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Treasures of Hokuryu Town

  • September 7, 2020

The mysterious blue moment

Monday, September 7, 2020 - The mystical "Blue Moment" just before dawn. The sky turns a deep blue, subtly blending with the orange light of the morning light. It's a space where time seems to stand still and your mind seems to be sucked into space. ◇ […]

  • September 4, 2020

The golden glow of rice ears

Friday, September 4, 2020 The ears of rice bow their heads and bear abundant fruit... With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers for these precious ears of rice, filled with mysterious life... ◇ noboru & ikuko

  • September 3, 2020

Pink flowers whispering to each other

Thursday, September 3, 2020. The delicate pink flowers nestle together, as if whispering to each other. A wonderful moment on an autumn day with a refreshing breeze!  ◇ noboru & ikuko

  • September 2, 2020

Giving thanks for the bountiful harvest

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 As September arrives, the rice fields throughout town are turning golden. With boundless gratitude for the magnificent rice ears and bountiful harvest... ◇ noboru & ikuko

  • August 31, 2020

The season when dragonflies dance in the blue sky

Monday, August 31, 2020 A clear blue sky with thin, long clouds that look like they were painted with a white brush. It's the season when dragonflies fly through the sky, gently carried by the cool breeze.  ◇ noboru & […]

  • August 28, 2020

Golden light celebrating the harvest of rice

Friday, August 28, 2020. The rice ears are greenish-yellow and ripe. The setting sun casts a golden glow, creating a divine scene, as if to praise the rice's magnificent harvest.  ◇ noboru & ikuk […]

  • August 27, 2020

Abundantly ripened rice ears

Thursday, August 27, 2020: Rice ears are lovingly cultivated with the producers' boundless love. As if responding wholeheartedly to that overflowing love, the magnificent ears of rice, bearing plump, ripe grains, create a dazzling moment. […]

  • August 26, 2020

A blue bird flapping its wings in the evening sky

Wednesday, August 26, 2020: A moment when thoughts of loved ones who have departed for heaven suddenly came back to my heart. Looking up at the pale evening sky, I saw a blue bird cloud flapping its wings as if watching over everything. I wish to send a message of boundless love to all people.

  • August 25, 2020

Orange-colored sunset

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 The western sky is dyed orange by the setting sun. The long, thin gray clouds create a beautiful scene like a sumi-e painting.  ◇ noboru & ikuko

  • August 19, 2020

Lots of smiling sunflowers! Hokuryu Himawari Interchange

On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, sunflowers were in full bloom near the Hokuryu Himawari Interchange on the Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway. These sunflowers were lovingly cultivated by the Honoka Agricultural Cooperative (Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido)! […]