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Paddy field scarecrows in Japan. The acidic soil conditions common in Japan due to volcanic eruptions have made the paddy field the most productive farming method. Paddy fields are represented by the kanji 田 (commonly read as ta or as den) that has had a strong influence on Japanese culture.
Paddy fields occupy much of the countryside, whether on the alluvial plains, the terraced slopes, or the swampland and coastal bays. Nonrice farmland share the terraces and lower slopes and are planted with wheat and barley in the autumn and with sweet potatoes , vegetables, and dry rice in the summer.
Rice paddy art or tambo art (田んぼアート, tanbo āto) is an art form originating in Japan where people plant rice of various types and colors to create images in a paddy field. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History
Paddy fields in Piedmont (Northern Italy) in 1920s Planting rice, 1949, (Alginet-Valencian Country) Rice was known to the Classical world, being imported from Egypt, and perhaps west Asia. It was known to Greece (where it is still cultivated in Macedonia and Thrace) by returning soldiers from Alexander the Great's military expedition to Asia.
The remains of paddy fields were confirmed in the 12th layer, which corresponds to the latter half of the Late Jōmon period. The remains of rice paddies dating back to the middle Yayoi period were also found in the upper layers. During the latter half of the Late Jōmon period, the valley plain was covered with marshes, and evergreen broad ...
This list of the 100 Terraced Rice Fields of Japan (日本の棚田百選, Nihon no tanada hyakusen) is an initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to promote the maintenance and preservation of the terraces alongside public interest in agriculture and rural areas.
Terraced paddy fields are used widely in rice, wheat and barley farming in east, south, southwest, and southeast Asia, as well as the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, and South America. Drier-climate terrace farming is common throughout the Mediterranean Basin, where they are used for vineyards , olive trees, cork oak , and other crops.
Ta-no-Kami (田の神) is a kami who is believed to observe the harvest of rice plants or to bring a good harvest, by Japanese farmers. Ta in Japanese means "rice fields". Ta-no-Kami is also called Noushin (kami of agriculture) or kami of peasants.