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  • August 14, 2025

[Sunflower Watermelon Cultivation - Live TV Broadcast] Live broadcast on STV's "Dosanko Wide"! The "Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival" featuring 2 million sunflowers in full bloom is here!

On Thursday, August 14, 2025, the Hokuryu Sunflower Festival was featured on STV's "Dosanko Wide" during Fukunaga's live broadcast week! With 2 million sunflowers as a backdrop, announcer Shunsuke Fukunaga introduced the new local delicacy, "Sunflower Keema [...]"

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  • August 13, 2025

Congratulations on a double win! Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association Chairman Yukio Takada receives the Hokkaido Industry Contribution Award and the Central Association 70th Anniversary Meritorious Service Award

Friday, August 15, 2025: Yukio Takada, Chairman of the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association, which revived the legendary Kurosengoku soybean, received the Hokkaido Industrial Contribution Award (Hokkaido) for FY2025 and the Hokkaido Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises Associations 70th Anniversary Commemorative Award.

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  • August 13, 2025

A partnership to design the future! Hokkaido University of Science and Hokuryu Town sign comprehensive partnership agreement

On August 8th (Friday), Hokuryu Town signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hokkaido University of Science for urban development. The agreement will leverage the university's expertise in architecture, disaster prevention, medical care, and other fields, as well as the young students of the Faculty of Regional Creation, which is scheduled to be established in 2027.

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  • August 13, 2025

Hokuryu Town's circle lights up the summer night! The Hokuryu Bon Odori Festival, with its spectacular prizes, will be held on Monday, August 18th

Wednesday, August 13, 2025: The Hokuryu Bon Odori Festival, a major end-of-summer event, will be held on Monday, August 18th at the Himawari no Sato Tourist Center! Not only will the Bon Odori festival be enjoyable for children and adults alike, but there will also be a 30,000 yen prize for the individual division. […]

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  • August 12, 2025

Raising caregivers locally and opening up the future: Hokuryu Town, Kuriyama Town, and Hokkaido Nursing and Welfare School take on a new challenge to secure caregivers

On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Hokuryu Town signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Kuriyama Town and the Hokkaido Nursing and Welfare School, run by the town, to address the shared challenge of a shortage of nursing care workers. The agreement, based on the theme of "growing together in the community and Kuriyama," […]

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  • August 12, 2025

Bonds forged by sunflowers. Rakuno Gakuen University and Hokuryu Town sign comprehensive partnership agreement to co-create the future!

On August 6th (Wednesday), Rakuno Gakuen University and Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido, signed a comprehensive partnership agreement. Building on their collaborative relationship in the sunflower oil revitalization project, the two parties will work together on a wide range of topics, including smart agriculture, specialty product development, and wildlife control.

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