Itzulia Basque Country 2024 - Stage 1

Itzulia Basque Country 2024 - Stage 1

Yukiya, ARASHIRO BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS during the Itzulia Basque Country 2024, cycling event, stage 1 Irun - Irun, Individual time trial on April 1, 2024 in Irun, Spain - Photo Laurent Lairys / ABACAPRESS.COM

Cycling: Arashiro to compete in Tour de France

Cycling: Arashiro to compete in Tour de France

Japanese cyclist Yukiya Arashiro poses for a photo after finishing 27th in the men's road race at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Arashiro is one of nine Bahrain Merida members who will compete in the Tour de France in July 2017, according to the new top team from the Middle East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Arashiro ends 6th in Saitama Criterium

Japan's Arashiro ends 6th in Saitama Criterium

Japan's Yukiya Arashiro pedals in the 2015 Tour de France Saitama Criterium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 24, 2015. He came in 6th in the 62-kilometer race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tour de France champion Froome before race in Japan

Tour de France champion Froome before race in Japan

Two-time Tour de France winner Christopher Froome (far R) of Britain, Fumiyuki Beppu (Far L) and Yukiya Arashiro (second from L) of Japan pose for photos on Oct. 23, 2015, ahead of the Tour de France Saitama Criterium in Saitama, north of Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Stirring the paddy field

Stirring the paddy field

A Shiro is a paddy for planting rice seedlings. An ideal shiro is soft and flat. To crack the soil in the paddy and make it flat is called shirokaki . This is usually done in three stages: arashiro , nakashiro and ueshiro . It took a lot of energy, and cows and horses were used.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐54‐0]

Cycling: Giro d'Italia

Cycling: Giro d'Italia

Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro stands in front of Milan's Duomo cathedral after competing in Stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia on Oct. 25, 2020.