We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the town hall staff for their environmental beautification efforts that make the town shine in sunflower colors!

Monday, June 11, 2024

On Friday, June 7th, the staff of Hokuryu Town Hall joined the "Isshinkai" social club, which is made up of employees. As part of the club's environmental beautification activities, the town hall staff carried out a tree planting activity.

Environmental beautification activities by Hokuryu Town Hall staff

On that day, participants will plant sunflower seedlings and other flower seedlings along Route 275.

Starting at 5:30 pm, when work hours end, all staff members come out together wearing work gloves and carrying large shovels to get to work.

Sunflower seedlings will be planted in several flower beds along the sidewalk. These sunflowers bloom continuously from early summer to late autumn, with 100 flowers. They are small, cute sunflowers that can produce over 1,000 flowers in one season.

The other flower seedlings were provided by the Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau's Volunteer Support Program.

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Flower seedlings such as sunflowers were prepared next to the flower beds before the activity.

Sunflower and other flower seedlings prepared beside the flower beds before the event
Sunflower and other flower seedlings prepared beside the flower beds before the event

A small flower bed that has been plowed and is waiting to be planted.

A small flowerbed that has been plowed and is waiting to be planted
A small flowerbed that has been plowed and is waiting to be planted

Dig it up thoroughly with a shovel...

Dig it up thoroughly with a shovel...
Dig it up thoroughly with a shovel...
Moving on...
Moving on...
Dig deep...
Dig deep...

Carefully and lovingly...

Carefully and lovingly...
Carefully and lovingly...

Bring a bamboo broom too...

Bring a bamboo broom too...
Bring a bamboo broom too...

The flower seedlings look happy basking in the sunset after planting.

Planted flower seedlings looking happy in the setting sun
Planted flower seedlings looking happy in the setting sun

Begonias, marigolds and sunflowers.

Begonias, marigolds and sunflowers
Begonias, marigolds and sunflowers

They lined up together happily and were full of energy!

They lined up together happily and were full of energy!
They lined up together happily and were full of energy!

Let's all work together to be efficient...

Let's all work together to be efficient...
Let's all work together to be efficient...

With one heart and sincerity!

With one heart and sincerity!
With one heart and sincerity!

Imagine the days when cute sunflowers bloom in full bloom...

Imagine the days when cute sunflowers bloom in full bloom...
Imagine the days when cute sunflowers bloom in full bloom...

With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, we thank the Hokuryu town officials for their wonderful work in making the town's symbolic flower, the sunflower, bloom all over the town and make the town sparkle in sunflower colors!!!

With gratitude to Hokuryu Town, a town shining with the color of sunflowers!
With gratitude to Hokuryu Town, a town shining with the color of sunflowers!

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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)