Volunteers from the town of Hokuryu mow and thin out the weeds in the Sunflower Village. 2024 May they bloom beautifully!

Friday, June 28, 2024

The "Sunflower Village Mowing Crusade," an activity in which town residents, including members of senior citizen clubs, freely participate in mowing and thinning out the weeds in the Sunflower Village as volunteer activities.

The Sunflower Village Mowing Crusade, an activity to mow and thin out the grass

This activity started in 1992 (Heisei 4) and has been carried on for 32 years.

With the fruits of their many years of experience, the veteran residents of the town bent over with their hoes and worked diligently to thin out the plants and pull out the weeds around them in the designated area of the sunflower field.

This year, from Wednesday, June 26 to Friday, June 28

This year, the event will take place over three days, from Wednesday, June 26 to Friday, June 28, with two hours in the morning from 9:00 to 11:00 and two hours in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30.

About 30 town residents participate each time, depending on the weather, and work hard at weeding.

join forces and cooperate with one another

The sunflower fields are being cleaned up and organized in no time at all.

In the village of sunflowers, where a cool breeze blows through the air, clouds resembling dragons lie in the sky, gently watching over the humble and devoted souls of the townspeople who love and care for the sunflowers.

It is a moment of great power, when what would be impossible for one person to accomplish alone becomes possible through the combined efforts of many people working together.

A village of sunflowers shining in deep green
A village of sunflowers shining in deep green
Sunflowers growing up quickly
Sunflowers growing up quickly
Efficiently and diligently...
Efficiently and diligently...
We will join forces and cooperate with all of you!
We will join forces and cooperate with all of you!
Thin out the plants and weed around them.
Thin out the plants and weed around them.
Each person worked as he or she wished.
Each person worked as he or she wished.
The dragon cloud gently watches over the sky.
The dragon cloud gently watches over the sky.

Drink break

Work continued for the next hour or so, with a drink break in between.

Drink break time!
Drink break time!

With boundless love, gratitude and prayers for the precious souls of the townspeople, whose loving thoughts for the sunflowers in the Sunflower Village make the beautiful sunflowers bloom.

With gratitude for your passion for the great Sunflower!
With gratitude for your passion for the great Sunflower!

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