Public organizations, etc.

• July 17, 2024

12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Susumu Asano, former manager of the Sunflower Tourism Center in Hokuryu Town

Looking back on memories of sightseeing in Hokuryu Town Susumu Asano, former manager of the Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourist Center At the Hokuryu Town Office Employees Resident Division, he organized participants from the senior citizens' club for the Cherry Blossom Festival; at Sunflower Park, as manager, he dealt with tourists; at the Planning Section Chief [...]...

• July 17, 2024

13 Sightseeing characters

Sunflower Blooming Girl In November 1990, we invited applications for a sunflower character, and in March 1991, the design by Hiroe Kamono from the town's Kyoei neighborhood association was adopted. Agri-Fighter North Dragon In the FY 2013 budget assessment, this [...].

• July 17, 2024

14 Sunflower Tourism Ambassador and Hokuryu Hometown Ambassador

14 Sunflower Tourism Ambassador The Sunflower Tourism Ambassador is appointed by the Mayor to promote Hokuryu Town's specialties, such as sunflowers and sunflower rice, throughout Japan. Kengo Kuma was born in Yokohama in 1954. University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture [...].

• July 17, 2024

15 Development of specialty products and PR activities for tourism and specialty products

15 Specialty Product Development and PR Activities for Tourism and Specialty Products Specialty Product Development Tourism has a significant economic impact on the sales of local specialties, including souvenirs, and expectations for "tourism" as a means of revitalizing local economies are increasing. One village, one [...].

• July 17, 2024

Tourism and local product PR activities, etc.

Autumn Fest (Sapporo Odori Park) Since 2008, the Sapporo Autumn Fest Executive Committee (whose secretariat is the Sapporo Tourist Association) has been holding the Sapporo Autumn Fest, and Hokuryu Town has also been holding the Sunflower [...].

• July 17, 2024

16 Tourism promotion volunteers, etc. 1

16 Volunteers for Tourism Promotion 1 Ryu Topia Kai In 1987, the "Ryu Topia Kai" was formed as a group to think about town development together beyond the fields of agriculture and commerce, and beyond the fields of work, taking the name of the dragon in Hokuryu-cho and utopia, an ideal town. The following year (1988), a thousand [...].

• July 17, 2024

16 Tourism promotion volunteers, etc. 2

JA Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative Women's Club Hokuryu Branch JA Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative Fresh Miz Hokuryu Branch - Himawari Festival "Agricultural Products Sales" Himawari Rice Production Association - Himawari Festival "Rice Festival" - New Rice Festival Himawari Melon Production Association, [...]

• July 17, 2024

16 Tourism promotion volunteers, etc. 3

Noboru Terauchi and Ikuko Terauchi (Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers ⇒ Community Support Volunteers) Noboru and Ikuko Terauchi arrived in 2010 as members of the Hokuryu Town Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers and have been promoting Hokuryu Town's tourism, local products, events and other activities through the Internet, [...].

• July 17, 2024

17 Sunflower Festival Poster

• July 17, 2024

Rules of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association

(Name and Office) Article 1. Article 1 This Tourism Association shall be called the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association (hereinafter referred to as "the Association") and shall have its office in the Hokuryu Town Hall. （Article 2.

• July 17, 2024

List of directors, secretariat, etc. of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association

List of officers and secretariat of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association (Term of office: April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2025) Chairman: Yukio Takada From all members Vice Chairman: Masahito Fujii From all members: Manabu Okino From all members: Manabu Okino From all members: [...]...

• July 17, 2024

editorial postscript

Editor's Postscript Editor-in-Chief Masahito Fujii Editorial Board Members Tsutomu Sako Keiko Tsuneki Yoshihiro Ichiba Kyoya Saito Hideyuki Minami Editorial Assistance Committee Noboru Terauchi Ikuko [...].

• July 16, 2024

Hokuryu] Enjoy all the fun in the sunflower fields! Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival [July 20-August 18] [Notte.

July 16, 2024 (Tue.) - "Hokuryu", a bus tour portal site operated by Hokkaido Chuo Bus Company (Sapporo City), has posted the following article on its website "Notte.

• July 12, 2024

Kuro Sengoku de Summer Festival] August 3 (Sat) 10:00-15:00 Kuro Sengoku de Summer Festival at the premises of Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative Association [Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative Association

Friday, July 12, 2024 Kuro Sengoku de Summer Festival @ Kuro Sengoku premises Date: Saturday, August 3, 10:00-15:00 Place: Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative Society premises Organizer: Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative Society Event: Kuro Sengoku Don Sukui Dori [...].

• July 12, 2024

(Notice) On Saturday, July 13, "Kuro Sengoku Kinako" used in Umeya's "Kinako Shoe" goes on sale! Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative Association

Friday, July 12, 2024 Kuro Sengoku Kinako will be available at Umeya stores Saturday, July 13, 2024 Kuro Sengoku Kinako will be available at Umeya stores Ingredients 100% Hokkaido Kuro Sengoku soybeans Mochi, yogurt, etc., as you like it Main unit price 150 yen (price including tax [...].

• July 12, 2024

(Notice) [Melon Festival: August 3 (Sat.) 8:30-11:00] [Watermelon Festival: August 14 (Wed.) 8:30-11:00] Melon and watermelon season has arrived [JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office].

July 11, 2024 (Friday) Summer-like temperatures continue and the season of melons and watermelons has arrived! Giant melon and watermelon objects are now on display in front of the Hokuryu Branch Office (*´ω`*) Saturday, August 3, 8:30-11 [...].

• July 10, 2024

Donation of flower arrangements to the town from the Hokuryu Branch of the Hokushoku Genki Mura Flower Growers Association [Hokuryu Town HP].

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• July 10, 2024

JA Kitasorachi donated rice resin tableware to Yawara Nursery School [Hokuryu-cho HP].

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• July 10, 2024

Sunflower Watermelon Production Association donated watermelons to Makko [Hokuryu Town HP].

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• July 10, 2024

Presentation of Sunflower Watermelons at Manryu Elementary School in Hokuryu Town (June 27) [JA Kitasorachi: Agricultural Promotion Department, Fruits and Vegetables Division].

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Instagram On June 27, JA Kitasorachi Himawari Suika Kumiai President Akimitsu Takada and Vice President Kosuke Sato presented three cases of 4-bean packs to an elementary school. The children cheered ([...])