Rural Landscape: beginning and end of harvest, fall 2024
I am in Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
This is a view of the Kirishima mountain range from the Ebino Service Area on the expressway.
On September 30, rice harvesting had begun in the rice paddies. Combines were harvesting the rice.
Two weeks later, I visited the same place. The sky over the Kirishima mountain range was a beautiful October autumn sky.
Date:2024/10/13
Rice harvesting was finished.
Looking closely, I saw that the dry rice straw was being collected.
You can also see the harvested rice being hung out to dry. I hear that rice that has been dried over the rack is very tasty.
This scene, often seen in the Japanese countryside, reminds us strongly of the arrival of autumn.
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