At Maruyama Senmaida in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, which is known for its beautiful scenery of terraced rice fields, a rice harvest gathering was held by the owners of the rice fields.
At Maruyama Senmaida, which has more than 1,300 terraced rice fields on the slopes, a system has been put in place for each rice field owner to plant and harvest the rice in order to preserve the terraced rice fields. did
This "rice harvesting gathering" had been canceled due to the influence of the new corona, but this year it was held for the first time in three years. I cut the new variety "Natsuiro" with a sickle.
A female university student from Kanagawa Prefecture said, "Harvesting and planting rice in the heart of the mountains is a rare and valuable experience."
The harvested rice is distributed to the owners of the rice terraces, and some of it is sold at local roadside stations.