Place names・Hagi & Nagato
Higashiushirobata Terraced Rice FieldsHigashiushirobata
Also known as: 東後畑の棚田・東後畑・Higashi-ushirobata
A stepped hillside of rice paddies in Nagato looking down on the Sea of Japan, chosen as one of Japan's 100 Best Terraced Rice Fields. Terraces are now valued not only for growing rice but also for protecting land through flood control and sustaining ecosystems.
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