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　春爛漫。近露にはさまざまな樹木があり、春になると桜をはじめ、いろとりどりの花々が次々と咲き誇り、とても美しい景色が広がります。　寒い季節が長かった分、陽気があたたかくなってくると、自然と気持ちも高まりますね。 　 　春の朝は、ウグイスの...

　案内標識と看板が完成しました。どちらも手作りです。 案内標識は、景観を損なわないよう熊野古道の案内標識と同じデザインにしました。大工さんからいただいた杉の丸太の皮を丁寧に剥ぎ、色を塗って地中に埋め込みます。そして文字は手彫り。彫刻刀を握...

　Following last year, we participated in the "Goto Matsuri" in Shingu City again this year. 　The Goto Matsuri is an annual fire festival held on February 6 at Kamikura Shrine, which has a history of more than 1,400 years and is forbidden to women. It is still carefully passed down to the present day as a ritual to crown the Kumano deities with a new flame and pray for peace in the year ahead....

　Happy New Year! We started the new year with a first ascent of Mt. We worshipped the first sunrise at the top of the mountain, and the curtain rose on a new year in the quiet, clean air. For us, this year is a memorable year as COZY guesthouse will finally start...

　We have received a business permit. COZY guesthouse will finally open. 　We started with the property search, then the renovation work, and in between, we gained experience while working at an existing guesthouse, and many people taught us their know-how about the operation of the guesthouse. Up to this point...

This year, too, we participated in the "Chikaruro-Nonaka Autumn Festival" from the preliminary preparations. Last year, many of the greetings were "Nice to meet you...," but this year we received a lot of "Hello! Long time no see! I feel that I have been accepted as a member of this town...

On October 1, 2025, a portion of the Kumano Kodo Nakaheji Route, which had been closed for 14 years, was finally restored and opened to traffic. Fourteen years ago, this route was damaged by a large typhoon and was closed to traffic for a long time. I was on the road at that time...

In mid-September, when the heat finally abated, I hiked the "Chikano-Akagikoshi - Yunomine Course" of the Kumano Kodo Nakaheji Route. At this time of year, the forests are shrouded in fog in the morning and eventually clear up under the sunlight, creating a fantastic sight. At 7:00 a.m., we set out in the fog. Still...

When you think of your childhood summer vacation memories, what comes to mind? Last year, the "Children's Summer Festival" was held again this year, organized by volunteers from Chikaruro. There, the scene of a good old Japanese countryside summer festival is spreading. Local people who knew those days...

A lot has happened, but I never expected things to go so far as planned for the opening of the guesthouse this fall. I left the company I worked for for many years and came to this place to pursue a new dream. I was filled with anxiety. I moved into a one-year limited short-term municipal housing...