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June 16, 2025
"Yellow watermelons" are back again this year! 🌞 On Wednesday, June 11th, the first shipment of approximately 60 cases of "Sunflower Watermelons," a small, yellow-fleshed watermelon unique to Hokuryu Town, was made! [JA Kitasorachi Fruit and Vegetable Division]

table of contents

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"
Yellow Post of Happiness

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.
January activity schedule　February activity schedule

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: 1,551 people[Compared to previous month: – 9 】
❂ Household:760 households[Compared to previous month: – 6 】
(January 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

New local public transportation service launched (R7 10.1.)

On-demand & scheduled routes

Hokuryu Town introduction page

Hokuryu Town Hometown Tax

❂ Furunavi
❂ Hometown Choice

❂ Rakuten Market

❂ ANA

❂ Saison

❂ Satofull

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The start of summer: Sunflower watermelon shipments [Takada Co., Ltd.]

Just like last year, "the taste is very good" - Hokuryu's summer delicacy "Sunflower Watermelon" ships for the first time [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

"Yellow watermelons" are back again this year! 🌞 On Wednesday, June 11th, the first shipment of approximately 60 cases of "Sunflower Watermelons," a small, yellow-fleshed watermelon unique to Hokuryu Town, was made! [JA Kitasorachi Fruit and Vegetable Division]

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Huge cheers! Hokuryu Town presents "Sunflower Watermelon" to the hippopotamus at Asahiyama Zoo

[Sunflower Watermelon Cultivation and Direct Sales Event] [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association] Hokuryu Town Melon and Watermelon Festival 2025

🍉The Hokuryu Watermelon Direct Sales Event was a great success! 🍉At the Hokuryu Watermelon Direct Sales Event held on Thursday, August 14th, the rows of watermelons were sold out one after another, with 300 cases sold!✨ [JA Kitasorachi]

Watermelon Festival [Takada Co., Ltd.]

[Sunflower Watermelon Cultivation - Live TV Broadcast] Live broadcast on STV's "Dosanko Wide"! The "Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival" featuring 2 million sunflowers in full bloom is here!

[Sunflower watermelon cultivation, harvesting and packaging] Takada Akimitsu Farm 2025 [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Production Association] Delivering crisp and sweet deliciousness!

Monira's radio show featured Mayor Sasaki of Hokuryu Town as a guest ^ ^ The mayor brought sunflowers picked that morning and distributed them to everyone in the audience ♪ It was like "sharing happiness" ^ - ^ [Singer-songwriter Hoshino Yuya]