By TADASHI MIZOWAKI/ Staff Writer
June 11, 2023 at 19:02 JST
Candles glow on paths at the Maruyama Senmaida terraced rice paddies in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, during the “mushiokuri” event on June 10. (Tadashi Mizowaki)
KUMANO, Mie Prefecture--Farmers and others holding torches chanted, rang bells and beat drums as they walked through terraced rice paddies here in a traditional event. [Read More]
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