Kurosengoku Business Cooperative (Hokuryu Town) will be opening a stall at the Kamisunagawa Lifestyle Marche @ Machi no Eki Furatto (Kamisunagawa Town)!

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

On Saturday, January 22nd, the Kamisunagawa Lifestyle Marche, sponsored by Kamisunagawa Town (Mayor Koichi Okuyama), was held at the multi-generational exchange center facility Machi no Eki Furatto, with the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative (Hokuryu Town, Chairman Yukio Takada) setting up a stall.

This will be the second Kamisunagawa Lifestyle Marche, following the first held in December last year.

Kamisunagawa Life Marche Poster

"Machi no Eki Furatto" - a base for local activities

"Machi no Eki Furatto" is a multipurpose hall that opened in November 2017 with the aim of promoting interaction between local residents and community activities. It is run mainly by members of the Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers.

The spacious space will be used for a community cafe (serving snacks and drinks), working space, club activities, health exercises, a venue for music events, a dementia salon, and more, making it a place where residents of multiple generations can come together and interact.

Kamisunagawa Life Market

Preparations

The day was blessed with clear skies from the morning, with the sun beaming down on us, creating a refreshingly sunny day.

The Marche was held in a family-like atmosphere, with the event planning, management, arrangements, preparation, and sales being handled primarily by members of the Kamisunagawa Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team.

The event lasted for three hours from 11am to 2pm, but from the moment it opened, over 120 people, from children to the elderly, came in one after another and enjoyed the Marche in a friendly atmosphere!

Mayor Koichi Okuyama of Kamisunagawa Town

At the opening, Mayor Koichi Okuyama rushed to offer words of encouragement.

Hitoshi Washio, Section Chief, Planning Division, Kamisunagawa Town

In addition, Hitoshi Washio, head of the town hall's planning department, also came to support the event!

Members of the Kamisunagawa Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team

Mr. Fumiya Chiyozaki (from Hokuryu Town) assumed his post in August 2020

The opportunity to open this stall came about after being approached by Chiyozaki Fumiya, a member of the Kamisunagawa Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team.

Websites established by Chiyozaki (including those currently in operation)

He is currently self-studying IT with an eye towards going independent in the future. He also undertakes the creation and management of websites. Websites that Chiyozaki has consulted on and created include Himawari Restaurant (Hokuryu Town), Shofukuen (Takikawa City), which is opening this time, the local newspaper Press Sorachi (Takikawa City), and Machi no Eki Furatto (Kamisunagawa Town).

We are currently accepting enquiries from those who wish to set up and operate a website.

Himawari Restaurant

Shofukuen

Press Sorachi

Town Station Flat

Open Style Dance

Currently, as a local revitalization volunteer for Kamisunagawa Town, she manages the website for Machi no Eki Furatto and runs dance classes for the elderly that utilize her open-style dance (a unique style she is currently creating by mixing various genres such as hip-hop and jazz)!

Eklund Karl Robin (34 years old) assumed his post in April 2018

He moved to Kamisunagawa from Sweden and is currently involved in blueberry cultivation, renovation of private lodgings, and renovation of public housing.

His wife, Ai Eklund (38 years old), is a vocalist from Chitose City. She loves baking and holds baking and singing classes at "Machi no Eki Furatto." She is also raising three children.

Takuya Katsunaga (28 years old) Joined in June 2020

Originally from Sapporo, he is creating a system to get more people interested in Kamisunagawa by sharing the town's good points and initiatives for the future. He works hard every day to make people say, "When it comes to revitalizing the town, it's Katsunaga!"

Yuto Saito (21 years old) Starting in September 2021

Originally from Ebetsu City, she currently works at Machi no Eki Furatto, a community service center.

