50 Years of Tourism Association [1980s].
| year number | month | major events |
| 1980 1980 | 4 | Mr. Susumu Yotsuji, an agricultural cooperative employee who participated in a study tour of Europe, saw the sunflower fields around Belgrade Airport in the former Yugoslavia and, noting the beauty of the scenery and the potential of sunflowers as a health food, which was the purpose of their cultivation, started a campaign to improve dietary habits based on a self-sufficiency movement by the women's club of an agricultural cooperative in Hokuryu Town. The campaign to plant sunflowers "one hectare per household" began as part of the "Movement to Protect the Health of the Family" movement. |
| 5 | The 11th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) | |
| 7 | Shipment of trial specialty melons and sweet corn begins. | |
| 8 | The 16th town festival held | |
| 8 | Sunflower oil presses were installed by an agricultural cooperative, and oil pressing began in October. | |
| 🌻 | Chinese Consulate General opens in Sapporo (4th after the U.S., South Korea, and Russia). | |
| 1981 1981 | 5 | The 12th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) |
| 6 | Production of "Yellow Small-tama Watermelon" begins in six houses in the Mitani district (now Himawari Watermelon). | |
| 8 | 17th town festival held | |
| 1982 1982 | 5 | The 13th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) |
| 7 | Construction of agricultural products collection and shipping facility No. 1 (813nf) | |
| 8 | Sunflower nut processing facility installed Sunflower nut production from Oct. | |
| 8 | The 18th town festival held | |
| 🌻 | Establish Hokuryu Town's tree "Onko" and Hokuryu Town's flower "Sunflower | |
| 1983 1983 | 3 | Awarded the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize, first prize in the "Our Village is Beautiful" contest in 1982. |
| 5 | The 14th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) | |
| 8 | 19th town festival held | |
| 🌻 | Sunflower oil and sunflower nut production license granted; Hokuryu Agricultural Cooperative to begin full-scale production. | |
| 1984 1984 | 5 | The 15th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) |
| 8 | The 20th town festival held | |
| 🌻 | Noboru Takeuchi ships "sunflower pigs" raised on sunflower oil scum as feed. | |
| 🌻 | ...The "Etai-dake Development (Ski Resort) Concept" in Hokuryu Town was also developed as a result of the resort boom caused by the bubble economy. The concept was based on environmental issues and the "Sunflower Concept Plan" that was created in 1990. This concept was based on environmental issues and the "Sunflower Concept Plan" that was created in 1990. We're going to have to stop. | |
| 1985 1985 | 5 | The 16th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) |
| 7 | A "flush toilet" was installed in front of the agricultural cooperative's direct sales shop as part of a wide-area sightseeing route development project (the mosaic mural was designed by Naoto Yamada, a town hall employee). | |
| 7 | Construction of agricultural products collection and shipping facility No. 2 (632rrl) | |
| 8 | 21st town festival held | |
| 1986 1986 | 5 | Lions Club Plants 52 Cherry Trees of 20 Years in Kompirayama Park |
| 5 | The 17th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) | |
| 5 | The Board of Education staff produced and produced "Hokuryu Ondo," "Hokuryu Koi," and "Wind of Sunflower," which were used in the Hokuryu Ondo parade at the Himawari Festival and at various other events. In addition, the following year, sweets were produced and sold under the names "Hokuryu Koi" and "Wind of Sunflower | |
| 8 | 22nd town festival held | |
| 🌻 | National Urban Greenery Fair "Sapporo Flower and Greenery Exposition" held in Sapporo | |
| 1987 1987 | 2 | Production and sales of "Hokuyuu Koiga" and "Sunflower no Kaze", famous confections of Himawari. |
| 4 | Ryutopia Association established | |
| 4 | Ken Matsumoto was appointed head of the Tourism Association. | |
| 5 | The 18th Hokuryu Town Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) | |
| 6 | NHK's Tower of the Sun used for the Sapporo Flower and Greenery Exposition was received free of charge, and a "Tower of Sunflowers" was constructed as a symbolic tower in front of the agricultural cooperative. | |
| 8 | (Renamed from the previous town festival, the main body of the festival was the Sunflower Festival. The event was conducted by the event committee (the main venue was the Agricultural Cooperative Sunflower Plaza). | |
| 1988 1988 | 2 | Hokuryu Town Agricultural Cooperative Women's Club received the Hokkaido Industrial Contribution Award (for activities using sunflowers as a symbol). |
| 4 | Highway Rumoi (Sapporo - Rumoi) service begins (Hekisui stop only) | |
| 5 | The 19th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) | |
| 7 | Held 2nd Himawari Festival (Agricultural Cooperative Association Himawari Plaza), Nobue Matsubara Song Show | |
| 8 | Ryutopia Society created a blue dragon (male 20m) and a white dragon (female 17m) | |
| 8 | On August 25-26, guerrilla torrential rains with a total rainfall of over 400 mm caused serious damage to agricultural products and facilities, including farmland. The damage was recognized as a severe disaster. | |
| 🌻 | ...For the past eight years, the sunflower field has been a popular spot for people passing by on the national highway to take pictures and enjoy the sunflowers. The sunflowers have been cultivated as part of a campaign to improve the dietary habits of the local people, but they have also been used as tourism material. The idea of taking advantage of the difference starts NHK Hokkaido Chunichi Hizakurige (A dragon dances in the village of sunflowers) televised | |
1964 | 1 | Onko in Ryujin, recognized by the Environment Agency as the 9th best tree (yew) in Japan. |
| 1 | Sunflower Land Hokuryu recognized as one of Hokkaido's 100 best town development sites. | |
| 5 | Birth of Sunflower Village Mr. Kazuichiro Sawayama, the landowner of the Hokusame Farmland Development's fields on the western hillside along Route 275, became elderly and sickly, and offered to somehow manage the fields for him. | |
| 5 | The 20th Hokuryu-cho Cherry Blossom Festival held (Kompirayama Park) | |
| 5 | Development of "Sunflower Healthy" organic fertilizer made from sunflower oil meal | |
| 5 | Mr. Yasuhiro Sasaki, Director of Commerce, Industry, and Youth Department, together with members, installed "sunflower designs" at various stores and public facilities. | |
| 7 | Former Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Takamasa Hatta, opens the Himawari Workshop and begins selling Kumiki products. | |
| 7 | Held the 3rd Sunflower Festival (held mainly at the Agricultural Cooperative Sunflower Plaza) | |
| 7 | Ryu Odori (dragon dance) on 7/2 for the town's athletic meet and 8/2 for the Sunflower Festival, 8/25 Ryu Odori to be performed at the town's Bon Odori dance | |
| 10 | Winner of the New Frontier Festival's Hometown Song Contest among cities, towns, and villages, promoting sunflowers |
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