With gratitude to Inaho-san, who holds sacred life power within her!

August 26, 2021
Treasures of Hokuryu Town
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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Golden-colored, drooping, plump rice ears...
With boundless love, gratitude and prayers to the great Inaho-san, who harbors sacred life power...

With gratitude to the sacred power of rice!

◇ noboru & ikuko

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table of contents

1 Hokuryu Town logo "Bright Farming Methods" and Happy Yellow Postbox
2 Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro
3 Overview of Hokuryu Town
4 Hokuryu Town Homepage
5 New local public transportation service launched (R7 10.1.)
6 Hokuryu Town introduction page
7 Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax

Hokuryu Town logo "Bright Farming Methods"
Yellow Post of Happiness

Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro

The mayor talks about Hokuryu's vision for the future

Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki's Activity Report

To everyone! I want to talk to you.
We will use your feedback to develop the city!
Please feel free to drop by the Mayor's Office.
January activity schedule　February activity schedule

We tour Hokuryu Town every month to give talks.
Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki explores the charms of the town

Overview of Hokuryu Town

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❂ Area: 159 km²
❂ Population: 1,551 people[Compared to previous month: – 9 】
❂ Household:760 households[Compared to previous month: – 6 】
(January 1, 2026)
❂ Aging rate:46.2%(20th route in the entire prefecture)
❂ Late-stage aging rate:29.6%(13th in the entire prefecture)
(179 cities, towns and villages in the prefectureAs of January 1, 2025）

Hokuryu Town Homepage

New local public transportation service launched (R7 10.1.)

On-demand & scheduled routes

Hokuryu Town introduction page

Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax

❂ Furunavi
❂ Hometown Choice

❂ Rakuten Market

❂ ANA

❂ Saison

❂ Satofull

Treasures of Hokuryu TownLatest 8 articles

- January 9, 2026
The Seventeenth Night Moon (Tachimachizuki) with a Rainbow Halo - A Prayer for Miracles and Harmony at Dawn
- January 8, 2026
Sub-zero magic, soul-warming dawn light
- January 7, 2026
The warmth of "Seven Herbs Rice Porridge" as a prayer for good health and a bountiful harvest
- January 6, 2026
Colorful Kotobuki Oshizushi: New Year's prayers and the spirit of harmony
- January 2, 2026
The warmth of melting snow, New Year's Eve soba noodles for the soul
- January 1, 2026
[New Year's Greetings] A powerful year filled with energy and passion: 2026, Year of the Horse
- December 30, 2025
[Year-end Greetings] I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the warm connections we have made this past year. I hope that we will be bound by unchanging bonds in the new year.
- December 23, 2025
A holy night-colored hero racing through the silvery dawn

With gratitude to Inaho-san, who holds sacred life power within her!

Colorful rice field scenery

Weeding rice fields