Kuwana City, Mie: Ishidori Matsuri (Ishidori Festival) Known as the Noisiest Festival in Japan to be Held on Saturday August 2
Ishidori Matsuri (Ishidori Festival) Known as the Noisiest Festival in Japan to be Held on Saturday August 2nd and Sunday 3rd.
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Kuwana Ishidori Matsuri, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage event
Ishidori Matsuri will be held on August 2 nd and 3 rd this year, taking place in the vicinity of Kuwana Sosha (Kasuga Shrine). This UNESCO-recognized festival is known as the noisiest festival in Japan, with around 40 festival floats parading through the town with the grand sound of gongs and drums.
In particular, the 'Tatakidashi' on the first day of the Ishidori Matsuri, and the 'Tosai' held on the day of 'Hongaku' are must-sees, and the area around Kuwana Sosha is filled with many spectators.
Schedule of the festival
Saturday, August 2, the day of Shingaku (Final preparation of the festival)
0 a.m. Tatakidashi (start of striking the gong)
Around 5 p.m. Shinai Neri-Aruki (the floats will start parading in their own district)
The starting time of the Neri-Aruki differs by the district.
Sunday, August 3, the day of Hongaku (Festival)
1 p.m. Line up at Kita-ichiba,
6:30 p.m. Hanaguruma Tosai (Performing in front of the tower gate of Kuwana Sosha)
https://kuwana-ishidori.com/
'Kuwana Shaved Ice Route'
This year marks the fifth 'Kuwana Shaved Ice Route' event. Chubu Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial shaved ice machines with the top share of the Japanese market, is located in the city. Kuwana City, which experiences hot summers every year, consumes a large amount of shaved ice.
This year, 27 stores in the city will participate, offering a wide variety of shaved ice. A campaign to win prizes is also underway! For details, please visit the special website.
https://kuwana-kakigoori.com/
Please check in advance for some stores may be closed during the festival.
Come visit Kuwana to experience Japanese summer with Ishidori Matsuri, the noisiest festival in Japan, and shaved ice to cool you down.
Both websites are written in Japanese. By using the machine translation function on the web browser it is possible to read in the language you prefer.
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Expand A-9 MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (In millions and Unaudited) June 30, 2024 Change ANCILLARY REVENUE Vacation Ownership Segment $ 75 $ 72 5% Exchange & Third-Party Management Segment 1 1 (5%) Corporate and Other (1) — — NM Ancillary Revenue 76 73 5% MANAGEMENT FEE REVENUE Vacation Ownership Segment 55 51 7% Exchange & Third-Party Management Segment 1 2 (58%) Corporate and Other (1) — (1 ) 19% Management Fee Revenue 56 52 4% EXCHANGE AND OTHER SERVICES REVENUE Vacation Ownership Segment 35 34 3% Exchange & Third-Party Management Segment 39 42 (8%) Corporate and Other (1) 13 14 7% Exchange and Other Services Revenue 87 90 (2%) TOTAL MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE REVENUE $ 219 $ 215 2% (1) Amounts included in Corporate and other represent the impact of the consolidation of certain owners' associations under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 810, ' Consolidation,' and represents the portion attributable to individual or third-party vacation ownership interest owners. Expand A-10 MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (In millions and Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024 Change ANCILLARY REVENUE Vacation Ownership Segment $ 140 $ 137 3% Exchange & Third-Party Management Segment 2 2 (21%) Corporate and Other (1) — — NM Ancillary Revenue 142 139 2% MANAGEMENT FEE REVENUE Vacation Ownership Segment 110 103 7% Exchange & Third-Party Management Segment 4 7 (41%) Corporate and Other (1) (1 ) (2 ) 21% Management Fee Revenue 113 108 4% EXCHANGE AND OTHER SERVICES REVENUE Vacation Ownership Segment 70 65 6% Exchange & Third-Party Management Segment 81 88 (8%) Corporate and Other (1) 28 26 14% Exchange and Other Services Revenue 179 179 —% TOTAL MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE REVENUE $ 434 $ 426 2% (1) Amounts included in Corporate and other represent the impact of the consolidation of certain owners' associations under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 810, ' Consolidation,' and represents the portion attributable to individual or third-party vacation ownership interest owners. Expand A-11 MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (In millions) (Unaudited) INTERIM BALANCE SHEET ITEMS June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Cash and cash equivalents $ 205 $ 197 Vacation ownership notes receivable, net $ 2,485 $ 2,440 Inventory $ 744 $ 735 Property and equipment, net (1) $ 1,284 $ 1,170 Goodwill $ 3,117 $ 3,117 Intangibles, net $ 762 $ 790 Debt, net $ 3,197 $ 3,089 Stockholders' equity $ 2,484 $ 2,442 (1) Includes $323 million and $271 million at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, of completed vacation ownership units which are classified as a component of Property and equipment, net until the time at which they are available and legally registered for sale as vacation ownership products. 