On Monday, July 7, 2025, Hokkaido Value Scope Co., Ltd. (Sapporo, President Shigemichi Miura) launched a campaign on its Hokkaido hotel and accommodation reservation, leisure, and gourmet website, Guutabi Hokkaido, where five people will receive a gift set of Hokuryu Town specialty products.
On Friday, July 4, 2025, the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association from Hokuryu Town will be exhibiting at the "Discover Hokkaido" event at the Daimaru Sapporo store. Kurosengoku soybean-related products will be on display in the event space on the basement floor, and Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour) dishes will be available in the restaurant area on the eighth floor.
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled "'Taste the Sweetest Sunflower Watermelon' - Hokuryu Producers Present to Eirakuen" (dated July 2). [...]
On June 30th (Mon) and June 28th (Sat), 2025, Hokuryu Town's specialty product, "Sunflower Watermelon," was featured on "Agri Kingdom Hokkaido NEXT (HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting)." Agri Kingdom Hokkaido NEXT: Hokuryu Town - Yellow Fruit [...]
June 21, 2022 (Sat) On the Hokkaido Broadcasting Corporation (HBC) website, a gourmet documentary site called “Agri Kingdom,” they posted an article titled “Pay attention to the ‘Hokuryu Town Sunflower Watermelon Edition,’ which will be broadcast on June 28 (Sat) next week!” (dated June 21) […]
On Saturday, June 21st and Wednesday, June 11th, 2025, HBC's "Hokkaido Agri Kingdom NEXT" covered the Hokuryu Town sunflower watermelon. Viewers received gifts, experienced harvesting and polishing, and sampled the watermelons. Agurikko celebrated the efforts of the producers and the sweetness and freshness of the watermelons.
June 16, 2025 (Mon) The first shipment of Hokuryu Town’s specialty “Sunflower Watermelon” was made on June 11 (Wed) and sent to markets in Sapporo and Asahikawa. This year’s crop was excellent, with a sugar content of 12 degrees. Takada, the association president, hopes to increase awareness of the yellow watermelon and expand production.
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On Monday, June 16, 2025, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article (dated June 14th) titled, "Just like last year, the taste is excellent: First shipment of Hokuryu's summer delicacy, 'Sunflower Watermelon'." [...]
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On Friday, June 13, 2025, an article titled "Shipping of Hokuryu Town's Specialty Sunflower Watermelon, Characterized by Its Yellow Flesh, Begins" was posted on the NHK Hokkaido WEB website operated by NHK (Tokyo). […]