Awards, certificates of appreciation, etc.
❂ March 1983: "Our Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award (Hokuryu Town) Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
❂ February 1988: Hokkaido Industry Contribution Award (Agricultural Cooperative Women's Division) by the Governor of Hokkaido
❂ January 1989: Certified as "Himawari Land" in the Top 100 Town Development Projects of Hokkaido (Hokuryu Town), Hokkaido, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, NHK
❂ July 1991: 1st Regional Revitalization Contribution Award "Flower and Town Development Award" (Hokuryu Town), Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
❂ November 1991: All Hokkaido Agricultural Cooperative Women's Division Conference "Sunflower Town Revitalization Activity Grand Prize (Agricultural Cooperative Women's Division)" Hokkaido Agricultural Cooperative Women's Division Association, Hokkaido
❂ September 1993: 3rd AAC Regional Event Award, Excellence Award (Hokuryu Town), Regional Revitalization Center
❂ November 1993, 2nd Beautiful Japanese Village Landscape Contest, National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations Chairman's Award (Hokuryu Town), National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
❂ November 1994, 11th National Regional Development Promotion Council Chairman's Award (Hokuryu Town), National Regional Development Promotion Council
❂ November 1994, 11th National Regional Development Table, Hokkaido Tohoku Development Public Corporation President's Award (Hokuryu Town), Hokkaido Tohoku Development Public Corporation
❂ November 1994, 11th National Community Development Awards, National Exchange Conference Executive Committee Chairman's Award (Hokuryu Town), National Exchange Conference Chairman's Executive Committee
❂ November 2001: Handmade Local Award, Regional Development Category Certificate (Hokuryu Town), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
❂ May 2002: Hokkaido Tourism Promotion Merit Award (Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourism Association), Hokkaido Tourism Federation
❂ September 2002: Silver Award in the Regional Specialty Product Category at the 1st "Our Village is Beautiful - Hokkaido" Competition (Hokuryu Town Specialty Product Sales Council), Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
❂ May 2004: Hokkaido Tourism Federation Meritorious Service Award (individual, Mr. Tetsuo Sasaki) Hokkaido Tourism Federation
❂ September 2008: Flower Tourism Award (Hokuryu Town), Japan Tourism Association
❂ September 2008: Bronze Award in the Regional Specialty Product Category at the 4th "Our Village is Beautiful - Hokkaido" Competition (Sunflower Rice Producers Association), Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
❂ August 2009: Certificate of Appreciation for "Sunflowers of the World" Tourism Hospitality Practice (Hokuryu Junior High School) Governor of Hokkaido
❂ February 2013, 6th "Our Village is Beautiful - Hokkaido" Encouragement Award (Hokuryu Junior High School, World Sunflowers), Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
❂ March 2017: 46th Japan Agriculture Awards, Grand Prize in the Collective Organization Category (Sunflower Rice Producers Association), National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, NHK
❂ November 2017, 10th Coop Sapporo Agriculture Award, Exchange Category, Sapporo Mayor's Award (Team North Dragon), Coop Sapporo
❂ September 2018: Awarded for Road Merit (Himawari Tourism Association VSP Activities) by Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
❂ November 2018: Discover Rural and Fishing Village Treasures Award (Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association) by the Prime Minister
❂ February 2019: Sorachi District Educational Practice Award (Hokuryu Junior High School, World Sunflowers) Sorachi Bureau of Education
❂ January 2021: Hometown Development Award Local Government Award (Sunflower Oil Regeneration Project) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
❂ February 2023: Certified as a Northern High-Grade Food 2023 (First Press Sunflower Oil) by the Governor of Hokkaido
