This article is about training for new farmers in Hokuryu Town (growing watermelons, melons, etc. under an instructor farmer).
Thursday, September 11, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu) ◇
September 3, 2025 (Wednesday) Hokuryu Town Website New Agricultural People Fair 2025 Co., Ltd. (Nokyo Kanko Co., Ltd. (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)) posted an event titled “New Agricultural People Fair 2025” on the website operated by Mynavi (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the Hokkaido Part-Time Job Information Company (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Kurashigoto" (Lifestyle), an internet site run by the company. The article reads, "(November 8) Make farming an option in Hokkaido! Hokkaido New Farmer Fair to be held! NEW!" [...]
June 5, 2025 (Thursday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu) ◇
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September 24, 2024 (Tuesday) We are pleased to introduce an article on the website operated by Hokkaido entitled "[Hokkaido New Farming Fair 2024 will be held with the participation of local governments and agricultural corporations in Hokkaido]". It is operated by Mai Corporation [...].
June 21, 2024 (Friday) On June 16 (Sunday), Mr. Yusaku Hiragata, Director General, Agricultural Industries Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Hokkaido Agricultural Administration Office visited Hokuryu-cho to exchange views with members of the "Honoka Agricultural Cooperative" [...].
On June 20, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan), posted the following article: " Aging villages, support staff help spread in Kita Sorachi, introducing club activities and job hunting [...].
June 20, 2024 (Thu) The website operated by the Technical Extension Division, Agricultural Policy Department and Production Promotion Bureau, Hokkaido Government (Sapporo), published an article (dated June 19) titled "Hokkaido New Farmer Fair, the largest of its kind in Hokkaido, will be held with 60 organizations (municipalities) participating" [...].
Thursday, June 5, 2024 On Monday, June 3, we spoke with new farmers, Mr. Kosuke Sato (47) & Mrs. Tomomi (47), who started their new sunflower watermelon farming business in Hokuryu Town in 2021. Farmland and Water Hokuryu [...].
January 18, 2024 (Thu) [Updated] February 19, 2024 (Mon) Hokuryu Town HP Hokkaido New Farmer Fair, one of the largest in Hokkaido with 56 organizations (municipalities) exhibiting [Hokkaido Agricultural Administration Department] Hokuryu Town New Farmer Pamphlet ◇ ◇
June 21, 2022 (Tue) The cultivation of "Himawari Suika" in Hokuryu Town was featured in the Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin E-ban (Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin). ◇ ◇ ◇
The first shipment of "Himawari Suika," a specialty of Hokuryu Town, was reported in the Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin E-ban on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. ◇ ◇Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin E-ban
June 13, 2022 (Mon.) The first shipment of "Himawari Suika", a specialty of Hokuryu Town, was featured on "NHK Hokkaido NEWS WEB". There is also a video interview with Mr. Toshinari Watanabe. We are pleased to introduce it to you. [...].
April 21, 2022 (Thu) The planting of "Himawari Suika", a specialty of Hokuryu Town, was featured on "NHK Hokkaido NEWS WEB". There is also a video interview with Mr. Toshinari Watanabe. We would like to introduce it to you. News Web
February 2, 2022 (Wed.) A training feature article on training for new farmers in Hokuryu Town (cultivation of watermelons, melons, etc. under an instructor farmer) was published in "Mynavi Agriculture". We are pleased to introduce it to you. Related Articles ◇
Friday, November 19, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021 Hokuryu Town will participate in the Hokkaido New Farming Fair 2021 to be held at Access Sapporo (Sapporo) on November 23 (national holiday). Hokkaido New Farmers Fair 2021 If you are interested in agriculture [...].
November 8, 2021 (Monday) For three days from November 1 (Monday) to 3 (Wednesday), "Hokuryu-cho Himawari Sightseeing and Product Fair 2021" will be held at the Kita 1-jo Event Space East (between Exits 7 and 10), Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Plaza [...].
July 29, 2021 (Thursday) (updated August 3, 2021) JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office has informed us of the "Melon and Watermelon Festival" for the year 2021. This year, 2021, the [...]...
