Tuesday, October 8, 2024
The "Smile Association" social gathering was held on Monday, October 7, from 11:00 a.m. at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. Twenty-three members of the Smile Association participated in the party and deepened their friendship in a congenial and smiling atmosphere.
The Hokuryu Town volunteer group "Smile Association" is supported by the Hokuryu Town Council of Social Welfare (Chairman: Takeshi Yamamoto) as a community symbiosis project.
- 1 Smile Party and Social Events
- 1.1 General Moderator: Ms. Megumi Murai (Director of Social Welfare Section, Hokuryu-cho Council of Social Welfare)
- 1.2 Greetings from Chairman Mineko Sato
- 1.3 Introduction of this year's Hokuryu Town and video by Hokuryu Town Portal
- 1.4 Name bingo game, fishing game
- 1.5 dining together
- 1.6 Dismissal with a hot spring bus ride
- 2 Youtube Video
- 3 More Photos
- 4 Related Articles
Smile Party and Social Events
At the social gathering, Mr. Noboru Terauchi, a member of the council, gave a video presentation on this year's Hokuryu Town, two games were played by the Social Welfare Council staff, and everyone had a good time together over dinner.
General Moderator: Ms. Megumi Murai (Director of Social Welfare Section, Hokuryu-cho Council of Social Welfare)
From the Hokuryu-cho Council of Social Welfare, in addition to Ms. Murai, home helpers Hitomi Kawamoto and Masami Abe participated as facilitators.
Greetings from Chairman Mineko Sato
This year marks the fifth year of the Smile Association. Thanks to everyone's support, we have been able to celebrate our fifth year.
There is nothing special about the Smile Club, but the only thing that we have is "your smile. I hope that you will be able to stay here today and keep your spirits up so that when you go home and look in the mirror, you will have a smile on your face, and I hope that you will continue to do well for as long as possible.
Today is a social event, and I hope that it will help you to heal from your past hardships.
Although it is a small banquet, we will have it ready until 1:30 p.m. We hope you will enjoy it and go home, even if it is a short one.
Today's schedule is for Mr. Terauchi to show a 20-minute "Hokuryu-cho Portal Video of This Year in Hokuryu-cho" to confirm the events from January to October of this year.
Afterwards, we have two games prepared by the CSW. We would like to enjoy the games together with you.
Dinner will be served from around 12:00. Please order your favorite drink.
I hope you will smile to the end and enjoy today's moment as much as you can. Thank you very much for your cooperation," said Chairman Sato.
Introduction of this year's Hokuryu Town and video by Hokuryu Town Portal
From January to October 2024, we have created 87 Youtube videos. We have selected 23 of them, 71 minutes and 49 seconds (about 3 minutes and 6 seconds per video).
Some of them cannot be shown due to time constraints, but they are all available on Youtube," Terauchi said.
Located in Kita Sorachi, Hokkaido, Hokuryu-cho is a happy town overflowing with smiles and energy, where people "share the joy of life. With the spirit of "food is life," Hokuryu Town is a town that...
Hokuryu-cho Portal, List of this year's Hokuryu-cho videos & links to featured articles
- February 22 (1:02)Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki makes his first appearance at the town hall
- February 23 (3:34)Hokuryu Town Snow Festa Yukinko Festival
- April 26 (2:02)Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "Environmental beautification cleanup (garbage pickup)
- May 21 (3:46)Rice planting experience" at Manryu Elementary School
- May 23 (2:48)Installation of flower pots by the Hokuryu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women's Club
- June 7 (2:23)Kyokuichi Fruit and Vegetable Auction "Himawari Watermelon First Auction".
- June 10 (1:34)2024 morning radio calisthenics start
- June 12 (4:08)Hokuryu Town Sunflower Longevity Association Park Golf Tournament
- June 20 (2:03)Otani Player! Thanks for the glove!
- June 26 (2:01)Mowing and thinning of the sunflower field
- June 29 (3:00)JAL Origami Hikouki Class
- June 30 (3:43)Sapporo Hokuryu Festival
- July 29 (3:14)Setsuya Suzuki Luminarie 2024
- August 4 (1:10)Sunflower Village in Hokuryu Town (August 4)
- August 13 (2:58)Internship in the Town of Hokuryu Agriculture
- August 16 (3:31)Bon Dance Festival in Hokuryu Town
- September 8 (3:28)Preparation work for the Autumn Festival at Shinryu Shrine!
- September 8 (3:29)Autumn festival and fair at Shinryu Shrine
- September 19 (3:45)Manryu Elementary School "Rice Harvesting Experience
- September 24 (4:18)Hokuryu Kendama Club 3rd Anniversary Tournament
- September 27 (3:03)Sapporo Autumn Fest 2024
- September 28 (2:27)Hokuryu Sunflower Rice New Rice Festival
- October 3 (3:49)5th graders of Manryu Elementary School "Rice Cultivation Experience," threshing rice, hulling rice, and tour of agricultural cooperative facilities
Hokuryu-cho Portal, Youtube video
- YouTube
New Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki, who was elected for the first time in the February 4 (Sunday) mayoral election, made his first appearance at the Hokuryu Town Hall on February 22 (Thursday). In the morning, with snow flying...
