The harvested Kurosengoku soybeans are collected in containers and bags in Hokuryu Town and lined up along the walls of the factory. [Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association]

Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano Activity Report: November 14th (Monday) Meeting with the mayor and department heads, second stage of recruitment exam (fire department), discussion with the president of the Himawari Tourism Association, consultation with parents of Wa Nursery School, discussion on results of the fire department recruitment exam, discussion on public facility development plans, and attendance at the wake of the late Katsutoshi Yamamoto of the Sakuraoka Neighborhood Association.