Thursday, October 26, 2023
After completing the 2023 Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club Training Session, "Inspection Training at the Kita Sorachi Regional Water Purification Plant," we took a bus to Sunflower Park Kitaryu Onsen.
- 1 Lecture "The Wonderful Town of Hokuryu" by Noboru Terauchi
- 1.1 Today's Content
- 1.2 The meaning and importance of information dissemination
- 1.3 About Hokuryu Town Portal
- 1.4 Hokuryu Town's energetic activities: Article introduction
- 1.5 Hokuryu Town's energetic activities: Video introduction (2023, approx. 35 minutes)
- 1.5.1 ① 40th New Year's Day Marathon [New Year's Day] (1'54")
- 1.5.2 ② The 36th Yukinko Festival [February 23rd] (3'07")
- 1.5.3 3. 1st Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Police Station Cup [March 18th] (3'15")
- 1.5.4 ④ Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club - 2023 "Road Cleaning (Garbage Collection)" [April 28th] (2'02")
- 1.5.5 ⑤ Hokuryu Town's "Morning Radio Exercises" for 2023 starts on June 12th (0'53").
- 1.5.6 ⑥ Setsuya Luminarie 2023 (created by Setsuya Suzuki) [June 22nd] (3'03")
- 1.5.7 ⑦ "Weeding and thinning work at Sunflower Village" by Hokuryu town residents [June 21] 2023 (1'41")
- 1.5.8 ⑧ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Village・Flowering status: August 2nd (Wed) 【August 2nd】 (2'41")
- 1.5.9 ⑨ Reiwa 5 Shinryu Shrine Autumn Annual Festival Gojinko @ Wa Comic Center [September 9th] (3'19’)
- 1.5.10 10. Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards [October 10th] (2'57")
- 1.5.11 🌻 Colorful Hokuryu Town 2014 (3'44")
- 1.5.12 🌻 Natural Garden in Hokuryu Town 2022 (1'01")
- 1.5.13 🌻 Hokuryu Town Treasures 2023 (2'07")
- 1.6 Disseminating information via mass media
- 1.7 Today's Summary
- 2 YouTube videos
- 3 Other photos
- 4 Related articles
Lecture "The Wonderful Town of Hokuryu" by Noboru Terauchi
A lecture entitled "The Wonderful Town of Hokuryu" was held at the multipurpose hall (2nd floor) of Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. Noboru Terauchi (operator of the Hokuryu Town Portal) was the lecturer.
We explained using slides and shared the "wonderfulness of Hokuryu Town" with the members of the senior citizens' club for about an hour, watching articles and YouTube videos on the Hokuryu Town Portal.
Today's Content
- self-introduction
- The meaning and importance of information dissemination
- About Hokuryu Town Portal
- Hokuryu Town's energetic activities: Articles and videos
- Disseminating information via mass media
- Today's Summary
- Bonus: YouTube video introduction
The meaning and importance of information dissemination
About Hokuryu Town Portal
Hokuryu Town's energetic activities: Article introduction
Hokuryu Town's energetic activities: Video introduction (2023, approx. 35 minutes)
① 40th New Year's Day Marathon [New Year's Day] (1'54")
② The 36th Yukinko Festival [February 23rd] (3'07")
3. 1st Hokuryu Kendama Club Hekisui Police Station Cup [March 18th] (3'15")
④ Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club - 2023 "Road Cleaning (Garbage Collection)" [April 28th] (2'02")
⑤ Hokuryu Town's "Morning Radio Exercises" for 2023 starts on June 12th (0'53").
⑥ Setsuya Luminarie 2023 (created by Setsuya Suzuki) [June 22nd] (3'03")
⑦ "Weeding and thinning work at Sunflower Village" by Hokuryu town residents [June 21] 2023 (1'41")
⑧ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Village・Flowering status: August 2nd (Wed) 【August 2nd】 (2'41")
⑨ Reiwa 5 Shinryu Shrine Autumn Annual Festival Gojinko @ Wa Comic Center [September 9th] (3'19’)
10. Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards [October 10th] (2'57")
🌻 Colorful Hokuryu Town 2014 (3'44")
🌻 Natural Garden in Hokuryu Town 2022 (1'01")
🌻 Hokuryu Town Treasures 2023 (2'07")
Disseminating information via mass media
Today's Summary
By shining a light on Hokuryu Town as it is, we can empathize with each other's current charm and joy, and feel each other's joy as our own.
For us, disseminating information means "sharing joy."
Today, we see media coverage from around the world portraying Japan as a truly developed country, praising its "culture of compassion and harmony."
Hokuryu is a town that values harmony and cooperation, and I feel that it could be a model town for the world to come.
We would like to continue to spread the joy of Hokuryu Town to the world and continue to do our best to spread the word.
Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity today. I wish you all the best in your health.
We look forward to your continued support of Hokuryu Town Portal!
Thank you very much for today.
After the lecture, there was a break of about an hour. Everyone enjoyed the hot springs and chatted. Afterwards, there was a fun social gathering!
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)


