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Specialties of Hokuryu Town

We will introduce a variety of local specialties that are unique to Hokuryu Town.

  • April 3, 2025

[Sunflower watermelon cultivation and seedling tour & social gathering] Toshinari Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Katsuhiro Sugimoto, Michiyoshi Izaki, Hiromi Tsuzuki, and Akimitsu Takada of Takada Co., Ltd. [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association]

April 3, 2025 (Thursday) On March 28 (Friday), from 4:00 pm, the Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association held a seedling tour. Sunflower Watermelon Seedling Tour Yusuke Yamakaku, Sorachi Agricultural Cooperative Improvement and Extension Center, and JA Kitasorachi Fruit and Vegetable Department, […]

  • January 15, 2025

Hekisui Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "Hekisui Chou-mei-kai" New Year's Party 2025 - Let's all come together in spirit, support each other, cooperate with each other, and pass on our traditions

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 On Sunday, January 12, from 10:30, the Hekisui Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "Hekisui Chou-mei-kai" New Year's Party was held at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. Hekisui Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club "Hekisui Chou-mei-kai" New Year's Party About 20 members attended.

  • August 16, 2024

The 2024 Hokuryu-machi Melon and Watermelon Festival, a direct sales event for Himawari watermelons, was a great success! University student interns were also very active!

August 16, 2024 (Fri.) From 08:30 on August 14 (Wed.), the "2024 Hokuryu-machi Melon and Watermelon Festival" was held at the JA Kitasorachi branch office's produce collection and shipping facility in front of the fruit-sorting area. Many people visited the festival and it was a great success! The watermelon [...]...

  • August 13, 2024

Lecture "Expectations for the Future of Hokuryu Agriculture" by Mr. Kenichi Suzuki, Director General, Sorachi Regional Promotion Bureau, and exchange of opinions.

August 13, 2024 (Tuesday) On August 5 (Monday) from 16:00, Mr. Kenichi Suzuki, Director General of the Sorachi General Promotion Bureau, Hokkaido, was invited to give a lecture to the agricultural youth of Hokuryu Town and exchange opinions with them at COCOWA, a commercial revitalization facility in [...].

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