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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023 [VR Video] A 360° View of Hokkaido's Spectacular Sunflower Scenery - A Town with the Sun and the Sky on Its Side: Hokuryu Town [NHK Online]
  • July 18, 2023

[VR Video] A 360° View of Hokkaido's Spectacular Sunflower Scenery - A Town with the Sun and the Sky on Its Side: Hokuryu Town [NHK Online]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, a new video titled "360° Views of Sunflowers Around Hokkaido: A Town with the Sun and the Open Sky as Its Allies" was posted in the VR section of NHK Online, an internet site operated by NHK. (Dated July 14th) [...]

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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023
  • July 18, 2023

🌻July 14th is Sunflower Day🌻 Let us know in the comments which sunflower field is your favorite😄 [ANA Official Tweet]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, ANA tweeted, "Tell us in the comments what your favorite sunflower field is 😄 My favorite is this one ✨ I'd love to go see it in Hokkaido [...]"

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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023
  • July 18, 2023

[2023] 6 Amazing Sunflower Spots in Eastern Japan to Visit This Summer [co-Trip]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the internet site co-Trip, operated by Shobunsha Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), published an article titled "6 Spectacular Sunflower Spots in Eastern Japan to Visit This Summer in 2023."

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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023 Passengers from Nagoya welcomed with sunflowers at Asahikawa Airport as seasonal flights begin [Hokkaido Shimbun]
  • July 18, 2023

Passengers from Nagoya welcomed with sunflowers at Asahikawa Airport as seasonal flights begin [Hokkaido Shimbun]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, an internet website operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City), published an article titled "Passengers from Nagoya welcomed with sunflowers as seasonal flights begin at Asahikawa Airport" (dated July 14).

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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023
  • July 18, 2023

A relaxing day trip ♪ [Asahikawa and surrounding areas] Scenic spots for viewing flowers in the summer [LINER WEB]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, an article titled "Relaxing Day Trips ♪ [Asahikawa and Surrounding Areas] Spectacular Views of Summer Flowers" was posted on LINER WEB, an internet site operated by Liner Network Co., Ltd. (Asahikawa City).

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Sunflower blooming status and news for 2023
  • July 18, 2023

The amazing Sunflower Festival in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido! Home to Japan's largest number of 2 million sunflowers [eltha]

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, an article titled "The Amazing Sunflower Festival in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido! Japan's Home to the Largest Number of Sunflowers, 2 Million" was published on the website eltha, operated by Oricon Inc. (Tokyo). The article was published on July 13.

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town Hokuryu Town Manhole Design
  • July 14, 2023

Manhole cover design in Hokuryu Town! I found Sunflower Saki!

Friday, July 14, 2023: Locally designed manholes are currently attracting attention nationwide. The variety of designs is astounding! There are even manhole cards with character designs. […]

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Activity report by former Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano
  • July 14, 2023

Activity Report by Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town: Thursday, July 13th ✦ Visiting Sunflower Rice Users (Day 3) JA Saroma (Saroma Town), A-Co-op Omu (Omu Town), A-Co-op Hamatonbetsu (Hamatonbetsu Town)

Friday, July 14, 2023

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JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
  • July 14, 2023

Sunflower Rice News No. 151, July 2023 [JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch]

Friday, July 14, 2023 Google Album [Sunflower Rice News] This album contains image files from JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's "Sunflower Rice News" No. 120 (published in March 1990) to the latest issue. &# […]

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Shinryu Elementary School
  • July 14, 2023

July 13th (Thursday) Year 6 Lunch ~ We had a delicious lunch today as well. The Year 6 students are trying to reduce the amount of food they waste as much as possible. [Shinryu Elementary School]

Friday, July 14, 2023

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus
  • July 14, 2023

Since there are no flowers today, I'll write a haiku that came to mind from Professor Yamamoto's lecture: "Love in three beats, even to the ends of the earth" ❤️‍🩹 [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus]

Friday, July 14, 2023

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NPO Akarui Farming Crops bursting with energy!
  • July 13, 2023

July 8th (Saturday) Amazing Growth! (Akarui Farming Fields, NPO Corporation)

Thursday, July 13, 2023: The amazing growth of crops growing in the fields of the NPO Akarui Farming (Representative Director: Yumiko Takebayashi)! Field conditions as of Saturday, July 8: The sweet corn was on the verge of falling over, but we had it mounded up and ridged […]

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