"Hokuryu Sunflower Festival sees 280,000 visitors, third highest ever, recovering to pre-COVID levels. Individual visitors continue to flock in, demonstrating the festival's ability to attract visitors." "Kita-Sorachi hopes for bumper soybean harvest as harvest begins." [Hokkaido Shimbun, Doushin Online Edition]

Friday, September 16, 2022

The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper and its Doushin Online Edition published the following articles: "Hokuryu Sunflower Festival draws 280,000 visitors, third-highest number ever, recovering to pre-COVID levels; individual visitors continue to flock in, 'demonstrating its ability to draw visitors'" and "Kita Sorachi hopes for bumper soybean harvest as harvesting begins" (both in the morning edition dated September 16th), so we would like to introduce them to you.

Hokuryu Sunflower Festival attracts 280,000 visitors

Hokuryu Sunflower Festival: 280,000 visitors, the third highest number ever, recovering to pre-COVID levels. Individual visitors continue to arrive, demonstrating the festival's ability to attract visitors.

 「北竜・ひまわりまつり 来場者28万人」:北海道新聞 どうしん電子版
"Hokuryu Sunflower Festival attracts 280,000 visitors" [Hokkaido Shimbun, Doushin Online Edition]

Hopes for a bumper soybean harvest begin in Kita Sorachi

・Kita Sorachi: Hopes for a bumper soybean harvest begin (Photo: Soybean harvesting underway in Omae's field in Itaya, Hokuryu Town)

「北空知 大豆豊作に期待 収穫始まる」:北海道新聞 どうしん電子版
"Kita Sorachi expects bumper soybean harvest as harvest begins" [Hokkaido Shimbun, Doushin Online Edition]

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 「北竜・ひまわりまつり 来場者28万人」「北空知 大豆豊作に期待 収穫始まる」:北海道新聞 どうしん電子版
"280,000 visitors to Hokuryu Sunflower Festival" "Kita Sorachi hopes for bumper soybean harvest as harvest begins"
[Hokkaido Shimbun/Doushin Online Edition]