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Year 2024

special feature article

July 26, 2024

July 26 (Fri.) Sunflower field blooming status: The plots on the hill on the west side are in full bloom! It is the best time to see them!

Friday, July 26, 2024 On this day, July 26, students from Hokuryu Junior High School gave a "Guide to Sunflowers Around the World" at 11:00 a.m. Students from 3rd to 6th grades of Manryu Elementary School also visited the Sunflower Village. Third through sixth graders from Manryu Elementary School also toured the Sunflower Village, and the sixth graders were given a "World Sunflower [...]" tour.

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Treasures of Hokuryu Town

July 26, 2024

Sunflowers in the flower bed next to the Hokuryu Town Hall, smiling faces in full bloom!

July 26, 2024 (Friday) The sunflowers in the flower bed next to the Hokuryu Town Hall are blooming beautifully. The sunflowers were carefully and lovingly nurtured by the town hall staff! Facing the sun, they are blooming tall and tall, and are in high spirits [...].

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Hokuryu Town Hall

July 26, 2024

Report on Japan Little Senior Hayashi Kazuo Banner Cup Baseball Tournament [Hokuryu Town HP].

Friday, July 26, 2024

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Hokuryu Town Hall

July 26, 2024

Asahikawa Airport to promote Hokuryu Town [Hokuryu Town HP].

Friday, July 26, 2024

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Shinryu Elementary School

July 26, 2024

July 25th (Thursday) 6th Grade School Activity "Fun Day" - The 6th graders enjoyed playing games together that each group came up with, such as Word Wolf [Manryu Elementary School].

Friday, July 26, 2024

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Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association

July 26, 2024

The sunflower maze next to Aigamo Farm is now in full bloom 🌻 【Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourist Association

Friday, July 26, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu)

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Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Chorus

July 26, 2024

Thursday, July 25th 13 of us practiced today.A 🌻🌻🌻🌻 she gave out sunflowers that she makes at home to everyone Thanks~ ❣️[Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Chorus]

Friday, July 26, 2024

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July 26, 2024

Sunflower Tourist Center 🌻 Introduction Live [Hanamarche].

Friday, July 26, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hana Marché (@hanamarche2022)

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July 26, 2024

Introduction of Tourist Center 🌻 The radio wave was bad, so Tawawa-san's part was cancelled, so it was re-recorded [Hana Marche].

Friday, July 26, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hana Marché (@hanamarche2022)

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2024, Sunflower bloom status, news, etc.

３８回目のひまわりまつり、開幕　町長『北竜のひまわりを世界にとどろかせたい』【北空知新聞】

July 26, 2024

The 38th Himawari (Sunflower) Festival Opens Mayor says, "We want to spread Hokuryu's sunflowers to the world" [Kita Sorachi Shimbun].

July 26, 2024 (Fri.) The Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an Internet site operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun (Fukagawa City), carried the article "38th Sunflower Festival Opens: Mayor 'Wants to Spread Hokuryu Sunflowers to the World'" (July 24, [...].

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JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office

July 25, 2024

Hokuryu-machi Melon and Watermelon Festival 2024 (In front of JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office's fruit-sorting area) Limited quantities of all products!

July 25, 2024 (Thu) 2024 Hokuryu-machi Melon and Watermelon Festival will be held. All items are limited in quantity! The festival may end before time as soon as they are sold out. Please understand. Organizer: JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office Co-sponsor: Hokuryu Me [...].

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Treasures of Hokuryu Town

July 25, 2024

Mr. Sunflower "Sanfinity" blooming in town

Thursday, July 25, 2024 Sunflowers are blooming here and there in the town, such as on the side of the road and in the flower beds at Manryu Elementary School! The 100-flowered "Sanfinity" sunflowers, one after the other, bloom one after the other, one after the other, small and cute. Every time I encounter them, my heart [...].

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July 25, 2024

Summer oranges are ready to be harvested.

Thursday, July 25, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Takada Akimitsu (@qiuguanggaotian)

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Shinryu Elementary School

July 25, 2024

July 24 (Wed) 1st year arts and crafts "Colorful Colored Water" - Dissolve paints in plastic bottles to make 5 colors of water [Manryu Elementary School].

Thursday, July 25, 2024

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

July 25, 2024

It is wonderful that children from various towns can communicate with each other through Kendama regardless of age. Exchange between Asahikawa City, Numata Town and Hokuryu Town [Hokuryu Kendama Club

Thursday, July 25, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

July 25, 2024

It will get better. It will grow. No doubt. Whether you can continue or not. It's up to you.

Thursday, July 25, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

July 25, 2024

Chichibetsu! Thank you for the hot weather! Thank you to everyone who played a lot! [Hokuryu Kendama Club

Thursday, July 25, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Kendama Club (@hokuryukendama)

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July 25, 2024

The first event to enjoy African culture in Uryu [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital].

July 25, 2024 (Thu) The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan), has posted an article (dated July 24) titled "Enjoy African Culture at the First Event in Uryu," introducing [...]...

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Hokuryu Junior High School

July 24, 2024

The "Sunflowers of the World (24 varieties)," lovingly nurtured by the students of Hokuryu Junior High School, have begun to bloom!

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 All 35 students of Hokuryu Junior High School in Hokuryu Town cultivated "Sunflowers of the World, 24 varieties" Here is a report of the opening status on Tuesday, July 23. Lovingly cultivated by the students of Hokuryu Junior High School From sowing in May [...].

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Shinryu Elementary School

July 24, 2024

Tuesday, July 23, 4th grade Japanese "Zorororo" - In order to convey the interesting parts of the story, the students read the story aloud in an ingenious way and acted it out like a rakugo story. The first three students came forward to present the story [Manryu Elementary School].

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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Logo "Bright Farming" in the town of Hokuryu
Hokuryu Town Tourism Poster 2024

Yasuhiro Sasaki, Mayor

Yasuhiro Sasaki Mayor's Activity Report

Scheduled activities for July-August

Outline of Hokuryu Town

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Area: 159 km² ❂ Area
❂ Population: 1,607 persons[Month-over-month: - 5 ]
❂ Households:　781 Households[Month-over-month: - 4 ]
　(July 1, 2024)
❂ Aging rate :44.6% (%)(23rd in all provinces)
❂ Late aging rate :28.1 % (1)(Number 10 on the whole street)
(179 cities, towns, and villages in all provinces)As of January 1, 2023)

Hokuryu Town Web Site

Hokuryu Town Web Site

Hokuryu Town Introduction Page

Hokuryu Town Introduction Page

Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax Payment

❂ quaint little Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and marinated food, also now served in restaurants
❂ Hometown Choice

❂ Rakuten Market

❂ ANA

❂ season

❂ call home

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