Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Interview team Producer: Junko Wada Photographer: Kenzo Kosuge of Atelier of the Sky Writer: Akie Ichijo Related articles ◇
February 9, 2026 (Mon) A miraculous collaboration was born from a "co-creation agreement" between Hokuryu Town and Kitayama Village in Wakayama Prefecture! The local specialty "Jabara" came together with Hokuryu Town's "Sunflower Rice" and "Kurosengoku Soybeans" to create a refreshingly tart and colorful "Rice Salad." [...]
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Hokuryu: Promoting Handmade Local Goods in Tokyo by Kunimitsu Abe (32)" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated February 3.
![Hokuryu Town and Wakayama Prefecture companies sign agreement to increase donations and create jobs through hometown tax donations / Hokkaido [Mainichi Shimbun]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04-5.54.13-768x599.jpg)
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the Mainichi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Mainichi Shimbun Company (Tokyo), published an article titled "Regional Co-creation through Hometown Tax Donations: Hokuryu Town and Wakayama Businesses Sign Agreement to Increase Donations and Create Jobs / Hokkaido" (February 4th). [...]
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, an article titled "Jabaraiz and Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido: Collaboration through Hometown Tax Donation" was published on the website [Pacific Newspaper Digital] operated by the Kinan Shimbun (Wakayama Prefecture) on February 2nd. [...]
On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido, with a population of 1,600, and Jabaraiz Kitayama Co., Ltd., a company based in Kitayama Village, Wakayama Prefecture, with a population of 400, signed a new "co-creation agreement" through hometown tax donations. This agreement goes beyond simple business outsourcing […]
![About the "Hokuryu Town Urban Development Forum 2026 Winter" [Hokuryu Town Website]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/89cfbdbdb9782f1c9cc4f0b7d3fcd057-768x1389.jpg)
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Friday, January 30, 2026: In 2026, the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary. A sea of yellow sunflowers, covering a 23-hectare hill, will be adorned with 2 million sunflowers, and the townspeople will be united in their spirit of harmony. Special 40th anniversary events are also planned.
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On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Hokuryu Town and Wakayama Sign Business Agreement to Develop Experience-Based Gifts" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated January 30. [...]