Monday, November 8, 2021
The "Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourism and Product Fair 2021" was held for three days from November 1 (Mon.) to 3 (Wed.) at the Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Plaza, Kita 1-jo Event Space East (between Exits 7 and 10).
- 1 Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourism and Product Fair 2021 Poster
- 2 Introduction of Hokuryu Town specialties, etc.
- 2.1 Overall coordination (Hokuryu Town Hall staff: Industry Division in charge)
- 2.2 New rice produced in Hokuryu Town (JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch)
- 2.3 Sunflower oil, etc. (Hokuryu Promotion Public Corporation)
- 2.4 Consultation on immigration and new farming (Hokuryu Town Hall staff, Hokuryu Town Agricultural Committee members, etc.)
- 2.5 Kuro Sengoku Soybeans (Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative)
- 3 New rice Natsububoshi 5gasu scooping
- 3.5.1 The new rice Natsuboshi 5-goume square scooping is a big, big service!
- 3.5.2 This is a service from me! Hi! One more!
- 3.5.3 The lineup is very popular!
- 3.5.4 200 kg of new Natsuboshi rice added on the third day
- 3.5.5 New rice is reputed to be very tasty.
- 3.5.6 Cute scooping with tiny hands!
- 3.5.7 Miyan is also a joy to be around!
- 3.5.8 Over 900 kg of Natsuboshi (about 15 bales) in 3 days
- 3.5.9 Thank you very much!
- 4 Kurokeshi Soybeans
- 5 Consultation for new farmers and immigrants
- 6 Visitor Survey
- 7 Appealing to people coming and going in Chickahawk
- 8 Those who came to support us
- 9 Final sales pitch and appeal for all Hokuryu's all-out effort
- 10 tidying up
- 11 The fair is over! Good night!
- 12 Sapporo Chrysanthemum Festival 2021
- 13 More Photos
- 14 Related Articles
Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourism and Product Fair 2021 Poster
This year, the Sapporo Autumn Fair and various other events were cancelled due to the Corona Vortex. This year's Hokuryu Town Product Fair started as the first event after the lifting of the state of emergency declaration, which had been issued about four times so far.
The fair was held to promote the spread and expansion of Hokuryu Town's specialty products and tourism, and was organized by the Hokuryu Town Office, JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office, Hokuryu Promotion Public Corporation, Kurosekishi Business Cooperative Association, and Hokuryu Construction Association, all of whom were involved in the event. Several staff members from each organization participated in the event, taking turns to enthusiastically promote the town of Hokuryu.
The Chikaho (Sapporo Station underground pedestrian space) is a busy place, with people constantly coming and going.
Introduction of Hokuryu Town specialties, etc.
He took off his mask for a moment during the photo shoot and agreed to be photographed.
Overall coordination (Hokuryu Town Hall staff: Industry Division in charge)
New rice produced in Hokuryu Town (JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch)
Selling new rice from Hokuryu Town "Nanatsuboshi" (5-gasu scoop), "Yumepirika", "Oborozuki", "Kitakurin", "Germinated brown rice Nanatsuboshi", and others.
New rice Natsububoshi No.5 square scooped
Various new rice
Sunflower oil, etc. (Hokuryu Promotion Public Corporation)
Sells Brilliant Sunflower Oil, Roasted Sunflower Oil, Kuro Sengoku Sunflower Oil Dressing, Hokuryu Sunflower Balm, Sunflower Cookies, Tagara Mochi Rice Cakes, etc.
Sunflower oil related products
Dressing, sunflower cookies.
Consultation on immigration and new farming (Hokuryu Town Hall staff, Hokuryu Town Agricultural Committee members, etc.)
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Kuro Sengoku Soybeans (Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative)
We sell fresh Kuro-sengoku soybeans, Kuro-chan-don, Bean and Rice Set, Kuro-sengoku Kariitto! Kuro Sengoku Kinako, Kuro Sengoku Dry Pack, Kuro Sengoku Flake, Kuro Sengoku Tea, etc.
Kuro Sengoku Soybean Meat
Kuro Sengoku Soybean Meat made its first appearance at this year's event! It is a processed product made by pressing oil from Kuro Sengoku soybeans, heating and pressurizing it, and drying it at high temperature, giving it a meat-like texture.
Cooking easily, just like a ground meat dish! Please take this opportunity to try it!
New rice Natsububoshi 5gasu scooping
The new rice Natsuboshi 5-goume square scooping is a big, big service!
This is a service from me! Hi! One more!
For 300 yen a time, the five-gou masu are filled with seven or eight cups of new rice. 'Here's a service from me! Hi! One more serving! and many times more, and a big serving of new rice!
The lineup is very popular!
