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October 20, 2023

Thursday, October 12th ▶︎▶︎ Soybean harvest ☺︎ ☺︎ This is the last harvest of 2023 🎉 Drone footage (2x speed) [Honoka Agricultural Cooperative]

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus

October 20, 2023

Today (10/18) we had a practice with 16 people. The program for our regular concert "Memorial Concert Part 9" on December 2nd has almost been decided. We will be performing a fun mix of Japanese and foreign songs [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus].

Friday, October 20, 2023

Hokuryu Kendama Club

October 20, 2023

When it comes to airplanes, it's like a furiken (?). The more people there are in synchronized dancing, the more exciting it is when it works ✊ [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Himawari Restaurant

October 20, 2023

🌻 Wednesday, October 18th: Daily Lunch: Fry Set Meal ♪ ♪ [Himawari Restaurant]

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JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch

October 20, 2023

Sake made with Suisei rice from Hokuryu Town wins the Grand Prix! Ryujin Sake Brewery's "Ryujin Tokubetsu Junmai" was selected as the Grand Prix winner at the 2023 Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards. 🏆 [Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative (JA Kitasorachi)]

Friday, October 20, 2023 ◇

Shinryu Elementary School

October 19, 2023

Wednesday, October 18th: 1st to 6th graders' "Learning Presentation" open to the public - All the performances were highly polished, and we were impressed by the hard work of the students. This was the last learning presentation for the 6th graders [Shinryu Elementary School]

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association

October 19, 2023

Amazingly, there were lots of wild sunflowers blooming in the Sunflower Village! The combination with the autumn leaves on the mountain was a bit mysterious. [Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association]

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Managing Director of Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association

October 19, 2023

Kurosengoku Don: Delicious as is, delicious with tea, delicious with bean rice, and healthy from the inside out - [Managing Director of Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association]

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Himawari Restaurant

October 19, 2023

🌻 October 17th (Tue) Daily Lunch: "Curry Fried Rice" modeled after Massaman curry, turned out quite spicy ♪ [Himawari Restaurant]

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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023

October 19, 2023

Sunflowers bloom in autumn in Hokuryu [Hokkaido Shimbun]

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, an internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City), published an article titled "Even though it's autumn...Sunflowers bloom in Hokuryu" (dated October 18th). We would like to introduce it to you. [...]

Topics surrounding the town

Ryujin Brewery Wins Grand Prix at Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards [Japan Food Newspaper]

October 19, 2023

Ryujin Brewery Wins Grand Prix at Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards [Japan Food Journal Online Edition]

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the online website operated by the Japan Food Journal Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), titled "Ryujin Sake Brewery Wins Grand Prix at the Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards," was published on October 18. [...]

Freshly baked bread RICH Kobo

October 18, 2023

Freshly baked bread from RICH Kobo (NPO Bright Farming) will be sold in October.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023: Introducing the delicious breads of October from RICH Kobo, a freshly baked bakery run by the NPO Akarui Nouhou (Representative Director: Yumiko Takebayashi). October sales dates: October sales will be on Tuesdays (the 3rd and 10th […]