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2020

sunflower oil
  • October 19, 2020

Hokuryu Town's specialties "Newly harvested sunflower rice, Kurosengoku soybeans, sunflower oil, and rice crackers" will be sold in person at Sorachi Fair 2020 (Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza Sapporo store)

On Monday, October 19, 2020, the "Sorachi Fair 2020" was held at the Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza Sapporo store (located inside the north exit of Sapporo Station), featuring local specialties, including newly harvested rice from Sorachi, the largest rice-producing region in Hokkaido. Sponsored by the Sorachi General Subprefectural Bureau, the Sorachi Fair […]

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town
  • October 19, 2020

Rainbow over grey clouds

Monday, October 19, 2020. It's the cold dew season. The mornings and evenings are bitterly chilly, and the morning dew sparkles coldly. A faint rainbow hangs over the gray clouds, making me feel as if my heart is enveloped in a soft, fluffy blanket.  […]

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Topics surrounding the town
  • October 19, 2020

"Kita Mizuho" rice, specially made for rice grown in Hokuryu Town, spreads. (1) After five years of cultivation, new appeal in rice-growing region. (2) Use continues to grow, a unique challenge. [Hokkaido Shimbun]

On Monday, October 19, 2020, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, Chuhoku-Sorachi edition, published an article about the "Kita Mizuho" variety cultivated by Minoru Nagai of Hokuryu Town. (The text appears to be a misreading and should be omitted.)

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