The event was a great success throughout the three days with people constantly lining up to get their hands on the new rice!
200 kg of new Natsuboshi rice added on the third day
Initially, 700 kg of new Natsuboshi rice was prepared for scooping, but it was sold out in two days due to unexpected popularity! Thanks to the great efforts of the people involved, an additional 200 kg of brown rice was milled and brought in in a hurry.
New rice is reputed to be very tasty.
Throughout the three days, many people came back again and again saying, "The new rice was so delicious!" and many of them came back again and again, some of them even said, "This is my sixth time! Some of them even said, "This is my sixth time!
Cute scooping with tiny hands!
Miyan is also a joy to be around!
Meeyan (Ms. Mitsue Kimura, Hokkaido Food Meister), who is in charge of the three-page Thursday edition of HBC Radio's "Asagan Sakurai", also came to the event and gave a shout-out!
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Over 900 kg of Natsuboshi (about 15 bales) in 3 days
Over 900 kg of new Natsuboshi rice scooped during the three days were sold out!
Thank you very much!
The customer who purchased the last of the rice! Everyone applauded!
Kurokeshi Soybeans
The explanation of how to cook Kuro Sengoku soybeans, how to cook them, and the nutrition of Kuro Sengoku soybeans were very popular with the customers who listened attentively and with great interest!
Fans of Kuro Sengoku visit
Many big fans of Kuro Sengoku Soybeans came to the event! Thank you very much!
Courteous and attentive staff
Consultation for new farmers and immigrants
This year, a new farmer and immigration consultation and questionnaire corner was set up to promote the attractiveness of Hokuryu Town!
Visitor Survey
Many people responded to the survey. Thank you very much!
Appealing to people coming and going in Chickahawk
Mayor Yutaka Sano personally promotes Hokuryu Town
Mayor Sano himself helped scooping new rice and enjoyed talking with customers to promote the charms of Hokuryu Town!
Appealing to the youth of Hokuryu Town
The young people who participated in the event, including Hokuryu Town Hall officials and members of the Hokuryu Town Construction Industry Association, made a heartfelt appeal of Hokuryu Town's attractions to the people who came and went incessantly at the Chikaho.
We are here from Hokuryu Town, the town of sunflowers. The fair will be held for three days from today. Please stop by and visit us at the fair. We will also be offering a scooping event for 300 yen for a 5-gasu portion of Hokuryu-machi's delicious new rice.
All of the rice in Hokuryu Town is grown with low pesticides, and we promote responsible clean agriculture where you can 'see who in the town grew the rice and how' by holding your phone over the QR code. We also received the Japan Agricultural Award Grand Prize. We have also acquired the JAS standard for agricultural products for which production information is disclosed.
We are also offering a 5-gou scoop of new rice for only 300 yen.
Kuro Sengoku soybeans are small black soybeans that are highly nutritious, savory, and delicious. This time, we are bringing a rare Kuro Sengoku soybean meat, a processed product of Kuro Sengoku soybeans.
The event will be held for three days starting today, so please do not miss this opportunity to visit us! Please do, please do! and all the staff members who will do their best to promote Hokuryu Town to the very end, even if their voices are broken with all their might!
I was struck by the enthusiasm of the all-Hokuryu staff, who did their best to promote Hokuryu Town throughout the three days.
Those who came to support us
Many people from the Sapporo Hokuryu-kai (hometown association of people from Hokuryu-cho), classmates, and fans of Hokuryu-cho came to support and encourage us. Thank you very much!
Sapporo Hokuryu-kai and Hokuryu-cho classmates
On Monday, November 1, at the very beginning of the first day, Mr. Hideo Konishi, President of Sapporo Hokuryu-kai, visited us to give us encouragement!
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Friends, acquaintances, acquaintances
Miyan (Ms. Mitsue Kimura, Hokkaido Food Meister)
Yasuto Noshikawa, who was transferred from the Hokkaido Government
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Final sales pitch and appeal for all Hokuryu's all-out effort
On the last day, the new rice was sold out by around 3:00 p.m., so the staff members in charge of rice went around to support the sale of the few remaining sunflower oil and kuro-sengoku soybeans. The entire staff cooperated with each other and gave their all for the final sales!
tidying up
The fair is over! Good night!
Finally, Ms. Mami Uemura, a member of the Hokkaido Assembly, took time out of her busy schedule to come and give us a pep talk. Thank you!
Sapporo Chrysanthemum Festival 2021
The Sapporo Chrysanthemum Festival 2021 will be held at Chikaho from November 3 to 5.
With boundless love, gratitude and prayers for the shining product fair of Hokuryu Town, which united the passion of all Hokuryu people who love Hokuryu Town and did their best to promote Hokuryu Town's specialties and the town's charms.
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