Hokuryu Marché 2022 was held! A wonderful marché of handmade creators from Hokuryu Town and beyond!

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

On September 4 (Sun.) from 10:00 to 16:00, "Hokuryu Marché" was held at the multi-purpose hall of the Hokuryu-cho commercial revitalization facility, Cocowa, featuring handmade goods.

This is a wonderful marché where handmade creators and others from Hokuryu Town and beyond gather. There is a lineup of wonderful and cute works that will warm your heart and make you feel cheerful and energetic!

Held at Cocowa, a commercial revitalization facility in Hokuryu Town

Exhibit at Multipurpose Hall

• Hokuryu Marche Instagram:hokuryumarche

participant

Handmade creators, etc.

• Chikuchiku Taimu (small cloth goods)
• TokaDin (accessories, miscellaneous goods)
• Sorairo (barbarium, pressed flowers, papers)
• Shizenka (birch bark work, materials for sale)
• Tsumugi (straw work, birch work, dried flowers)
• shiromaru (kogin stitch, small cloth goods)
• dipart American Flowers (arrangements, reeds, bouquets)
• ROOTS (Kendama Life Store)

workshop

• Candy bomb "bath bomb (bath salt)" making experience
• Making apple coasters and round drawstrings
• American Flower Mini Frame Making Experience

Hokuryu Marche, venue view

Introduction of handmade creators, etc.

Chikuchiku Taimu (small cloth goods)

A mom who lives in Hokuryu-cho and runs a patchwork circle (held once a month at a community center). On the day of the event, she held a workshop for apple coasters and round drawstring pouch.

I'm glad everyone enjoyed the experience. We were happy to hear that some of our customers told us they would like to visit the Patchwork Circle as well," she said smiling!

Workshop of apple coaster

Tick-tock enjoyment time!

Cute Pouch

Patchwork Works

Arm covers, pen cases, pouches, etc.

TokaDin (accessories, miscellaneous goods)

• Work of a couple from Osaka City and living in Hokuryu Town, where the husband is engaged in agriculture.
• The couple, who have traveled the world, create a variety of wonderful accessories, including "natural stone macramé accessories" that they learned in India and Thailand, and "Nyanduti" earrings, a unique lace weaving technique they learned in Paraguay.
• TokaDin Instagram:tokadin715

The sunflower pattern earrings are very cute!

Unique lace knitting "Nyanduti

Lace Earrings

Mask Charm

Natural stone macrame accessories

Digital illustration painting "Sunflower" created by a friend

objet d'art

Sorairo (barbarium, pressed flowers, papers)

While growing vegetables with her husband, who runs a farm, she also challenges herself to make barbariums, pressed flowers, chopstick rests, toothbrush holders, and other items using flowers as materials!

Various barbariums

pressed flower magnet, chopstick, pressed flower spoon, toothbrush & pen stand

Vegetable Sales

Destroyers, publica, peppers, mini-tomatoes, pumpkin snow peas, and small black watermelons.

Shizenka (birch bark work, materials for sale)

• Work by a couple who runs a self-supporting forestry business in Hokuryu Town
• Birch bark accessories, logs, branches, and many other wonderful works of nature's gentleness!
• Instagram:shizenka2020

Japanese white birch bark work

coaster

Birch objet d'art

twig

Shizenka is "forestry without planting

Shizenka" is a practical and beautiful material that is produced through "forestry without planting" for the next generation.

Tsumugi (straw work, birch work, dried flowers)

• Handmade works made of natural materials by a group of four mothers living in Hokuryu Town
• The goods are made of natural materials from Hokuryu Town, and include rice straw brooms, pots and pans, dolls, ornaments and brooches made from birch bark, straw stars made from straw, dried flowers arranged by local flower farmers, and many more.
• Instagram:tumugi1114

mini broom

Straw Star, Wool Felt

hair elastic

Japanese white birch bark work

Tree ornaments, wreaths

Dried Flower Wreath

shiromaru

• Coasters and other small fabric works such as pin cushions using "Kogin Sashimi," a traditional sashiko technique handed down in the Tsugaru region.
• A variety of works that are gentle and comforting.
• Instagram:shiromaru111ho

Kogin Sashi Coaster

pincushion

Gamaguchi, bookmark strap

Kogin Guma: figurine made from plastic bottle caps

dipart American Flowers (arrangements, reeds, bouquets)

• American Flower is a crystal-like flower made from a synthetic resin solution.
• A work of art made with wire shapes, dipped in a dipping solution, covered with a film, and arranged with colored flowers.
• Arrangements, wreaths, frames, and other gorgeous and beautiful works!
• On the day of the event, a workshop for American Flower mini-frames will be held.
• She is an instructor of regular American Flower (dip art) classes in Asahikawa City.Co-op Sapporo Culture Class

American Flower (Dip Art)

flower arrangement

ROOTS (Kendama Life Store)

• This is the store of Mr. Masateru Akamatsu John (President of Kendama Club ASAHIDAMA), who participates and teaches at Hokuryu Kendama Club.

Kendama, caps, T-shirts

KROM POP

candy bomb

• Experience making "bath bombs" (bath salts) conducted by a mom living in Hokuryu Town.
• Mix baking soda: citric acid: salt 2:1:2 and mix with water using a mist sprayer. Put it in a mold, press it down and leave it for a few minutes to dry.

It looks simple, but the degree of hardening depends on the humidity, temperature, and amount of water. We had to repeat trial and error until we succeeded. It was really hard work. I am glad that local children came and enjoyed the event today.

Children's very popular bath bomb making experience

Finished without incident! Thank you for your hard work!

The event ended without a hitch! Thank you for your hard work!

We had a wonderful time, enjoying our guests and sharing the joy and excitement with you all. Thank you very much.

I would like to continue to take on various challenges at every opportunity," said Representative Reiko Takebayashi.

I make love to you in harmony with handmade goods full of smiles and love.

We wish you a wonderful Hokuryu Marche, where we can share the joy and pleasure of handmade goods with each other with endless love, gratitude and prayers.

Finally, all participants snapped a commemorative photo!

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