- July 14, 2020
The August calendar (poster) published by Taiki Life Insurance Co.
July 14, 2020 (Tuesday) - The August calendar (poster) published by Taiki Life Insurance Co. Soil improvement is underway this year, and by 2021 (2021) [...].
July 14, 2020 (Tuesday) - The August calendar (poster) published by Taiki Life Insurance Co. Soil improvement is underway this year, and by 2021 (2021) [...].
Thursday, July 2, 2020 The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has posted on its website key points for heat stroke prevention actions in "new lifestyles". Among them, there is a description of "wearing a mask," which I would like to quote [...].
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
June 16, 2020 (Tue) An article entitled "Appreciation for Hokuryu" (by Noboru & Ikuko Terauchi, community support staff of Hokuryu Town) appeared in the "Hitotori Mononogatari" corner of the June 8 (Mon) evening edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun (all Hokkaido edition). The Hokkaido Shimbun [...].
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020 View this post on Instagram Rescue hero Product [Hokkaido] "Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Oil 3-pack Set" Hokuryu-cho is famous for its sunflower fields, one of the largest in Japan, which are planted for a month [...]
June 4, 2020 (Thursday) The May 2020 issue of "Forest Recreation," the journal published by the National Forest Recreation Association (headquartered in Tokyo), features the article "Design Strategies for Regional Development (3) North [...]" written by Dr. Terutaka Suzuki.
Monday, June 1, 2020 The August issue of "Rainbow," an information magazine published by ENEOS Globe Energy Corporation (headquartered in Tokyo), introduced the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Village. The photo of the Sunflower Village is from the Hokuryu Town portal [...].
May 29, 2020 (Fri.) The Open University of Japan Shizuoka Study Center has used an image from the Hokuryu-cho Portal on the flyer of their "Online University Information Session". Thank you very much for the credit (copyright information) [...].
May 21, 2020 (Thursday) - Mami Uemura, a member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly, has been posting information on Facebook about restaurants, tourist spots, souvenirs, and other good things about Sorachi that she has visited. We are pleased to announce that she is now sharing this information on her own homepage [...].
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Monday, May 18, 2020 Sunflower seeds from the town of Hokuryu are being used to grow 50,000 sunflowers at Sunset Farm, a chrysanthemum farm in Gima, Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture. At night, they are lit up with light bulbs used in the cultivation of chrysanthemums [...].
Friday, May 8, 2020 Consumer's Cooperative Co-op Sapporo (headquartered in Sapporo) is offering a home delivery service called "Todock". In the "Hokkaido Ouen Todok, 3rd week of May 2020" catalog in the Todok series, Hokuryu-cho [...].
April 1, 2020 (Wed.) Tomoki Kaneda (age 30, Agricultural Cooperative Honoka) of Hokuryu Town was featured in the fourth issue of JA Kitasorachi Community Information Magazine "Hot Kitasorachi" as a beginning farmer.
March 31, 2020 (Tuesday) The Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway, a high-standard road, was fully opened to traffic on March 28 (Saturday), after 27 years since its construction began in 1993. The Yomiuri Shimbun has a detailed report on the project.
March 13, 2020 (Friday) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has updated the "Learning Support Contents during the Temporary Holidays" on its website due to the new coronavirus. (Updated information) ・March 12, 2020 "Children [...].
March 11, 2020 (Wednesday) March 11, 2020 Sweets brand Kissho Karyo will begin selling "kinako (soybean flour) sweets" made with home-roasted soybean flour at its Kyoto Fushimi Inari store on Friday, March 13. The flavors, prepared for each soybean variety, are [...].