July 3, 2023 (Monday) On Thursday, June 29, from 4:00 p.m., following the fire drill, the Hokuryu Fire Company's 110th Anniversary Ceremony and Celebration was held at the Hokuryu Community Center's 2nd floor main hall. A total of about 110 people involved in the firefighting industry, including members of the Hokuryu Fire Company, [...].
Monday, July 3, 2023 On Thursday, June 29, from 1:50 p.m., a Hokuryu Fire Drill will be held at the Hokuryu Town Hall North Parking Lot to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Hokuryu Fire Company (headed by Commander Shigeyuki Nakayama). Afterwards, from 16:00, a commemorative ceremony and celebration will be held at the Hokuryu-cho Community [...].
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, weeding, planting, and other work was carried out in the field of the NPO Akarui Nouhou (Representative Director Yumiko Takebayashi). Thirteen days have passed since that day [...].
June 26, 2023 On Friday, June 23, "Hokkaido Song Festival in Fukagawa" was held at Fukagawa City Cultural Exchange Hall "Mi-rai", and Mr. Kazuo Kimura, a Hokuryu Town Council member, performed in the first part of the friendship performance.
Friday, June 23, 2023 On Wednesday, June 21, the summer solstice, sunflowers were mowed and thinned by Hokuryu Town residents at the Sunflower Village. Over three days, Hokuryu townspeople participated. This work was carried out on Wednesday, June 21 and 22 [...].
Thursday, June 22, 2023 This year marks the ninth year of the "Setsuya Suzuki Luminarie 2023" illumination at the garden of Setsuya Suzuki's (71 years old) home. Setsuya Suzuki's story This year's theme is "Fat, Circle, Circle"! [...].
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 On Sunday, June 18, the first shipment of Hokuryu melons was held at the JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's produce collection and shipping facility. The next day, Monday, June 19, from 6:50 in the early morning, Kyokuichi Co.
June 16, 2023 (Fri.) Freshly baked bakery "RICH Kobo" of NPO Akarui Nouhou (President Yumiko Takebayashi) introduces delicious breads for June. RICH Kobo, June sales days: Tuesdays (6th, 13th, 20th [...]].
June 15, 2023 (Thursday) On June 13 (Tuesday), weeding, plowing (digging chrysanthemum), and transplanting sweet corn were conducted at the field of NPO Akarui Noho (Representative Director Yumiko Takebayashi) under cloudy weather with a light rain. [...].
June 13, 2023 (Tuesday) Morning radio calisthenics for the 2023 academic year has started. The period is from Monday, June 12 to Friday, September 8. On the first day, more than 40 energetic town residents, children to senior citizens, participated. The morning [...].
May 31, 2023 (Wed.) This spring, the non-profit organization Akarui Noho (President Yumiko Takebayashi) borrowed a field (about 1,300 square meters) belonging to a local town resident to start growing crops. Isao Hiraiba (84 [...]), the organization's director, is a member of the board of directors.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Rice planting has begun in many parts of town! This week marks the peak of the "Rice Planting Bento" which is indispensable for this rice planting season. This week, the "Rice Planting Bento" at Restaurant Mukahiwaoi (Hokuryu Town) will be at its peak.
May 15, 2023 (Mon.) The following is an introduction of delicious breads for May at RICH Kobo, a freshly baked bakery of NPO Akarui Nouhou (President: Yumiko Takebayashi). RICH Kobo, May Sales Dates May sales will be held on Tuesdays (2nd, [...]].
Monday, May 8, 2023 We received this spring wild vegetable, "butterbur," from a town resident who has been a great help to us! I immediately boiled it, removed the acridity, simmered it with fried bean curd, and made pressed sushi. The sushi rice was mixed with ume-jiso, young greens, [...].
May 1, 2023 (Mon.) On Friday, April 28, the Hokuryu-cho Yawara Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club (Chairman: Nobuyuki Kanayama) held a "Roadside Trash Cleanup (Trash Pickup)" from 8:00 a.m. The event was held at the Yawara Community Center in Yawara, Hokuryu-cho. On the day of the event, 20 people participated in the event under a chilly and cold spring breeze.
April 26, 2023 (Wed) On Tuesday, April 25, from 2:30 p.m., the "Hokuryu-cho New Product Tasting Event" hosted (planned and managed) by Hokuryu-cho Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers Nobuyuki Murakami and Yui Sasaki was held at a restaurant in Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen [...].
April 5, 2023 (Wed.) The freshly baked bakery "RICH Kobo" of NPO Akarui Nouhou (President: Yumiko Takebayashi) is introducing delicious breads in April. RICH Kobo, April Sales Dates April sales will be held on Tuesdays (4th and 1st [...]].
March 31, 2023 A booklet (2 A4 color pages) was distributed to participants at the "Honorary Citizen Celebration for Ryoji Kikura," the fifth Hokuryu honorary town resident in 31 years, held at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen on Saturday, March 25.
March 28, 2023 (Tuesday) On Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., a celebration party was held in honor of Ryoji Kikura, a town resident, at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. 116 town residents participated in the grand celebration and honored Mr. Kikura [...].
Monday, March 27, 2023 We are pleased to introduce and talk about a magnificent wooden board from Kimimasa Mikami, President of Mikami Corporation (Hokuryu Town). Produced by Kimimasa Mikami, "Haiku by Hiroko Yoshio on a wooden board" The wooden board is [...].
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