From northern Yokohama, Japan

Rice planting in the Jike countryside, northern Yokohama in 2013

(June 5, 2013)

Rice planting continues in the Jike countryside.

(May 27, 2013)

Rice planting was in full swing when I visited Jike on Monday morning. A lone snipe was cautiously watching a rice planter who was driving his hand-held rice planting machine. I also visited a nearby shop that sells porcelain.