Golden Week occurs in early May, and is a very busy holiday period. Airports, train stations, and expressways are clogged with millions of Japanese tourists all travelling at the same time.
Where I live, out in the countryside, very few people go travelling however. Early May is time to plant the rice.
Where I live, out in the countryside, very few people go travelling however. Early May is time to plant the rice.
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Most Japanese farmers are only part-time farmers, as japanese farms tend to be very small, and could probably better be called market-gardens. Most families in the village also have a rice paddy, tambo, and the huge subsidies paid by the government make it worthwhile to plant rice.
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Rice growing is heavily mechanized, but the corners of odd-shaped paddies still need to be planted by hand.
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More photos from my village
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