[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."

【北竜町も登場】空知24市町を擬人化「そらちのむすめ」 イメージキャラクター誕生 炭鉱遺産に魅了された岩見沢の18歳が考案【北海道新聞デジタル】
[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."

画像上のちょい左に龍の角を模した子が2人いる
There are two children with horns resembling dragon horns slightly to the left of the image.
北竜→ひまわり→黄色 で、向かって左と予想
Hokuryu → Sunflower → Yellow, so I predict it will be on the left.