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September 11, 2023

Yesterday (September 7th) was the day for "Nakura" activities. They were practicing the Shinryu Shrine lion dance outside, and we worked while enjoying the soothing sounds of the flutes and drums 😊 [Nakura Straw Crafts]

Monday, September 11, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nakura -Natural Materials- (@nakura.shizensozai)

Topics surrounding the town

September 11, 2023

[Video 25 minutes] Vacant Assembly: The Melancholy of Sunflower Town (broadcast on Saturday, September 2nd) [Produced by Hokkaido Television Broadcasting]

On Monday, September 11, 2023, the video was posted on the "AnnnewsCH" YouTube channel operated by TV Asahi Corporation (Tokyo) and in the "Teledocumentary 2023" section of the "TV asahi" website.

Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023

September 11, 2023

[Former AKB member Mariya Suzuki shares her heartwarming life in Hokkaido] The special flower "Sunflower" (Hokuryu Town) is her best memory of this summer [Sports Hochi]

On Monday, September 11, 2023, the Sports Hochi website operated by the Hochi Shimbun published an article titled, “Former AKB member Mariya Suzuki’s heartwarming life in Hokkaido: The special flower, the sunflower (Hokuryu Town), is my best memory of this summer.” (September 1 […]

Scenery of Hokuryu Town

September 8, 2023

The sunset paints the natural garden orange

Friday, September 8, 2023 The glow of the setting sun paints the Natural Garden orange, creating a magnificent flower garden that seems to exist in another dimension. It's a mystical moment, as if a small hole in the rain clouds leads to another world, connecting to the blue sky.

Activity report by former Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano

September 8, 2023

Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town reported on his activities and met with staff all day on Thursday, September 7th.

Friday, September 8, 2023

Shinryu Elementary School

September 8, 2023

September 6th (Wednesday) and September 7th (Thursday) 3rd and 4th grade calligraphy "③ Strength ④ Flute" ~ ③ Students paid attention to the use of the brush for "ore" (me) and "hane" (wing), and wrote the character shape neatly. ④ Students paid attention to the top and bottom arrangement, and wrote the character shape neatly. [Shinryu Elementary School]

Friday, September 8, 2023

Himawari Restaurant

September 8, 2023

We would like to inform you that we will be temporarily closed on Thursday, September 7th. Due to a family member becoming ill, we will be closed from today until the 10th. [Himawari Restaurant]

Friday, September 8, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Restaurant Himawari🌻(@himawari_hokuryu)

Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen

September 8, 2023

(Announcement) New rice is here! Hokuryucho stall, September 28th (Thurs) - September 30th (Sat) Odori Nishi 8-chome @ Sapporo Autumn Fest 2023

Friday, September 8, 2023 Sapporo Autumn Fest 2023 will be held today, Friday, September 8th, through Saturday, September 30th, at Sapporo Odori Park. Hokuryu Town will hold the fourth period from Thursday, September 28th to Saturday, September 30th, from 10:00 AM.

NPO Akarui Farming

The state of the field on Saturday, September 2nd

September 7, 2023

On Saturday, September 2nd, the harvest season for crops grown in the Akarui Farming Fields began.

This is a picture of the field on Thursday, September 7, 2023, and Saturday, September 2. Crops were cultivated on rented land in May of this year, and the harvest season arrived four months later in September. Work progressed in sequence, from field design to plowing, sowing, planting, and weeding.

Scenery of Hokuryu Town

September 7, 2023

Strange dark clouds drifting through the morning sky

Thursday, September 7, 2023: Long, thin, dark clouds flow across the high, expansive autumn sky, like a line drawn between them. As I watch the movement of these strange, dark clouds, I offer my boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the brighter, more mysterious morning light, as if watching closely the movement of these strange, dark clouds.

Shinryu Elementary School