Tuesday, January 10, 2023 The "Donton-yaki" was held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 9, at the Shinryu Shrine. The "Dongtoyaki," a traditional event for the koshogatsu season, is a solemn ritual to send the god of the year off, and the sacred flame that blazes up is believed to bring good health and good fortune for the year [...].
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 A New Year's reception was held at the Hokuryu Town Hall on January 6, 2023, and Mayor Yutaka Sano gave his New Year's greetings. He said, "I wish you a Happy New Year. I wish you and your family a glorious new year [...].
Sunday, January 1, 2023, the morning of New Year's Day in the year 2023, the moment when the divine morning light shone! With boundless love, gratitude and prayers for having met that warm and great light that made my heart tremble with great emotion! noboru � [...].
Friday, December 30, 2022 The view from the Hokuryu Bridge is of a sparkling snow field with trees covered in ice. The light of the divine sun, which shines down on us with new light in a year that has been hit by various difficulties, brings us boundless love and feelings [...].
Thursday, December 29, 2022, just before sunrise, a moment of surprisingly intense light in a sky infested with dark snow clouds! It is a great landscape filled with the energy power of the light, and the heart booms with energy. noboru &# [...].
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Ice flowers blooming in bus stop windows are "window frost" that create beautiful patterns! Happy messages delivered by snow fairies! Sparkling and beautiful in the sunlight! It looks like wonderful things will come to you, [...].
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Mt. Huetai, clad in a pure white robe of snow and tinged with a hint of pink! The elegant scenery of Mt. Noboru & i [...]
December 26, 2022 (Monday) The winter solstice has passed and the cold weather has arrived! The morning sky, the sun's rays dimly blurring through the low, billowing clouds. It's a beautiful morning, as if a soft light gently envelops and relaxes a tightly closed heart [...].
Friday, December 23, 2022, the morning after the winter solstice, when the thread-thin moon hovered in the pre-dawn sky. The winter solstice is the day when the sun is at its weakest and the night is at its longest. From the new moon on the following day, the yang spirit begins, and each day is brighter [...].
Friday, December 16, 2022 Snowy footprints continue to creep along the canal. What are they seeking and how far will they go? It is a moment when those strong footsteps remind us of a firm and positive outlook on life! Aside [...].
Thursday, December 15, 2022 Mt. Huetai rises majestically in the lapis lazuli sky to the west of Hokuryu Town. With this majestic figure in the background, the town spread out on the snowfield in the air of silence and coldness is as beautiful as a Scandinavian landscape! ◇ nob [...].
The Asahidake mountain range, clad in a silvery white robe, rises white in the pale blue sky east of Hokuryu Town on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. The beautiful scenery, where the veil-like thin clouds are billowing and the figure appears vaguely hazy, softens my heart [...].
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 The season of clear winter skies and sparkling sunlight warmly enveloping the entire town. When you take a slow, deep breath, the infinitely clear, cool air fills your chest with a sense of freshness and happiness [...].
December 12, 2022 (Monday) The woods of the Shinto shrine of "Shinryujinsha" covered with snow. The solemn air, quiet time, and the whiteness of the snow purify our hearts and minds. ◇ n [...].
Friday, December 9, 2022 The sunflowers, looking withered and ready to fall, stand dignified on the snow with their snow caps on. The great sunflowers, which have true strength in their melancholy, make me feel affection for this winter scenery. ◇ nob [...].
Thursday, December 8, 2022 The town was quickly covered in deep-seated snow. The town's snowplows as well as the snowblowers of each household are all in operation to face the snow during the winter season. The town's snow removal trucks, as well as the snow removal machines of each household, are all in full swing, making our daily activities safe and easy to move around [...].
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 The white fields of snow covering the entire town, the white clouds floating in the lapis lazuli sky, and the golden rays of the sun illuminating everything. In the subzero air, the great sunlight that melts frozen hearts and wraps them in warmth, [...].
December 2, 2022 (Friday) The reliable snowplows are in operation again this year! Endless love, gratitude, and prayers to the "snowplows," winter heroes who drive around town in their red and green Christmas-colored bodies, protecting town life from heavy snow [...].
Thursday, December 1, 2022 December is here and there is only one month left in the year. Last night's snowfall left the townscape with a blanket of white snow. Will it be a deep-seated snowfall? The winter general has finally arrived. No matter how severe the winter may be, it is [...].
Friday, November 25, 2022, "snow and winter fencing," the winter preparation of trees, is taking place in many parts of town. The snow fencing protects precious trees from the heavy snow and cold of winter with infinite love, gratitude, and prayers. ◇ nob [...].
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