Rice 1

The rice is ripe and the fields are that golden color green; the pattern of terraces stand out It's beautiful at Hachimandake. (Saga pref)

Ready to be harvested

The whole family pitches in

 

Lining the fields and stone walls: Red Spider Lily or Higambana, 彼岸花

The place teems with caterpillars and butterflies, like the Common Glider, コミスジ

East Asian Arrowroot, クズの花

Asiatic Dayflower, ツユクサ、

And yes, there are snakes. But we saw only one