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Rice planting, Takayama

Japan

Modern Japan has long supported small farmers despite its rapid industrialization. These three women plant rice by hand in a small flooded paddy in the mountains near Takayama. The seedlings are grown in thick carpets of green in a small pound near the farmer's house and then spaced out in rows for the summer.

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kanako onishi writes:

Three Japanese women are setting out rice plants in a paddy field.