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As a result, the full year 2025 adjusted free cash flow is presented only on a non-GAAP basis and is not reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures. Where one or more of the currently unavailable items is applicable, some items could be material, individually or in the aggregate, to GAAP reported results. * Denotes non-GAAP financial measures. Please see 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures' for additional information about our reasons for providing these alternative financial measures and limitations on their use. Expand A-14 MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES In our press release and schedules, and on the related conference call, we report certain financial measures that are not prescribed by GAAP. We discuss our reasons for reporting these non-GAAP financial measures below, and the financial schedules included herein reconcile the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to each non-GAAP financial measure that we report (identified by an asterisk ('*') on the preceding pages). Although we evaluate and present these non-GAAP financial measures for the reasons described below, please be aware that these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenues, net income attributable to common stockholders, earnings per share or any other comparable operating measure prescribed by GAAP. In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do or may not calculate them at all, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Certain Items Excluded from Non-GAAP Financial Measures We evaluate non-GAAP financial measures, including those identified by an asterisk ('*') on the preceding pages, that exclude certain items as further described in the financial schedules included herein, and believe these measures provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP financial measures allow for period-over-period comparisons of our on-going core operations before the impact of these items. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate the comparison of results from our on-going core operations before these items with results from other companies. Adjusted Development Profit and Adjusted Development Profit Margin We evaluate Adjusted development profit (Adjusted sale of vacation ownership products, net of expenses) and Adjusted development profit margin as indicators of operating performance. Adjusted development profit margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted development profit by revenues from the Sale of vacation ownership products. Adjusted development profit and Adjusted development profit margin adjust Sale of vacation ownership products revenues for the impact of revenue reportability, include corresponding adjustments to Cost of vacation ownership products associated with the change in revenues from the Sale of vacation ownership products, and may include adjustments for certain items as necessary. We evaluate Adjusted development profit and Adjusted development profit margin and believe they provide useful information to investors because they allow for period-over-period comparisons of our on-going core operations before the impact of revenue reportability and certain items to our Development profit and Development profit margin. Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ('EBITDA') and Adjusted EBITDA EBITDA, a financial measure that is not prescribed by GAAP, is defined as earnings, or net income attributable to common stockholders, before interest expense, net (excluding consumer financing interest expense associated with term securitization transactions), income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA reflects additional adjustments for certain items and excludes share-based compensation expense and amortization of cloud computing software implementation costs. Share-based compensation expense is excluded to address considerable variability among companies in recording compensation expense because companies use share-based payment awards differently, both in the type and quantity of awards granted. During the first quarter of 2025, we began excluding Amortization of cloud computing software implementation costs, which are not included in depreciation and amortization expense, from Adjusted EBITDA for comparability purposes to address the considerable variability among companies in the utilization of productive assets, and have reclassified prior year amounts to conform with our current year presentation. For purposes of our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA calculations, we do not adjust for consumer financing interest expense associated with term securitization transactions because we consider it to be an operating expense of our business. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of operating performance, which we use to measure our ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, expand our business, and return cash to stockholders. We also use Adjusted EBITDA, as do analysts, lenders, investors and others, because this measure excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. For example, interest expense can be dependent on a company's capital structure, debt levels and credit ratings. Accordingly, the impact of interest expense on earnings can vary significantly among companies. The tax positions of companies can also vary because of their differing abilities to take advantage of tax benefits and because of the tax policies of the jurisdictions in which they operate. As a result, effective tax rates and provisions for income taxes can vary considerably among companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA also exclude depreciation and amortization, as well as amortization of cloud computing software implementation costs because companies utilize productive assets of different ages and use different methods of both acquiring and depreciating productive assets. These differences can result in considerable variability in the relative costs of productive assets and the depreciation and amortization expense among companies. