Volunteers take part in rice-planting in Wajima

WAJIMA, Japan - Volunteers from in and outside Ishikawa Prefecture take part in rice-planting in the Shiroyone-senmaida rice field in Wajima, a state-designated cultural asset on the Sea of Japan coast comprising a total of 1,004 small rice paddies. The volunteers will get 5-10 kilograms of rice in the autumn.

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