There are many kinds of crops in Japan, but the most famous one is rice. It is the main food in Japan and it is related to our culture, climate, and history. So I will talk about rice farming.
It is said people started to produce rice about three thousand years ago and since then, rice farming has affected our culture. For example, there are many ceremonies or plays to pray a good harvest. Nowadays these are not so much common, but certainly they are the important part of Japanese culture.
The climate in Japan is suitable for rice growing. It rains so much in June, and it's hot and doesn't rain too much in summer, so Japan has a good condition to produce rice.
Most of the children in Japan have to learn about rice farming in elementary school. Actually I experienced a small scale of rice growing in my fifth grade.
In these way, rice growing has been one of the most important aspects of farming in Japan.
When I compare with Indian rice, Thailand rice and Japanese, I love Japanese one :)
ReplyDeleteHow the different comes from? Do you have any idea?
Now I am hungry ;)
I did not know much about rice, so your blog is interesting!
ReplyDeleteI also remember the memory of growing rice in my fifth grade.