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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association 50th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine

  • July 17, 2024

2. History of the establishment of the Tourism Association

Establishment of the Hokuryu Town Tourism Association Establishment of the Hokuryu Town Tourism Association The Hokuryu Town Tourism Association was established on July 4, 1972, with Yoshio Komatsu as its chairman. The basic activities of the tourism association at the time of its establishment were as follows: Regional tourism development and facility improvement […]

  • July 17, 2024

We are looking for participants for the "Sandan-no-Taki" sightseeing tour... [News from the Joint Government Office]

Establishment of the Hokuryu Town Tourism Association. We are looking for participants for the "Sandan-no-taki" sightseeing tour. Hokuryu Town Joint Government Office Bulletin (July 1, 1973) Town Hall Edition No. 95. Mori Masashi, Director of the Hokuryu Town Joint Government Office and Liaison Association. The Tourism Association and the Taisei Association are promoting the area's […]

  • July 17, 2024

3. 50 Years of Tourism Association History: 1970s

50 Years of the Tourism Association’s History [1970s] Year Month Major Events 1970 May 1st Hokuryu Town Cherry Blossom Festival held (Konpirayama Park) 🌻 The town started a three-year project to develop Konpirayama Park (roads, holidays, etc.)

  • July 17, 2024

3. 50 Years of the Tourism Association: The 1980s

50 Years of the Tourism Association’s History [1980s] Year Month Major Events 1980 4 Susumu Yotsutsuji, an agricultural cooperative employee who participated in a European inspection training program, saw the sunflower fields around Belgrade Airport in the former Yugoslavia.

  • July 17, 2024

1980s: New Frontier Festival

50 Years of the Tourism Association: The 1980s: New Frontier Festival New Frontier Festival In 1987, NHK Hokkaido launched the "Hometown Pride and Song Pride Competition" in an effort to revitalize Hokkaido.

  • July 17, 2024

3. 50 Years of the Tourism Association: The 1990s

50 Years of the Tourism Association’s History [1990s] Year Month Major Events 1990 4 Tetsuo Sasaki appointed as the Tourism Association’s president 5 The 21st Hokuryu Town Cherry Blossom Festival was held (Konpirayama Park) 6 “Safety measures to protect the lives and health of the people […]”

  • July 17, 2024

3. 50 Years of Tourism Association History: The 2000s

50 Years of the Tourism Association [2000s] Year Month Major Events 2000 5 Expanded the Himawari no Sato area from 13ha to 14.5ha 5 Appointed 10 people as "Hokuryu Tourism Ambassadors" (Hajime Hoshiba, Tomoya Shimizu, Susumu Yotsutsuji, Fujie […]

  • July 17, 2024

3. 50 Years of Tourism Association History: The 2020s

50 Years of the Tourism Association [2020s] Year Month Major Events Reiwa 2 (2020) 2 After the Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo City), which attracted approximately 2 million tourists from Japan and abroad, came to a close on the 13th, the COVID-19 outbreak […]