Monday, May 19, 2025 On Wednesday, May 14, Shinryu Elementary School invited members of the Board of Education (including Chairman Tanaka) to join the first and second grade students for lunch. During the lesson before lunch, the first graders had a lesson titled " [...]
On May 12th (Mon), Takada Farm was carrying out the "pruning and fruiting pole installation" of sunflower watermelon. This included pinching, pruning (resetting the strings and pulling them back), thinning out the buds, and planting the sunflower watermelon seedlings. […]
On Monday, May 12, 2025, and Thursday, May 8, Mayor Sasaki explored the town’s attractions. In May, the newly appointed principal of Hokuryu Junior High School, Takao Miyoshi, vice principal of Shinryu Elementary School, Masaru Kumabayashi, and four newly appointed community revitalization volunteers […]
As part of Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen's Golden Week special event, we will be serving "Loveling" heart-shaped baked doughnuts made with rice flour and Kurosengoku soybeans from May 3rd (national holiday) to May 6th (national holiday) at the entrance to Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. [...]
Friday, May 2, 2025 At 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 1, the spring sun shone brightly and a refreshing breeze blew through the area. The 2025 Hokuryu Land Improvement District (Chairman Junichi Fukase) held a solemn ceremony to open the Edaibetsu Dam. The Edaibetsu Dam was opened in […]
On Friday, May 2, 2025 and Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Nonno Forest in Hokuryu Town, Kazuo Shibasaki, a forestry instructor belonging to the Sorachi District Forestry Instructor Liaison Council, Susumu Yotsutsuji, a Hokuryu town resident, Junichi Iguchi, head of the Industry Division at Hokuryu Town Hall, and Yoshihiro Ichiba, section chief, attended a special event.
May 1, 2025 (Thursday) I received the first spring wind of the year: fresh bamboo shoots! I enjoyed the flavors of spring to the fullest with bamboo shoot rice and stews. The rice dish included bamboo shoots, carrots, dried daikon radish, and shiitake mushrooms! I also had bamboo shoot stew with hijiki seaweed, carrot […]
On Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen, the Kurosengoku Soybean Kinako Roll cake will be available for a limited time from Saturday, April 26th to Tuesday, May 6th! The Kurosengoku Soybean Kinako Roll cake is a collaboration between Umeya, a long-established confectionery shop in Asahikawa City, and […]
Monday, April 28, 2025 On Saturday, April 26, starting at 8:00 a.m., the Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club (Chairman Nobuyuki Kanayama) in Hokuryu Town held the "Reiwa 7 Environmental Beautification Cleanup (Garbage Collection)." The Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club's "Reiwa 7 Environmental Beautification Cleanup (Garbage Collection)" was held.
Friday, April 25th, 2025 On Thursday, April 24th, the pre-opening of "Yakiimo-ya Mai-chan" (owner: Masanori Tomizawa) will be held at the "Smile Hokuryu Main Store," a recycle shop in Hokuryu Town! "Yakiimo-ya Mai-chan" is now open! Vtub […]
April 24, 2025 (Thursday) April 20 (Sunday) is the day of Grain Rain, one of the 24 solar terms. Grain Rain is said to "rain that nourishes the grains," and is a season when soft, warm rain falls and irrigates the fields. On that day, too, it seemed as if the rain was providing moisture to the new spring buds […]
On Friday, April 11th, 2025, and Wednesday, April 9th, Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki conducted a search for the charms of Hokuryu Town. The karaoke competition (Heishui Karaoke Club) was held at the Eirakuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly (Director Jun Takahashi).