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February 2, 2026

  • February 2, 2026

Bonds evolving into the "Yawara Genki Club"! Smiles and the "spirit of harmony" at the Wa Neighborhood Association Senior Citizens Club General Meeting and New Year's Party

February 2, 2026 (Mon) On January 26 (Mon), the general meeting and New Year's party of the "Wa Neighborhood Association Yawara Genki Club (Chairman Nobuyuki Kanayama)" was held at Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen. 34 members gathered to celebrate the new start under the new name and to celebrate […]

  • February 2, 2026

[Held in 2026] The 40th Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival: A Miracle of 2 Million Sunflowers, Weaved Together by the Sun and the Spirit of Harmony

Friday, January 30, 2026: In 2026, the Hokuryu Town Sunflower Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary. A sea of yellow sunflowers, covering a 23-hectare hill, will be adorned with 2 million sunflowers, and the townspeople will be united in their spirit of harmony. Special 40th anniversary events are also planned.

  • February 2, 2026

Numata wins the Umaissho Grand Prix for rice and sake for the second consecutive year, while Uryu wins the soba for the first time in three years. [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), published an article titled "Rice and Sake: Numata Wins Two Consecutive Awards in the Umaissho Grand Prix; Soba: Amaryu Wins for the First Time in Three Years" (dated January 30th [...]

  • February 2, 2026

Hokuryu Town aims for 1 billion yen in hometown tax donations and signs co-creation agreement with Wakayama's "Jabarize Kitayama" [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article (dated January 31) titled "Hokuryu Town Aims for 1 Billion Yen in Hometown Taxes, Signs Co-creation Agreement with Wakayama's Jabaraiz Kitayama." [...]