[Hokuryu Town also featured] "Sorachi no Musume" - Image characters personifying the 24 cities and towns of Sorachi - conceived by an 18-year-old from Iwamizawa who was captivated by coal mining heritage [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Monday, April 6, 2026

We would like to introduce an article (updated April 4th) on the internet site [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital] operated by Hokkaido Shimbun Co., Ltd. (Sapporo City) titled "[Hokuryu Town Also Appears] Image Characters Born: Personification of 24 Cities and Towns in Sorachi, Created by an 18-Year-Old from Iwamizawa Fascinated by Coal Mining Heritage."

[Hokuryu Town also featured] "Sorachi no Musume" - Image characters personifying the 24 cities and towns of Sorachi - conceived by an 18-year-old from Iwamizawa who was captivated by coal mining heritage [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]
[Hokuryu Town also featured] "Sorachi no Musume" - Image characters personifying the 24 cities and towns of Sorachi - conceived by an 18-year-old from Iwamizawa who was captivated by coal mining heritage [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On social media platforms like X, some people are saying, "Hokuryu → Himawari → Yellow, so I predict it will be on the left."

There are two children with horns resembling dragon horns slightly to the left of the image.
There are two children with horns resembling dragon horns slightly to the left of the image.
Hokuryu → Sunflower → Yellow, so I predict it will be on the left.
Hokuryu → Sunflower → Yellow, so I predict it will be on the left.