6 Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc.: List

Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc.

❂ March 1983 "My Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award (Hokuryu Town)
February 1988 Hokkaido Industrial Contribution Award (Women's Division of Agricultural Cooperatives), Hokkaido Governor
❂ January 1989 Hokkaido Town Development 100 "Himawari Land Certification" (Hokuryu Town) Hokkaido Shimbun NHK
July 1991 The 1st Regional Revitalization Contribution Award "Flower and Town Development Award" (Hokuryu Town) Hokkaido Development Bureau
November 1991: "Highest Prize for Sunflower Town Revitalization Activity (Women's Club of Agricultural Cooperatives)," Hokkaido Federation of Women's Clubs of Agricultural Cooperatives, Hokkaido, Japan
September 1993 3rd AAC Regional Event Award for Excellence (Hokuryu Town) (Center for Regional Revitalization)
November 1993 Chairman's Prize of the National Agricultural Cooperative Association of Japan in the 2nd Beautiful Japanese Village Landscape Contest (Hokuryu Town), National Agricultural Cooperative Association of Japan
❂ November 1994 11th National Community Development Award Promotion Council Chairman's Award (Hokuryu Town) National Community Development Promotion Council
November 1994 11th National Regional Development Table Hokkaido Tohoku Development Corporation President's Award (Hokuryu Town) Hokkaido Tohoku Development Corporation
❂ November 1994 11th National Community Development Award National Exchange Conference Chairman's Award (Hokuryu Town) National Exchange Conference Chairman's Executive Committee
❂ November 2001 Handmade Local Land Award, Certificate of Recognition in the Community Development Category (Hokuryu Town), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
❂ May 2002 Hokkaido Tourism Promotion Meritorious Service Award (Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourism Association) Hokkaido Tourism Federation

❂ September 2002 1st "Our Village is Beautiful, One Hokkaido" Silver Prize in the category of local specialty products (Hokuryu Town Specialty Products Sales Council) Hokkaido Development Bureau
❂ May 2004 Hokkaido Tourism Federation Distinguished Service Award (individual Tetsuo Sasaki) Hokkaido Tourism Federation
❂ September 2008 Flower Tourism Award, Flower Tourism Grand Prix (Hokuryu Town) Japan Tourism Association
❂ September 2008 4th "Our Village is Beautiful - Hokkaido" Bronze Prize in the category of local specialty products (Sunflower Rice Production Association) Hokkaido Development Bureau
❂ August 2009 "Sunflowers of the World" Certificate of Appreciation for Tourism Hospitality Practice (Hokuryu Junior High School) Governor of Hokkaido
❂ February 2013 The 6th "Our Village is Beautiful, One Hokkaido" Encouragement Award (Sunflowers of the World at Hokuryu Junior High School) Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
❂ March 2009 46th Japan Agricultural Grand Prize, Grand Prize in the category of Collective Organization (Himawari Rice Production Association), National Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, NHK
❂ November, 2017 10th Co-op Sapporo Agricultural Award, Interchange Category, Mayor of Sapporo Award (Team North Dragon) Co-op Sapporo
❂ September, 2008 Road Merit Award (Himawari Tourism Association VSP Activity) Hokkaido Development Bureau
❂ November 2008 Discover Agriculture, Rural Villages and Fishing Villages Treasure Award for Excellent Practice (Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative), Prime Minister of Japan
❂ February, 1991 Sorachi District Education Practice Commendation (World Sunflower at Hokuryu Junior High School) Sorachi Bureau of Education
January, 2003 Hometown Creation Award, Local Government Commendation (Sunflower Oil Reclamation Project), Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Cabinet of Japan
February 2023: Certified as North's High Grade Food 2023 (first-squeezed sunflower oil) by the Governor of Hokkaido.