[Masayuki Takatsuki (23) from Hokuryu Town appears] <Changing JICA Volunteers: From the Field in Sorachi> (Part 1) Increasing number of new recruits: Video editing, used clothing sales, and more [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Friday, April 3, 2026

We would like to introduce an article (dated April 2nd) on the internet site [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital] operated by Hokkaido Shimbun Co., Ltd. (Sapporo City) titled "[Featuring Masayuki Takatsuki (23) from Hokuryu Town] <Changing Volunteers: From the Field in Sorachi> Part 1: Increasing Number of New Recruits, Working in a Wide Range of Fields, Including Video Editing and Used Clothing Sales".

In the article,

"I wanted to continue being involved in video production." Masayuki Takatsuki (23) of Hokuryu Town, known for having one of the largest sunflower fields in Japan, talks about his reasons for becoming a member of the regional revitalization team right after graduating from university.
In the summer of 2025, I set up my camera at the tourist attraction "Sunflower Village." The bustling crowds of tourists, the "Sunflower Maze" through the fields, sunflower soft serve ice cream... I put a lot of effort into creating footage that would make people want to visit.

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The reason he became a member of the team was that Hokkaido Information University (Ebetsu City), where he was a student at the time, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement, and he visited the town. He studied video production in the Faculty of Information Media. He is from Shinhidaka Town in the Hidaka region, and started video editing in the third grade of elementary school. He is confident in his skills. He graduated from university without attending job hunting seminars or company information sessions, and became a member of the team in April 2013. He dreams of promoting Hokuryu with two types of videos: entertainment aimed at young people and serious official town videos.

It says so.

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