This is an article related to the Hokuryu Town Board of Education.
April 27, 2026 (Monday) In April 2026, a new wind blew into Shinryu Elementary School. Principal Yumiyo Hamamoto—who began her career as a middle school art teacher—was chosen as her third school for a management position, and this is Hokuryu...
On April 13, 2026 (Monday), an article titled "Hokuryu Town Takes the First Step Nationwide: Towards a Town Focused on Child-Rearing Together with Townspeople" (dated April 11) was published on the internet site [Hokuryu Shimbun], operated by Hokuryu Shimbun Co., Ltd. (Fukagawa City). […]
On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Hokuryu Town became the first town in Japan to adopt a "Declaration of a Town that Supports Child-Rearing." That evening, before the townspeople gathered at the Hokuryu Town Community Center, the Superintendent of Education, the Chairman of the Town Council, and the Mayor each spoke of their pledges for the future in their own words. […]
On March 12, 2026 (Thursday), Naoki Kishi, Social Education Specialist of the Hokuryu Town Board of Education, gave a presentation as a representative of the Sorachi region at the "Regional Lifelong Learning Activities Practice Exchange Seminar" held in Sapporo City on February 26 (Thursday) and 27 (Friday). […]
On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Dream Rural School Celebrates 25 Years of Experience with 415 People, General Meeting in Fukagawa" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website (dated February 17).
![Naoki Kishi, Social Education Officer of the Hokuryu Town Board of Education, appears! "Regional Future Career 2025 Job Guide" [Mirai High School]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04-5.20.54-768x530.jpg)
February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) – Naoki Kishi of the Hokuryu Town Board of Education was featured in the “Regional Future Career 2025 Job Encyclopedia,” a magazine produced by the “Mirai High School” project run by the Regional Education and Attractiveness Platform (Shimane Prefecture). […]
On January 15th (Thursday), a lecture titled "Hokuryu Town's Wonderful 16 Years" was held at Hokuryu Town Himawari University on Monday, January 26th, 2026. Village supporters Noboru and his wife, Ikuko Terauchi, gave a talk titled "Hokuryu Town's Wonderful 16 Years." Why does a town with a population of around 1,500 people get 570,000 pageviews in the summer?
![Hokuryu Town "Child-raising" Lecture: "What is Child-raising?" [Yamazaki Akane, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences] Remote Presentation](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-30-7.22.28-768x573.jpg)
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Date and Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Speaker: Akane Yamazaki, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University (remote presentation) Venue: Hokuryu Town Community Center Target audience: Anyone can participate [...]
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu)
On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Picture Book Author Teaches Crafts: Horikawa-san Invited to Chishibetsu for Class" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated September 21. [...]
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