Thursday, September 14, 2023
An article titled "Plans for new observation deck designed by Kengo Kuma at Sunflower Village scrapped as construction costs more than double in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido" was posted on Hokkaido Television: HTB online, an internet site operated by Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (HTB, Sapporo), dated September 13th, and we would like to introduce it to you.
![Plans for a new observation deck designed by Kengo Kuma at "Himawari no Sato" in Hokuryu, Hokkaido, were scrapped after construction costs more than doubled. [Hokkaido Television: HTB online]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7fe02716288590df1a376b0c5912aae7-scaled.jpg)
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![Iki Publishing Co., Ltd. (Niigata Prefecture) "100 Years of Sorachi Told Through Photographs" is scheduled to be published in late November [Iki Publishing]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-14-7.42.56-375x273.jpg)
![Hokuryu Town to scrap construction of new observation deck due to rising material costs, seeking simpler, cheaper options [Hokkaido Shimbun]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-14-7.06.48-375x211.jpg)