Monday, December 22, 2025 12:03 AM on Monday, December 22. This is the moment when the sun's power is at its weakest and then rises again. We have reached a turning point in the universe known as the winter solstice. Since ancient times, the phrase "Ichiyo Raifu" (the return of the sun) has been used to describe this moment.
Monday, December 22, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Eirakuen (@eirakuen2050)
Monday, December 22, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association 🌻 (@sunflower_hokuryu)
Monday, December 22, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen Hotel [Official] (@sunflowerpark_hokuryu)
Monday, December 22, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association (@kurosengoku)
Monday, December 22, 2025
Monday, December 22, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Restaurant Himawari🌻(@himawari_hokuryu) ◇
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Monday, December 22, 2025
On Monday, December 22, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Two JR Rumoi Line Stations to Celebrate Christmas for the Last Time: Mochi Pounding at Ishikari-Numata Station, and a Cake from the Old Station Building Unveiled at Kita-Chichibube Station" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital.
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