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June 16, 2020

Expressing gratitude to Hokuryu through online communication; a man diagnosed with dementia moves to Hokuryu and begins a new life [Hokkaido Shimbun Evening Edition, Personal Stories]

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper published an article titled "Expressing gratitude to Hokuryu through the Internet (Hokuryu Town Community Supporters, Noboru Terauchi and Ikuko)" in the "Stories of People and Things" section of the June 8 evening edition (Hokkaido edition). The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper […]

June 10, 2020

The Michishita family moved from Ishikawa Prefecture to Hokuryu Town in Hokkaido, where the family still runs a rice farm. [Michishita Daiki, Member of the House of Representatives]

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

June 5, 2020

Rescue hero product [Hokkaido] Hokuryu Town Sunflower Oil 3-bottle set - naoki_ishikawa02

Friday, June 5, 2020 View this post on Instagram Rescue hero Products [Hokkaido] "Hokuryu Town Sunflower Oil 3-Bottle Set" Hokuryu Town is famous for its sunflower fields, boasting one of the largest cultivated areas in Japan.

June 4, 2020

The May 2020 issue of "Forest Recreation" featured an article by Professor Terutaka Suzuki entitled "Design Strategies for Regional Revitalization (3) Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido."

On Thursday, June 4, 2020, the May 2020 issue of the journal “Forest Recreation,” published by the National Forest Recreation Association (headquarters: Tokyo), featured an article by Professor Terutaka Suzuki titled “Design Strategies for Regional Revitalization (3) Kita […]

June 1, 2020

Hokuryu Town Himawari no Sato was featured in the information magazine published by ENEOS Globe Energy Corporation (headquarters: Tokyo).

On Monday, June 1, 2020, Hokuryu Town Himawari no Sato was featured in the August issue of Rainbow, an information magazine published by ENEOS Globe Energy Corporation (headquarters: Tokyo). The photos of Himawari no Sato were published on the Hokuryu Town Portal […]

May 29, 2020

Images from the Hokuryu Town Portal were used by [The Open University of Japan Shizuoka Learning Center]

On Friday, May 29, 2020, the Open University of Japan Shizuoka Learning Center used an image from the Hokuryu Town Portal in the flyer for their "Online University Information Session." We would also like to thank them for including the credit (copyright information) […]

May 21, 2020

We are introducing Hokuryu Town [Uemura Mami's Sorachi♡Ichi! Report!]

May 21, 2020 (Thursday) Mami Uemura, a member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly, posts on Facebook about the restaurants, tourist spots, souvenirs, and other great things about Sorachi that she has visited. We are pleased to announce that she has posted this information on her homepage.

May 19, 2020

Homemade Mayonnaise by Sansan Sunflower Oil (Hokuryu Town) [Enjoying the Happy Life of a Senior Couple]

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

May 18, 2020

50,000 sunflowers are used for double cropping. They decorate the farmland at night after the chrysanthemums are shipped. [Ryukyu Shimpo/Yahoo! News]

On Monday, May 18, 2020, sunflower seeds from Hokuryu Town have blossomed into 50,000 sunflowers at Sunset Farm, a chrysanthemum farm in Gima, Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture. At night, the farm is lit up using the same light bulbs used to grow chrysanthemums.

May 18, 2020

Yellow blanket this summer, planting canceled at "Sunflower Village" in Hokuryu [Hokkaido Shimbun]

Monday, May 18, 2020

May 8, 2020

Hokuryu Town's specialties, "Sunflower oil, rice crackers from the fields, buckwheat flakes, and Kurosengokudon," are now available at Hokkaido Support Todoku (Coop Sapporo)!

On Friday, May 8, 2020, the consumer cooperative Coop Sapporo (headquarters: Sapporo City) launched its home delivery service, "Todoku." The "Hokkaido Support Todoku - Third Week of May 2020" catalog, part of the Todoku series, featured Hokuryu Town […]

April 9, 2020

<Hokkaido Press> Hokuryu Town's FY2020 educational administration implementation policy: Special education support staff to be placed in junior high schools, English teachers to be placed in elementary schools

Thursday, April 9, 2020