• September 16, 2022

"Hokuryu Sunflower Festival sees 280,000 visitors, third highest ever, recovering to pre-COVID levels. Individual visitors continue to flock in, demonstrating the festival's ability to attract visitors." "Kita-Sorachi hopes for bumper soybean harvest as harvest begins." [Hokkaido Shimbun, Doushin Online Edition]

On Friday, September 16, 2022, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, Doushin Online, reported, "Hokuryu Sunflower Festival Attends 280,000, Third Highest Number Ever, Recovering to Pre-COVID Levels. Individual Visitors Continue to Attract Visitors, Demonstrating the Festival's Power," and "Kita Sorachi Hoping for a Good Soybean Harvest as Harvesting Begins" (I […]

  • September 15, 2022

Harvesting of sake rice "Suisei" in fiscal year 2022 & first shipment of new rice "Suisei" to be shipped to Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture)

Thursday, September 15, 2022 On Sunday, September 11, the sake rice harvest took place in the Furusaku area. Under the crisp autumn sky, four combine harvesters were in full operation, harvesting the golden rice one after another in spectacular fashion. In Hokuryu Town, Yasushi Watanabe […]