April 2, 2026 (Thursday) About the Operator and Site
About Hokuryu Town Portal
Hokuryu Town Portal is a local information website based in Hokuryu Town, Uryu District, Hokkaido, operated by Noboru and Ikuko Terauchi since 2011. From this small town with a population of approximately 1,500, it continues to disseminate the "spirit of Japan" in 10 languages.
"In Hokuryu Town, a deep-rooted gratitude for nature and a warm spirit of harmony and compassion flow among the people. We hope that this humble yet precious philosophy, found in everyday life, will reach the world."
— Noboru and Ikuko Terauchi
Site Philosophy
- To share the "spirit of harmony" and "spirit of compassion" that the residents of Hokuryu Town unconsciously practice with the world.
- We aim to reach a target of 1,600 people involved in the region by disseminating information in 10 languages.
- Through 16 years and over 20,000 articles, a realistic record of everyday life in the town has been preserved.
- We will publicly present our co-creation with AI not as a "tool," but as a "partnership."
Management structure
Operation and Management Officer
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications System - Hokuryu Town Community Support Staff: Noboru Terauchi & Ikuko
Department in charge
- 11-1 Wa, Hokuryu-cho, Uryu-gun, Hokkaido 078-2512, Japan
- Hokuryu Town Hall, Town Future Strategy Division
- Tel: 0164-34-2111 (Main)
- Fax: 0164-34-2117
inquiry
Email: noboru◇terasun.net (Please replace ◇ with @)
Operator Profile
Please see the following article for details about how we met, how we moved to Hokuryu Town, and our journey over the past 16 years.
List of media outlets
We at Hokuryu Town Portal are broadcasting to the world in 10 languages. We also use five different media outlets to promote the charms of Hokuryu Town, leveraging the unique characteristics of each platform. We would be delighted if you would follow us on your preferred platform.
★ Hokuryu Town Portal (10 languages)
The official website serves as the hub for all information. From feature articles to the activities of the townspeople, it comprehensively delivers the "now" of Hokuryu Town in multiple languages. As of April 2, 2026, files are being generated and distributed in 10 languages.
- 🇯🇵 Japanesehttps://portal.hokuryu.info/
- 🇺🇸 English:https://portal.hokuryu.info/en/
- 🇮🇩 Indonesian:https://portal.hokuryu.info/id/
- 🇻🇳 Vietnamese Tiếng Việt:https://portal.hokuryu.info/vi/
- 🇹🇷 Turkish (Türkçe):https://portal.hokuryu.info/tr/
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijani (Azərbaycanca):https://portal.hokuryu.info/az/
- 🇹🇭 Thai・ภาษาไทย:https://portal.hokuryu.info/th/
- 🇮🇳 Hindi (India) - हिन्दी (Hindi):https://portal.hokuryu.info/hi/
- 🇧🇷 Portuguese:https://portal.hokuryu.info/pt/
- 🇪🇸 Spanish:https://portal.hokuryu.info/es/
- Hokuryu Town Portal established in July 2011
- Access management using Google Analytics 4 will resume in April 2024.
- In June 2025, TranslatePress will begin publishing in nine languages.
- By February 2026, we aim to expand our communication system to 10 languages.
- The website was relaunched on April 2, 2026 (Thursday) (17th year since its launch), and recorded 273,000 users and 769,000 page views in 2025.
★ Facebook page | Hokuryu Town Treasures (Feature articles and Hokuryu Town Treasures are available in two languages: Japanese and English)
All articles on the portal site are posted in a timely manner. As an information hub for the local community, it plays a role in connecting fans both inside and outside the town.
https://www.facebook.com/hokuryunow
★ Instagram | Hokuryu Town Treasures (bilingual: Japanese and English)
The site mainly features beautiful landscape photos of Hokuryu Town, including "Sunflower Village." We capture the town's "fleeting brilliance" and deliver it to you.
https://www.instagram.com/hokuryunow/
★ YouTube | Hokuryu Town Video (Japanese)
We provide video content linked to feature articles, conveying town events and the expressions of people with the realism that only video can provide.
https://www.youtube.com/@hokuryu_portal/videos
★ X (formerly Twitter) | Spreading the Spirit of Japan to the World (bilingual: English and Japanese)
We carefully select stories from our feature articles that we feel particularly want to share with the world, and publish them in both English and Japanese. We aim to share the "spirit of harmony" of Hokuryu Town with the world.
https://x.com/HokuryuPortal
We look forward to the support of those who care about the "spirit of harmony" and "spirit of compassion" of Hokuryu Town. Thank you very much.
Site History
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Photography, editing, and website management: Noboru Terauchi◇
