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This list of the 100 Terraced Rice Fields of Japan (日本の棚田百選, Nihon no tanada hyakusen) is an initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to promote the maintenance and preservation of the terraces alongside public interest in agriculture and rural areas.
English: Rice terraces, Yamakoshi, Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Date: 18 October 2010 (original upload date) Source: 棚田 2010年10月 Yamakoshi "Tanada" Oct ...
Rice terraces in Sa Pa, Vietnam. Rice terraces of the Hani people in Yunnan, China. Rice terrace in the Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming.
Rice production is important to the food supply, with rice being a staple part of the Japanese diet. Japan is the ninth largest producer of rice in the world. [1] The rice seasons in Northern Japan last from May–June to September–October. In central Japan, it is from April–May to August–October.
The Longji Rice Terraces ("Dragon's Backbone") (simplified Chinese: 龙脊梯田; traditional Chinese: 龍脊梯田; pinyin: lóngjǐ tītián), also called the Longsheng Rice Terraces ("Dragon's Victory") (simplified Chinese: 龙胜梯田; traditional Chinese: 龍勝梯田; pinyin: lóngshèng tītián), are located in the town of Longji in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County ...
English: Rice Terraces of Ueyama in Ojiro, Kami Town, Hyogo prefecture, Japan in May 日本語: うへ山の棚田 （「日本の棚田百選」、 兵庫県 美方郡香美町小代区貫田） Date
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[3] and also an Important Cultural Landscape of Japan in the year 2010. [4] The Tagoto-no-tsuki rice terraces were developed during the mid-16th century in the middle of the Edo period, and approximately 1500 rice terraces remain in use. The area under protection by the government is approximately 40 hectares at an altitude of 460 to 560 meters.