At the town-run ranch in Shibecha-cho, Hokkaido, which is getting warmer in the spring, the work of cutting sheep's hair has begun.
At the Shibecha Town Breeding Ranch in eastern Hokkaido, the hair that grows during this period is cut every year so that the sheep do not get sick due to the heat.
On the 12th, the maximum temperature during the day was 16.8 degrees Celsius, which was as cheerful as the end of May. I cut it.
Some of the staff members had just moved to the ranch, and although they were unfamiliar with them, they were taught by their seniors to carefully cut their hair.
Shun Sasaki (24), a staff member who cut sheep for the first time, said, "It was difficult because the hair was thick and I didn't know where the skin was."
Hiroki Yamazaki, Deputy Director of Shibecha Town Breeding Ranch, said, "Sheep will graze around the adjacent observatory from the end of next month, so please come and see it."
This means that we plan to cut about 160 sheep's hair over the two days of the 12th and 13th, and the cut hair will be sold to those who wish at the farm.