Hokuryu Town Portal

Hokuryu Kendama Club

• June 11, 2025

Last week, a child passed the Basic Level 1 exam 🌻 Everyone improves at different speeds. I can see that everyone in this grade is competing with each other. It's a great environment. [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

• June 11, 2025

Hokuryu Kendama Festival: The third special guest is... @nonoka_kyodo!!! [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Kitchen Harebare

• June 11, 2025

☀️🌞 June 10th (Tuesday) Hami-chan's snack: Deep-fried crab fillet and beer 🍺 Crispy and fragrant 👌 Delicious You can also eat this at the restaurant 😊 [Kitchen Seisei]

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special feature article

• June 10, 2025

Morning radio exercises start in 2025! A source of energy for local residents, carried out with smiles and gratitude

Monday, June 9, 2025 The morning radio exercises sponsored by the Hokuryu Town Board of Education for the 2025 fiscal year (Reiwa 7) started on Monday, June 9th and continued for 89 days from Friday, September 5th. The first day was blessed with sunny weather, and participants enjoyed a refreshing full-body exercise.

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Hokuryu Town Hall

• June 10, 2025

[Construction period: June 16th (Mon) - July 24th (Thu)] Notice regarding temporary closure of library [Hokuryu Town website]

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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Hokuryu-cho Sunflower Tourist Association

• June 10, 2025

On Monday, June 9th, after the rice planting work was finished, pretty white and light blue wildflowers were blooming next to the fields where lush green rice was growing. [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Yuto Sakai]

June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu)

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Ei no Mori Activity Organization (Representative: Osamu Kato)

• June 10, 2025

I planted about three Yoshino cherry trees. The tops of the trees I planted before were eaten by deer, so I thought they were doomed, but new branches and leaves were growing at the bottom, so I surrounded them with a net. What will happen? [Naganomori Activity Group (Representative: Osamu Kato)]

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Restaurant Mukohi

• June 10, 2025

🌻 June 6th (Friday) Today's daily lunch: Takikomi rice and fried flounder! [Himawari Restaurant]

June 10, 2025 (Tuesday) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Restaurant Himawari🌻(@himawari_hokuryu)

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Kitchen Harebare

• June 10, 2025

☀️🌞 June 9th (Mon) Hami-chan's Snacks: Hami-chan's Snacks Tettele ~ Kushikatsu and Beer 🍺 The best combination 😀 [Kitchen Seisei]

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Hokuryu Town Hall

• June 9, 2025

The first university graduates to join the Hokuriku Town Cooperation Volunteers are Hokkaido University of Information Science graduates Arai and Takatsuki, who "spread the charm of the town" through video production [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Monday, June 9, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) operated website [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital] reported that "The first university graduates to join the Hokuriku Town Cooperation Volunteers are Mr. Arata and Mr. Takatsuki, both from Hokkaido University of Information Sciences, who are making videos to promote the town's appeal." [...]

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special feature article

• June 9, 2025

[Sunflower watermelon cultivation and sugar content testing] Takada Akimitsu Farm [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association]

Monday, June 9, 2025 On June 6, Hokuryu Town's "Sunflower Watermelon" had its first sugar content test. In the tests conducted at Takada Farm and Sugimoto Farm, the "Sunflower Watermelon," which is characterized by its crunchy texture and refreshing sweetness, was […]

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Hokuryu Town Hall

• June 9, 2025

Career Design Camp 2025 in Hokuryu Town Participant Recruitment Notice [Hokuryu Town Website]

Monday, June 9, 2026 ◇

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Shinryu Elementary School

• June 9, 2025

June 6th (Friday) 3rd grade Japanese "Please come with all your heart" ~ Write a letter of invitation so that the recipient can easily understand. This time, we aim to write a clean copy [Shinryu Elementary School]

Monday, June 9, 2026

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Special Nursing Home for the Elderly, Eirakuen

• June 9, 2025

At the request of a resident, we went to play pachinko with our staff (^^) Apparently the staff lost, but how did the resident feel? It's a secret 🤫 [Eirakuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly]

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Managing Director, Kuro Sengoku Business Cooperative

• June 9, 2025

June 8th (Sunday) Today is the last day: # Love Ring # Kurosengoku Waterless Curry Last order 17:30 Thank you for your cooperation [Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association, Managing Director]

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Agricultural and Livestock Products Direct Sales Minorichi-Hokuryu

• June 9, 2025

June 8th (Sunday) We just got some bamboo shoots ♪ How about some bamboo shoots for dinner tonight? [Minorich Hokuryu]

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

• June 9, 2025

The second special guest for the Hokuryu Kendama Festival is... @somafujita!! Please look forward to it 🔥 It's so awesome that @kentaroyoshizu and this world-famous dummy from Hokkaido are coming to Hokuryu✨【Hokuryu Kendama Club】

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Hokuryu Kendama Club

• June 9, 2025

Masa-kun, a member of the local revitalization support team, came to play! I'm glad he interacted with the children so much ☺️ [Hokuryu Kendama Club]

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Sunflower blooming status in 2025, news, etc.

• June 9, 2025

(Notice) July 24th (Thursday) 39th Sunflower Festival and Hokuto Pro Wrestling Hokuryu Tournament

The 39th Sunflower Festival and Hokuto Pro Wrestling Hokuto Tournament will be held at the Hokuto Tournament Center in Hokuto Town from 17:30 on Monday, June 9, 2025 and Thursday, July 24. Hokuto Pro Wrestling was founded in 2004.

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Sunflower blooming status in 2025, news, etc.

• June 9, 2025

[MANGA MANNERS] Learn manners through Japanese culture through manga! [Kodansha]

June 9, 2025 (Mon) Kodansha will launch "MANGA MANNERS" at JR Tokai stations (Tokyo, Shinagawa, Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, etc.). Characters from 17 popular manga works around the world will be teaching etiquette for everyday life and public transportation in Japan.

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