Planting the Rice Paddies

This is the time of the year to plant the rice paddies(ta ue, in Japanese) here in our area. By the time Golden Week is finished, most of the rice paddies are planted.

First of all, the paddy is plowed and the enbankments between the paddies are repaired and fortified. Next, the paddy is filled with water and plowed again .Then the paddy is planted with the seedlings that have been grown in a much smaller area.

My explanation makes it sound very easy, but , as all farmers know~it ain`t! Much time and sweat goes into the paddies.

I love to watch the process from preparation to planting to harvest( ine kari, in Japanese).

Have a nice day!!