On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, we will be enjoying botamochi rice cakes with "Kurosengoku An and Sakura An" while eagerly awaiting the cherry blossoms. Feeling the breath of life and the budding of spring, we will be enjoying the taste of botamochi slowly while praying for a bountiful harvest this year. While cooking the mochi rice, […]
Monday, April 7, 2025 I recently received some experimentally grown Kurosengoku bean sprouts from Hokkaido, so I decided to give them a try! I'm going to try the Kurosengoku bean sprouts with a generous amount of Kurosengoku sunflower oil dressing! First, I'll start with boiled Kurosengoku […]
Monday, April 7, 2025 On Thursday, April 3, the planting of small yellow watermelons, "Sunflower Watermelons," began at the farm of Takada Co., Ltd. (CEO: Shunki Takada)! Sunflower watermelon planting begins! Before planting, the roots and leaves of the seedlings are soaked in water. […]
Friday, April 4, 2025 As April arrives, the snow is finally melting and spring is in the air. Spring Celebration Chirashi Sushi Celebrate the arrival of spring with "Spring Celebration Chirashi Sushi"!!! Salmon, salmon roe, squid, sweetfish, and more are served on vinegared rice. […]
On Friday, March 28th, from 4:00 PM, the Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association held a seedling tour. The tour included Yusuke Yamazumi from the Sorachi Agricultural Cooperative Extension Center, and the JA Kitasorachi Fruit and Vegetables Department.
April 2, 2025 (Wednesday) On March 26th (Wednesday) from 5:30pm, the monthly meeting for local revitalization cooperation team members and village supporters, and a farewell party for local revitalization cooperation team member Yui Sasaki, whose term ends at the end of March, will be held at Kitchen Harebare (Kitchen Harebare […]
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and Thursday, March 27, at Takada Akimitsu Farm, work was carried out to till the soil inside the greenhouse after snow removal, lay mulch sheets, and simultaneously lay irrigation tubes inside the mulch sheets. […]
Friday, March 27, 2025 After the 31st Hokuryu Town Park Golf Association General Meeting on Monday, March 24, the Hokuryu Town Park Golf Association 30th Anniversary Celebration was held at the banquet hall on the first floor of Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen from 5:00 PM.
Monday, March 31, 2025 The 31st Hokuryu Town Park Golf Association General Meeting was held at 4:00 PM on March 24th at the Hokuryu Onsen Conference Room at Sunflower Park. 27 members participated, and the meeting was held in a solemn atmosphere. The general meeting concluded […]
Addendum: March 27th (Thursday) Mayor Sasaki explores the charms of Hokuryu Town. This March, he visited Hokuryu Town to encourage the "A Little Bit of Everyday Life of an Agricultural Girl" event organized by Miharu Yamagami, an employee of the Honoka Agricultural Cooperative! "A Little Bit of Everyday Life of an Agricultural Girl" […]
Friday, March 21, 2025 On Wednesday, March 20, from 11:00 AM, the all-you-can-eat buffet lunch "Mitsuo's Day" was held at the restaurant Himawari in Hokuryu Town. All-you-can-eat buffet lunch "Mitsuo's Day (March 20)"  Restaurant […]
Friday, March 14, 2025 On Tuesday, March 11, snow removal work was carried out on the greenhouse at Takada Akimitsu Farm, part of the Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association. Two snow removal machines were used inside and outside the greenhouse. The iron pipes were not cleared by hand because snow remained on them.