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  • December 12, 2025

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

Friday, December 12, 2025. On a snowy December night, the inside of a local public transport "Himawari" train was heading from Takikawa Station to Hokuryu Town. With visibility obscured, the driver's back held the wheel, exuding a strong sense of responsibility as he protected the lives of six people, including high school students. […]

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Hokuryu Town Welfare Association for the Physically Disabled
  • December 11, 2025

A warm and heartwarming winter day: Hokuryu Town Physical Disability Welfare Association holds "Gorokke Tournament and Training Session"

Wednesday, December 11, 2025 On Tuesday, December 9, the Hokuryu Town Association for the Welfare of the Physically Disabled held a "Gorokke Tournament" at the Hokuryu Town Senior Citizens Welfare Center. After enjoying the heated competition with the members, we went to the restaurant Mukohi […]

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Hokuryu Town related information
  • December 10, 2025

[Hokuryu Town, Seismic Intensity 3] [Video Included] Aomori Prefecture experiences a seismic intensity of 6+, Hakodate Prefecture experiences a seismic intensity of 5+, a 50cm tsunami hits Urakawa, 11 people are injured, and the first "late earthquake warning" is issued in Hokkaido [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, titled, "[Video Included] Aomori Prefecture Earthquake of Intensity 6+, Hakodate Earthquake of Intensity 5+, 50cm Tsunami in Urakawa, 11 Injured, First "Post-Disaster Area" in Hokkaido [...]"

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus The 20 members of the Hokuryu "Himawari Chorus" sang with great enthusiasm and received thunderous applause at their 11th "Memorial Concert" [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]
  • December 10, 2025

The 20 members of the Hokuryu "Himawari Chorus" sang with great enthusiasm and received thunderous applause at their 11th "Memorial Concert" [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled "20 members' passionate singing receives thunderous applause. Hokuryu 'Himawari Chorus' holds 11th 'Memorial Concert.'" [...]

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Chorus
  • December 9, 2025

We bring you a report from the "Himawari Chorus Memorial Concert Part 11" held on Saturday, December 6th. The Himawari Chorus is a 22-member female choir, including members from neighboring cities and towns, and they always perform powerful yet warm singing voices. [Yuto Sakai, Hokuryu Town Himawari Tourism Association]

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu)

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