Hirosaki Keizai Shimbun's 2016 PV (page view) ranking first place was an article about the Miss Con Grand Prix held at Hirosaki University.

The second place was an article that called on the leading information about the malfunctioning rice cake making machine because the long-established rice cake shop "Toda Uchiwa Mochi shop" in Hirosaki was closed. A person involved in the “Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,” which was already closed at the rice cake making machine manufacturer, contacted me and the rice cake making machine is now safely repaired. Many articles about the resumption of business were shared on SNS, showing the high level of interest.

The third place is an article that tells a talk show of "Non" (real name = Reina Noto) who appeared as a guest at Hirosaki University's cultural festival, and there was an unprecedented crowd on the campus.

The ranking is a compilation of PVs of headline news distributed from January 1st to December 19th this year. The top 10 rankings are as follows (postings in parentheses).

1. The Miss Con Grand Prix at Hirosaki University is a graduate of the public relations magazine gravure (10/25)

2. Hirosaki's long-established mochi store is closed Closed to reproduce the "predecessor taste" Mochi with a rice cake machine, seeking powerful information (4/8)

3. “Non” talk show at Hirosaki University Cultural Festival

4. Koji Yamamoto declares the best time to see rice field art “Sanadamaru” in Aomori/Inakakan (7/17)

5. The rice field art of "Shin Godzilla" is a hot topic among online users who have seen movies (8/20)

6. Hirosaki Neputa Festival and “Flying Witch” collaborated with voice actors (8/4)

7. The first "Super Moon" in 68 years, clearly in Hirosaki (11/14)

8. "Too Free" calligraphy exhibition at Hirosaki, this year again with themes such as "sword", "wrestler", "deep sea creature" (3/24)

9. Aomori Prefectural Police Twitter bear caution tweet “On my heart,” talked about online (6/3)

10. Ramen shop "Menya Takatora" in Hirosaki renamed store restarted for the first year and a half (9/9)

In addition to Sanada Maru (4th place) and Shin Godzilla (5th place) related to rice paddy art in Inakadate Village, this year's “Flying Witch” anime set in Hirosaki The 6th place was the article that collected the topic and told that the voice actors who appeared at the Hirosaki Neputa Festival appeared. The article of Super Moon for the first time in 68 years ranked in 7th place. Since there were many areas in Japan where the weather could not be seen due to bad weather, it attracted attention.

In the 10th place and below, the "drum is too great" Yuru character "Nyan star" (14th place), an old folk house (15th place) that became a hot topic as "Ninja mansion", "heart-shaped" cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park There was an article such as Branch (19th).

This year's article featured the opening and relocation of unique stores. This trend is expected to continue next year, and the Hirosaki Keizai Shimbun will pay attention to the situation of new stores opening the city of Hirosaki.