[December 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)

◉December: Number of visitors: 20,756 people(Average 669 people/31 days)
◉ December: Views: 58,641(Average 1,891 times/30 days)
◉ December: Number of articles: 341(Average 16 cases/22 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 (AUS)
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: 5,975 people (41% of the total)
◉ Overseas: 8,606 people (59% of the total)

◉ China 7,931, USA 214, Indonesia 139, India 56, Thailand 49, France 38, Singapore 38, Taiwan 37, Sweden 12, and others.
Sapporo City: 1,153 people, Fukagawa City: 275 people, Osaka City: 227 people, Suginami Ward: 170 people, Shinjuku Ward: 152 people, Minato Ward: 114 people, Chiyoda Ward: 105 people
Access is available from 41 countries (196 UN member states) and 765 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. Gratitude and coexistence seen in the Niiname-sai festival that Hokuryu residents continue to observe (December 1st)
2. Celebrating the birth of life. The completion of the one-of-a-kind original picture book "Your Picture Book" and the day author Nagao Takuma carved into Hokuryu Town (December 2nd)
3. A warm and heartwarming winter day. Hokuryu Town Physical Disability Welfare Association holds "Gorokke Tournament and Training Session" (December 11th)
4. On a snowy night, I'm grateful for the steering wheel that carries my life. Hokuryu Town's local public transportation "Himawari" connects me to a safe journey home (December 12th)
5. [Hokuryu Town Children's Assembly] 11 elementary school students shaping the future. A soulful dialogue between adults and children (December 12th)
6. Even if it's snowing outside, your heart will be warm! "Easy Winter Exercises" that will put a smile on your face (December 17th)
7. Everyone's Square "Omusubi" Christmas Party 🎄 100 Smiles and a Giant Cake! A Handmade Love Story (December 22nd)
8. Bonds for the future of Hokuryu Town forged on Christmas Eve. Agricultural successor wedding gift presentation ceremony (December 25th)

Treasures of Hokuryu Town: 5 items

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

1. On a snowy night, lighting up the earth's bounty: A colorful dinner table made with home-grown vegetables from Hokuryu Town (December 15th)
2. A message of warm light from the winter sky (December 18th)
3. On the winter solstice of 2025, when the door of light opens, prayers for the return of the sun will spread to the world (December 22nd)
4. A Christmas-colored hero racing through the silvery dawn (December 23rd)
5. [Year-end Greetings] I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the warm connections we have made over the past year. I hope that the new year will be filled with unchanging bonds. (December 30th)

🌻 Photo posting (uploaded to Google Photos: 41 photos)

🌻 Himawari no Sato photo posting (uploaded to Google Photos: 678 photos)