Satoyama Farm Visit in September!

Autumn is the rice harvesting season in the Yamato-Asuka area. Our very friendly German visitors tried the traditional way of harvesting rice, helping local farmers. It was quite hard work on a humid day, but we were lucky enough to finish without being rained out.

The farmers’ vegetarian meal was delicious—a great combination of tempura, cooked and raw vegetables—served with our locally grown rice. We even made our own onigiri (rice balls)! Seasonal fruit was served for dessert, along with chilled Japanese tea.

We all had a wonderful time. Thank you for visiting us!