We Stay In Iron Creek Bay

The Iron Creek Bay Hotel is situated overlooking Iron Creek Bay, surrounded by orchards, vineyards, and numerous livestock. 

It could be described as a hotel attached to a farm.

vineyards

orchards

I Go to a Stock Farm

My wife and I went to Ozasa Ranch of Kirifuri highland in Nikko city a couple months ago.

Kirifuri Heights are about 1,200 meters above sea level in the northwestern part of Tochigi prefecture..

Even it was early autumn, a cold winter breeze was blowing in a foggy atmosphere.

Farm animals were gently browsing in the field.

Yabusame, Japanese Traditional Mounted Archery Is Held

Yabusame ritual is a Japanese traditional mounted archery.

An archer on a running horse shoots three special arrows successively at three wooden targets.

The ritual was designed as a way to please and entertain the myriad of gods that watch over Japan, encouraging their blessings for the prosperity of the land, the people, and the harvest.

It was held next to my home the other day.
Two archers shot three times each; one archer lost the targets three times and the other hit all of them.