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Rice-planting in Wajima

Rice-planting in Wajima

Rice-planting is conducted on May 10, 2025, at the Shiroyone Senmaida terraced paddies in Wajima, in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, hit hard by a major earthquake and torrential rain in the previous year.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024, shows cracks on Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces, a government-designated place of scenic beauty, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024, shows cracks on Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces, a government-designated place of scenic beauty, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024, shows cracks on Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces, a government-designated place of scenic beauty, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024, shows cracks on Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces, a government-designated place of scenic beauty, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Volunteers take part in rice-planting in Wajima

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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Volunteers take part in rice-planting in Wajima

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, 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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Rice terrace illumination event in Japan

Rice terrace illumination event in Japan

About 21,000 solar-powered light-emitting diodes illuminate the Shiroyone Senmaida terraced rice paddies in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2017. The annual illumination event will take place through March 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volunteers take part in rice-planting in Wajima

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, 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. (Kyodo)

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Volunteers take part in rice-planting in Wajima

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. (Kyodo)

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Shiroyone Senmaida light-up event in Wajima

Shiroyone Senmaida light-up event in Wajima

Small terraced rice paddies called Shiroyone Senmaida on steep slopes along the Sea of Japan in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, are lit up with about 21,000 solar-powered light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 15, 2016, the start of a light-up event until March 12 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiroyone Senmaida light-up event in Wajima

Shiroyone Senmaida light-up event in Wajima

Small terraced rice paddies called Shiroyone Senmaida on steep slopes along the Sea of Japan in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, are lit up with about 21,000 solar-powered light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 15, 2016, the start of a light-up event until March 12 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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