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  • July 15, 2022

Bright yellow "Sunflower Watermelon" with a sugar content of over 11 degrees, juicy and delicious, Hokuryu Town, Sorachi Prefecture [Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Doushin Online Edition]

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the cultivation of sunflower watermelons in Hokuryu Town was featured in the online edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, so we would like to introduce it to you.

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town The character for the sunflower maze is "Sunny"
  • July 14, 2022

The word for the Sunflower Maze is "Sunny": Wednesday, July 13, 2022

July 14, 2022 (Thursday) This year's word for the "Sunflower Maze" near the Himawari Tourist Center is "Sunny"! May everyone's hearts shine brightly and with sunshine, just like the bright and energetic sunflowers! Right now, at Himawari Village [...]

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Activity report by former Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano
  • July 14, 2022

Activity report from Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town: July 13th (Wed) ☆ Visiting sunflower rice users (Day 3) JA Saroma (Saroma Town) and 5 other locations

Thursday, July 14, 2022 ☆ Visiting Himawari Rice Users (Day 3) JA Saroma (Saroma Town) Roadside Station Okhotsk (Monbetsu City) Rest House Himawari Omu (Omu Town) A-Co-op Omu (Omu Town) A-Co-op Hamatonbetsu (Hama […]

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Hokuryu Town Hall
  • July 14, 2022

Donation of Ikebana from the Hokuryu Branch of the Kitaikuchi Genki Village Flower Production Association [Hokuryu Town Website]

Thursday, July 14, 2022

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JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
  • July 14, 2022

Sunflower Rice News No. 141, June 2022 [JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch]

July 14, 2022 (Thursday) Google Album [Sunflower Rice News] This album contains image files from JA Kitasorachi's "Sunflower Rice News" No. 120 (published in March 1990) to the latest issue. &#x25b […]

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Himawari Restaurant
  • July 14, 2022

🌻 [Reservations Required, Limited Quantities] Summer Treats - Eel Available 😊 [Himawari Restaurant]

Thursday, July 14, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Restaurant Himawari 🌻 (@himawari_hokuryu)

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town A quiet, fluctuating space
  • July 13, 2022

Nonno Forest, where the early summer breeze blows through

Wednesday, July 13, 2022: A cool, refreshing early summer breeze blows through Nonno Forest. The pure, elegant flowers include yellow dandelions blooming on the bank, crimson-purple flowers resembling amethyst sage, and delicate pure white flowers resembling primroses.

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Activity report by former Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano
  • July 13, 2022

Activity report from Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town: July 12th (Tuesday) Visiting Sunflower Rice users in Hokkaido (Day 2) Hapio JA Kino (Otofuke Town) and 4 other locations

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 ☆ Visiting Sunflower Rice users in Hokkaido (Day 2) Hapio JA Kino (Otofuke Town) Tancho Kushiro Airport A-Co-op Nishishunbetsu (Betsukai Town) JA Kanebetsu (Nakashibetsu Town) A-Co-op Higashimokoto (Ozora Town)

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Activity report by former Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano
  • July 13, 2022

Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano's Activity Report: July 11th (Mon) Meeting with Mayor, Department and Section Chiefs, Flower Donation from Kitaikuchi Genki Village Flower Production Association, Visit to Sunflower Rice Users (Eastern Hokkaido)

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Hokuko Construction Co., Ltd.
  • July 13, 2022

It's the birthday of Vietnamese technical intern trainee, Kain. Kain has been in Japan for a year and a half. Happy Birthday Kain [Hokko Construction]

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town Sunflowers around the world bloom
  • July 12, 2022

Powering Up Sunflowers of the World: July 8th (Friday) 2022

July 12, 2022 (Tuesday) In sunflower fields around the world, adorable little sunflowers are beginning to bloom! The other sunflowers are also growing taller and taller, showing impressive growth and power!!! Students from Hokuryu Junior High School […]

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association
  • July 12, 2022

From photos of past Sunflower Festivals. This third installment is a rental bicycle. Why not take a ride around the sunflower fields on a sunflower-colored yellow bicycle? [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association]

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Himawari (@sunflower_hokuryu)

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