Tuesday, April 2, 2024
April 1, 2024, the beginning of the new fiscal year 2024.
Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro visited Hokuryu Town.
Mayor Sasaki's hour-and-a-half town tour included the precious Edaibetsu Dam, where meltwater irrigates the town's fields, crossing the Mitani district and reaching the town border with Mashike Town to see the majestic Mount Edai, the fields where snow-melting agents had been sprayed, and interacting with farmers hard at work setting up seedling greenhouses.
"I'm so glad you came all the way here! Please come again!"
"The townspeople said with happy smiles, and Mayor Sasaki engaged in lively conversation!!!
With the arrival of spring, nature sprouts new life, and farmers steadily begin their work...
The new fiscal year will begin with an exchange between the townspeople and Mayor Sasaki while experiencing the magnificent natural beauty of Hokuryu Town!
Mayor Sasaki is scheduled to visit the town about once a month from now on. Please look forward to Mayor Sasaki's next visit!!!
- 1 Edaibetsu Dam: A view of the sacred Edaibetsu Dam that irrigates the town's fields
- 2 Border area with Mashike Town
- 3 A field where snow-melting agents were sprayed
- 4 Conversation with townspeople during snow removal work
- 5 A conversation with farmers as they begin preparations for planting
- 6 Seedling greenhouse installation work begins
- 7 Scenery near the observation hill
- 8 Sunflower Park with a view of Hokuryu Onsen
- 9 Other photos
Edaibetsu Dam: A view of the sacred Edaibetsu Dam that irrigates the town's fields

Border area with Mashike Town
Mount Edai with its snow remaining towering majestically
A field where snow-melting agents were sprayed
Snow-melting agent-covered farmland can be seen all over town
Conversation with townspeople during snow removal work
A conversation with farmers as they begin preparations for planting
Seedling greenhouse installation work begins
Scenery near the observation hill
Sunflower Park with a view of Hokuryu Onsen
With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, this precious moment of interaction between Mayor Sasaki and the farmers who are now hard at work on their farms will shed light on the hearts of the townspeople and promote the revitalization of the town.
Other photos
◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)
