Page 12 of My Book " Photo Lettter "

Rice Paddy Shelves (Apr. 25, 2010)


Dear Stephanie

Have you ever seen " rice paddy shelves " like these? Long ago there was not much arable land in the places among the hills. People had a hard time bringing slopes of the hills under cultivation struggling against many difficulties. So we call such reclaimed land among the hills rice paddy shelves. These spread down 1.6miles. They were plowed and filled with water waiting for transplantation of rice seedlings around Jun. Rice is delicious here in Sugeo. Because underground water of Mt. Aso, an active volcano springs out and the difference of the temperature between day and night is large. I think the rice paddy shelves are a nice sightseeing spot to town dwellers. I really want to show you. I love you.

Terry