830 Rice Terrace Owners Plant Rice at Maruyama Senmaida in Kumano and Mie

[Kumano] On the 17th, a "rice planting gathering" was held at Maruyama Senmaida in Maruyama, Kiwa-cho, Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, one of Japan's 100 best rice terraces. About 830 people from all over the country participated, and worked hard to plant rice seedlings by hand while enjoying the scenery. Maruyama Senmaida, located in the mountains, is made up of 1,340 rice fields. In order to solve the problem of abandoned farmland, which is incre…