Agricultural Festival - Town People's Festival - Sunflower Festival: 1960s-1980s
tr style="height: 63.75pt;">Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)65counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)
1985counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)The 21st Town People's Festival8May 16.day (of the month)
~8Month 18day (of the month)Town tug-of-war tournament, rice festival, meat festival, agricultural products sales, cultural festival works exhibition sponsored by the Cultural Federation, telephone display, stamp exhibition, tobacco campaign, Kadokawa Hiroshi and Hino Mika song show twice a day and night, Hanagasa Ondo parade, Hokuryu-cho Bon dance festival, rice shipment forecast voting, 21st Hokusho 10-mile road race
| counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | name | schedule | Contents |
| 1965 1965. | The 1st Agricultural Festival | November 22. ~November 23 | Miss Agricultural Cooperative Selection, amateur throat singing contest, elementary and junior high school students' drawings and paintings, Fudo exhibition, lifestyle innovation exhibition |
| 1966 1966. | 2nd Agricultural Festival | September 7 ~September 9 | Election of Miss Agricultural Cooperative, amateur throat singing contest, cooking competition, agricultural technology presentation, youth advocacy presentation, drawing and calligraphy exhibition for elementary and junior high school students, life innovation exhibition, rice production improvement technology competition, agricultural product fair, marathon relay race, essay contest for elementary and junior high school students, rice shipment forecast voting |
| 1967 1967counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 3rd Agricultural Festival | September 3 ~September 5 | NHK "Nodo Jiman" amateur entertainment contest, town residents' softball tournament, agricultural product fair, essay contest, farming technology presentation, marathon relay race, youth advocacy presentation, rice shipment forecast voting, cooking competition, essay contest for elementary and junior high school students, drawing contest for elementary and junior high school students, calligraphy and calligraphy exhibition, and lifestyle innovation exhibition |
| 1968 1968counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | 4th Agricultural Festival | September 7 ~September 9 | Prayers for a good harvest, presentation of farming techniques, presentation of youth's claims, cooking competition Art contest, softball tournament, elementary and junior high school students' drawings, calligraphy exhibition, photo exhibition, antique exhibition, building materials exhibition, flea for sale of saplings, call for essays on agricultural management, voting for rice shipment forecast, agricultural products fair, Hokuryu High School School Festival |
| 1969 1969counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 5th Town People's Festival | September 4 ~September 6 | Thanksgiving festival for a good harvest, bowling tournament for town residents, softball tournament for town residents, cooking competition, tractor driving competition, agricultural produce fair, elementary and junior high school students' drawings, calligraphy exhibition, life innovation exhibition, photo exhibition, presentation of young people's claims, marathon relay race, essay contest for elementary and junior high school students, voting for rice shipment forecast, etc. |
| 1970 1970 | The 6th Town People's Festival | September 4 ~September 6 | Thanksgiving Festival for a Bumper Crop, Softball Tournament for Townspeople, Bowling Tournament for Townspeople, Cooking Competition, Youth Advocacy Presentation, Sapling Sale, Shigin, Music, Folk Song Presentation, Costume Parade, Drum & Fife Brass Band March, Art Competition, Tractor Driving Competition, Theater Presentation, Walking Campaign for Townspeople, Marathon, Agricultural Products Fair, Drawing and Calligraphy for Elementary and Middle School Students Exhibitions, life innovation exhibitions, photo exhibitions, stone exhibitions, antique exhibitions, painting, calligraphy, tanka and haiku poetry exhibitions, mama-san volleyball pole competition, fire storms, essay contests for elementary and junior high school students, and voting for the rice shipment forecast. |
| 1971 1971counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 7th Town People's Festival | September 5. ~September 7 | Thanksgiving festival for a good harvest, marathon, volleyball tournament for mothers, driving competition, costume parade, road brass band performance, softball tournament for townspeople, agricultural products sales, tree seedling sales, tractor driving competition, walking campaign for townspeople, voting for the best rice crop |
