Rice is the most important food for Japanese people. You may understand how deeply rice is rooted in the life of the Japanese when you are told that the country has been called since old times "The Land of Golden Ears of Rice." Until Edo era, rice was used to pay tax, called, or yearly tribute. Luckily we have many rice paddies around my house. I will report using a digital camera in one hand how people grow rice.
May 28th | Wheat harvest, Seed rice 1 |
June 2nd | Seed rice 2 |
June 5th | Seed rice 3 |
June 9th | Seedling |
June 11th | Fertilization |
June 13th | Raking |
June 15th | Rice planting |
June 20th | After the planting |
June 30th | A late planting |
July 19th | Morning rice paddy |
August 7th | Summer paddy |
August 21st | Removing weed, sesame flower |
August 22nd | Flower of rice |
August 31st | The last day of August |
September 8th | rice ear is getting down |
September 16th | Typhoon No.19 |
October 1st | Harvest |
October 1st | Rice reaping |
November 20th | Cooking the rice |