Mowing and Thinning of Sunflower Village" by Hokuryu Town Residents 2023 with Deep Love and Sincerity

Friday, June 23, 2023

On June 21 (Wed.), the summer solstice, sunflowers were cut and thinned at Sunflower Village by the residents of Hokuryu Town.

Hokuryu townspeople participated over three days

This work will take place over three days, Wednesday, June 21, Thursday, June 22, and Friday, June 23, for two hours each in the morning and afternoon (09:30 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 15:30).

About 40 people participated on the morning of the first day, including volunteers from the town's neighborhood associations and senior citizens' clubs.

This is the mowing & thinning work of Hokuryu Town residents with deep love and sincerity for the lovely sunflowers growing vigorously under the great sunshine of the summer solstice.

  • Sponsored by:Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association
  • Sponsored by:Hokuryu Town, JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office, Hokuryu Land Improvement District, Hokuryu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry
We are serious and wholehearted...
We are serious and wholehearted...

Everyone worked together...

Everyone worked together...
Everyone worked together...

We are all in good harmony.

We are all in good harmony.
We are all in good harmony.

In a village of sunflowers as far as the eye can see.

In a village of sunflowers as far as the eye can see.
In a village of sunflowers as far as the eye can see.

He was so enthusiastic that he didn't even look aside.

He was so enthusiastic that he didn't even look aside.
He was so enthusiastic that he didn't even look aside.

The handiwork of an experienced housewife.

The handiwork of an experienced housewife.
The handiwork of an experienced housewife.

Doing and doing, one after the other...

Doing and doing, one after the other...
Doing and doing, one after the other...

We take our work seriously and lovingly...

We take our work seriously and lovingly...
We take our work seriously and lovingly...

Dandelions are watching over us...

Dandelions are watching over us...
Dandelions are watching over us...

Sunflower growing up quickly

Sunflower growing up quickly
Sunflower growing up quickly

Praying for the healthy growth of Sunflower.

Praying for the healthy growth of Sunflower.
Praying for the healthy growth of Sunflower.

A village of sunflowers brimming with vitality

A village of sunflowers brimming with vitality
A village of sunflowers brimming with vitality

Hokkaido Television Broadcasting (HTB) is covering the event!

Hokkaido Television Broadcasting (HTB) is covering the event!
Hokkaido Television Broadcasting (HTB) is covering the event!

We pray from the bottom of our hearts for the healthy growth of the sunflowers, who are growing up full of the mysterious sunlight on the day of the summer solstice.

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◇ Reporting and writing by Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editorial assistance by Noboru Terauchi)

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