October 27, 2020 (Tuesday) Mr. Nobuo Murai received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in recognition of his many years of distinguished service to local government and regional development in the spring of 2020. To celebrate this honor, a celebration was held on October 25 (Sun.) [...].
Monday, October 19, 2020 Sorachi Fair 2020, featuring new rice and other specialty products from Sorachi, the largest rice-producing region in all Hokkaido, is being held at the Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza Sapporo Store (north entrance of Sapporo Station). Organized by the Sorachi General Promotion Bureau. Sorachi [...].
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Health Mah Jongg is being held at the Hokuryu Town Commercial Revitalization Facility "Cocowa" and Multipurpose Hall.  Upon entering the building, please disinfect your hands thoroughly.  What is Health Mah Jongg: an intellectual game of brain activation [...].
October 12, 2020 (Mon.) Zumba class "Zumba Circle Luana", one of the circle activities of the Hokuryu-cho Cultural Federation, is held every Wednesday (from 17:15) in the martial arts room of the Hokuryu-cho Rural Environment Improvement Center (gymnasium) [...].
September 28, 2020 (Monday) In the afternoon, after the B&G Hokkaido Block Liaison Lecture Exchange Meeting held on the day following the FY2020 Hokkaido B&G Instructors' Workshop, B&G Foundation President Satoshi Sugawara, General Affairs Division Director Hiroomi Nakajima, and Ocean Center [...]...
September 28, 2020 The "2020 Hokkaido B&G Instructors' Workshop" was held in Hokuryu-cho, Hokkaido, on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25, sponsored by the Blue Sea and Greenland Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation [...].
Friday, September 25, 2020 After meeting with the Agricultural Cooperative Honoka, we moved to Restaurant Windmill in Sunflower Park Hokuryu Hot Springs to meet with Tatsuya Uei, who is involved in self-supporting forestry in Hokuryu Town. The meeting was about self-supporting forestry [...].
Friday, September 25, 2020 After lunch, a round-table discussion was held at the "Agricultural Cooperative Association Honoka" office. Members of the Agricultural Cooperative Association Honoka gathered for a lively discussion.  Greetings from Ms. Tomoko Kami, a member of the House of Councilors Ms. Tomoko Kami, a member of the House of Councilors [...].
Friday, September 25, 2020 On Thursday, September 10, a field meeting was held in Hokuryu Town with members of the Japanese Communist Party's Diet on issues surrounding the Seeds and Seed Act, introduced by the Hokkaido Seed Association (Chairman Tokuji Hisada). The Diet members' delegation [...].
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 New Special Pork Jingisukan made with Sunflower Pork belly! Sunflower Pork Jingisukan  Sunflower oil cake as a resource Sunflower pork is made from sunflower seed oil after pressing [...].
Thursday, September 3, 2020 Under a fresh blue sky, early morning radio calisthenics are held every year at the plaza in front of the Hokuryu-cho Community Center. It is sponsored by the Hokuryu Town Board of Education. This year, too, many townspeople participated from 06:30 in the early morning.  Radio [...].
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 On Thursday, August 27, the "Dandelion Club" activity was held at the multi-purpose hall of COCOWA, a commercial revitalization facility in Hokuryu Town (10:00-14:00). On that day, 13 people participated freely. [...].
August 31, 2020 On Thursday, August 27, the Hokuryu-cho Council of Social Welfare (Chairman: Hitoshi Takebayashi) held a recreational craft activity, "Making Sunflower Decorations," at the Social Welfare Center as part of the "Cosmos Club Activities" held [...]...
On Wednesday, August 19, a melon grafting seminar was held at the Uryu Seedling Facility (Uryu Town) under the auspices of the North Sorachi Branch of the Sorachi Agricultural Extension Center (Fukagawa City). The lecturer was Hokkaido Agricultural Advisor, [...]...
July 29, 2020 (Wednesday) A young couple moved to Hokuryu-cho in April 2020 and started a "self-supporting forestry business" in the town's mountain forests. Mr. Tatsuya Kamii (28 years old) and his wife Hitomi (31 years old) [...].
July 29, 2020 (Wed.) Hokuryu Town has been accepting trainees for agricultural experience since Monday, July 20, 2020. The trainee this time is Hiroko Kono (38 years old). The farmer accepting her is Watanabe Farm (Me [...]...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 On Saturday, July 18, at 9:00 a.m., the "Kendama Ken-chan Coming" project for interaction between children and the elderly, sponsored by the Hokuryu Town Board of Education, was held at the Hokuryu Town Rural Environment Improvement Center (gymnasium) [...].
Monday, July 6, 2020 On Tuesday, June 30, Isao Hoshiba (81 years old), who served as a member of the Hokuryu-cho Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers, completed his three-year assignment. He spoke about his activities to date, including the Young Adult Dementia Family Association [...].
June 25, 2020 (Thu) Mr. Masahiko Yamada (former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, lawyer, and advisor to the Japanese Seed Protection Society) and Masaki Haramura, film director, will present a documentary film in Hokuryu Town on June 21 (Sun) and 22 (Mon), [...].
June 22, 2020 (Monday) On Saturday, June 20, at 9:00 a.m., Minoricchi Hokuryu, the Hokuryu Town agricultural and livestock products direct sales store (Mikio Hara, manager), held its grand opening this year! Grand Opening Ceremony: Hokuryu Taiko Drum Performance Commemorating the opening [...].
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