{"id":69411,"date":"2026-02-05T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/?p=69411"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:33:52","slug":"%e3%80%902%e6%9c%8814%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%88%e5%9c%9f%ef%bc%8916%ef%bc%9a00%e3%80%9c%e3%80%91%e6%97%a7%e6%9c%ad%e6%b2%bc%e7%b7%9a%e3%83%bb%e7%a2%a7%e6%b0%b4%e9%a7%85%e3%82%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%83%97%e3%83%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/69411\/","title":{"rendered":"[Saturday, February 14th, from 4:00 PM] Old Sapporo Line Hekisui Station Open Day: &quot;The Spirit of Japan&quot; illuminated on a snowy night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, February 5, 2026<\/p>\n<h2>Old Sapporo Line, Hekisui Station Open Day: &quot;The Spirit of Japan&quot; illuminated on a snowy night<\/h2>\n<p>A special Valentine&#039;s night story that will brighten up the winter in Hokuryu Town. The Hekisui Station building, which once supported people&#039;s lives, will be specially opened to the public, bathed in warm light. Come share the &quot;kindness&quot; that has been nurtured in this place, by the light of ice candles.<\/p>\n<h3>Date, time and location<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date and Time:<\/strong>Saturday, February 14, 2026 16:00 \u2013 20:00<\/li>\n<li><strong>venue:<\/strong>Former Sapporo Line, Hekisui Station Building (Hokuryu Town, Hekisui)<\/li>\n<li>*The event may be changed or canceled in the event of bad weather.<br \/>\n\u3000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizer:<\/strong>Yuto Sakai, Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteer<\/li>\n<li><strong>cooperation:<\/strong>Hekisui Station Preservation Society (see poster for contact details)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hokuryu Town PR character Himawari Saki-chan will also be making an appearance to give a warm welcome to everyone.<\/p>\n<h3>Hekisui Station Light-up<\/h3>\n<p>Here, children and adults from Hokuryu Town join hands to create a single landscape, experiencing the &quot;joy of co-creation.&quot;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-move\">\n<div class=\"column column-2\">\n<div class=\"column__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/48a35d418a4e81938da45aecb8892fee.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/48a35d418a4e81938da45aecb8892fee.jpg\" alt=\"Hekisui Station Open Day\" style=\"border:solid 1px blue\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1eb242e44f1d972e0e3f50c555cb0581.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1eb242e44f1d972e0e3f50c555cb0581.jpg\" alt=\"Hekisui Station Open Day\" style=\"border:solid 1px blue\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><center>Poster produced and provided by: Yuto Sakai, Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteer<\/center><\/div>\n<h4>Light content<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Paper bag lanterns made in collaboration with children from Hokuryu Town were lit up<\/li>\n<li>A total of over 100 ice candles were lit<\/li>\n<li>Drop-shaped balloon ice candle lit<\/li>\n<li>Winter decorations for station buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"img-move\">\n<div class=\"column column-2\">\n<div class=\"column__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b145338ef8c6e5b7729daeef60aeb80f.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b145338ef8c6e5b7729daeef60aeb80f.jpg\" alt=\"Lantern: Hekisui Station Open Day\" style=\"border:solid 1px blue\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ea92027548203d42e4689ca7dd021dfa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ea92027548203d42e4689ca7dd021dfa.jpg\" alt=\"Lantern: Hekisui Station Open Day\" style=\"border:solid 1px blue\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><center>Photo provided by: Yuto Sakai, Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteer<\/center><\/div>\n<h3>Hekisui Station Warm Market<\/h3>\n<p>The culture of sharing the local bounty transforms the cold of winter into warmth.<\/p>\n<h4>Hospitality and Menu<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Distribution of limited edition Valentine&#039;s chocolates<\/li>\n<li>Kurosengoku soybean hot drink distribution<\/li>\n<li>Kurosengoku Office (Kurosengoku products)<\/li>\n<li>Nonsu (Yakitori)<\/li>\n<li>Uetsugu Restaurant (light meals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Railway shop corner<\/h3>\n<p>This is an important moment of inheritance, as we pass on the memories of the station building to the next generation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free arrival commemorative postcards<\/li>\n<li>Hekisui Station Reproduction Hard Ticket Sales &amp; Ticket Gate Insertion Experience (fee required)<\/li>\n<li>Railway goods sales<\/li>\n<li>Hekisui Station Railway Stamps Now Available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Access and parking information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>parking:<\/strong>Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association, Hokuryu Fire Department No. 2 Station (look for the flag)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coastal bus (bound):<\/strong>Departing Fukagawa Station 15:13 \/ 18:13 \u2500\u2500 Arriving Hekisui 15:39 \/ 18:39<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coastal bus (return):<\/strong>Departing Hekisui 14:45 \/ 18:30 \u2500\u2500 Arriving Fukagawa Station 15:14 \/ 18:59<\/li>\n<li>*Street parking in front of the venue is strictly prohibited as it will obstruct traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Related articles<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"site-blogcard-premium\">\n            <div class=\"bc-label-custom\">Related articles<\/div>\n            <div class=\"bc-flex-container\">\n                <div class=\"bc-main-text\">\n                    <div class=\"bc-title-link-box\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/69411\/\" 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