"Photo Festival in Muroran 2025" Grand Prize Winner: Hokuryu's Arai [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

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Monday, November 17, 2017

We would like to introduce an article (dated November 15th) entitled "Kitaryu's Arata Wins Grand Prize at 'Totori Festival in Muroran 2025'" that has been published on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo).

The article states, "The grand prize went to Arai Tsubasa from Kitaryū Town in the Sorachi region, who photographed a high school student playing the saxophone under a spotlight."

"Photo Festival in Muroran 2025" Grand Prize Winner: Hokuryu's Arai [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

　
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"Photo Festival in Muroran 2025" Grand Prize Winner: Hokuryu's Arai [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Hokuryu becomes a town of handmade crafts with first-ever event bringing together artists and showcasing local materials [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Nice to meet you, I'm "Related Population No. 1." With a population of 1,600 and a town development budget of 2 billion yen, I'll be frankly writing about the challenges Hokuryu Town faces in its quest for survival. (Hokuryu Town l Regional Revitalization Person)

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