[August 2024] Hokuryu Town Portal Operation Report

• Hokuryu Town Portal Full Information:"Website Hokuryu Town Portal" + "Facebook page: Hokuryu Town Treasures" + "Instagram: Hokuryu Town Treasures" + "Youtube Hokuryu Town Portal」
• Access analysis:Google Analytics 4 (GA4) has been in use since June
• Operator:Hokuryu Town Community Supporter, Terauchi Ikuko; Hokuryu Town Portal Volunteer Management Support (filming, editing, and updating): Terauchi Noboru

◉ August: Number of visitors: 83,896 people (average 2,324 people/31 days)
◉ August: Number of articles: 321 (average 15 articles/22 working days)

August: Hokuryu Town Portal - Access from around the world

◉ Japan: 70,573 people (98% of the total)
◉ Overseas: 1,487 people (2% of the total)
(330 from Hong Kong, 233 from South Korea, 188 from Indonesia, 149 from Taiwan, 139 from the United States, 114 from Singapore, and others. A total of 55 countries)

Website ・Hokuryu Town Portal

August Feature Articles: 18

1. July 31st (Wednesday) Sunflower Village Flowering Status: Full bloom! At its best! A moment of deep emotion that brings tears to your eyes! (August 1st)
2. The melon direct sale event "Hokuryu Town Melon and Watermelon Festival 2024" was held! It was a huge success! Almost everything was sold out in about 30 minutes! (August 5th)
3. Kurosengoku Summer Festival 2024 was held for the first time! Many customers enjoyed it! We were thrilled by the miraculous encounter! (August 5th) 
4. August 4th (Sunday) Sunflower Village Flowering Status: A wonderful sunflower village filled with happy songs (August 7th)
5. Hokuryu Kendama Festival @ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Village - Enjoy playing kendama while admiring the sunflowers in full bloom! Hosted by the Hokuryu Kendama Club (August 8th)
6. August 9th (Friday) Sunflower Village Flowering Status: With their heads bowed heavily, they bowed deeply to visitors, saying "Thank you" (August 9th)
7. Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki's visit to Hokuryu Town [August 2024] (August 9th)
8. Enjoy a seasonal summer vegetable salad with a creamy dressing made from sunflower oil from Hokuryu Town and dried scallops from Hamatonbetsu Town (August 13th)
9. Kenichi Suzuki, Director General of the Sorachi Regional Development Bureau, gave a lecture entitled "What we expect from agriculture in Hokuryu Town in the future" and held a discussion session (August 13th)
10. Hokuryu Town and Hokkaido Information University Sign Comprehensive Agreement! In an era when universities are expected to collaborate with the local community (August 13th)
11. Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido Town Internship 2024 ~ Living and working in Hokkaido for two weeks ~ 10 university students visit town! (August 16th)
12. Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido Town Internship 2024 Agriculture Edition: Start of work! at Takada Co., Ltd. (August 16th)
13. The Sunflower Watermelon Direct Sales Event "Hokuryu Town Melon and Watermelon Festival 2024" was a huge success! University student interns also did a great job! (August 16th)
14. Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido Town Internship 2024 Construction Industry Edition: Working together to remove aging playground equipment by hand! (August 16th)
15. Hokuryu Town and Sompo Himawari Life Insurance Co., Ltd. sign a comprehensive partnership agreement! Aiming to extend healthy lifespan and life expectancy (August 19th)
16. August 16th (Friday) Sunflower Village Flowering Status: These magnificent sunflowers are fulfilling their divine mission! Thank you for the many moving experiences! (August 19th)
17. Hokuryu Bon Odori Dance Festival, Projection Mapping, and Fireworks Display (38th Hokuryu Sunflower Festival) - A series of moving events!!! (August 19th)
18. Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido Town Internship Graduation Ceremony 2024: People connect with each other, hearts exchange, and the town's future will be filled with harmony! (August 26th)

Treasures of Hokuryu Town:

🌻 Photo posting (uploaded to Google Photos: 91 photos)

🌻 Multilingual (4 languages) system currently under construction and operation
(From June 30th: English and Traditional Chinese, from August 1st (additional language): Indonesian)