[April 2025] Hokuryu Town Portal Operation Report

• All information on the Hokuryu Town Portal:Website, Hokuryu Town Portal" + "Facebook page, Treasures of Hokuryu Town" + "Instagram, Treasures of Hokuryu Town" + "Youtube/Hokuryu Town Portal"
• Access Analysis:Google Analytics 4 (GA4) will be used from June 2024
• Operator:Hokuryu Town Community Supporter, Noboru Terauchi (photographer, editor, updater) & Ikuko Terauchi (writer)

◉ April: Number of visitors: 19,781 people (average 659 people/30 days)
◉ April: Number of articles: 295 (average 15 articles/21 working days)

Website: Hokuryu Town Portal

Multilingual system (5 languages) currently under construction and in operation

❂ We want to share with the world the "spirit of harmony" and "compassion" that the people of Hokuryu hold dear.
❂ Maximum translation volume per day: 800,000 words (for countries with high traffic, etc.)
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1 From January 2020:Japanese(WordPress launch)
2 From June 30, 2024:Englishinterpoint (interword separation)traditional language(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau)
4 From August 1, 2024:Indonesian
5 From November 3, 2024:Vietnamese
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6 From May 6, 2025:Turkish
7 From May 6, 2025:Azerbaijani

April: Access from around the world

◉ In Japan: 11,487 people (90% of the total)
◉ Overseas: 1,258 people (10% of the total)

◉ 207 from the United States, 199 from China, 177 from Singapore, 156 from Hong Kong, 153 from Taiwan, 127 from Indonesia, 59 from South Korea, and others. A total of 51 countries (196 UN member states)

April Feature Articles: 12

1. [Sunflower watermelon cultivation and mulch sheet installation work] Takada Akimitsu Farm [Hokuryu sunflower watermelon production (April 1st)
2. Monthly meeting and farewell party for village supporters and local revitalization volunteers @Kitchen Seisei (April 2nd)
3. [Sunflower watermelon cultivation and seedling tour & social gathering] [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association] (April 3rd)
4. Spring celebration chirashi sushi (April 4th)
5. [Sunflower watermelon cultivation and planting] Takada Akimitsu Farm [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association] (April 7th)
6. "Kurosengoku bean sprouts" and "Kurosengoku soybean sunflower oil dressing" grown from seeds from the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association (April 8th)
7. Tasting the Black Sengoku Bean Paste and Sakura Bean Paste Botamochi (April 9th)
8. Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro searches for attractions in Hokuryu Town [April 2025] Visits Eirakuen Special Nursing Home to encourage the elderly! (April 11th)
9. The cycle of life that connects the forest and the sea "The story of Picea Glehnia tea woven on a grain rain day" (April 24th)
10. April 24th (Thursday) Japan's first Itasha sweet potato shop [Yakimoya Mai-chan] (April 25th)
11. Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "Reiwa 7 Environmental Cleanup (Garbage Collection)" held! (April 28th)
12. Sweet and fluffy "Kurosengoku Soybean Kinako Roll" with gratitude! (April 30th)

Treasures of Hokuryu Town

🌻 Photo postings (uploaded to Google Photos: 161 photos)