- August 23, 2021
2 million sunflowers shine in summer color in Hokuryu, Hokkaido [Mainichi Shimbun].
August 23, 2021 (Monday) An article was published in the Mainichi Newspaper about the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Village.
August 23, 2021 (Monday) An article was published in the Mainichi Newspaper about the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Village.
August 16, 2021 (Monday) Radio Air-g' Fm Hokkaido 80.4 "Nikoniko Gyuku" program (broadcast on Sunday, August 15) in the "Nikoniko Domo" corner, the world sunflower initiative of Hokuryu Junior High School (Principal: Tsuyoshi Kodama) [...].
Saturday, August 14, 2021 (Notice) Students from Hokuryu Junior High School, which grows "Sunflowers of the World," will be on Radio Air-g' Fm Hokkaido 80.4 "Nikoniko Gyuku" program (Sunday, August 15, from 08:30) [...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 "Two Million 'Sunflowers' in Full Bloom in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido" was broadcast on HBC on Monday, August 9 [Yahoo News]. We are pleased to introduce it to you.
Thursday, July 29, 2021 A wonderful tie-in article on the Hokuryu Town specialties "Sunflower Melon" and "Sunflower Watermelon" was published in "Mynavi Agriculture" as a town with excellent support for farmers. We are pleased to introduce it to you. The related article [...].
Thursday, July 29, 2021 Chika Araki (age 26), grandson of Takao Yamada (age 81), a Hokuryu Town resident, has won the Best Actor Award at the Marseille International Film Festival in France. Congratulations! This award is [...].
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Tuesday, July 20, 2020 The cover photo of the new book "Running the Earth: From the Frontlines of Leprosy Around the World" written by Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, features "Ukrainian sunflowers". It is reminiscent of the Sunflower Village in Hokuryu Town [...].
Friday, July 9, 2021 NTV "Hirunandesu! aired on July 2 (Fri., 11:55-13:55). The theme of the corner, which was "Ranking by super-specific location and generation, and guess what the TOP 10 are," was "Home [...]".
We are pleased to announce that Sunflower Hokuryu Roadside Station was featured in the "Local Gourmet" section of the "Hokkaido Likers" website on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Hokkaido Likers" is a website created by people who love Hokkaido [...].
On Friday, July 2, 2021, Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, wrote an article on his blog "Yohei Sasakawa Blog" about Noboru & Ikuko Terauchi, community support workers in Hokuryu Town, receiving the "18th Ourai! Nippon Grand Prize Lifestyle Award" on his blog, "Yohei Sasakawa Blog.
July 2, 2021 (Fri.) The Kitaryu Town Sunflower Village was featured in "Travel & Life," a web magazine on the ANA website with the theme of "Making Travel and Everyday Life More Enriching. [...]...
Friday, July 2, 2021 All events of the "Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival" have been canceled, but bus tours to view the sunflower fields will be held in late July and August. We would like to introduce them to you. Bus Torippu Bus Comparison [...].
Monday, June 28, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021 The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (National Edition, June 18, 2021) published an article on the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Watermelon. Related Articles ◇
June 14, 2021 (Monday) On Friday, June 11, the Conference for the Promotion of Convection and Harmonious Coexistence between Urban Areas and Rural Areas (Ourai! Nippon Conference, represented by Moshi Yoro) held the "18th Ourai! Nippon Conference, represented by Mengji Yoro, announced on Friday, June 11 the 18th "All Right! Nippon Grand Prize" by the Council for the Promotion of Harmonious Coexistence between Cities and Agriculture, Rural Areas, and Fishing Communities (Ourai! Nippon Conference, represented by Moshi Yoro). This year, the Hokuryu [...].
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June 10, 2021 (Thu) The Facebook page "Come on! Sorachi" (June 9, 2021), a Facebook page operated by the Hokkaido Sorachi General Promotion Bureau, featured "Kuro Sengoku Soybean Meat" from Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative [...].
Thursday, June 3, 2021 The DVD of the documentary film (directed by Masaki Haramura) "Whose Seeds are Seeds" went on sale on Monday, June 1. The DVD includes footage shot on location in Hokuryu Town. We are pleased to introduce it to you. The docu [...].
On June 3, 2021 (Thursday), the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau issued a report on the FY2020 Regional Public Transport Maintenance and Improvement Projects and Secondary [...] based on the self-evaluation by each council and the opinions of the Third-Party Evaluation Committee of the Regional Public Transport Maintenance and Improvement Projects of the Hokkaido District Transport Bureau.