Hokuryu Marche 2022 is here! A wonderful market where handmade creators from inside and outside Hokuryu Town gather!

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

The Hokuryu Marche, featuring handmade items, was held at the Hokuryu Town Commercial Revitalization Facility Cocowa Multipurpose Hall from 10:00 to 16:00 on Sunday, September 4th.

This wonderful market brings together handmade creators from both inside and outside Hokuryu. There's a wide selection of lovely and cute items that will warm your heart and make you feel cheerful and energetic!!!

Held at Hokuryu Town Commercial Revitalization Facility Cocowa

Exhibiting in the multipurpose hall

• Hokuryu Marche Instagram:hokuryumarche

participants

Handmade creators, etc.

• Stitching Time (Fabric Accessories)
• TokaDin (accessories, miscellaneous goods)
• Sky blue (barbarium, pressed flowers, paper)
• Shizenka (birch bark crafts, material sales)
• Tsumugi (straw crafts, birch crafts, dried flowers)
• Shiromaru (Kogin embroidery, fabric accessories)
• dipart American Flowers (arrangements, leashes, bouquets)
• ROOTS (Kendama Life Store)

Workshop

• Candy Bomb "Bath Bomb (Bath Additive)" Making Experience
• Experience making apple coasters and round drawstring bags
• American flower mini frame making experience

Hokuryu Marche venue scene

Introducing handmade creators

Stitching Time (Fabric Accessories)

A mother from Hokuryu Town who runs a patchwork circle (held once a month at the community center) held a workshop on the day to make apple coasters and round drawstring bags.

"I'm glad everyone enjoyed the experience. Some customers said they would like to join the patchwork circle, which made me happy," she said with a smile!!!

Apple Coaster Workshop

Enjoy the tingling sensation!

Cute pouch

Patchwork works

Arm covers, pencil cases, pouches, etc.

TokaDin (accessories, miscellaneous goods)

• This work was created by a couple from Osaka City who live in Hokuryu Town, where the husband is a farmer.
• The accessories made by this couple, who have traveled the world, are a wonderful collection of works, including "natural stone macrame accessories" that they learned in India and Thailand, and earrings made using the unique lace weaving technique "Ñanduti" that they learned in Paraguay.
• TokaDin's Instagram:tokadin715

The sunflower earrings are so cute!

Unique lace knitting "Nyanduti"

lace earrings

mask charm

Natural stone macrame accessories

"Sunflowers" digital illustration painting created by a friend

Object

Sky blue (barbarium, pressed flowers, paper)

While growing vegetables with her husband, who is a farmer, she tries her hand at making barbariums, pressed flowers, chopstick rests, toothbrush holders, and more using flowers!

Various barbarium

Pressed flower magnet, chopstick rest, pressed flower spoon, brush & pen holder

Vegetable sales

Destroyer, paprika, bell pepper, cherry tomato, snow-covered pumpkin, small black watermelon.

Shizenka (birch bark crafts, material sales)

• A work by a couple who run a self-sustaining forestry business in Hokuryu Town
• There are many wonderful pieces that convey the gentleness of nature, such as birch bark accessories, logs, and branches.
• Instagram:shizenka2020

Birch bark crafts

coaster

Birch Object

Twig

Shizenka is "forestry without planting"

"Shizenka" is produced using "no-planting forestry" to pass on practical and beautiful materials to the next generation.

Tsumugi (straw crafts, birch crafts, dried flowers)

• Handmade items made from natural materials by a group of four mothers living in Hokuryu Town
• The shop processes natural materials from Hokuryu Town into miscellaneous goods, including rice straw brooms, trivets, dolls, ornaments and brooches made from birch bark, straw stars made from wheat straw, and dried flowers arranged with flowers from local flower farmers.
• Instagram:tumugi1114

Mini Broom

Straw star, wool felt

hair ties

Birch bark crafts

Tree ornaments, wreaths

dried flower wreath

Shiromaru

• The shop mainly produces coasters made with the traditional sashiko technique "Koginzashi" from the Tsugaru region, as well as pincushions and other fabric accessories.
• These are gentle and heartwarming works that will warm your heart.
• Instagram:shiromaru111ho

Koginzashi coaster

pincushion

Clasp purse, bookmark strap

Little bear: a figurine made from plastic bottle caps

dipart American Flowers (arrangements, leashes, bouquets)

• American flowers are crystal-like flowers made from synthetic resin liquid.
• A flower arrangement made from wire, dipped in a dip solution, and then covered with a film of color.
• A variety of gorgeous and beautiful works such as arrangements, wreaths, and frames.
• On the day, we will be holding a workshop on making mini American flower frames.
• He is a lecturer at regular American flower (dip art) courses in Asahikawa City.Coop Sapporo Cultural Class

American Flower (Dip Art)

Flower arrangements

ROOTS (Kendama Life Store)

• This is the shop of John Masateru Akamatsu (representative of Kendama Club ASAHIDAMA), who is a member of the Hokuryu Kendama Club and also teaches at the club.

Kendama, cap, T-shirt

KROM POP

Candy Bomb

• Bath bomb (bath additive) making experience conducted by mothers living in Hokuryu Town
• Mix baking soda, citric acid, and salt in a 2:1:2 ratio, spray with water using a spray bottle, and mix. Press down and leave to dry for a few minutes.

"It may look easy, but the degree of hardening will vary depending on the humidity, temperature and amount of water. It was a process of trial and error until I succeeded. It was really hard work. I was glad that local children came today and enjoyed themselves," he said.

Bath bomb making experience is very popular among children

Successfully completed! Thank you for your hard work!

"Finished successfully! Thank you for your hard work!

We had a wonderful time, sharing joy and excitement with our guests. Thank you very much.

"We would like to continue to take on new challenges whenever we have the opportunity," said Representative Reiko Takebayashi.

A wonderful harmony of handmade goods filled with smiles and love ♬

With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers for the wonderful Hokuryu Marche, where people can share the joy and excitement of handmade crafts...

Finally, we took a commemorative photo with all the participants!

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