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Rice planting experience at Hokuryu Town Shinryu Elementary School

May 22, 2024

Rice planting experience" for 5th graders at Manryu Elementary School: They realized and learned the importance and difficulty of rice cultivation through the arrangements made by Mr. Akimitsu Takada, an instructor of agriculture!

May 22, 2024 (Wed.) On Tuesday, May 21, 12 fifth graders from Manryu Elementary School in Hokuryu Town (Sadao Kamata, principal) had a rice planting experience in the rice paddies of Mr. Takata's company in Mitani, Hokuryu Town from 10:00 am. Manryu Elementary School in Hokuryu Town [...].

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Brown rice porridge with mitsuba leaves and boiled butterbur and bamboo shoots

May 21, 2024

A taste of spring with rice gruel with mitsuba leaves, and simmered dish of fuki and bamboo shoots [Vigorous vegetables in Minorikchi Hokuryu].

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Enjoy spring vegetable dishes with "Mitsuba" and "Fuki" purchased at Minorichi-Hokuryu! Spring Vegetable Cooking with "Mitsuba" and "Fuki" The combination of Fuki and Bamboo Shoots is the best match of Fuki and Bamboo Shoots with rich spring aroma! Brown rice rice porridge is [...].

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Hokuryu Town Pioneer Commemoration Ceremony and Merit Award Ceremony 2024

May 20, 2024

Hokuryu Town Pioneer Memorial Ceremony and Commendation Ceremony for Meritorious Service 2024・Remembering the Hard Work of Our Predecessors

May 20, 2024 (Mon.) On May 17 (Fri.), the Hokuryu Town Pioneer Commemoration Ceremony and Awards Ceremony for Meritorious Service were solemnly held. In the year of the Dragon (2024), Hokuryu Town will celebrate the 132nd anniversary of its establishment. In the spring [...]...

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Anchovy Pasta with Mitsuba Leaves

May 17, 2024

Anchovy pasta filled with honey leaves brings out the fragrance of spring! Vibrant vegetables in Hokuryu, Minorikuchi.

Friday, May 17, 2024 Enjoying Anchovy Pasta (Rice Noodles) with plenty of Mitsuba purchased at Minoricchi Hokuryu! Anchovy Pasta (Rice Noodles) with Plenty of Mitsuba Anchovy Pasta (Rice Noodles) is made with olive oil and garlic [...].

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Enjoy spring with stewed butterbur and rice cooked with butterbur!

May 16, 2024

Taste spring with Simmered Japanese butterbur & Rice cooked with butterbur Vigorous vegetables in Hokuryu, Minorichi-cho!

On Thursday, May 16, 2024, we enjoyed Simmered Japanese butterbur & Rice cooked with butterbur using butterbur purchased at Minorickchi Hokuryu! Simmered Japanese butterbur & Rice cooked with butterbur Simmered Japanese butterbur The butterbur was removed from the seeds and served with shredded carrots and [...]...

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Fresh vegetable salad & Rich Kobo bread from Hokuryu Town Agricultural and Livestock Products Direct Sales Store Minorikchi Hokuryu

May 14, 2024

Fresh vegetable salad & Rich Kobo bread from Hokuryu Town Agricultural and Livestock Products Direct Sales Store Minorikchi Hokuryu

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Fresh vegetable salad & Rich Kobo bread from "Minoricchi Hokuryu", a farm and livestock products market in Hokuryu Town, to enjoy at home! Fresh Vegetables from Minoricchi Hokuryu Purchased at the grand opening of Minoricchi Hokuryu [...].

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Minoritch Hokuryu Grand Opening 2024

May 13, 2024

Grand opening of Minorichi-Hokuryu, a direct sales shop of agricultural and livestock products in Hokuryu Town, 2024!

May 13, 2024 (Monday) The rice paddies are filling with water and a cool breeze is blowing through the season. On Saturday, May 11, at 8:45 a.m., Minoricchi Hokuryu (Mikio Hara, manager), a farm and livestock products direct sales shop in Hokuryu Town, opened this year's grand [...].

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Rice Shop Momotou

May 10, 2024

Omelette rice with Kuro Sengoku soybeans! Omurice specialty restaurant, Gohan-ya Momotou (rice shop), Higashi-ku, Sapporo

May 10, 2024 (Fri.) In a residential area near Okadama Airport in Sapporo's Higashi-ku, an omelet specialty restaurant "Gohan-ya Momotou" is marked by a yellow banner with the word "omelet" in red. This time, the rice for the omelette is "Kuro Sengoku Soy Rice [...]".

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Inari-san to pray for a good harvest

May 8, 2024

Inari with Kuro Sengoku soybeans served to pray for a good harvest

May 7, 2024 (Tuesday) In the rice paddies, seedlings are being grown and rice is being prepared for planting. In this season, "Inari-san with Kuro Sengoku Soybeans" is served to wish for a bountiful harvest and good health! Inari with Kuro Sengoku Soybeans" is a dish that is served in the rice paddies in the rice paddies.

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Mayor Sasaki's town inspection in May

May 7, 2024

Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki explores the attractions of Hokuryu Town [May 2024]

May 7, 2024 Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki made his May inspection tour of Hokuryu Town on Wednesday, May 1. Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki's May Inspection Tour of Hokuryu Town Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki's monthly inspection tour of Hokuryu Town is conducted by Mayor Sasaki himself, who drove his official car [...].

