Year 2024
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Tsutomu Sako, former chairman of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourism Association
Former Chairman of the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Tsutomu Samitsu Formerly a town hall employee, he was involved in tourism for many years in the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section of the Industry Division, and was responsible for changing the name of the town festival to the Sunflower Festival and establishing the Sunflower Village. [...].
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Toshimasa Takahashi, Deputy Mayor of Hokuryu Town
Involved in the secretariat of the Tourism Association Vice Mayor of Hokuryu Town, Toshimasa Takahashi, Vice Mayor of Hokuryu Town, was involved in tourism at the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section of the Industry Division, and was in charge of the Sunflower Oil Revival Project when he was the Planning Division Director. He also expanded the area of the Sunflower Village [...].
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Nobuhiro Yamada, former Secretary General of Sunflower Tourism Association
What is "Eminent Domain Law?" Nobuhiro Yamada, former Secretary General of Sunflower Tourist Association He was in charge of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section from April 1991 to March 1998, and devoted himself to the development of the Sunflower Village parking lot and tourist center. He devoted himself to the development of Sunflower Village as a tourist attraction [...].
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Susumu Asano, former manager of the Sunflower Tourism Center in Hokuryu Town
Looking back on memories of sightseeing in Hokuryu Town Susumu Asano, former manager of the Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourist Center At the Hokuryu Town Office Employees Resident Division, he organized participants from the senior citizens' club for the Cherry Blossom Festival; at Sunflower Park, as manager, he dealt with tourists; at the Planning Section Chief [...]...
- July 17, 2024
13 Sightseeing characters
Sunflower Blooming Girl In November 1990, we invited applications for a sunflower character, and in March 1991, the design by Hiroe Kamono from the town's Kyoei neighborhood association was adopted. Agri-Fighter North Dragon In the FY 2013 budget assessment, this [...].
- July 17, 2024
14 Sunflower Tourism Ambassador and Hokuryu Hometown Ambassador
14 Sunflower Tourism Ambassador The Sunflower Tourism Ambassador is appointed by the Mayor to promote Hokuryu Town's specialties, such as sunflowers and sunflower rice, throughout Japan. Kengo Kuma was born in Yokohama in 1954. University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture [...].
- July 17, 2024
15 Development of specialty products and PR activities for tourism and specialty products
15 Specialty Product Development and PR Activities for Tourism and Specialty Products Specialty Product Development Tourism has a significant economic impact on the sales of local specialties, including souvenirs, and expectations for "tourism" as a means of revitalizing local economies are increasing. One village, one [...].
- July 17, 2024
Tourism and local product PR activities, etc.
Autumn Fest (Sapporo Odori Park) Since 2008, the Sapporo Autumn Fest Executive Committee (whose secretariat is the Sapporo Tourist Association) has been holding the Sapporo Autumn Fest, and Hokuryu Town has also been holding the Sunflower [...].
- July 17, 2024
16 Tourism promotion volunteers, etc. 1
16 Volunteers for Tourism Promotion 1 Ryu Topia Kai In 1987, the "Ryu Topia Kai" was formed as a group to think about town development together beyond the fields of agriculture and commerce, and beyond the fields of work, taking the name of the dragon in Hokuryu-cho and utopia, an ideal town. The following year (1988), a thousand [...].
- July 17, 2024
16 Tourism promotion volunteers, etc. 2
JA Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative Women's Club Hokuryu Branch JA Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative Fresh Miz Hokuryu Branch - Himawari Festival "Agricultural Products Sales" Himawari Rice Production Association - Himawari Festival "Rice Festival" - New Rice Festival Himawari Melon Production Association, [...]
- July 17, 2024
16 Tourism promotion volunteers, etc. 3
Noboru Terauchi and Ikuko Terauchi (Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers ⇒ Community Support Volunteers) Noboru and Ikuko Terauchi arrived in 2010 as members of the Hokuryu Town Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers and have been promoting Hokuryu Town's tourism, local products, events and other activities through the Internet, [...].
- July 17, 2024
Rules of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association
(Name and Office) Article 1. Article 1 This Tourism Association shall be called the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association (hereinafter referred to as "the Association") and shall have its office in the Hokuryu Town Hall. （Article 2.
- July 17, 2024
List of directors, secretariat, etc. of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association
List of officers and secretariat of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association (Term of office: April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2025) Chairman: Yukio Takada From all members Vice Chairman: Masahito Fujii From all members: Manabu Okino From all members: Manabu Okino From all members: [...]...
- July 17, 2024
editorial postscript
Editor's Postscript Editor-in-Chief Masahito Fujii Editorial Board Members Tsutomu Sako Keiko Tsuneki Yoshihiro Ichiba Kyoya Saito Hideyuki Minami Editorial Assistance Committee Noboru Terauchi Ikuko [...].
- July 16, 2024
July 16 (Tue) Sunflower Village blooming status: A few sunflowers have begun to bloom!
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 The following is the blooming status of the sunflowers at around 07:00 on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Jumbo Maze (maze near the tourist center) The sunflowers are growing taller and taller every day. The stems are also firmly [...].
- July 16, 2024
Hokuryu-cho Council of Social Welfare, Status Report, etc. (as of April 1, 2024)
July 16, 2023 (Tuesday) Current Report (as of April 1, 2011) Statement of Funds Balance (Form No. 1, as of July 31, 2023) Statement of Business Activities (Form No. 2, as of July 31, 2023) Corporation [...]
- July 16, 2024
Praying for the fantastic Ezo lily! Nakajima Family Natural Garden
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 A large Uva lily growing wild along the edge of a field in the Nakajima Family Natural Garden. This mysterious lily bears 10 to 20 large greenish-white trumpet-shaped flowers at right angles to the long flower stalks. Flowering from seed [...].
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