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Rice Fields in the Country

A feature of the Japanese countryside is the amount of rice that is growing everywhere you go.  I was often amazed to see small sections of rice growing in little spaces between developments of buildings and homes.  Further out, where there is more space, the rice fields are substantial.  These rice fields were in Ibaraki prefecture.  As the sun got lower in the sky, the tops of the plants caught the light nicely as they blew in the breeze.  It had quite a peaceful feel to it all.