- YouTube
The 37th Hokuryu-cho Snow Festa Yukinko Festival will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024, from 1:00 p.m., behind the Hokuryu-cho Rural Environment Improvement Center....
- YouTube
On Friday, April 26, from 8:00 a.m., the Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club of Hokuryu Town (Chairman: Nobuyuki Kanayama) held the "2024 Sixth Year Environmental Beautification Cleanup (Trash Pickup)....
- YouTube
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after 10:00 a.m., 12 fifth graders from Manryu Elementary School (Principal: Sadao Kamata) in Hokuryu...
- YouTube
On Wednesday, May 22, the Women's Club of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry installed flower pots on the roads. The idea is to beautify the roads and revitalize the community...
- YouTube
On June 6, 2024 (Thursday), the day after the first shipment of sunflower watermelons was held at the JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's produce collection and shipping facility, June 7,...
- YouTube
The morning radio calisthenics organized by the Hokuryu Town Board of Education for the 2024 fiscal year has started. The period is from June 10 (Monday) to September 6 (Monday...
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- YouTube
Hokuryu Town is a small town with a population of about 1,600, located in the northern part of the Sorachi region, slightly in the center of Hokkaido. The town is famous for its sunflowers, which shine like the sun...
- YouTube
The "Sunflower Village Mowing" is an activity in which town residents, including members of the Senior Citizens Club and other volunteers, freely participate in mowing and thinning the weeds in the Sunflower Village....
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- YouTube
The 2024 Sapporo Hokuryu Festival will be held on June 30 (Sun.) from 6:00 p.m. at the Sapporo Sunplaza, Sapporo...
- YouTube
The solar illumination at the home of Setsuya Suzuki, 72, near Hekisui Shrine in Hokuryu Town, is now in its 10th year, and this year it is even more spectacular...
- YouTube
Here is the blooming situation of Sunflower Village on Sunday, August 4. The entire field of sunflowers was in full bloom, and the life of the sunflowers was out of this world....
- YouTube
On Tuesday, August 13, the "Hokuryu Town Interns" began their work! In the agriculture part of the program, four members worked at the farm of Takata Co...
- YouTube
A fireworks display was held on Friday, August 16, around 8:00 p.m. at Himawari no Sato in Hokuryu Town. Thirty-three individuals and nine teams entered...
- YouTube
On Sunday, September 8, 2024, before the Autumn Festival of the Shinryu Shrine, many members of the town and the shrine's board of directors worked to prepare for the festival....
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- YouTubeHokuryu Kendama Club 3rd Anniversary Tournament 2024・Adults and children played together selflessly!
On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., the Hokuryu Kendama Club (Representative: Naoki Kishi) hosted the "Hokuryu Kendama...
- YouTube
Sapporo Autumn Fest 2024" will be held from September 6 (Fri.) to September 29 (Sun.), 2024 from 10:00 to 20:30 (last order...
- YouTube
On Saturday, September 28, 2024, the 2024 Hokuryu Himawari Rice New Rice Appreciation Festival will be held at the Hokuryu...
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Name bingo game, fishing game
Name bingo game
- Bingo game with family name (hiragana): Bingo game using participants' names instead of numbers on regular bingo cards
- Prepare the names in hiragana on a piece of paper placed on the table. Draw lots for the prepared hiragana cards. If the hiragana drawn match the hiragana on the name card, a circle is placed on the card, and the person who gets all the circles is called Bingo!
- Prizes will be awarded to the top 6 bingo winners.
- A box of tissues was awarded to all remaining outliers!
Fishing Games
- A variety of handmade fish swim on the sheet. The cardboard fish have iron clips attached to them, and are fished with magnets attached to the end of fishing lines!
- Salmon" fishing, looking for salmon among many other fish!
- Prizes will be awarded according to the number (red or black) on the back of the salmon caught!
- Red numbers are winners and prizes are awarded!
dining together
Toast by Mr. Moriaki Tanaka
Gorgeous dishes
Gorgeous dishes, full of delicious smiles, and congenial with pleasant conversation!
Closing remarks by Isao Hiraba
The CSW staff made some great games today, and Mr. Terauchi also showed us some great video footage.
We would like to continue the "Smile Club" in the future and would appreciate your cooperation. Thank you very much," were Mr. Haniba's closing words.
Dismissal with a hot spring bus ride
After the social gathering, everyone boarded a bus from Hokuryu Onsen and was dropped off in front of their respective homes.
The video reminds us of this year's events in Hokuryu Town. The fun games are sure to get your heart pumping, the prizes are sure to bring a smile to your face, and the delicious food is sure to please your taste buds!
I would like to express my infinite love, gratitude, and smiles to everyone at the wonderful "Smile Club Exchange Party," where we all enjoyed ourselves to the fullest and shared smiles, joy, and excitement together.
Youtube Video
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◇ Reporting and writing by Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editorial assistance by Noboru Terauchi)
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