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Treasures of Hokuryu Town

  • January 6, 2021

Snowy scenery of Huetaibetsu Dam

January 6, 2021 (Wednesday) Etaibetsu Dam covered with pure white snow. With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the Etai-betsu Dam, where the melting snow from the mountains moistens the fields in spring and fills the reservoir with pure, life-giving water. ◇ noboru & [...]

  • January 4, 2021

Sacred morning sun

January 4, 2021 (Monday) The winter solstice has come to an end and the "little chill" has set in. Under the snow that has fallen, life is beginning to sprout, waiting patiently for spring. The morning sun, which did not appear at sunrise on New Year's Day, shone beautifully on the morning of the 2nd, the next day [...].

  • December 28, 2020

Silent Landscape

Monday, December 28, 2020 The townscape is enveloped in pure white silky snow. Only four days remain in this year. We are approaching the year-end and New Year's holidays in an unprecedented tranquility. The new year that is about to open is full of light [...].

  • December 25, 2020

Landscape with a cloud of snow

December 25, 2020 (Friday) The snowplows are doing a great job here and there in town these days. The snow fountain-like snowflakes are soaring into the sky and mixing with the clouds. Noboru & ikuko

  • December 24, 2020

Christmas tree in a snow field

Thursday, December 24, 2020 Today is Christmas Eve. A Christmas tree in a snow field, decorated with pure white snow ornaments! With endless love, gratitude, and prayers for the wonderful scenery that exists in the great outdoors, and for the moments that soothe our hearts [...].

  • December 23, 2020

People walking on snowy roads

December 23, 2020 (Wed.) People walking along the white snow-covered paths, which have been neatly cleared of snow, stepping on the paths with firm steps. The scenery is full of the power of the people who are in the midst of nature, both physically and mentally, training and preparing themselves. nobo [...].

  • December 22, 2020

Christmas roll cake

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Gray skies, white snowfields, and snow-covered houses dotting the landscape. The space is reminiscent of a European landscape. Semi-circular warehouses covered in snow look like Christmas ro [...].

  • December 21, 2020

Winter Solstice, a day to pray for good health

Monday, December 21, 2020 Today is the Winter Solstice. Today is the winter solstice, the day when the sun comes back to life, the day when the sun increases, our strength is restored, and we are on the way to good fortune. We should nourish ourselves with pumpkin, drive away evil spirits with azuki beans, and warm ourselves with a yuzu bath to pray for good health and [...].

  • December 16, 2020

Snowplows are on the move!

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Christmas-colored snowplows are out and about all over town, doing great work. A heartfelt thank you to these dependable snowplows that protect the entire town from winter life! We look forward to working with you again this year [...].

  • December 11, 2020

Snow falling on trees

December 11, 2020 (Friday) Snow is softly falling on the trees in the forests, turning them silver. The silver world will be coming to Himawari-no-sato as well. Noboru & ikuko

  • December 10, 2020

A single tree standing firm

A tree stands resolute in a field of indigo-white snow. Even if powder snow falls and the world around us becomes gray and hazy, it will endure, and we will continue to believe in the great light that will surely exist beyond it, picturing it in our hearts [...].

  • December 9, 2020

Smoking different space spot

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Smoke billowing in the corner of a field. It is a scene that smokes quietly and without sound, as if to suppress inner feelings and smother burning feelings. Noboru & ikuko

  • December 8, 2020

Three Christmas trees

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Three trees standing dignifiedly in the village of sunflowers. Like three brothers and sisters, standing side by side, like Christmas trees softly decorated with snowflakes. What kind of gifts will Santa Claus bring this year [...].

  • December 7, 2020

Energetic morning glow

Monday, December 7, 2020 The season has entered "heavy snowfall" and winter is in full swing! The morning light is shining and sparkling as it falls on the crisp, snowy ground. Filled with divine light, today is a day full of brightness, vigor, and ener [...].

  • December 4, 2020

Love Letter from the Sky

Friday, December 4, 2020 Fluttering white snowflakes from the blue sky. A gentle yet fleeting love letter from the sky that melts and disappears the moment it flutters into your heart.

  • December 3, 2020

glistening icicles

Thursday, December 3, 2020 The icicles under the eaves of the house sparkle like diamonds in the morning sun. This is the scenery of the moment when the sparkle of icicles is transmitted and the heart is filled with excitement. The ice pillar is shimmering like a diamond in the morning sun.

  • December 2, 2020

All-encompassing majestic light

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 The majestic light that seems to gently envelop everything is gently illuminating the earth. It is a scene of a moment when the heart is slightly soothed with warmth. noboru & ikuko

  • December 1, 2020

Gentle light

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Gentle light falling on the village of sunflowers. The sky is a soothing landscape with clouds in the shape of Rabbit, gently wrapping us with their hands. noboru & ikuko

  • November 30, 2020

Art of clouds woven by light and shadow

Monday, November 30, 2020 This is a view of the moment when the sky pattern drawn by the intense light coming from behind the gray clouds felt like a cat's eye. It was like an art of clouds woven by light and shadow!  ◇ noboru &# [...].

  • November 20, 2020

Restless Days

Friday, November 20, 2020 The snow from a few days ago has turned to rain, and the rain continues to fall. With the passage of a low pressure system, cold weather is coming and going, and the weather continues to be unsettled. To avoid being swept away by the weather, we need to be in good physical condition and keep our minds [...]...

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