50 Years of the Tourism Association [2000s] Year Month Major Events 2000 5 Expanded the Himawari no Sato area from 13ha to 14.5ha 5 Appointed 10 people as "Hokuryu Tourism Ambassadors" (Hajime Hoshiba, Tomoya Shimizu, Susumu Yotsutsuji, Fujie […]
50 Years of the Tourism Association [2010s] Year Month Major Events 2010 7 Renovation of the Himawari no Sato Observatory 8 The Sunflower Festival fireworks display, which was canceled last year, will resume 🌻 Expressway […]
50 Years of the Tourism Association [2020s] Year Month Major Events Reiwa 2 (2020) 2 After the Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo City), which attracted approximately 2 million tourists from Japan and abroad, came to a close on the 13th, the COVID-19 outbreak […]
Cherry Blossom Festival (1970-1991) The Cherry Blossom Festival was held in mid-May, and was a huge success, even during the busy agricultural season. Environmental Beautification Campaign: Flower-filled Campaign: The Chamber of Commerce Women's Division installed flower pots (VSP project […]
Initially, sunflowers were planted on 1.4km of farmland, 20m wide and 1.4km long, from the Wa district to Wa city and from Sunflower Park to Hekisui city, as a tourist landscape crop, with subsidies from the town. Later, as part of the "Multifunctionality Payment Project," the town received subsidies to plant sunflowers.
Agricultural Festival, Town Citizens' Festival, Sunflower Festival: 1960s-1980s tr style=”height: 63.75pt;”>Showa 65 (1985) The 21st Town Citizens' Festival was held on August 1 […]
Agricultural Festival ~ Town Festival ~ Sunflower Festival: 1990s Year Name Date Contents 1990 4th Sunflower Festival Himawari no Sato Main Venue August 4th - August 25th Himawari no Sato Hiking & […]
Agricultural Festivals, Town Festivals, and Sunflower Festivals: 2000s Year Name Date Contents 2000 14th Sunflower Festival July 22nd - August 25th Sunflower Village Opening Ceremony (Taiko drumming, Hokuryu Junior High School brass band)
50 Years of Tourism Association History: The 2000s: Minato Kobe 2001 Sunflower Citizens Symposium Minato Kobe 2001 Sunflower Citizens Symposium The symposium was held on August 3, 2001, by the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Agricultural Festival ~ Town Festival ~ Sunflower Festival: 2010-2023 Year Name Date Contents 2010 24th Sunflower Festival July 17th - August 25th Sunflower Village Opening Ceremony (Hokuryu Taiko, Tape […]
