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Special Nursing Home for the Elderly, Eirakuen

• June 12, 2025

A big event is scheduled to be held in September on Wednesday, June 11th. Details will be released soon. Look forward to it! [Eirakuen Special Nursing Home]

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Special Nursing Home for the Elderly, Eirakuen

• June 12, 2025

On Wednesday, June 11th, we made eclairs at the day care center! The residents of the special nursing home also helped out, and the staff made prototypes in advance, so everyone had fun making them while being excited to see if they would rise. [Eirakuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly]

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Sunflower blooming status in 2025, news, etc.

• June 12, 2025

In the new series "Sunflower +" on Tuesday, June 11th, we will be introducing recommended spots and shops for those who visit Hokuryu Town for the Sunflower Festival so that they can find "fun other than sunflowers" as well. [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Yuto Sakai]

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Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative

• June 12, 2025

We will report on the state of the fields. The seeds were sown in mid-May, and the crops were looking good when photographed on June 10th. [Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association]

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Group home Hekisui

• June 12, 2025

June 10th (Tuesday) The staff picked a lot of butterbur so everyone helped peel it [Group Home Hekisui]

Thursday, June 12, 2025

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Kitchen Harebare

• June 12, 2025

☀️🌞 New menu available from Wednesday, June 11th. More and more menu items will be added from now on. [Kitchen Seisei]

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Kitchen Harebare

• June 12, 2025

☀️🌞 June 11th (Wednesday) Hami-chan's snacks: Yakitori and beer 🍺 The best 😀 😀 [kitchen Seisei]

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sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

• June 12, 2025

Yellow flesh, juicy Hokuryu "Sunflower Watermelon" shipments begin [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

June 12, 2025 (Thursday) The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) runs an internet site called Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, where an article titled "Yellow flesh, juicy Hokuryu "Sunflower Watermelon" shipments begin" was published on June 11. [...]

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special feature article

• June 11, 2025

Kurosengoku Kinako Kudzu Manju

June 11, 2025 (Wednesday) It's June, and the season of "Mangzhong" is here! The air is humid, and the grass and trees are starting to turn deep colors. In this season, we have a refreshing treat: Kuzumanju, a dumpling topped with plenty of Kurosengoku soybean flour.

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Hokuryu Town Hall

• June 11, 2025

Regarding the emergence of gypsy moth larvae [Hokuryu Town website]

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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Shinryu Elementary School

• June 11, 2025

June 10th (Tuesday) 4th grade calligraphy "Left and right" ~ Writing left and right with a brush. Pay attention to the stroke order and the shape of the characters [Shinryu Elementary School]

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

• June 11, 2025

Last week, a child passed the Basic Level 1 exam 🌻 Everyone improves at different speeds. I can see that everyone in this grade is competing with each other. It's a great environment. [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Sunflower blooming status in 2025, news, etc.

• June 11, 2025

Hokuryu Kendama Festival: The third special guest is... @nonoka_kyodo!!! [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Kitchen Harebare

• June 11, 2025

☀️🌞 June 10th (Tuesday) Hami-chan's snack: Deep-fried crab fillet and beer 🍺 Crispy and fragrant 👌 Delicious You can also eat this at the restaurant 😊 [Kitchen Seisei]

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special feature article

• June 10, 2025

Morning radio exercises start in 2025! A source of energy for local residents, carried out with smiles and gratitude

Monday, June 9, 2025 The morning radio exercises sponsored by the Hokuryu Town Board of Education for the 2025 fiscal year (Reiwa 7) started on Monday, June 9th and continued for 89 days from Friday, September 5th. The first day was blessed with sunny weather, and participants enjoyed a refreshing full-body exercise.

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Hokuryu Town Hall

• June 10, 2025

[Construction period: June 16th (Mon) - July 24th (Thu)] Notice regarding temporary closure of library [Hokuryu Town website]

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association

• June 10, 2025

On Monday, June 9th, after the rice planting work was finished, pretty white and light blue wildflowers were blooming next to the fields where lush green rice was growing. [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Yuto Sakai]

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Ei no Mori Activity Organization (Representative: Osamu Kato)

• June 10, 2025

I planted about three Yoshino cherry trees. The tops of the trees I planted before were eaten by deer, so I thought they were doomed, but new branches and leaves were growing at the bottom, so I surrounded them with a net. What will happen? [Naganomori Activity Group (Representative: Osamu Kato)]

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Restaurant Mukohi

• June 10, 2025

🌻 June 6th (Friday) Today's daily lunch: Takikomi rice and fried flounder! [Himawari Restaurant]

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Kitchen Harebare

• June 10, 2025

☀️🌞 June 9th (Mon) Hami-chan's Snacks: Hami-chan's Snacks Tettele ~ Kushikatsu and Beer 🍺 The best combination 😀 [Kitchen Seisei]

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