- July 17, 2024
6 Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc.: List
Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc. ❂ March 1983 "My Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award (Hokuryu Town) ❂ February 1988 Hokkaido Industrial Contribution Award (Women's Division of Agricultural Cooperative) Hokkaido Governor ❂ January 1989 Hokkaido Town Development [...].
- July 17, 2024
6 Awards, Certificates of Appreciation, etc.
Our Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award In 1983, the village received the "Our Village is Beautiful" Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award. The award was given to the village for its spectacular view, high productivity in agriculture, and the promotion of border beautification, etc., as well as the cultivation of sunflowers as part of the flower-growing campaign.
- July 17, 2024
7 Tourist facilities in Hokuryu Town: (1) Sandan Falls
Location map of tourist facilities in Hokuryu Town (1) Trail entrance (Sandan no Taki Waterfall) (2) Kinbiga Park (3) Sunflower Village (4) Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen (5) Hill with a view (6) Ryujin no Onko (7) Yew Forest (1) Sandan no Taki Waterfall Shokanbetsu [...] in July, 1963
- July 17, 2024
7 Tourist Facilities in Hokuryu Town: (2) Kompira Park
The red drum bridge over the pond and the red roof of the rest area accentuate the park's location on top of a small hill. The park is usually filled with Ezo-yamazakura and shibazakura cherry trees in bloom from early May to early June, and in autumn, the park is enveloped in autumn leaves, making it a four-season [...].
- July 17, 2024
7 Tourist Facilities in Hokuryu Town : 3) Sunflower Village
Sunflower Village is located 1.5 km north of the intersection of National Route 275 and the Doso Zumo Inada line. The Sunflower Village has a total area of 2.8 ha, including the sunflower field NONNO-NO-MORI, parking lot, etc., in the Itaya district. In 1980, the Women's Club of the Agricultural Cooperative [...].
- July 17, 2024
7 Tourist facilities in Hokuryu Town: (4) Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen (5) Hill with a view (6) Ryujin no Onko
Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen (④) Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen is a hot spring resort facility located along Route 275, and is designated as the 17th roadside station in Hokkaido. Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen opened in June 1992, and in October 1994 [...].
- July 17, 2024
7 Tourist Facilities in Hokuryu Town: 7) Yew Forest and Literature Forest
⑦ Yew Forest and Literature Forest This is a forest handmade by Hokuryu Town residents, supported by their desire to cherish nature. Along the walking path in the forest, there is a monument to Mr. Shosuke Yoshiue, a poet associated with Hokuryu Town, as well as a monument to a man nicknamed "Dorokame-san" in the University of Tokyo Experiment Forest in Furano [...].
- July 17, 2024
8 Budget and settlement of accounts related to tourist associations, etc.
Sunflower Festival Executive Committee Budget 1989-1998 Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association Settlement 1999-2010 Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association Settlement 2011-2022
- July 17, 2024
9 Data on tourism, etc.
Hokuryu-cho tourist visitor numbers (Hokkaido Bureau of Tourism, Ministry of Economic Affairs) Hokuryu-cho overnight visitor numbers (data from the Himawari Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Forestry Section, Hokuryu-cho) Hokkaido tourist visitor numbers survey for FY2028 (Hokkaido Bureau of Tourism, Ministry of Economic Affairs)
- July 17, 2024
10 Tourism Development Plans and Concepts :Huetabetsu Development Concept (Ski Resort)
1984 (1985) Huetai Dake Development Concept (ski resort) Hokuryu Huetai Dake General Forest Recreation Development Etai Resort (3rd Sector Sanei Sports) Ski resort slope area: 85.40 hectares Youth resort se [...].
- July 17, 2024
10 Tourism Development Plan and Concept: Sunflower Park Basic Concept
1989 Sunflower Park Basic Concept A rural resort development combining agriculture and tourism was planned in the vicinity of Itaya 164, along National Route 275. The period of the project was five years from 1990, with a total project cost of approximately 1.6 billion yen.
- July 17, 2024
10 Tourism Development Plan and Concept: Sunflower Village Basic Plan
Sunflower Village Development: Speaking Out to the World, Sunflower Village Trailer Tourist Center Observation deck Nonno no Mori Turf Plaza Tourist Information Center Overall Layout Plan: A base for the town to become one with sunflowers New Observation deck - - Symbol tree of the sunflower field [...] - - Symbol tree of the sunflower field
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Tsutomu Sako, former chairman of the Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourism Association
Former Chairman of the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Tsutomu Samitsu Formerly a town hall employee, he was involved in tourism for many years in the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section of the Industry Division, and was responsible for changing the name of the town festival to the Sunflower Festival and establishing the Sunflower Village. [...].
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Toshimasa Takahashi, Deputy Mayor of Hokuryu Town
Involved in the secretariat of the Tourism Association Vice Mayor of Hokuryu Town, Toshimasa Takahashi, Vice Mayor of Hokuryu Town, was involved in tourism at the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section of the Industry Division, and was in charge of the Sunflower Oil Revival Project when he was the Planning Division Director. He also expanded the area of the Sunflower Village [...].
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Nobuhiro Yamada, former Secretary General of Sunflower Tourism Association
What is "Eminent Domain Law?" Nobuhiro Yamada, former Secretary General of Sunflower Tourist Association He was in charge of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section from April 1991 to March 1998, and devoted himself to the development of the Sunflower Village parking lot and tourist center. He devoted himself to the development of Sunflower Village as a tourist attraction [...].
- July 17, 2024
12 Memories of the Tourism Association: Mr. Susumu Asano, former manager of the Sunflower Tourism Center in Hokuryu Town
Looking back on memories of sightseeing in Hokuryu Town Susumu Asano, former manager of the Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourist Center At the Hokuryu Town Office Employees Resident Division, he organized participants from the senior citizens' club for the Cherry Blossom Festival; at Sunflower Park, as manager, he dealt with tourists; at the Planning Section Chief [...]...