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful as an indicator of operating performance because it allows for period-over-period comparisons of our on-going core operations before the impact of the excluded items. Adjusted EBITDA also facilitates comparison by us, analysts, investors, and others, of results from our on-going core operations before the impact of these items with results from other companies. Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin We evaluate Adjusted EBITDA margin and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin as indicators of operating profitability. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by the Company's total revenues less cost reimbursement revenues. Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Segment Adjusted EBITDA divided by the applicable segment's total revenues less cost reimbursement revenues. We evaluate Adjusted EBITDA margin and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin and believe it provides useful information to investors because it allows for period-over-period comparisons of our on-going core operations before the impact of excluded items. Adjusted Pretax Income, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders, and Adjusted Earnings per Share – Diluted We evaluate Adjusted pretax income, Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders, and Adjusted earnings per share - diluted as indicators of operating performance. Adjusted pretax income is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA less depreciation and amortization and interest expense, net of interest income. Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders is calculated as Adjusted pretax income less provision for income tax adjusted for certain items and Adjusted earnings per share - diluted equals adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders divided by diluted shares. We evaluate these measures because we believe they provide useful information to investors because they allow for period-over-period comparisons of our on-going core operations before the impact of certain non-recurring items such as impacts from asset sales, restructuring costs, litigation charges, strategic modernization initiative costs, transaction and integration costs, and impairments, and also facilitate the comparison of results from our on-going core operations before these items with results from other companies. Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow We evaluate Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow as liquidity measures that provide useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash provided by operating activities after capital expenditures for property and equipment and the borrowing and repayment activity related to our term securitizations, which cash can be used for, among other purposes, strategic opportunities, including acquisitions and strengthening the balance sheet. Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which reflects additional adjustments to Free Cash Flow for the impact of transaction, integration and restructuring charges, litigation charges, insurance proceeds, impact of borrowings available from the securitization of eligible vacation ownership notes receivable, and changes in restricted cash and other items, allows for period-over-period comparisons of the cash generated by our business before the impact of these items. 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King Of The Hill comes back a little meaner (but at least that boy's alright)
When we see Hank Hill for the first time in 15 years, he's being humiliated: trying (and mostly failing) to pee in a tiny airplane bathroom while being forced to listen to his wife regale a growing crowd of irritated onlookers with his most intimate medical details. It's a strange start to what will prove to be a largely gentle return to King Of The Hill's world of propane, propane accessories, and, yes, the inescapable specter of the 'narrow urethra.' It suggests that there might be something just a tad crueler operating in the show's new-old heart, a suspicion that lurks throughout a first episode that dances around the idea that Hank Hill's small-c conservatism may have calcified into something a little uglier, and more reactive, in his advancing years. It's a weird pilot all around, really—most notably when it deliberately cuts the show off from its most vital relationship: the one between Hank and Peggy Hill (still series co-creator Mike Judge and the wonderful Kathy Najimy) and their now-adult son, Bobby (Pamela Adlon). There's a reason for this—Bobby has changed the most out of all our characters in the eight (in-universe) years since we last saw him, and the show wants to give him room to stand on his own two feet. But the disconnect still makes for a weak first impression, as the Hills acclimate (poorly) to life back on Rainey Street after several years spent working in the propane business in Saudi Arabia. Luckily, once King Of The Hill—now showrun by Saladin K. Patterson, a veteran TV writer who last wrestled with The Reboot Machine in service of The Wonder Years—settles into its groove, these initial tensions largely vanish. Sure, Hank will occasionally get a little 'uncle you don't talk to at dinner much anymore,' cracking an 'assigned at birth' joke here or waxing ecstatic about the legacy of George W. Bush there. (The infamous limp handshake has, apparently, been forgiven.) But the show's belief in its hero's inherent decency manages to transform those moments from red flags into mere eye rolls. King Of The Hill was never a political show, in any meaningful sense of the phrase, and it hasn't fallen