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 […]
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 […]
The Hokuryu Town Tourism Association changed its name to the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association. The Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association was established. Tetsuo Sasaki was appointed chairman. (From the May issue of Hokuryu Public Relations, April 26, 1999, Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association was established.) April 1999 […]
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.)
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.
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.
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 […]”
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 […]
50 Years of the Tourism Association [2010s] Year Month Major Events 2010 7 Renovation of the Himawari no Sato Observatory 8 The Sunflower Festival fireworks display, which was canceled last year, will resume 🌻 Expressway […]
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 […]
Cherry Blossom Festival (1970-1991) The Cherry Blossom Festival was held in mid-May, and was a huge success, even during the busy agricultural season. Environmental Beautification Campaign: Flower-filled Campaign: The Chamber of Commerce Women's Division installed flower pots (VSP project […]