Students from Hokuryu Junior High School will guide visitors through the world of sunflowers, telling them about the difficulties, joys, and excitement of growing flowers!

Monday, July 29, 2024

On Friday, July 26, from 11:00 a.m., students from Hokuryu Junior High School in Hokuryu Town gave a "Guide to Sunflowers Around the World.

Sunflowers of the World Guide by students of Hokuryu Junior High School

Students will sincerely introduce the charm of "Sunflowers of the World Praying for Peace" at the Sunflowers of the World Corner.

Students wore matching blue T-shirts and black and white hats to welcome everyone!

Students at Hokuryu Junior High School preparing
Students at Hokuryu Junior High School preparing
Sunflowers around the world praying for peace
Sunflowers around the world praying for peace

Guided 6th grade students of Mayu Elementary School

On this day, sixth grade students from Manryu Elementary School participated in the World Sunflower Guide.

We learned about sunflowers around the world by listening to explanations from a junior high school senior.

Sixth graders from Manryu Elementary School also participated in the guided tour!
Sixth graders from Manryu Elementary School also participated in the guided tour!

3rd to 5th graders of Mayu Elementary School go around the village

3rd to 5th graders of Manryu Elementary School made a round trip to Sunflower Village for a tour.

Students from Manryu Elementary School visit Sunflower Village!
Students from Manryu Elementary School visit Sunflower Village!

Cultivated mainly by the Sunflower Committee of Hokuryu Junior High School

All 35 students of Hokuryu Junior High School (Principal: Makoto Sakai) cultivated, managed and carefully nurtured 24 varieties of "Sunflowers of the World".

At Hokuryu Junior High School, a "Sunflower Committee" has been organized, and during the class "Integrated Learning Time," all students are seriously engaged in growing sunflowers, from sowing, weeding, volunteer guiding, and cleaning up afterwards.

In this "Sunflower Guide of the World," all 35 students work in pairs to explain the name, origin, height, and characteristics of sunflowers to visitors in a detailed and easy-to-understand manner, and to answer a variety of questions.

guide pattern

Sadao Kamata, principal of Manryu Elementary School, also participated in the guided tour and received explanations.

Principal Kamata of Manryu Elementary School listens to the guide's explanation.
Principal Kamata of Manryu Elementary School listens to the guide's explanation.

Children watching intently

Children watching intently
Children watching intently

A commemorative photo!

A commemorative photo!
A commemorative photo!

Description & Response

  • Guide:A sunflower with about 10 flowers on each stem.
    Elementary school students:You sure have a lot of buds on you. I'm sure there will be lots of blooms soon.
  • Guide:The brownish-brown petals of this sunflower remind one of the earth.
    Elementary school students:It's true. It's the color of brown earth!
  • Guide:A sunflower small enough to decorate a table.
    Elementary school students:Tiny! Cute!
  • Guide:It was crazy hard work growing them, weeding, thinning, etc.
  • Guide:The contrast of brown and orange is a very beautiful sunflower!
    Elementary school students:The way the colors blend together here is so beautiful.
  • Guide:Sunflowers with a bright yellow-green center.
    Elementary school students:The petals are clustered together and the whole thing looks wacky!
  • Guide:These are tall Russian sunflowers. Taller than my height.
    Elementary school students:You can't reach it by jumping!
  • Tourist:What happened to the seeds?
    Guide:These seeds were ordered from the farmer's cooperative.
  • Tourist:You don't collect the seeds from the blooms and plant them.
    Guide:Every year, new seeds are sown.

Fill in your impressions after the explanation

After receiving a full explanation from the guide, guests are asked to write their impressions in a tent set up for the tour. Cold water will be provided, and after filling in their impressions, they will be given their choice of seeds of their favorite flower from among 24 types of sunflower seeds from around the world!

Inside the tent, you will be treated with cold water!

Hospitality with cold water provided.
Hospitality with cold water provided.

Fill out questionnaire and feedback after explanation

Fill in your impressions
Fill in your impressions

Tourist Impressions

  • It was a very happy moment for me to see the beautiful sunflowers that I had carefully nurtured.
  • He explained everything very carefully, so I could understand even the smallest details of the flowers!
  • I was impressed by the many beautiful sunflowers that had grown beautifully after much hard work by all the junior high school students.
  • I heard that some flowers are difficult to grow and I thought it was hard work. Thank you very much.

Sunflower Seed Presents Around the World

Choose your favorite sunflower seeds!

Sunflower Seed Presents Around the World
Sunflower Seed Presents Around the World

24 types of sunflower seeds

24 types of sunflower seeds
24 types of sunflower seeds

I'm not sure which one to choose!

I'm not sure which one to choose!
I'm not sure which one to choose!

Welcome with a nice smiling sunflower!

Sunflowers with beautiful smiles welcome you!
Sunflowers with beautiful smiles welcome you!

Sunflowers around the world praying for peace

Sunflowers around the world praying for peace
Sunflowers around the world praying for peace
Sunflower Guide of the World
Sunflower Guide of the World

Sunflowers from around the world, lovingly and carefully nurtured by all the junior high school students!

With endless love, gratitude, and prayers for the hospitality of these sincere students, who pass on to visitors the joy and excitement of the hard work and joy of growing flowers.

We would like to thank our students for their sincere hospitality!
We would like to thank our students for their sincere hospitality!

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◇ Reporting and writing by Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editorial assistance by Noboru Terauchi)

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