The Nyuzen offshore wind project in Japan is now officially operational according to a recent social media post by Mingyang Smart Energy The project completion ceremony was held on October 17 The 9 MW offshore wind project features three Mingyang’s MySE 3.0-135 typhoon-resistant offshore wind turbines The wind turbines were installed at the construction site offshore Nyuzen Town, Shimoniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, by Shimizu’s jack-up vessel Blue Wind which was delivered to the company at the end of January will provide renewable power to approximately 3,600 local households annually When it comes to Mingyang Smart Energy, the company recently unveiled a new offshore wind turbine model with a rated capacity of 22 MW – the MySE 22MW The MySE 22MW model would be the most powerful wind turbine in the world and would feature a 310+ metre rotor Get in front of your target audience in one move OffshoreWIND.biz is read by thousands of offshore wind professionals daily Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox Leveraging 20 years of experience with offshore windDecember 2023 will forever mark a milestone in our company history as we became part of the world-wide CS WIND group The acquisition goes beyond a mere change in ownership; it marks a leap into a future where our combined strengths will pave the way for optimized production […] .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Dillon Pilorget | The Oregonian/OregonLiveNyuzen Japan Watermelon King is the mascot of Forest Grove's sister city Nyuzen rules with an impenetrable shell but a sweet refreshing core over the famed jumbo watermelons of Nyuzen promoting everything from municipalities to nuclear energy Just take a look at this clip from "Last Week Tonight" with John Oliver delving into the national craze (and beware some HBO-level language) A delegation from Forest Grove is currently visiting Nyuzen on a biannual trip to celebrate the cities' 27-year relationship the delegates are staying with host families and visiting cultural sites around the town until they return July 26 If they're lucky - and it seems likely - they'll bump into Jumball A photo posted by kako (@kakon9292) on Oct 28 "Why the giant watermelon?" Well that's exactly what Nyuzen is known for Its position on the banks of the Kurobe River where it meets the Sea of Japan apparently makes for especially large watermelons Why Nyuzen's mascot designers gave Jumball a crown and an equally regal mustache remains a mystery to the Forest Grove Leader/OregonLive Jumball seems to have acquired a rival mascot: Saturn a disgruntled and dark spirited housewife-looking melon with an apron and a head full of what must be hair curlers still frustrated that she missed the chance to be watermelon queen I missed you soooo much!![?]!![?] Hui itakatutayo[?] ziyanbo~ ruSan Shi [?] [?] [?] [?] Whatever his relationship with other mascots the people of Nyuzen seem to love him as much as they love the town itself I love NYuzen!! Haha [?] #Nyuzen #Toyama A photo posted by Melody (@melody_aki) on Feb 20 #ziyanboruSan Shi #Ru Shan Ting #Fu Shan Xian #Fu Shan #toyama #nyuzen A photo posted by taichi39 (@taichi39) on Aug 12 What do you think Forest Grove's city mascot should be --Dillon Pilorget Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices I missed you soooo much!![?]!![?] Hui itakatutayo[?] ziyanbo~ ruSan Shi [?] [?] [?] [?] I love NYuzen!! Haha [?] #Nyuzen #Toyama #ziyanboruSan Shi #Ru Shan Ting #Fu Shan Xian #Fu Shan #toyama #nyuzen The fact that production fields are not so limited is in itself highly significant This article appeared in Asahi Shimbun's "GLOBE" feature of January 30 By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The release is dubbed “47 Jimoto Frappuccino” with “jimoto” meaning “local” Starbucks draws on special flavors and ingredients that hold distinct meanings to each of the country’s prefectures All 47 Frappuccinos are vibrant and sure to be delicious, and here are some standouts. The Hokkaido Frappuccino contains the island’s most well-known specialties of milk The powder white base and creamy swirl are seen complemented with corn flakes which are meant to resemble the snow and sunshine of Hokkaido’s famous ski slopes The Kanagawa Frappucino uses butterfly pea tea syrup to paint the blue sea and sky of the seaside prefecture a citrus drizzle represents sunshine and adds some fruity elements to the mix the Toyama Frappuccino is a mix of watermelon juice and chocolate drizzle paying homage to the “Nyuzen Jumbo Watermelon” a summer tradition used as a gift to the imperial family in the Meiji era Toyama – Tulips are in full bloom at the Nyuzen Flower Road event a springtime spectacle in the town of Nyuzen please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent This year’s event covers 5 hectares west of a local elementary school with about 2 million tulips of about 80 varieties planted A welcome event on Saturday attracted many families offering people the chance to view the tulips from a fire truck ladder set against the backdrop of the snow-capped Northern Alps with bloom times varying depending on the variety the red Van Eijk and orange World Peace varieties were particularly vibrant Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun See for more information on this business This article appeared in Asahi Shimbun's "GLOBE" feature of February 17 .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Kelly House | The Oregonian/OregonLiveAsumi Hirokawa understood every joke her host mother told but any student of a second language knows comprehension comes long before conversation although she understood Melissa Leto-Dixon's question about the population of her hometown of responded by slouching shyly into herself and uttering a hesitant "No." Asumi has less than a year of English instruction under her belt she was thrust last week into a world where almost no Japanese is spoken outside a Pacific University classroom or a sake brewery on the southern edge of town Asumi and her fellow teenage visitors battled culture shock and jet lag as teenage diplomats to a town that they might never have known existed were it not the sister city to their hometown of Nyuzen the delegates left with new perspective on America and Facebook profile IDs to continue the personal bonds they'd forged "There's a language and cultural barrier but you sort of connect through the heart," said Lisa Duncan vice president of the committee that brought the delegation to Forest Grove is unremarkable