More Rice

When all the rice is hung they cover it with vinyl so the roots don't get wet if it rains. They leave it to dry like this for about 2 weeks then they beat all the grains off of it.

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Finding My Happy Place

October 10th 2006
People left me some really good comments after my last posting about Fuji and I just want to say thanks for the support. The couple of weeks following that entry were really tough for me (as some of you know) as I was feeling really homesick. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary - just some feelings of isolation and misunderstanding that made me think more wistfully of home. I’m not sure ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kagoshima » Shibushi

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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