Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido, is a town of sunflowers. It may be a small town with a population of just 1,600, but it is home to a vast expanse of land that stretches out as far as the eye can see, and the heartwarming stories of the people who live there.
"Food is life" is a philosophy deeply rooted in this town, and the spirit of "harmony" and "compassion" lives in daily life.
My husband and I are deeply moved by each and every one of these experiences, and since 2010 we have continued to share the town's stories through this website.
Our unchanging wish is that the warmth of this small town will reach your heart and spread to the world as a small "share of joy."
Although it may be small, it shines brightly. We would like to share with you the current state of Hokuryu Town.
Yasuhiro Sasaki Mayor aims toSmall but Bright City DevelopmentWe will send out
![Hokuryu Town's "Recycle Shop Smile" and "Restaurant Himawari" appeared on TV Tokyo's "Tetsuro Degawa's Charge Me Up?" [TV Tokyo]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif)
2025年8月18日（月） 8月14日（木）、「令和7年北竜町メロン・すいかまつり」が開催され、早朝から長蛇の列ができる大盛況となりました！用意された350箱の「ひまわりすいか」は、糖度12度超えの甘 […]
Monday, August 18, 2025
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Monday, August 18, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025 Today was a meeting with the mayor of Hokuryu Town → live performance → first day of Rising → evening office meeting. It was intense! I'm exhausted. Good night! 💤😪 […]
2025年8月18日（月） テレビ東京のバラエティ番組「出川哲朗の充電させてもらえませんか？」8月16日（土）放送分にて、北竜町の「リサイクルショップ・スマイル」さん、「お食事処向日葵」さんが登場して […]
Friday, August 15, 2025 The 39th Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival 2025 is just three days away, ending on Monday, August 18. The sunflowers in the main venue are quietly bowing their heads, bearing many seeds, and the cycle of life is deeply moving.
Friday, August 15, 2025: When the Door to the Universe Opens On Friday, August 8, a special celestial object shone in the summer night sky. On this day, the Lions Gate, also known as the door to the universe, opened wide, and a powerful light from the heavens poured down on the earth, creating a special […]
Friday, August 15, 2025
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Thursday, August 14, 2025 On Saturday, August 9, the Hokuryu Onsen & Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Summer Festival was held, attracting many visitors! A wide variety of delicious gourmet dishes were on offer, including Kurosengoku waterless curry, Pietro dressing, and Filipino cuisine. […]
On Thursday, August 14, 2025, the Hokuryu Sunflower Festival was featured on STV's "Dosanko Wide" during Fukunaga's live broadcast week! With 2 million sunflowers as a backdrop, announcer Shunsuke Fukunaga introduced the new local delicacy, "Sunflower Keema [...]"
Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
![🌻 Hokuryu Macarons🌻 Now on Sale ~ Made with ingredients from Hokuryu Town ☀️ 3 types of macarons ⚫︎Sunflower⚫︎Kurosengoku Kinako⚫︎Hokuryu Rice 🌾 Available at Umeya's directly managed store in Hokuryu Town, sold refrigerated ~ [Umeya]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-12-8.44.42-375x287.jpg)
![I participated in the Dosanko Wide broadcast. Announcer Fukunaga was a polite and friendly person, and I was impressed! Also, all the staff were kind. It was very moving. As expected from Dosanko Wide! [Takada Co., Ltd.]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-12-12.53.27-375x250.jpg)
![[Live Footage] Hokuryu Town Sunflower Village is reaching its peak! A stunning golden view only available now](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-12-12.55.29-375x213.jpg)
![Looking back at the Hokuryu Kendama Festival 2025 in photos: Looking back at the photos, I feel like we really flew by 🌻 [Hokuryu Kendama Club]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-12-8.29.12-375x222.jpg)
![August 10, 2017 THE Taiko Festival in Hokuryu [YouTube Channel: Hiroyuki Takimoto]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-12-8.33.48-375x208.jpg)
![We have been reporting on the sunflower blooming status from time to time in our stories and reels, but we are now bringing you a summary by period! [Yuto Sakai, Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-07-19.42.41-375x262.jpg)
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