into that pitfall here: This is still first and foremost a comedy about culture and character. And oh, what a character it's found in Bobby Hill, who has managed—despite eight billion childhood recitations of 'that boy ain't right'—to grow up into a genuinely great TV protagonist, powered by Adlon's good-as-ever voice work. Now 21, and working in his own fusion Japanese-German restaurant in Dallas, Bobby has been largely exorcised of an original slate of character flaws that were, to be fair, mostly rooted in being an impressionable kid. Smarter and more driven, but still possessed of his old kindness and charisma, this Bobby naturally gravitates into the 'sane man surrounded by weirdos' position that was once the sole province of his old man. He's also a lot harder to push around, with many of the revival's best episodes—including one where Hank learns, to his enduring horror, that his son's restaurant runs on charcoal—focusing on the pair working through conflicts that once would have seen Bobby get steamrolled by Hank. Call it fan service if you like. But there's real pleasure, which the series itself revels in, in seeing this soft, sweet kid grow into a genuinely good man. (Also, in case you were wondering: Bobby Hill absolutely pulls.) The younger Hill is also at the center of the revival show's very lightly serialized elements, which focus on both his restaurant (bankrolled by classic KOTH amoral money guy Ted Wassanasong) and his efforts to rekindle a friendship with childhood sweetheart Connie Souphanousinphone (a returning Lauren Tom). The emphasis here is on lightly. The original King Of The Hill often went for Simpsons levels of resetting the table between episodes; the revival, by contrast, allows small narrative threads to wind across its ten-episode season. (The most notable non-Bobby one examines how both Hank and Peggy struggle to adapt to the free time of retirement.) It's a mild concession to the realities of modern TV but not an unwelcome one. Characters can't help but feel a little realer when they have memories that actually persist between episodes. But, you're likely wondering, is the show funny? Undeniably and most especially when it leans on two factors that were both hallmarks of the original series. The first is a best-in-class voice cast, once again MVP'd by Stephen Root. Having gone full shut-in since the original series ended, Root's Bill Dauterive remains the definitive TV sad sack, with the veteran actor still capturing every nuance of the character's prickly, deeply attention-seeking brand of existential loneliness. He's matched, as ever, by Najimy, who continues to make a virtue of many of Peggy Hill's most joyfully irritating character traits. (Her confident pronunciation of 'Saudi Arabi-eye' rates at least a smile every time it crops up.) The situation surrounding the show's other top character, Dale Gribble, is, admittedly, a bit more complicated. Even before Johnny Hardwick died midway through the show's production, it's clear his voice had changed significantly in the intervening years: His Dale is gruffer, and more monotone, than it was in the original series and doesn't have the excitable high-pitched registers that powered so many memorable 'sh-sha' and 'S'go!'s. (Toby Huss, picking up the character three-quarters of the way into the season, opts to match Hardwick's modern voice instead of his earlier one.) But Dale, as a character, is still wholly recognizable—even as some of his conspiratorial, rabble-rousing madness has become slightly less charming on account of becoming quite a bit more mainstream since the series was last on the air. Which leads neatly into the other familiar factor powering King Of The Hill's comedy engine: Its willingness to tackle cultural criticism head-on. 'The One Where Hank Hill Wrestles With A Societal Concept' was a classic King Of The Hill plotline back in the old days, and the show doesn't shy away from it here: The new series examines topics like cultural appropriation and the gig economy and—in a satisfying late-season entry—demonstrates exactly what a Certified Wife Guy like Hank Hill would think of the misogynistic other-blaming of the manosphere. The commentary itself ranges from surface-level to modestly insightful—if you're seeking anything deeper than 'basic common sense and decency' from an animated sitcom, you're out of luck—but it's still nice to see the series bare its teeth from time to time. Revival projects like King Of The Hill serve multiple masters as a matter of course. Nostalgia must be fed, whether it comes in the form of a sight gag referencing (the now-late) Chuck Mangione or the simple pleasure of hearing Judge slip back into good ol' boy Boomhauer's beautiful, semi-coherent mumbles. (The show struggles a bit more with how to handle less rosy aspects of its legacy. Hardwick and Jonathan Joss both get 'In Memory' cards, and Tom Petty is at least acknowledged via a needle drop. But there's something sad, and maybe even a little disingenuous, about the series neglecting to give even a passing tribute to Brittany Murphy's Luanne.) But in the grand scheme of things, shows like this live or die not on whether we loved their characters back in the day but if we love the people they've become now. By that metric, King Of The Hill is a rousing success. The show isn't perfect. But that boy? He's just right. King Of The Hill season 14 premieres August 4 on Hulu More from A.V. Club In Chief Of War, Jason Momoa thrills from both sides of the camera Mubi denies it's "shelved" Eddie Huang's Vice Is Broke after he said they "fund genocide" Chance The Rapper takes it back to 2016 with new album announcement Solve the daily Crossword
