Groups in the town

• March 29, 2023

Children in Hokuryu Learn Traffic Safety in Kendama Tournament [Hokkaido Shimbun] (Japanese only)

March 29, 2023 (Wed.) The Hokkaido Shimbun, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan), published an article (dated March 27) titled "Traffic Safety, Learning from Kendama Tournament by Hokuryu Children" [...].

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• March 27, 2023

A person in the town made this for us! We will use them for events ✨[Hokuryu Kendama Club].

Monday, March 27, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 24, 2023

Today (March 23) was the Sunflower Chorus general meeting. We are planning to hold 4 concerts in 2023. We hope everyone will listen to many of them 😊【Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus

Friday, March 24, 2023

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• March 24, 2023

3 Jug Ken - first make 🎉 So much fun! I'm going to be addicted to Jag! A representative of the Hokuryu Kendama Club

Friday, March 24, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 23, 2023

Adults want to show their children how cool they are, but the beauty of kendama is that even if you fail, it makes you feel like you are having fun.

Thursday, March 23, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 22, 2023

Unattended firewood sales have begun ❗Located at the intersection of Route 233 and Route 275, behind Hekisui Seicomart 【Ei no Mori Activity Organization (President: Osamu Kato)

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ei no Mori (Hisashinomori) Activity Organization (@hisashinomori)

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• March 20, 2023

The 1st Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Resident Office Cup was held! The community comes together for adults and children to learn and have fun together!

March 20, 2023 The 1st Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Resident Office Cup was held on Saturday, March 18, from 14:00 at the main hall of the Hokuryu Community Center. A total of 50 people involved, including 26 children, club members, and their families [...].

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• March 20, 2023

Yesterday (3/18) we held a collaborative tournament between the Kendama Club and Hekisui Resident Center, with 26 children participating ✨It's great to have an event made with local people 👍[Hokuryu Kendama Club].

Monday, March 20, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 17, 2023

It has already been a year since we resumed practice. We resumed practice awkwardly while taking measures against corona, but we are glad that we were able to continue our activities without any problems.

Friday, March 17, 2023

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• March 17, 2023

Now the three of us spike down! Looking good! Saturday is a collaborative event with Hekisui Resident Center. Twenty-six people are expected to participate. We are very happy! Beiryu Kendama Club

Friday, March 17, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 14, 2023

Isn't downspike synchronization really cool? Hokuryu Kendama Club

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 13, 2023

2 Nigatte Battles: Overtime 4-3, the children's team won! I'm so disappointed...! Next time...

Monday, March 13, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 10, 2023

It was a practice  with 16 members. Today we sang "The Door of Life," "In Your Heart," "The Maiden with Flaxen Hair," and "This Wide Field Full" by the [Hokuryu-cho Himawari Chorus].

Friday, March 10, 2023

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• March 10, 2023

NHK NEWS WEB] "I want to enliven Asahikawa with kendama," deepening exchange through kendama that transcends generations.

On Tuesday, February 2, 2020, an article entitled "'I want to enliven Asahikawa with kendama': Transcending generations to deepen exchange through kendama" was posted on NHK's Hokkaido News Web site (dated March 8). Hokuryu Kendama Koo [...].

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• March 9, 2023

（The 1st Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Jyusho Cup will be held on March 18 (Sat)!

March 9, 2023 The "1st Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Resident Office Cup" will be held on March 18 (Sat.) from 14:00 at the Hokuryu-cho Community Center. The event will feature a special lecture on "Traffic Safety" by Sergeant Yuki Hoshino of the Fukagawa Police Station's Hekisui Jyutsu-sho [...].

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• March 8, 2023

The Hokuryu Kendama Club will be featured on NHK from 18:40 to 55 on March 8 (Wed.). The broadcasting area is only in northern Hokkaido and Okhotsk. If you can watch it, please do so! Hokuryu Kendama Club

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 7, 2023

Tomorrow (3/7) is the second niggle battle! This time, we will show our enthusiasm for the second time along with the highlights of the previous one (laughs) [Hokuryu Kendama Club].

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 6, 2023

On Saturday, March 4, we went to help with the Sky Lantern® event in town ✨ In a word, it was beautiful [Hokuryu Kendama Club].

Monday, March 6, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 6, 2023

This is a synchronized video from the last practice session! Around the world synchro ✨ 4 of us made it 👌[Hokuryu Kendama Club].

Monday, March 6, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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• March 3, 2023

Thursday, March 2, 14 of us practiced. We have a new song ✨"The Door of Life" by Mariya Takeuchi. 🤳is Ms. Yamamoto performing one trick 🤣[Kitaryu-cho Himawari Chorus].

Friday, March 3, 2023

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