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🌻 May 28th (Wednesday) Today's daily lunch: Soup curry! [Himawari Restaurant]
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  • 1 Hokuryu Town logo "Bright Farming Methods" and Happy Yellow Postbox
  • 2 Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro
  • 3 Overview of Hokuryu Town
  • 4 Hokuryu Town Homepage
  • 5 New local public transportation service launched (R7 10.1.)
  • 6 Hokuryu Town introduction page
  • 7 Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax

Hokuryu Town logo "Bright Farming Methods"
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Mayor Sasaki Yasuhiro


The mayor talks about Hokuryu's vision for the future

Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki's Activity Report

To everyone! I want to talk to you.
We will use your feedback to develop the city!

Please feel free to drop by the Mayor's Office.
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We tour Hokuryu Town every month to give talks.
Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki explores the charms of the town

Overview of Hokuryu Town

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❂ Area: 159 km²
❂ Population: 1,553 people[Compared to previous month: + 2 】
❂ Household:761 households[Compared to previous month: + 1 】
(February 1, 2026)
❂ Aging rate:46.2%(20th route in the entire prefecture)
❂ Late-stage aging rate:29.6%(13th in the entire prefecture)
(179 cities, towns and villages in the prefectureAs of January 1, 2025)

Hokuryu Town Homepage


Hokuryu Town Homepage

New local public transportation service launched (R7 10.1.)


On-demand & scheduled routes

Hokuryu Town introduction page


Hokuryu Town introduction page

Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax

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Websites of local organizations and individuals

❂ Hokuryu Town Treasures Facebook Page

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❂ Hokuryu Town Homepage Latest News
❂ Around the sunflowers
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❂ Hokuryu Fire Department
❂ Hokuryu Junior High School
❂ Shinryu Elementary School
❂ Eirakuen Special Nursing Home for the Elderly
○ Eirakuen Instagram
❂ JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
❂ JA Kitasorachi
○ JA Kitasorachi Facebook page
○ JA Kitasorachi Instagram
❂ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association
○ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival
○ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association Instagram
❂ Hokuryu Town Chamber of Commerce
❂ Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association Online Shop
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❂ Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen
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❂ Minoritch Kitaryu Instagram
❂ Group Home Hekisui Facebook page
❂ Hokuko Construction Co., Ltd.
○ Hokko Construction Co., Ltd. Facebook page
❂ Kitaso Co., Ltd.
❂ Fujioka Tsumagami Co., Ltd.
❂ Honoka Agricultural Cooperative Instagram

❂ Takada Co., Ltd. Instagram
❂ Agricultural Cooperative Corporation Toyoryu Farm Instagram
❂ NPO Akarui Farming Instagram
❂ Ryusenji Temple, Jodo Shinshu Honganji

❂ Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus Facebook Page
❂ Hokuryu Kendama Club Instagram
❂ Self-cutting forestry and natural forestry (Tatsuya Uei)
○ Self-cutting forestry/natural Instagram
❂ Naganomori Activity Organization (Representative: Osamu Kato)
❂ hanamarche2022 Instagram
❂ tumugi1114 Instagram
 
❂ Hokuryu Sunflower Osteopathic Clinic
○ Hokuryu Himawari Osteopathic Clinic Facebook Page
❂ Restaurant Himawari
○ Restaurant Himawari Instagram
❂ Kitchen Harebare
❂ tokadin715 and Mr. and Mrs. Takeshita
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❂ Sunflower Town Craft Marche (Creema)
○ HandMade In Japan Fes' Winter (2026) Instagram
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❂ YouTube Channel: Hiroyuki Takimoto
○ t_hiro Channel
❂ Mr. Takebayashi, a farmer from Hokuryu Town
❂ Hokuryu Board Game Club (Claystone Projects)
 
❂ Mizuho Farmers Agricultural Cooperative Facebook Page
❂ Straw Crafts Nuku's Instagram
❂ Hokuryu Marche Instagram
❂ AgriFighter North Dragon Facebook Page
❂ Activity report by Yutaka Sano, former mayor of Hokuryu Town
❂ Open the Door (Keiko Ozaki)
❂ Hokkaido Roadside Station Tour
❂ Young-onset Dementia Family Association, Sorachi Sunflower

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    • February 12, 2026

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    • February 9, 2026

    🌻 Thursday, February 5th Today's daily lunch: Seafood curry doria ♪ [Himawari Restaurant]

    • February 9, 2026

    ☀️🌞 We received an order for a bento box. It will be a 1200 yen bento box. [Kitchen Seisei]

    • February 6, 2026

    🌻 A blizzard warning has been issued today, Friday, February 6th. The area around our restaurant is experiencing occasional whiteouts and very poor visibility. [Himawari Restaurant]

    • February 6, 2026

    🌻 Wednesday, February 4th Today's daily lunch: Kimchi Hormone Ramen ♪ [Himawari Restaurant]

    • February 4, 2026

    🌻 February 2nd (Monday) Today's daily lunch: Chinese rice bowl ♪ [Himawari Restaurant]

    • February 3, 2026

    🌻 January 31st (Sat) Today's daily lunch: Sea bream rice and pork miso soup set ♪ [Himawari Restaurant]

    • February 2, 2026

    🌻 February schedule ♪ We will be closed for three consecutive days from February 14th to 16th m(_ _)m [Himawari Restaurant]

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