| 1972 1972counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 8th Town People's Festival | September 9 ~ September 11 | Agricultural produce sales, traffic safety parade, traffic safety driving competition, mama-san volleyball tournament, town residents' softball tournament, tractor driving competition, marathon, town residents' walking campaign, rice shipment forecast voting |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)48counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1973counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | ordinal9The 2nd Agricultural Festival | September 9 ~September 12 | Agricultural product sales, traffic safety driving competition, town residents' softball game, tractor driving competition, marathon, voting for rice shipment forecasts |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)49counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1974counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | ordinal10The 2nd Agricultural Festival | September 3 ~September 5 | Agricultural product sales, tree seedling sales, surprise market, traffic safety driving competition, beef cattle driving competition, tractor driving competition, marathon, rice shipment forecasting |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)50counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1975counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | ordinal11The 2nd Agricultural Festival | September 6. ~September 7 | Soft Pole Tournament for town residents, Cultural Festival sponsored by the Cultural Federation, sale of saplings, traffic safety driving competition, road police brass band performance, taiko drumming competition, surprise market, and voting on rice shipment forecasts. |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)51counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1976counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | 12th Agricultural Festival | September 7 ~September 9 | Agricultural and livestock products on sale, sale of unused items for friendship, cultural festival sponsored by the Cultural Federation (Shigin, folk songs, dance, music, singing, folk dance, drum and fife, brass band, and other entertainment presentations and displays of works by tree stones, pottery, flower arrangement, photography, haiku, literature, craft art, painting, calligraphy), marathon, traffic safety driving competition, voting for rice shipment forecasts |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)52counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1977counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 13th Town People's Festival | August 24. ~May 26 | Summer Festival, Beef tasting, Agricultural and livestock products sales, Self-Defense Forces music concert, Traffic safety driving competition, Town marathon, Cultural festival sponsored by the Cultural Federation (calligraphy art exhibition for elementary and junior high school students, handicraft, tree stone, art, photography, stamps, literature, traffic accident panel exhibition, entertainment presentation, 1 event), entertainment performances, rakugo and other entertainment twice a day and night, harvest festival Bon dance festival, rice shipment forecast voting |
| 1978 1978 | The 14th Town People's Festival | August 23. ~September 25 | Summer Festival, Agricultural Products Sale, Friendship Sale, Traffic Safety Driving Competition, Self-Defense Forces Music Parade and Concert, Town People's Marathon, Manryu Elementary School and Hokuryu Junior High School Brass Band Parade, Cultural Federation Cooperation Exhibition of works of praise, entertainment presentation, stamp exhibition, radio experiment, photo competition, telephone exhibition, comedy performance, vocal imitation, etc. twice a day and twice a night, Bon dance festival for a good harvest, voting for rice shipment forecast, etc. |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)54counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1979counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | 15th Town People's Festival | August 23. ~August 26 | Traffic safety driving competition, parade and concert by the Hokkaido Police Band, parade of brass bands from Manryu Elementary School and Hokuryu Junior High School, cultural festival sponsored by the Cultural Federation, telephone calls, stamp exhibition, Saburo Kitajima song show, twice a day and twice a night, Hanagasa Ondo Parade, Harvest Bon Dance Festival, Rice Festival, opening of temporary post office, solicitation of ideas for town festival events, voting on rice shipment forecasts |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)55counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1980counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 16th Town People's Festival | August 23. ~August 25 | Rice Festival, traffic safety driving competition, Hokkaido Police Band Parade, Cultural Festival sponsored by the Cultural Federation, Furusato Festival, product stands (Honno Corner), Mochimaki, telephone exhibition, tobacco competition, townspeople's soft pole competition, Akemi Misawa Song Show, twice a day and night, Hanagasa Ondo Parade, Hokuryu Bon Dance Festival, rice shipment voting |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)56counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1981counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 17th Town People's Festival (First annual community center festival) | August 20 ~August 23 | Tug-of-war tournament for townspeople, All-province ladies marathon, Agricultural products corner, Softball tournament for townspeople, Cultural festival works exhibition supported by the Cultural Federation, Telephone exhibition, Stamp exhibition, Beef cattle festival, Rice festival, Takashi Hosokawa singing show twice a day and twice a night, Road safety campaign for townspeople, Tobacco competition, Hanagasa Ondo parade, Bon dance festival in Hokuryu Town, Rice Shipping Forecast Voting |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)57counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1982counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 