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Scenery of Hokuryu Town
  • August 10, 2021

With gratitude for the energetic power of sunflowers!

Monday, August 9, 2021: The sunflower fields have bloomed every year since 1987, without a single break for 33 years. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fields were left fallow last year. The soil was carefully cultivated, allowing the sunflowers to fully store nutrients, and they were revived this year.

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Hokuko Construction Co., Ltd.
  • August 10, 2021

Our youngest member, Akito, turns 20: Congratulations on becoming an adult! [Hokuko Construction]

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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Hokuko Construction Co., Ltd.
  • August 10, 2021

Fireworks display at Himawari no Sato [Hokko Construction]

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus
  • August 10, 2021

Fireworks were launched to express gratitude for the townspeople's united efforts and to pray for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus]

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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Natural forestry (by Tatsuya and Hitomi Uei)
  • August 10, 2021

Beloved seedlings: This is the second year we have cut the bamboo. In the area where we cut the bamboo last year, seedlings of oak, walnut, white birch, and Chinese pagoda tree have grown. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shizenka (@shizenka2020)

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Naganomori Activity Organization (Representative: Osamu Kato)
  • August 10, 2021

Creating Satoyama [Naganomori Activity Organization, Representative: Osamu Kato]

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hisashinomori (@hisashinomori)

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town
  • August 6, 2021

Rice ears sparkling with morning dew

Friday, August 6, 2021 The moment when the morning dew on the rice ears sparkled like jewels in the morning light. It was a scene that made my heart flutter. ◇ noboru & ikuko

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Hokuryu Junior High School
  • August 5, 2021

Students from Hokuryu Junior High School have released a YouTube video introducing "Sunflowers of the World"!

On Thursday, August 5, 2021, students from Hokuryu Town Hokuryu Junior High School (Principal Tsuyoshi Kodama) created and released a YouTube video showcasing the sunflowers they are cultivating around the world. Seven groups of students cultivated 21 varieties of sunflowers. In the video, […]

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town A world filled with happy energy for two
  • August 5, 2021

A world filled with happy energy for two

Thursday, August 5, 2021. A world of two irreplaceable people, enveloped in the happy power of sunflowers. This is the scene of the moment when the precious light of love from the universe poured down, guided by the golden ratio hidden in sunflowers. ◇ nobo […]

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Activity report by former Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano
  • August 5, 2021

Activity report from Hokuryu Town Mayor Yutaka Sano: August 4th (Wednesday) Meeting with Resident Affairs Division staff, Meeting with Construction Division section chief and above staff, Visit from Higashikagura Town Council members, Meeting with Board of Education section chief and other staff, Meeting with Eirakuen Special Nursing Home

Thursday, August 5, 2021

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Hometown tax donation support message
  • August 5, 2021

Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax Donation and Message of Support (May 2021)

Thursday, August 5, 2021: We received 64 heartwarming hometown tax donations and messages of support for Hokuryu Town during May 2021. We would like to express our sincere gratitude. Thank you very much. Here are some excerpts from the donations. […]

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Hokuryu Town Hall
  • August 5, 2021

FY2022 Hokuryu Town Employee Recruitment Examination (Architectural Technical Position) [Hokuryu Town Website]

Thursday, August 5, 2021

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May 9th (Sat) 10:00-12:00 Kin-Ball Everyone's Plaza Onigiri
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