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October 24, 2025

A moment of calming relaxation with the whispering of the heart tree

Friday, October 24, 2025 I've always been drawn to that heart-shaped tree. In spring, it was covered in a soft, young green veil, but now it's changed into the warm colors of autumn. "Soon, the pure white of winter will come." [...]

Shinryu Elementary School

October 24, 2025

October 23rd (Thursday) 5th Grade Comprehensive "Financial Class" ~ Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance visited our school to talk about "Planned Money Management" and "Consumer Disputes (Charges)" [Shinryu Elementary School]

Friday, October 24, 2025

Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus

October 24, 2025

Thursday, October 23rd Today we had a practice with 16 people. Let's do our best to sing beautiful high notes! Plus, lots of sweets received at today's practice [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus]

Friday, October 24, 2025

Hokuryu Kendama Club

October 24, 2025

Both the master and the disciple succeeded in hitting five consecutive large plates. Thank you very much @yoshikii_0328 @yuni.ryu.na.ma [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Scenery of Hokuryu Town

October 23, 2025

Wrapped in divine morning light!

October 23, 2025 (Thursday) In the crisp morning air, pure light gently illuminates the earth. A single ray of light shoots straight into space like a prayer to awaken the breath of life. Its warm, enveloping glow touches the grass […]

Hokuryu Town Hall

October 23, 2025

FY2026 Hokuryu Town Employee (Architectural Technician) Recruitment Qualification Examination [Hokuryu Town HP]

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Shinryu Elementary School

October 23, 2025

Wednesday, October 22nd - 5th Grade Art Class "Peek Inside" - Children create a small world inside a box. They can see it by peeking through a hole in the box. [Shinryu Elementary School]

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Eirakuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly

October 23, 2025

We received a donation of new rice from the Sunflower Rice Producers Association 🌾 We are so excited to be able to eat this new rice 😊 Thank you so much 😊 [Eirakuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly]

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association

October 23, 2025

We'd like to share with you what it was like on the day of the "Weaving the 90 Years of the Sapporo-Numazu Line" event, held over two days during last week's three-day weekend (October 12th and 13th) to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the completion of the Sapporo-Numazu Line! [Yuto Sakai, Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourism Association]

Thursday, October 23, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu)

Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen

October 23, 2025

Do you know the rules of Hokuryu Sauna? Be sure to read up beforehand and enjoy a comfortable and relaxing life! 🌻 (Don't miss the "Sunflower Morning Dew" water shower!) [Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen]

Thursday, October 23, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen Hotel [Official] (@sunflowerpark_hokuryu)

Natural forestry (by Tatsuya and Hitomi Uei)

October 23, 2025

The exhibitors from the Hokuryu Town Craft Marche came to check out the forest materials. We were a little nervous, but in the end they seemed to enjoy it very much, so we're really glad. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Thursday, October 23, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shizenka (@shizenka2020)

Topics surrounding the town

October 23, 2025

[Yuto Sakai, a local revitalization volunteer from Hokuryu Town] 7,000 pumpkins will be decorated at Chishibetsu Station on the 25th as part of the "Halloween Station" [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "7,000 Pumpkins Decorate Chishibetsu Station on the 25th as 'Halloween Station'" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, published on October 22.