Hirosaki Keizai Shimbun's first half of 2020 PV (page view) ranking was an article that told about the local people struggling in the snowfall, which is number one in Japan.

The ranking is an aggregate of the PV of Headline News distributed from January 1 to June 30. The top 10 rankings are as follows (posting date in parentheses).

1. No. 1 snowfall in Japan in Hirosaki A citizen (2/9) chased by abandoning train operation or shoveling snow

2. Aomori's "bague" attracts attention on the Internet A farming vehicle used by apple farmers (6/8)

3. "Too Free Calligraphy Exhibition" to be held in its 10th year "Wonderful Japanese History" "UMA" etc. (3/2)

4. “Moai Shokudo”, the main Chinese restaurant, opens in Hirosaki for a couple who dream of traveling around the world (5/13)

5. Giant clay figurine monument at Aomori-Wooden Station, 7 colors of light emitted by the eyes (4/1)

6. “Cat cat bread” opened in Tohoku Hirosaki store for the first time in Tohoku Mainstay of cat-shaped bread (1/23)

7. Set meal shop “Mamagose” in Hirosaki's multi-tenant building

8. Pizza restaurant “Pizzeria Meer” from Hirosaki opened by I-turn owner from Tokyo (4/8)

9. Aomori's rice paddy landscape is a hot topic on the net A train reflected on the setting sun and water (5/31)

10. In the background of the flow of people who change to the closed clothing store in Hirosaki and Dote-cho (1/27)

The first article is about the event on February 9th, when Hirosaki's 72-hour snowfall reached 80 cm. On this day, Hirosaki was the No. 1 snowfall record nationwide, surpassing 72 cm of Sugayu, which is known as one of the most heavy snowfall areas in Aomori prefecture. As for the article, about 6500 "likes" were sent to Facebook, and this year when there was a tendency of light snow, many things such as "(the amount of snowfall) comes together" "" Reader reaction was also seen.

The second place is an introduction article of the agricultural work vehicle "Bague" that is used by apple farmers. Chikage Ishioka (Twitter account “F apple farmer”)'s tweet from the Chikage no Ringoen that started the story became a topic with 26,000 retweets and more than 110,000 “likes”. According to Mr. Ishioka, I was happy to hear from all over the country that I had read the article, and I was able to contact my old friend after a long absence.

The third place is the "too free calligraphy exhibition" by regulars. This year's calligraphy exhibition is held with a unique theme, and this year's theme was "Funny Japanese history," "UMA," and "Shochu brand." In particular, there was a lot of feedback from readers about “the laughable history of Japan,” and many were pointed out in the sentence “The battle is strong, but the handsomeness is weak”, which introduces the characteristics of historical figures.

Below 4th is information on new stores that will open in Corona. In addition, an article that reports that the huge monument of the clay figurine at the wooden station (Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture) was renovated and the light emission of the eyes became seven colors was accepted as "bright" news, and the rice field landscape of Aomori was discussed online. That became a sympathy of many readers.

In the first half of 2020, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the Hirosaki Sakura Festival was canceled and Hirosaki Park closed in an unusual spring. In Hirosaki Keizai Shimbun, I would like to tell you about topics and new town movements that will keep you active in the second half of the year.