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50th Anniversary of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association

  • July 17, 2024

6 Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc.: List

Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc. ❂ March 1983 "My Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award (Hokuryu Town) ❂ February 1988 Hokkaido Industrial Contribution Award (Women's Division of Agricultural Cooperative) Hokkaido Governor ❂ January 1989 Hokkaido Town Development [...].

  • July 17, 2024

6 Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc.

Our Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award In 1983, the village received the "Our Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award. The award was given to the village for its spectacular view, high productivity in agriculture, and the promotion of border beautification, etc., as well as the cultivation of sunflowers as part of the flower-growing campaign.

  • July 17, 2024

7 Tourist Facilities in Hokuryu Town: (2) Kompira Park

The red drum bridge over the pond and the red roof of the rest area accentuate the park's location on top of a small hill. The park is usually filled with Ezo-yamazakura and shibazakura cherry trees in bloom from early May to early June, and in autumn, the park is enveloped in autumn leaves, making it a four-season [...].

  • July 17, 2024

7 Tourist Facilities in Hokuryu Town : 3) Sunflower Village

Sunflower Village is located 1.5 km north of the intersection of National Route 275 and the Doso Zumo Inada line. The Sunflower Village has a total area of 2.8 ha, including the sunflower field NONNO-NO-MORI, parking lot, etc., in the Itaya district. In 1980, the Women's Club of the Agricultural Cooperative [...].

  • July 17, 2024

7 Tourist Facilities in Hokuryu Town: 7) Yew Forest and Literature Forest

⑦ Yew Forest and Literature Forest This is a forest handmade by Hokuryu Town residents, supported by their desire to cherish nature. Along the walking path in the forest, there is a monument to Mr. Shosuke Yoshiue, a poet associated with Hokuryu Town, as well as a monument to a man nicknamed "Dorokame-san" in the University of Tokyo Experiment Forest in Furano [...].

  • July 17, 2024

9 Data on tourism, etc.

Hokuryu-cho tourist visitor numbers (Hokkaido Bureau of Tourism, Ministry of Economic Affairs) Hokuryu-cho overnight visitor numbers (data from the Himawari Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Forestry Section, Hokuryu-cho) Hokkaido tourist visitor numbers survey for FY2028 (Hokkaido Bureau of Tourism, Ministry of Economic Affairs)

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