as far as American towns go Just as American travelers think of Paris and Tokyo when imagining France and Japan Asumi likely thought of New York City's towering skyline or the marble columns of Washington Forest Grove's America is arguably more authentic Nyuzen is similar to this 21,488-person farm town in Western Washington County "We brought this weather especially for you," Mayor Pete Truax told the delegates as he welcomed them during a Halloween downpour Asumi and her 11 fellow delegates -- teens in middle school and high school plus two chaperones – found amazement in the commonplace on their first night in town; Japanese don't celebrate Halloween They marveled at the ancient trees lining neighborhood streets and laughed at the American custom of washing oneself under a showerhead people spray themselves clean before drawing bath water to be shared by all family members Asumi was lucky to be staying with host parents who explained how to use the shower before she had to ask Melissa Leto-Dixon and Brian Dixon have been playing surrogate parents to foreign teens since their daughter joined a Forest Grove High School exchange program with Korea in 1999 they've transformed their house into a veritable boarding house for international visitors A map in their stairwell is dotted with dozens of colored stickers to mark the hometown of each traveler they've hosted "You truly become hooked," Melissa Leto-Dixon said.The Dixons take pains to make sure their visitors experience the reality of life in Forest Grove – not just the tourist attractions She brings them along on errands and asks them to do household chores even though she knows such outward expressions of affection aren't customary in Japan but I want to show them things that aren't familiar," Melissa Leto-Dixon said Through 12 years of taking in foreign visitors the Dixons have learned the value of written language When spoken words fail during dinner conversation on Friday told Asumi when she had a hard time answering a question about her favorite kind of music Asumi wrote a song title by 1960s pop star Kyu Sakamoto "Question answered!" shouted Brian Asumi used body language to coach her host family as they attempted to eat with chopsticks Asumi's five days here included shopping at Fred Meyer and Wal-Mart hiked through the Jackson Bottom Wetlands and toured the fire station tasted a generations-old Dixon family soup recipe for dinner and went back for thirds of Tom Epler's buffalo jerky during a tour of the but she owns a sweatshirt screen-printed with the beast's image The buffalo ranch visit was her favorite part of Forest Grove no trip to Western Oregon would be complete without touching the Pacific Ocean Asumi's hometown is on the Sea of Japan but Japan's central coastline is nothing like Oregon's rocky shores and frigid waters The Dixons routinely take their Nyuzen visitors on this trip starting with a tour of the Tillamook cheese factory before veering up the coast to Rockaway with a picnic lunch at Cullaby Lake on the way home "They always get a kick out of throwing a paper airplane from the top of the Astoria Tower," Leto-Dixon said The airplane toss was a last hurrah before Asumi and the Dixons settled into a quiet evening anticipating an early bus ride to Portland and a long flight back to Nyuzen Asumi had grown more confident speaking English She left behind the origami art she and the Dixons had made together She returned to Japan with a pile of photographs and a vision of America that didn't come from a postcard or TV commercial Asumi Hirokawa's America includes mossy forests the Dixons will join a delegation of Forest Grove residents on a trip to Nyuzen to celebrate the city's 60th anniversary They hope to meet up with Asumi and the other Nyuzen delegates who have passed through their home "I would love to get to see her in her own country," Leto-Dixon said "Asumi's excited about the prospect What a role-reversal for her to get to show us around her hometown." By Takashi Banno / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Toyama — Three massive offshore wind turbines which were recently erected off the coast of Nyuzen have been attracting attention from interested locals and visitors alike Town officials hope to turn the green energy generators into a new tourist attraction The wind turbines are expected to start operating in September “I was shocked to see how big the ship is,” said a man there aren’t that many people around here.” Set up off the coast was a self-elevating platform (SEP) vessel spent about ¥50 billion building the vessel which measures 142 meters in length by 50 meters in width and has a crane that can lift up to 2,500 tons The SEP vessel was used for the first time in the foundation of the offshore wind turbines that began in April many visitors gathered along the coast to hold up their smart phones and look at the turbines Some of the visitors’ cars had license plates from outside the prefecture The offshore wind power generation project is headed by Nyuzen Marine Wind LLC which has investments from Akita-based Venti Japan Inc. and Toyama-based Hokuriku Electric Power Co Shimizu is in charge of constructing the wind turbines It is Japan’s first offshore wind power generation project undertaken by the private sector in general waters Two of the three wind turbines were built about 700 meters off the coast while the third was built about 900 meters offshore the three turbines will be able to supply electricity to about 3,600 households All the generated electricity will be sold to Hokuriku Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Co in line with a system to purchase renewable energy at fixed prices operators aim to start running them in September The portion of the wind turbines that sticks out of the water measures 152 meters with blades measuring 133 meters in diameter “The town has high expectations for the wind turbines so we carried out the project with the hope that it will contribute to developing the town further,” said Venti Japan President Hiroyuki Sato The turbines can be viewed especially well from an administrative office in the Yokoyama district in Nyuzen “We have received inquiries from people both in and out of the prefecture saying they want to see the [SEP] vessel,” said an official of the town’s tourism and industry department “The vessel is gone now that construction is completed but this is the only area in the Hokuriku region where people can see offshore wind turbines I hope people will continue to pay attention to them.”