historic and traditional fireworks festival that will be held for the 82nd time this year. In this article, we will introduce the schedule, venue, access information, and other details of the 82nd Nabari River Summer Fireworks Festival.

[Held on July 20th and 21st] An explanatory article on the "Sekijuku Gion Summer Festival" has been published!

Sekijuku The Gion Summer Festival is a traditional summer event held every July in Sekijuku in KameyamaCity, Mie Prefecture, the 47th inn town of Tokaido the 53rd itinerary, and has continued since the Edo period. The "float parade," in which four gorgeous floats parade the full width of the streets of the old Tokaido town of Sekijuku, and the "stage spinning," in which the tops of the floats spin vigorously, are not to be missed at this festival. This article introduces some of the highlights of the Sekijuku Gion Summer Festival.

Did you know that there is a stylish beach house called "APOA" in Mie Prefecture?

I didn't know there was a stylish beach house in Mie Prefecture, so let me introduce it to you. The summer of 2024 is expected to be a hot one. I would like to go to the beach and cool off during such a hot summer, but the beach has no shade, the sun is strong, the drinks get warm, and I can't relax while eating... Have you ever thought about all of this and decided not to go to the beach after all? APOA, a beach house on Gotemba Beach in Tsu, is beautiful and stylish...

[July 16, 2024] The water lilies in the English Garden at Matsusaka Agricultural Park BellFarm are in full bloom!

At Matsusaka Agricultural Park BellFarm in MatsusakaCity, Mie Prefecture, the water lilies blooming in the pond of the glass house in the English Garden are in full bloom. The water lilies in the English Garden are "temperate water lilies" that bloom until around August, and "tropical water lilies" that can be enjoyed from June to the end of October. This year, the temperate water lilies are growing particularly well, and their gorgeous flowers are blooming from underwater. The water lilies close up in the evening, so it is recommended to view them in the morning. This...

[Mie Trip] 5 hidden mountain resorts and cool experiences to visit in the Okuise area, just 30 minutes from Matsusaka and Ise

The Okuise area is surrounded by mountains. It is easily accessible from Ise and Matsusaka in 30 minutes by highway, and there are many scenic spots to beat the heat and fun nature experiences to enjoy in the summer. In this article, we will introduce 5 lesser known summer resorts and summer experiences in the Okuise area recommended by Mie Travel Ambassador Caster Mami!