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Mibu no Hana Tadashi is the largest rice planting in western Japan, and the "Kawatoda Orchestra" and "Mibu no Hana Tadashi" convey the tradition. In addition, due to its depth of history, it was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property of Japan in 1976, and was registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in November ...
A rice transplanter is a specialized transplanter fitted to transplant rice seedlings onto paddy fields. The two main types of rice transplanter are the riding type and walking type. The riding type is power-driven and can usually transplant six lines in one pass; the walking type is manually driven and can usually transplant four lines in one ...
These include the ceremony of the beginning of a year, beginning of farming in early spring, the start of rice plant farming, rice plant transplantation (accepting kami at the start of transplantation, called Saori) (sending kami at the end is called Sanaburi) and harvest time. They also pray for the elimination of disasters or harmful insects.
One would assume that a place known solely for growing rice would have little else to offer, but a town in Japan shows the world that's not the case. The people living in Inakadate have been ...
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.
Iseki & Co., Ltd. (井関農機株式会社, Iseki Nōki Kabushiki-Gaisha), based in Matsuyama and Tokyo, Japan, is the third largest Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturing company. [3] Its products include tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters, riding mowers, zero-turn mowers, tillers, components, and diesel engines.
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.
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