Photographed on 2023.04.09 at Oyama Senmaida, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture. I wanted to experience something spring-like scenery, so I went to Chiba Prefecture to see the water mirror of the terraced rice fields. You can only see the clean water mirror for a limited period of time until the farmer plants the rice. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a spring tradition. When the sky deep in the mountains begins to light and the water surface of the terraced rice fields begins to receive the light of the sky, morning finally begins for the animals. The chirping of birds and the chirping of frogs can be heard more actively. "There are still dark shadows in the visible world, but morning is certainly approaching." I wanted to convey such an atmosphere through photographs, so I captured the gentle rotation of light in the darkness.

I found it when I went through an old road that was different from usual ✿ I stopped and pashari ♪

This photo was taken in a rice field near "Oedo Onsen Monogatari Nagayama" in Katayamazu Onsen, Ishikawa Prefecture. When water is poured into the rice fields, it becomes a large water mirror and the reflection is really beautiful. I discovered it while walking, so I took a picture of it.

In the morning when the cold wave came, snow that falls only a few times a year accumulated, and the terraced rice fields became a silver world.

Binchuku Branch Temple in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture. In June, rice is planted in the countryside of Kibiji, and the scenery changes. On a clear day, the five-storied pagoda and rural scenery are especially beautiful.

Binchuku Branch Temple in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture. In June, rice is planted in the countryside of Kibiji, and the scenery changes. The expression of the sky is reflected in the rice paddies, and the combination with the five-storied pagoda is also wonderful.

When I first heard about shirakawago in 2015 from then had dream to visit this place someday. Finally my dream come true and today I visited the most picture perfect and iconic village of Japan. I feel an unexplainable joy and time goes very fast to enjoy the beauty. The beautiful and unique gassho-zukuri village on a pre-autumn rainy morning. The traditional house, the rice fields, cosmos flowers, the green mountains and the alleys of pines what else we need to see. The whole atmosphere is so beautiful.

Local scenery of Toyama~ White clouds in a blue sky! And blue rice fields! It's very normal, but I think 😄 it's the calmest, most peaceful and summer~.

Summer vacation is still waiting...

The scenery of the rice fields of Shiga Prefecture returns to nature in winter.

Gojome, Akita Kurotsuchi Inari Shrine A shrine sitting in a rice field The vermilion torii gate catches the eye

Harvest coming soon

Autumn in Japan! My family is a rice farmer. Ears of rice that collapsed on a bad day.

Rice cultivation in Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Photographed with a drone in the middle of rice harvesting.

Since it is autumn in Japan, this season is often called "autumn of appetite". And what is harvested this fall is rice, which can be said to be the food culture of Japan people. I think many people buy it when it is harvested in the fall and new rice comes out. You don't usually look closely at such rice, and you rarely see ears of rice before harvesting. However, rice is harvested in autumn, and I think that rice is a king for "autumn appetite". There was a rice field in front of my house, and the ears of rice were shining in the evening light, and they looked beautiful and delicious, so I took this picture.

Hills and countryside

Ears of rice shining in the morning Rice harvesting will soon flourish Fruiting autumn I am grateful

Preparing for the fall Ears of rice and summer sky spread all over the place. The ears of rice that receive energy from the sun and grow quickly are sparkling and beautiful.

#Summer #Rainbow #Iridouun #Paddy field #Rice field #Rice field #Northern Alps Irido clouds, rice paddies and rainbows

The collaboration between paddy fields and Mt. Tsukuba is a representative scenery of Ibaraki Prefecture

I keep seeing pictures of the Shiroyone Senmaida Rice Terraces and I really just need to go and see it myself. I don't know what it is about rice fields but they're some of the most beautiful scenery you can find in my opinion. I think that's another thing I really love about places like Akita, Saitama, etc. It really just makes me wish summer was here already. I want to go outside and enjoy a barbecue at some park. Spring would be great too, I'd get some plum wine and eat some barbecue under the cherry blossoms. I always love seeing the rice field art too, so if I can see some this year I'll be really happy. I think I saw some in Akita but I didn't get a chance to see any in Saitama yet, so maybe I'll try and find some out there and go out for a visit.

📍 Niigata It's nothing but beautiful ✨. You can see the countryside everywhere.

📍 Ishikawa / Shirome Senmaida It is attracting attention as a representative terraced rice field of the World Agricultural Heritage "Noto Satoyama Satoumi". It's ✨ a superb view.