We will introduce a variety of local specialties that are unique to Hokuryu Town.
September 26, 2025 (Friday) | Updated: March 19, 2026 (Thursday) 2025, Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido. Farmers begin to nurture the summer sun from the winter snow. Joining hands with their colleagues, they converse with the seedlings, pouring their souls into each and every bulb. Green with black stripes […]
On March 16, 2026 (Monday), the record-keeping of a year-long rice cultivation project using the "Dense Seedling Nanatsuboshi" variety began on March 14 (Saturday) at Mizuho Co., Ltd., an agricultural corporation in Hokuryu Town (President and CEO: Masami Komatsu). The project covers over 100 hectares of fields. […]
Monday, November 17, 2025 The purple color of new rice and new beans is created by the new rice "Yumepirika" grown in Hokuryu Town and the rare "Kurosengoku soybeans." Cooking them together creates a vibrant purple rice ball. The plump […]
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On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and Wednesday, August 27, the Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association presented a sunflower watermelon to the hippopotamus at Asahiyama Zoo. The children from Wa Nursery School who participated were captivated by the sight of the hippopotamus biting into the watermelon whole with its big mouth.
On August 14th (Thursday), the 2025 Hokuryu Town Melon and Watermelon Festival was held, attracting huge crowds with long lines forming from early in the morning! The 350 boxes of "Sunflower Watermelon" were prepared, each with a sweetness of over 12 degrees Brix.
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On Thursday, August 14, 2025, the Hokuryu Sunflower Festival was featured on STV's "Dosanko Wide" during Fukunaga's live broadcast week! With 2 million sunflowers as a backdrop, announcer Shunsuke Fukunaga introduced the new local delicacy, "Sunflower Keema [...]"
August 15, 2025 (Friday) Yukio Takada, Chairman of the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association, which revived the legendary Kurosengoku soybean, received the Hokkaido Industry Contribution Award (Hokkaido) for FY2025 and the Hokkaido Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises Associations 70th Anniversary Commemorative Award.