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May 2, 2024

Prayers for a bountiful harvest and safety at the 2024 Hokuyuu Land Improvement District Etai-betsu Dam Opening Ceremony

May 2, 2024 (Thursday) On Wednesday, May 1, under a clear blue spring sky, the 2024 Hokuryu Land Improvement District Etai-betsu Dam water-entering ceremony was solemnly held. The ceremony was held under the clear blue spring sky on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Hokuryu Land Improvement District's Etai-betsu Dam.

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Hokuryu Town Fumi Association "Bamboo dumplings"

May 2, 2024

Bamboo grass dumplings from Hokuryu-cho for Dragon Boat Festival

May 2, 2024 (Thursday) The snack we will have in honor of Dragon Boat Festival is "Sasa Dango", delicious dumplings handmade by the mothers of the Hokuryu Town group "Fumi no Kai (Representative: Ms. Etsuko Tomii)"! Sasa Dango" by Hokuryu-cho "Fumi no Kai" [...].

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Hokuryu Town Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "Environmental Clean-up (Garbage Collection)" 2024

April 30, 2024

The 2024 Sixth Year Environmental Beautification Cleanup (Trash Pickup)" by the Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club! Clean up the town with the spirit of harmony!

April 29, 2024 (Mon.) On Friday, April 26, from 8:00 a.m., the "2024 Sixth Year Environmental Beautification Cleanup (Trash Pickup)" was held by the Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club (Chairman: Nobuyuki Kanayama) of Hokuryu Town. The Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "2024 Environmental [...]" was held on Friday, April 26, at 8:00 a.m..

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Kuro-Sengoku Kinako Shu-Kuriimu

April 22, 2024

GW limited release, Kuro Sengoku "Kinako Shuju Kuriimu" at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen (Hokuryu Town)The flavor of Kuro Sengoku kinako fills your mouth!

April 22, 2024 (Monday) On April 19 (Friday), Kuro Sengoku "Kinako Shu Kuriimu" (new product from collaboration between UMEYA and Kuro Sengoku Soybeans) finally went on sale! Kuro Sengoku "Kinako Shu Kuriimu" Sunflower Pa [...].

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Hanami Bento of Temari Sushi with Kuro Sengoku Rice

April 15, 2024

Hanami Bento of Temari Sushi with Kuro Sengoku Rice

Monday, April 15, 2024 It is springtime bliss to savor the "Temari Sushi Hanami Bento" made with Kuro Sengoku Mame Gohan Set! Kuro Sengoku Mame Gohan Set (Phantom Soybeans) ● Kuro Sengoku Soybeans (Kuro Sengoku Don), White Rice (Natsuboshi), Germinated [...].

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April 9, 2024

Kuro Sengoku Cooperative opens a new office and factory direct sales store!

April 9, 2024 (Tue) On April 8 (Mon), the new office and factory store of Kurozuishi Cooperative opened at 09:00. The construction was undertaken by Hokko Construction Co.

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A gathering to thank the retiring Mayor of Buzen Town, Mr. Sano

April 8, 2024

With thanks to "Former Mayor Yutaka Sano, thank you for your hard work in retirement"! Former Mayor Sano is a town mayor who will remain in our memories and history!

April 8, 2024 "Former Mayor Yutaka Sano's Retirement Party" was held on Saturday, April 6, from 18:00 at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. Former Mayor Yutaka Sano's Retirement Party The supporters' association and other [...]...

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The 2nd Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Resident Office Cup held

April 4, 2024

The 2nd Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Resident Office Cup 2024 Everyone is smiling and smiling!

April 4, 2024 The 2nd Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Resident Office Cup was held on Tuesday, April 2, from 6:00 p.m. at the main hall (2F) of the Hokuryu Community Center. About 30 people, including children and families of club members, participated in the event and enjoyed the daily [...].

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Planting of "Kiikodama Watermelon No. 2" at Takada Farm

April 3, 2024

Planting of "Himawari Suika" and "Kii Kodama" watermelon No. 2 started at Takada Farm!

On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the planting of the Yellow Small Watermelon No. 2 "Sunflower Watermelon" began at the farm of Takada Co., Ltd. (CEO: Takada Shunki)! This yellow small watermelon has a high water content and a refreshing sweetness. […]

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Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro's town tour

April 2, 2024

Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki begins exploring the charms of Hokuryu Town! [April 2024]

April 2, 2024 (Tuesday) April 1, 2024, the beginning of the new fiscal year 2024. Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki made an inspection tour of Hokuryu Town. The valuable Etai-betsu Dam, where snow melt water moistens the town's fields, crosses the Mitani area to the vicinity of the town border with Masuge Town [...].

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Logo "Bright Farming" in the town of Hokuryu
Yellow mailbox of happiness

Yasuhiro Sasaki, Mayor

　Yasuhiro Sasaki Mayor's Activity Report

Dear all!　I would like to talk to you.
We will use their voices in city planning!
Please feel free to stop by the Mayor's office.
Yasuhiro Sasaki Mayor
May and June activity schedule

We tour and speak in Hokuryu Town every month.
Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki explores the charms of Hokuryu Town

Outline of Hokuryu Town

Hokuryu Town, Map

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Area: 159 km² ❂ Area
❂ Population: 1,566 people[Month-over-month: - 5 ]
❂ Households:775 households[Month-over-month: + 1 ]
(May 1, 2025)
❂ Aging rate :46.0 % (0.5)(All roads, No. 19)
❂ Late aging rate :29.6% (%)(All the way No. 7)
(179 cities, towns, and villages in all provinces)As of January 1, 2024)

Hokuryu Town Web Site

Hokuryu Town Web Site

Town bus timetable

R7.4~ Town bus timetable

Hokuryu Town Introduction Page

Hokuryu Town Introduction Page

Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax Payment

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❂ Rakuten Market

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