[November 2025] Hokuryu Town Portal Operation Report

• Hokuryu Town Portal All Information: 5 Media"Website Hokuryu Town Portal" + "Facebook page: Hokuryu Town Treasures" + "Instagram: Hokuryu Town Treasures" + "Youtube Hokuryu Town Portal」
• 「SNS X" will be released in English (May 27, 2025)
• Currently available in 8 languages:Japanese, English, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Thai, Hindi (India)
• Access analysis:Google Analytics 4 (GA4) will be used from June 2024
• Operator/Hokuryu Town Community Supporter:Noboru Terauchi (photography, editing, site management) & Ikuko Terauchi (content planning, article writing, photo selection, video creation)

◉November: Number of visitors: 16,845 people(Average 562 people/30 days)
◉November: Views: 53,851(Average 1,795 times/30 days)
◉November: Number of articles: 273(Average 15 cases/18 working days)

Website Hokuryu Town Portal

Multilingual system (8 languages) currently under construction and in operation

❂ We want to share with the world the "spirit of harmony" and "compassion" that the people of Hokuryu hold dear.
❂ Maximum translation volume per day: 800,000 words (approximately 25,000 yen per month)
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1. From January 2020:Japanese(WordPress launch)
2. From June 30, 2024:English
3. From August 1, 2024:Indonesian
4. From November 3, 2024:Vietnamese
5. From May 6, 2025:Turkish
6. From May 6, 2025:Azerbaijani
7. From May 12, 2025:Thai
8. From June 22, 2025:Hindi (India)

*From November 7th to 9th, access to the server was restricted due to a DDOS attack.
*Due to the large number of bots using traditional Chinese, translation will stop on November 20th.

Access from around the world

◉ Japan: 6,342 people (58% of the total)
◉ Overseas: 4,578 people (42% of the total)

◉ China 3,649, Indonesia 338, USA 168, Singapore 65, Taiwan 39, Hong Kong 38, France 22, Turkey 22, Vietnam 19, and others.
○ Unknown 4,205, Sapporo 1,199, Osaka 263, Suginami 213, Fukagawa 208, Shinjuku 195, Asahikawa 118, Yokohama 118, Chiyoda 110, Minato 99
Access is available from 59 countries (196 UN member states) and 845 cities and towns around the world.

Feature articles: 6

◉ Starting June 8th (Sun), we will begin setting lead sentences (approximately 150 characters) at the beginning of articles in preparation for future AI search, with the aim of achieving LLMO (generative AI citation optimization).

1. Congratulations on a double win! Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association Chairman Yukio Takada receives the Hokkaido Industry Contribution Award and the Central Association 70th Anniversary Meritorious Service Award (November 4th)
2. A baton of light connecting to the future. Projection Mapping Night 2025 depicts "co-creation" and "the spirit of harmony" (November 6th)
3. Shinryu Elementary School 5th Graders "Rice Farming Experience and Harvest Festival" Making Rice Balls and Miso Soup (November 25th)
4. The sound of wood connects hearts. "Omusubi" Mölkky Competition held for all generations! (November 27th)
5. Singing voices become a source of encouragement. A heartwarming autumn in Fukagawa, the 4th Annual Charity "Hometown Song Festival" will be held (November 25th)

Treasures of Hokuryu Town: 3 items

◉ The same content is currently being posted on Instagram. Starting Friday, June 13th, both Japanese and English will be available.

🌻 Photo posting (uploaded to Google Photos: 27 photos)
🌻 Himawari no Sato photo posting (uploaded to Google Photos: 673 photos)

1. Grateful for the morning light that radiates great power! (November 11th)
2. "Late Autumn Colorful Meal" in Hokuryu Town (November 17th)
3. Hokuryu's Winter, Silver Scenery (November 20th)