January 1, 2023 (Sun.) Happy New Year New Year's Day The year 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, 癸卯. As with the "卯", I sincerely hope that the gates of winter will open and hope will sprout for the arrival of a warm spring. New Year's Day Marathon Prayers: Good harvest, traffic safety, no [...].
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 On Monday, December 19, from 4:00 p.m., the 6th Umaissho Grand Prix was held at the Hokuryu-cho Community Center (Main Hall), sponsored by the three town councils (Amaryu Town, Numata Town, and Hokuryu Town) to promote the improvement of farming operations. [...].
December 19, 2022 (Mon) On a snowy Sunday, December 18, a straw craft workshop "Shime-nawa (sacred straw rope)" was held at COCOWA, a commercial revitalization facility in Hokuryu Town, hosted by a straw craft group "Nakura" (Representative: Katsura Tanimoto).
December 13, 2022 (Tuesday): Special bento box lunches from Restaurant Mukohiroi (owner-chef Mitsuo Sato) in Hokuryu-cho. Special Bento Lunchboxes from Restaurant Mukohiwaoi (owner-chef Mitsuo Sato) in Hokuryu Town.
Monday, December 12, 2022 Delicious bread from RICH Kobo, a freshly baked bakery in town run by the NPO Akarui Noho (President: Yumiko Takebayashi), is now available at Minorikchi Hokuryu. RICH Kobo" 12 [...].
December 9, 2022 (Fri.) On December 8, 2022 (Fri.) from 09:15, the "Induction Ceremony for Mr. Ryoji Kikura as an Honorary Town Citizen" was held prior to the 4th regular meeting of the Hokuryu Town Council in the year 2022. Mr. Ryoji Kikura, 83, is the fifth person in Hokuryu Town and the first in 31 years [...].
November 28, 2022 (Mon.) Next month, on December 18 (Sun.), a straw craft workshop "Shime-nawa (sacred straw rope) making workshop" will be held at the Hokuryu-cho commercial revitalization facility "Cocowa", organized by the Hokuryu-cho straw craft group "Nakura" (Representative: Katsura Tanimoto) [...].
November 18, 2022 The 51st Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Olympics was held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 17, at the Hokuryu-cho Rural Environmental Improvement Center. Hokuryu-cho Rural Environmental Improvement Center On the day of the event, the first snow had fallen since the morning [...].
Monday, November 7, 2022 On November 3 (national holiday) from 10:00 to 14:00, "Enjoying New Soba" by Soba Gourmet Club Hokuryu will be held at Hokuryu Town Soba Dojo (Himawari Youth Hall, Sakuraoka)! Hokuryu-cho Soba Dojo (Himawari Youth Hall, Sakura [...])
November 7, 2022 The 45th Hokuryu Town Cultural Festival was held on November 2 (Wed.) and 3 (Thu.) at the Community Center Main Hall & Hokuryu Town Rural Environment Improvement Center. The 45th Hokuryu-cho Citizens' Cultural Festival 2022 was held on November 2 (Wed.) and 3 (Thu.) at the Community Center Main Hall and Hokuryu-cho Rural Environment Improvement Center.
November 2, 2022 (Wednesday) On October 29 (Saturday) and 30 (Sunday), the "Kumiai Festival" organized by the Hokkaido Federation of Small Business Associations was held at the Sapporo Station Underground Walking Space and Chikaho Kita 3-jo Intersection Square. The Kumiai Festival [...].
October 17, 2022 (Monday) On October 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), "Projection Mapping," a collaborative performance by the Faculty of Information and Media Studies of Hokkaido University of Information Sciences and Hokuryu Taiko, will be held at Sunflower [...].
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Craft beer "HOKURYU CRAFT" "Sunflower Rice" was completed! The lineup of craft beer "Sunflower Seeds", "Black Sengoku Soybeans", and "Yellow Little Watermelon" [...].
Friday, October 7, 2022, was the harvesting of "Emimaru" dry-field direct-han rice by Koki Takada, a Hokuryu-cho resident. The time has come to harvest the rice, which has plumped up and grown into a tight crop all over the rice fields in the four towns. Leaning their heads heavily [...].
October 5, 2022 (Wednesday) Ryoji Kikura, 83, former JA Kitasorachi Representative Director and Union President, grew his first "makomodake" (straw mushroom) in early May of this year at the request of Noboru Shimizu, a resident of Chiba Prefecture. Mr. Noboru Shimizu, 8 [...].
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Sapporo Autumn Fest, Hokkaido's food event held in Odori Park (Sapporo), will be held for the first time in three years this year due to the new coronavirus (* 2020-2021 [...
September 26, 2022 (Monday) Baton Pie with Black Sengoku Soybeans and Italian Chestnuts from Hokuryu Town" at LeTAO! LeTAO, Baton Pie with Black Sengoku Soybeans and Italian Chestnuts from Hokuryu Town Happy sweets to be savored in autumn [...].
September 22, 2022 (Thu) On Tuesday, September 20, the Hokuryu Kendama Club's 1st Anniversary Tournament was held at the Hokuryu Community Center's 2nd Floor Main Hall from 6:00 p.m., organized by the Hokuryu Kendama Club (represented by Naoki Kishi). The children of Hokuryu-cho [...].
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 The autumn gourmet festival "Kita no Blessing Eat Marche 2022" will be held in Asahikawa City. This year, the 11th year of the festival, will be held from September 17 (Sat.) to September 19 (Mon., national holiday), the first time in three years [...].
Friday, September 16, 2022 Harvesting of the rice plants that have borne abundant fruit in the autumn of a bountiful harvest has begun! The following photos show the rice fields from planting in late May to harvesting in mid-September. The rice fields are full of life and full of energetic ears of rice.
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