Fog lifting over Shirakawago on a dewy, summer morning

Posted on November 9th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: fog, rice paddy, shirakawago, thatch roof. Comments Off on Dewy rice paddies in Shirakawago

Gwangju rice

I have seen loads of rice paddy fields on the edges of Gwangju and even more on the few bus trips I’ve taken away from the city. Today’s photo is of the only rice paddy I have observed right in the middle of the city, and I get to see it daily as it is right next to where I live on the Chonnam University campus. Watching the rice grow over the past six weeks has been amazing. The stalks have more than doubled in height in that period of time, and now there is actual rice on the top.

Posted on August 1st, 2013 under Korea. Tags: chonnam national university, gwangju, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rice paddy. Comments Off on Rice

Posted on March 24th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: rice paddy, shirakawago, thatch roof. Comments Off on Shirakawago Gasshozukuri (白川郷合掌造り)

rice paddy terrace

Just to the northeast of the town of Wajima on the Notohanto are these terraced rice paddies known as senmaida (or thousand rice paddies or 千枚田). There are several senmaida locations in Japan.

Posted on January 19th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: ishikawa, noto hanto, rice paddy, wajima. Comments Off on Okunoto Senmaida

Posted on September 22nd, 2012 under Japan. Tags: rice paddy, shirakawago, thatch roof. Comments: 1