June 2, 2025 (Mon) Google Album [Sunflower Rice News] This album contains image files from JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's "Sunflower Rice News" No. 120 (published in March 1990) to the latest issue. & […]
May 22, 2025 (Thursday) The "Hokuryu Town Marugoto Market" is featured on the website of "Roadside Station Ito Marine Town," a roadside station in Izu and Ito where you can enjoy sightseeing, hot springs, and gourmet food all day long. We would like to introduce it to you. [...]
On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the YouTube channel run by JA Kitasorachi, [JA Kitasorachi Kitasora Channel], will feature an interview with five producers who received the "Yumepirika no Takumi" award! They will talk about their passion for rice farming! [...]
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Google Album [Sunflower Rice News] This album contains image files from JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's "Sunflower Rice News" No. 120 (published in March 1990) to the latest issue. […]
April 24, 2025 (Thursday) The following is an excerpt from the JA Kitasorachi Facebook page. The website is easy to understand and use, with many photos of Kitasorachi's scenery and local specialties. [...]
Monday, March 17, 2025 Google Album [Sunflower Rice News] This album contains image files from JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's "Sunflower Rice News" No. 120 (published in March 1990) to the latest issue. […]
![We are very sorry, but we have exceeded our limit of pre-orders for the 6th year harvest of Hokuryu rice, so we will be discontinuing sales of the 6th year harvest. [JA Kitasorachi]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-14-9.40.08-768x542.jpg)
Friday, February 14, 2025 [Quoted from the JA Kitasorachi website] Notice regarding the 2024 harvest of Hokuryu rice We are very sorry, but as the number of reservations for the 2024 harvest of Hokuryu rice has exceeded our limit, we will be discontinuing sales of the 2024 harvest. […]
On Monday, January 6, 2025, the Nihon Nogyo Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Nihon Nogyo Shimbun (Tokyo), published an article titled “[Special Feature] Local Heroes from Around the Country: Food and Agriculture on Our Shoulders” (dated January 1). We would like to introduce it to you.
On January 1, 2025 (Wednesday), the 42nd New Year’s Day Marathon was held to pray for bountiful harvests, safe travels, and good health. Participants gathered at Shinryu Shrine around 6:30 AM on New Year’s Day. The temperature was below freezing. […]
On Wednesday, December 25, 2024, an article titled "Tasting Rice, Soba, and Sake in Numata's Three Towns' Umaissho Grand Prix" (dated December 24th) was published on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo). [...]
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On Monday, December 9, 2024, the Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative (JA Kitasorachi) posted on its Facebook page, “Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative (JA Kitasorachi),” that “JA Kitasorachi will use approximately 2.4 million tonnes of rice from the 2024 harvest for export.
Thursday, November 28, 2024: For four days from November 21st, we promoted rice at the supermarket Hapio Kino (Otofuke Town) operated by JA Kino, our JA rice supplier. On the second day, we held a rice promotion event at Hokuryu Himawa […]
On Monday, November 25, 2024, Yahoo! News, an internet site operated by Yahoo Japan Corporation (Tokyo), reported, "The winner of the Rice-1 Grand Prix, which determines the most delicious rice in Japan, is a local farmer's rice, 'Yumepirika'. [...]
On Monday, November 25, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), published an article titled "Ranboshi Rice Grand Prix: Top Prize Winner, Sasaki's Yumepirika Rice, Locally Grown for Second Consecutive Year" (November 2 [...]
Friday, November 22, 2024 Google Album [Sunflower Rice News] This album contains image files from JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch's "Sunflower Rice News" No. 120 (published in March 1990) to the latest issue. [...]
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