Japanese maple (Acer palmatum), Koyodai, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2025
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Hasa-gake, hanging rice to dry: Hasa-gake is a traditional Japanese method for sun-drying harvested rice, where harvested rice plants are hung up to sun-dry in order to enhance the rice’s flavor and stickiness.
Harvested rice plants hung up to sun-dry, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/21/2025