Kamisunagawa Life Market stall

• Whimsical Farm:Cheese and Coffee
• Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association:Kurosengoku soybeans, Kurosengoku soybean meat, Kurosengoku soybean flour
• Shofukuen:Battera sushi, Hakuo beef hamburger steak, homemade salted fish, sweet and spicy shiso nanban miso, and all-purpose konomi sauce
• Soreiyu (Type B continuous employment support facility):Shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms
• "Machi no Eki Furatto":Bread, baked goods, Kamisunagawa curry, rice (Uryu rice), meat (Eniwa Snow Brand pork), vegetables
• Okuyama Farm:potatoes

Whimsical Farm (Kamisunagawa Town)

Kimagure Farm Cheese & Cheese-Roasted Coffee

❖ Completely additive-free, washed cheese aged for over 45 days, goat cheese

• Kiragure Aira:Cheese washed with Islay malt whiskey
• Kimaguremaru:Cheese washed with marc, a distilled spirit made from grape pomace
• Whimsical Sake:Cheese washed with Shintotsukawa local sake "Kinteki"

❖ Home-roasted coffee made specifically for cheese

• Coffee created using blends and roasting methods that are perfectly suited to each cheese
• Whimsical Blend
• Townspeople Return Blend

Whimsical Farm

Whimsical Farm

What is Kimagure Farm? Kimagure Farm started as a small cheese factory opened by a couple who moved to Kamisunagawa, the smallest town in Hokkaido.

-It is being introduced at Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza Sapporo store as a new product starting in January 2022!

Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association (Hokuryu Town)

❖ Kurosengoku soybeans, Kurosengoku soybean meat, Kurosengoku bean rice set, Kurosengoku soybean flour

Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association Online Shop

This is an online shopping site directly operated by the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association (Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido). We offer a wide selection of robust oaks grown in fertile soil, pure water, and plenty of sunlight.

Shofukuen (Takikawa City)

❖ Battera sushi, Hakuo beef hamburger steak, salted squid, secret sauce, Hokkaido white grilled meat sauce, all-purpose konomi sauce, umami sauce, dried baby sardines and shiso juice

Shofukuen Japanese Restaurant | Certified Locally Produced Restaurant in Takikawa City, Hokkaido

Shofukuen: Japanese cuisine, lunch, banquets, and memorial services in Takikawa City | Shofukuen Japanese Cuisine

This is the website for Shofukuen, a Japanese restaurant located in Takikawa City, Hokkaido. You can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine for lunch or a banquet. It is also suitable for memorial services.

Enjoy! Happy life of a senior couple

Hiroshi Kidoguchi, Representative (Shofukuen, Takikawa City) A beloved disciple of Rokusaburo Dojo, devoting his life to Japanese cuisine

Monday, March 9, 2020: I recently had the wonderful opportunity to meet Hiroshi and Kuniko Kidoguchi, the owners of Shofukuen (Takikawa City).

Soreiyu (Type B continuous employment support facility, Kamisunagawa Town)

❖ Shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms

Business details: Continuing employment support type B business Soreiyu

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Uryu rice (Uryu Town)

❖ "Uryu rice" grown at Chiyozaki Fumiya's family home

Chiyozaki personally packed three cups of rice in bags and attached an original sticker.

Town Station Flat Okuyama Farm (Sunagawa Town)

❖ Bread, baked goods, Kamisunagawa curry, meat (Eniwa-produced snow country free-range pork), various vegetables, potatoes (Okuyama Farm)

kamisunagawa

"Machi no Eki Furatto" Official Website

"Machi no Eki Furatto" is a new facility established in Kamisunagawa town that not only functions as a cafe but also hosts various events and aims to bring together people of all generations.

Sunagawa Tourism Association Sunagawa Trip

Okuyama Farm | Sunagawa Tourism Association Sunagawa Trip

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Take-out "Kamisunagawa Curry" and "Kimagure Blend Coffee"

Take-out "Kamisunagawa Curry" and a special blend of coffee were available, filling the venue with the delicious aroma.

Our home-roasted Kimagure Blend Coffee has an exquisite balance of acidity and bitterness, making it a fruity and rich coffee!

Kamisuna curry

Kamisuna curry is a mild tomato-based curry simmered over low heat for a long time!

The venue was bustling with great success!

Visitors enjoyed smiling and chatting with each other, picking up their favorite delicious ingredients and enjoying their shopping!

"Machi no Eki Furatto" is a place where people filled with boundless love for Kamisunagawa Town gather and connect, creating exchanges across generations.

With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, we hope to create a relaxing space where anyone can feel free to drop in, the "Kamizunagawa Life Marche."

Other photos

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◇ Photography and editing: Noboru Terauchi Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi
　

Town Station Furatto