Hokuryu Town in Kita Sorachi, Hokkaido, is a small town with a population of approximately 1,600 people who cherish the idea that "food is life" and provide safe and secure food.
The Hokuryu Town Portal has been run by a husband and wife team for 15 years. It is a website that conveys the excitement of the "spirit of harmony" and "compassion" that permeates Hokuryu Town.
We aim to spread "empathy for joy" to people all over the world. (January 7, 2025)
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Friday, June 27, 2025 On Tuesday, June 24, the 8th Hokuryu Kendama Festival was held at the Hokuryu Town Community Center. 15 members of the Hokuryu Kendama Club were divided into three teams and enjoyed the competition with great energy, despite the heat.
Friday, June 27, 2025 The tillers of the rice plants progress day by day, and the rice fields grow lush and green. With the Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen watching over us from afar, it's a scene that makes you feel like you can hear the joyful singing of the creatures that coexist in the rice fields. […]
Friday, June 27, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Eirakuen (@eirakuen2050)
June 27, 2025 (Friday) The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) runs an internet site called Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, which has an article titled "The story of the revival of the legendary Kurosengoku soybeans of Hokuryu over the past 20 years: Expanding use as a new specialty" (June 27, 2025) [...]
Friday, June 27, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)
Thursday, June 26, 2025 On Monday, June 23, the first shipment of "Hokuryu Sunflower Melon" was made to the JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch. Although the shipment was delayed due to bad weather, it turned out to be of high quality with a sugar content of 18 degrees. On the following day, the 24th, it was delivered to Asahikawa City […]
June 26, 2025 (Thursday) The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) runs an internet site called Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, which has an article titled "The 20-year story of the revival of the legendary Kurosengoku soybeans of Hokuryu, ㊥ Sprouting through encounters and enthusiasm" (dated June 26th [...]
June 26, 2025 (Thursday) After sowing, small green leaves are growing in the sunflower village. Thinning and weeding are also carried out by the townspeople (photo taken on June 16)! When August comes, the sunflower village turns yellow […]
Thursday, June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025 (Thursday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu)
June 26, 2025 (Thursday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Minorichi Hokuryu (@minorichi_hokuryu)
June 26, 2025 (Thursday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Restaurant Himawari🌻(@himawari_hokuryu)
June 26, 2025 (Thursday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Master Kantera (@kitchenharebare)
On June 26, 2025 (Thursday), an article titled "Refreshing sweetness and overflowing fruit juice: Hokuryu's "Sunflower Melon" shipments begin" was published on the Kita Sorachi Shimbun website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City) on June 25. [...]
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 The white birch forest path is now in the refreshing green season of early summer! A hidden path where you can feel the cool breeze blowing through, the scent of the forest (phytoncides), and a sense of comfort that frees your five senses.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
![Introducing the Hokkaido-based 5-member idol group "Title Undecided" who will be performing on Thursday, August 14th from 14:00 ✨ [Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourism Association, Sakai Yuto]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-24-3.32.49-375x286.jpg)
![Wild lupines are starting to catch your eye all over town. ✨ We'd like to introduce you to the colorful lupines blooming in various places in Hokuryu Town ♪ [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Yuto Sakai]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-23-5.39.10-375x301.jpg)
![Hokuryu Town is a sacred place watched over by the "Dragon God of Heaven" and where "the truth of the universe blooms in the sunflowers of the earth" [Dialogue with AI]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/K5-18342-375x248.jpg)
!["The sweetest and most textured melon in recent years" - Shipment of "Sunflower Melon" begins in Hokuryu [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-24-3.42.15-375x284.jpg)
![＜The 20-year story of the revival of the legendary Kurosengoku soybeans from Hokuryu＞ 1. Ultra-small soybeans in the spotlight for their health-consciousness [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-25-7.14.20-375x275.jpg)
![(Notice) June 28th (Sat) 17:00~ [Agri Kingdom/HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting] Hokuryu Town Sunflower Watermelon Edition will be broadcast! Please be sure to check it out ❤️](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Still0616_00010_8d2d08d5e8-375x211.jpg)
![[Notice] Sunflower Festival Parking Fee Information](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-25-19.29.36-375x331.jpg)
![Everyone's Square "Omusubi" Event ~ Have fun learning and playing about the SDGs (July 12, 2025) [Hokuryu Town Website]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-24-3.27.44-375x279.jpg)
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