Wednesday, January 1, 2025
On New Year's Day, 2025 (Reiwa 7), the 42nd New Year's Day Marathon was held to pray for bountiful harvests, safe travels, and good health throughout the year.
On New Year's Day, we gathered at Shinryu Shrine around 6:30 a.m. The temperature was -17°C, and it was an extremely cold morning, so cold that our fingertips went numb and we felt like they were going to freeze.
During the magic hour before sunrise, the deep indigo sky was mixed with the orange of the sun, creating a mystical moment. As the day gradually brightened, the magnificent morning sun appeared from between the clouds, looking divine!!!
New Year's Day Marathon
- Prayer:Good harvest, traffic safety, no accidents, and safety at home
- Co-organized by:Hokuryu Town Sports Association, JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
- Sponsored by:Hokuryu Town Board of Education, Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen
- Sponsor:Hokuryu Town Traffic Safety Association, Hokuryu Town Fire Department Support Association, Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association
- Secretariat:JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
New Year's Day Marathon35th (2018)Since then, the event has been co-sponsored by the Hokuryu Town Sports Association and the JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch.
Twenty-two townspeople gathered at Shinryu Shrine, and after paying their respects, the New Year's Day Marathon began at around 7:00 a.m.
Greetings from Yuji Arata, Director of the Agriculture Division of the JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
"We have once again welcomed a wonderful new year. We hope to do our best this autumn and hope for a bountiful harvest, so we ask for your continued support.
So, I would like to visit the New Year's Day Marathon first."
Greetings from Minoru Nagai, Representative Director of JA Kitasorachi and the Hokuryu District
"Happy New Year everyone!
Thank you for your continued support this year.
We have just visited the shrine to pray for a bountiful harvest and the safety and health of everyone in Kitaryū Town.
This year, the Year of the Snake began with good weather. The Year of the Snake is the year I was born. As my name (Minoru) suggests, it is also a year of abundance.
I hope that this year will be a healthy and fruitful one, free from disasters, and I will do my best.
We look forward to your continued support this year," said Minoru Nagai, Regional Representative Director.
After that, everyone was given sacred sake.Junmai Ginjo Sake Hokuryu Comet" was offered to us, which we gratefully accepted.
Commemorative photo
New Year's Day Marathon Starts!
After praying, we moved to the front of the Hokuryu Fire Department, where we all put on yellow sashes for traffic safety and started off together!
Each participant will run at their own pace according to their own rhythm!!!
Participation commemorative gift
Participants will receive a commemorative gift of "Yumepirika 300g" rice (provided by JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch) and "Kurosengoku Kinako (provided by Kurosengoku Business Cooperative)" featuring the illustration of AgriFighter North Dragon!
This year is the year of the snake and the year of Kinotomi.
In the year of the snake, which is said to be a time of rebirth and reform, and a mystical new year in which a white snake, the incarnation of God who invites good fortune, descends, we offer our boundless love, gratitude, and prayers...
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)
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