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Treasures of Hokuryu Town

  • May 8, 2020

The power of light overflowing with life

Friday, May 8, 2020 In the rice fields all over town, the plowing is underway in preparation for rice planting. Bathed in the light of the spring sun, this is the scenery of these days, filled with the sacred power of life.  ◇ noboru & [...]   ◇ noboru & [...

  • May 7, 2020

Plowing and fertilization of fields

Thursday, May 7, 2020 Golden Week is over and the season is beginning "Risshatsu". In the fields of the town, plowing and fertilizing are underway, and preparations for rice planting are steadily underway. Noboru &#038 [...].

  • April 30, 2020

Landscape dyed in brown

Thursday, April 30, 2020 The view from the hill with a view is deserted, with the earth and trees turning brown. The great nature quietly and gradually envelops the entire town, and the wind seems to be gently watching over the human heart [...].

  • April 28, 2020

With gratitude to Mother Earth "Sunflower Village".

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, compost is being spread and soil preparation is underway at Sunflower Village. The soil environment is being prepared, the earth is being nourished, and work is steadily progressing toward increasing the strength of the land. The earth, the mother earth that nurtures our lives, is [...]...

  • April 27, 2020

Season of the Earth's Moisture

Monday, April 27, 2020 The season is "Grain Rain". The rain stops and starts, like a gift from the heavens. It is a wonderful season when rain and melting snow moisten the earth like a gift from the heavens, and the moisture and nutrients for grains gradually soak into the earth. The rain and the melting snow are like a gift from the heavens.

  • April 23, 2020

Prayer of thanksgiving to the God of holy water

Thursday, April 23, 2020 The surface of the water at the Etai-betsu Dam, which had been covered with snow, is beginning to thaw. This is the scene of a prayer of thanksgiving to the God of water, who moistens the fields of the town and gives us the holy water of life. ◇ noboru &#038 [...].

  • April 20, 2020

The season full of life has arrived!

Monday, April 20, 2020 Spring work has begun in the town's fields and rice paddies. The fields are prepared and ready to grow crops. It is the season of life and energy in the fields and rice paddies!  ◇ noboru & [...].

  • April 17, 2020

Prayer on a Spring Day

April 17, 2020 (Friday) A nationwide "state of emergency" has been declared and all efforts are being made to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. We hope for an early end to the disease and continue to pray for the bright and shining time of spring with a quiet and patient heart. [...].

  • April 16, 2020

A village of sunflowers waiting for spring

April 16, 2020 (Thursday) A green carpet of green manure or wheat spreads across the sunflower fields. The blue mountains, speckled with the white of lingering snow, seem to be quietly watching over the coming of spring. The blue mountains, speckled with the white of lingering snow, seem to be quietly watching over the coming of spring.

  • April 15, 2020

Cherry buds waiting for spring

April 15, 2020 (Wednesday) The buds of the cherry trees in Kinpira Park are slightly swollen and sparkling in the spring sun. It's almost as if we can hear the cherry blossoms whispering, "I wonder if it's almost here yet..." as they wait for spring [...].

  • April 13, 2020

Crocus Prayer

Monday, April 13, 2020 Crocus buds stand quietly on a frosty roadside, as if waiting for the spring sun. The language of crocus flowers is "the joy of youth" and "I am waiting for you. The warm hope of spring [...].

  • April 10, 2020

Make a wish on the rising morning sun!

Friday, April 10, 2020 No matter how much the world around us changes, the sun always rises and shines warmly, watching over everything. I pray with boundless love, gratitude, and thanksgiving to the great sunlight that pours down energy and vitality for life [...].

  • April 9, 2020

once again showing snowy scenery

Thursday, April 9, 2020 The lowest temperature was 1 degree Celsius, and there was a sprinkling of snow in the morning. The ground is covered with a light dusting of snow. Even the butterbur sprouts are shivering coldly under a blanket of cold snow. Be careful of the temperature change [...].

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