On Sunday, May 27, Shibazakura (moss phlox) Festival, an annual event, was held. First launched in 1990, the 10th anniversary of the establishment of NSS, the festival is held jointly by NSS and Hokkaido Electric (HKE), with the cooperation of Naie Town, Naie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hokkaido Hokkoh Transportation Inc., Nikken Tool Company, and New Naie Hot Spring Hotel Kitanoyu. Today, the festival has grown to become one of the largest events in the town.

This year the festival featured a wide variety of fun programs, as usual, such as a Japanese drum performance of Hokkai Warabe Taiko, a rock-paper-scissors competition, a music performance by the brass band club of Naie Junior High School, a dancing performance by first-grade students, a yosakoi dance performance, a mochi-maki (rice cake scattering) ceremony, and a raffle.

This year’s festival was attended by Hokkaido Prefectural Governor Harumi Takahashi. At Shibazakura Festival, she delivered a congratulatory address, and served as the presenter of a gold medal to Junior, the rescue dog that had snuggled against a three-year-old girl all through the night in freezing temperature in a car that had rolled over after an accident last November.

After the festival, she visited the new plant of NSS.

The total number of employees of NSS and HKE is approximately 600. I hope that they will continue to contribute to the development of Naie Town, Hokkaido, Japan, and the world.

 

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Website of Hokkaido Electric (Japanese Only)：http://hokkaido-denki.co.jp/