On Friday, August 9, 2024, from 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August 7, Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki conducted his August inspection tour of Hokuryu Town. This month’s visit was to “Himawari no Sato” (Sunflower Village). He filmed a video message of support for the Sunflower Watermelon project and appeared at Himawari no Sato.
Friday, August 9, 2024: The sunflowers at Sunflower Village are past their peak and things have settled down. The sunflowers at the front of the field bowed their heads heavily, thanking visitors with "Thank you."
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Friday, August 9, 2024 Hokuryu Bon Odori Festival 2024 Himawari Tourist Center (Himawari no Sato) Date and time 🌻 Friday, August 16, 2024 🌻 Himawari Tourist Center (Himawari no Sato)
Friday, August 9, 2024: An article titled "Sunflowers Covering the Hill" (dated August 8) has been published on Jiji Press News, an internet site operated by Jiji Press (Tokyo). We would like to introduce it to you.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
On Thursday, August 8, 2024, an article titled "'It feels like summer has come to Hokkaido!' 2 million sunflowers in full bloom in Hokuryu Town" was published on Asahi Shimbun Digital, an internet site operated by the Asahi Shimbun Company (Tokyo). The article was dated August 6. [...]
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 This is the state of blooming at Sunflower Village on Sunday, August 4. The sunflowers are in full bloom, covering the entire sunflower field, and the life energy power is rising to an unearthly level!!! The jumbo maze is perfect for families […]
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "<Sorachi's Current State in a Declining Population Society> Hokuryu Town Signs Agreement with Hokkaido University of Information Sciences to Attract Students and Increase Population, Including Live-in Part-time Work" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website.
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Yahoo! News, an internet site operated by Yahoo Japan Corporation (Tokyo), published an article titled "2 million sunflowers blooming in full bloom in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido [Mainichi Shimbun, Yahoo! News]" [...]
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association 🌻 (@sunflower_hokuryu)
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Middle school student introduces the charm of Hokuryu sunflowers and tries his hand at being a tourist guide" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated August 5.