Let's clean up our town together—a day for litter cleanup and fun! [Minna no Hiroba Onigiri]

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Let's clean up our town together—a day of litter cleanup and fun!

With the arrival of spring, the call to "Let's clean up our town together" is spreading throughout Hokuryu Town. Organized by the community plaza "Omusubi"Litter cleanup and play dayIt will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Let's all walk around the Welfare Center, pick up litter, and welcome spring with smiles. After the litter cleanup, we can have a blast playing in the gymnasium.

Event Overview

• Date and time: Saturday, April 18, 2026Gathering time: 10:00 AM / Start time: 10:15 AM
• place:Around the Senior Citizens' Welfare Center
• Inquiries and applications:Hokuryu Town Social Welfare Council ☎ 0164-34-2435 or QR code

belongings

• Please bring work gloves and trash picking tongs (if you have them at home).
• Rain gear and drinks for hydration (please bring your own at your own discretion)

In case of rain

• Light rain: We will proceed.
• Heavy rain: We will change our activities to playtime in the gymnasium.

The gymnasium will be open from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the day of the event. *Please note that bread will not be sold this time.

Pick up trash and learn about technology—"HimaRie" event held concurrently

There's a special place you can stop by right after participating in the litter cleanup.HimariIt's a place where children can play, learn, and explore various things using technology. They can challenge themselves at their own pace with things like programming and digital crafting.

About visiting and experiencing Himarie

• Target audience: Elementary and junior high school students (Junior high school students and their guardians are welcome to observe, and participants in the litter cleanup are also very welcome).
• Visitor registration: Until 12:00 (after the litter cleanup is finished)
• Participation fee: Free, no prior registration required

What you can do at Himari

• Inquiry-based learning using tablets
• Making a tic-tac-toe game with a 3D printer
• Design a new house with illustrations
• Experience "Garbage Pickup MAP," where you take photos of trash with your smartphone and have it recorded by AI.

Litter Picking Map - Let's record it with AI

This digital tool allows you to review the litter you've collected by taking photos of it with your smartphone. Environmental activities and technology are connected through the efforts of children in Hokuryu Town.

Visitors and those wishing to participate are very welcome. You are free to look around until 12:00 PM after the litter cleanup event has ended.

The day when the "spirit of harmony" moves the town

The small actions of each individual come together to make Hokuryu Town cleaner. You don't need a special reason to participate. Just breathing in the spring air and picking up trash with your neighbor—that alone will become a page in this town's story. Please feel free to invite your family and friends to join us.
　

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