Gathering the Rice Harvest in Fukui

Aerial view of rice paddies being cropped

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Fukui is blessed with clean water and flat lands, which are two major factors to cultivate good rice. Thus, rice has been grown widely here for centuries and although it's not well-known, the most popular and famous brand of rice, 'Koshihikari', was in fact born in Fukui in 1956 (the name literally means 'the brilliant light of the land of Koshi (越 = 越前 & 越後 =the old names of present Fukui & Niigata). At harvest time each year, almost all the farmland in Fukui (91% of it is used to cultivate rice) becomes very busy with roaring harvesters gathering the rice crop. This 4K video is the mixed feed taken in Awara City, Sakai City, and the Togo area of Fukui City. Enjoy this soaring view of seasonal rice harvesting in Fukui from the air!