18th Town People's Festival | 8month21day (of the month) ~8month22day (of the month) | Town tug-of-war tournament, rice festival, meat festival, traffic safety campaign, Cultural Federation-sponsored cultural festival artwork exhibition, telephone exhibition, radio, microcomputer exhibition, tobacco council, Harumi Miyako song show twice a day and night, Hanagasa Ondo parade, Hokuryu-cho Bon dance festival, rice shipment forecast voting |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)58counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1983counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 19th Town People's Festival | 8month22day (of the month) ~8month22day (of the month) | Town tug-of-war tournament, rice festival, meat festival, cultural festival works exhibition sponsored by the Cultural Federation, entertainment presentations, moms' karaoke contest, sales of agricultural and livestock products, 19th Hokusho 10-mile road race, friendship sale, stuffed animal show, stamp exhibition, radio, microcomputer exhibition, Hanagasa Ondo parade, Hokuryu-cho Bon dance festival, rice shipment forecast voting |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)59counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1984counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 20th Town People's Festival | 8month25day (of the month) ~8month27day (of the month) | Town tug-of-war tournament, rice festival, meat festival, agricultural products sales, cultural festival works exhibition sponsored by the Cultural Federation, telephone display, stamp exhibition, tobacco campaign, Miyuki Kawanaka song show twice a day and night, Hanagasa Ondo parade, Hokuryu-cho Bon dance festival, rice shipment forecast voting, the 20th Hokusho 10-mile road race |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)60counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1985counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 21st Town People's Festival | 8May 16.day (of the month) ~8Month 18day (of the month) | Town tug-of-war tournament, rice festival, meat festival, agricultural products sales, cultural festival works exhibition sponsored by the Cultural Federation, telephone display, stamp exhibition, tobacco campaign, Kadokawa Hiroshi and Hino Mika song show twice a day and night, Hanagasa Ondo parade, Hokuryu-cho Bon dance festival, rice shipment forecast voting, 21st Hokusho 10-mile road race |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)61counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1986counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 22nd Town People's Festival | 8March 23day (of the month) ~8Month 25day (of the month) | Inter-tug-of-war tournament, rice festival, meat festival, marathon softball game, agricultural products sales, friendship sale, tobacco campaign, Mika Jinno singing show twice a day and night, Hokuryu Ondo parade, Bon dance for children, prize Bon dance contest, rice shipment forecast voting, 22nd Hokusho 10-mile road race |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)62counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1987counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 1st Sunflower Festival Agricultural Cooperative Plaza Main Venue | 7Month 26.day (of the month) ~8March 31day (of the month) | Inter-town tug-of-war, Sunflower Friendship Sale, Specialty Rice Festival (rice cake making, rice cake pounding, special rice sales, dong processing, free milk, agricultural products sales, shaved ice sales), Super Slider Tournament, Marathon Softball Tournament, Meat Festival, 23rd Hokusho 10-mile Road Race, Hokuryu Ondo Parade, Bon Dance Festival in Hokuryu Town Voting for rice shipment forecast |
| Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)63counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) 1988counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | 2nd Sunflower Festival Agricultural Cooperative Plaza Main Venue | 8Month 5day (of the month) ~8Month 10day (of the month) | Inter-town tug-of-war, Himawari Friendship Sale, Marathon Softball Tournament, Specialty Rice Festival (rice cake making, rice cake pounding, specialty rice sales, agricultural product sales, dong processing, free milk, goldfish scooping), Himawari Flower Festa (Yuuri Harada Song Show), Miss Himawari Rider Contest, fun games, meat Festival, 24th Hokusho 10-mile road race, specialty stores, agricultural products sales, sunflower dominoes, dragon dance, Nobue Matsubara song show twice a day and night, Hokuryu-cho Bon Dance Festival, rice shipment forecast voting |
| 1989 1989counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) | The 3rd Sunflower Festival Agricultural Cooperative Plaza Main Venue | 8Month 5day (of the month) ~8Month 25day (of the month) | Tug-of-war contest, Sunflower Friendship Sale, Sunflower Photo Contest (Miss Universe Japan Representative Eri Tashiro is invited as a model), Specialty Rice Festival (Mochimaki, rice cake pounding, speciality rice sales, agricultural products sales, don processing, free milk, meat festival, gaagaa (duck) race, Sunflower Flower Festa Kimi Yuko Song Show, Dragon Dance, 25th Hokusho 10-mile Road Race, Hokuryu Ondo Parade, Hokuryu Town Bon Dance Festival, Hokkaido Police Band Drill Performance |
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