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Nakayama Senmaida (Thousand Rice Terraces)|中山千枚田

Nakayama Senmaida (Thousand Rice Terraces)|中山千枚田
This traditional rural landscape expands across the mountain slopes of central Shodoshima Island. Terraced rice fields are built on sloping land in order to enable rice production in the mountains. An area where these terraces are concentrated is called ‘senmaida’ (thousand rice terraces). In Japan there are many mountain areas with terraced rice fields. This must see area features approximately 800 rice terraces of all sizes, lined up across the slopes of this rich natural environment. 

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Address 1486 Nakayama, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, 761-4303 Kagawa
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Parking (Cars)   Yes
(Buses) No
Free Wi-Fi No
Toilet Yes
Best Season Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter

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Beautiful view of approximately 800 terraced rice fields

‣ Throughout the year you can take in the different views – rice transplanting time, when the rice fields are filled with water, and harvesting time, when the whole area is covered in the deep green of the mature rice plants.

‣ This is also the site where the Japanese Academy award-winning film ‘Yokame-no-Sem' (Eighth Day of Cicadasi) was shot. Thanks to the filming, the 300-year tradition of ‘mushi-okuri’ (sending off the insects) was revived. In the middle of summer, the farmers walk through the fields with flaming torches to rid the rice plants of pests and pray for a bountiful harvest.

An experience you won`t find anywhere else…

Place Komame Restaurant 
Price ¥1,380
Operation Hours 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Closed Regularly Tuesday

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Access Information

Ferry / Hi-speed Ferry ●Ikeda Harbor
Approx. 60 minutes from Takamatsu Harbor on the ferry bound for Ikeda Harbor.
Approx. 15 minutes from Ikeda Harbor by car. 

●Tonosho Harbor
Approx. 35 minutes from Takamatsu Harbor on the high-speed boat (approx. 60 minutes on the ferry).
Approx. 20 minutes from Tonosho Harbor by car (Approx. 20 minutes on the Shodoshima Bus, directly adjacent to Kasuga Shrine Bus Stop).

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