#rice farming

[cat-mermaid]

I was watching this video about duck rice farming taking off in america, and earlier in the vid this dude was talking about how he sings to his ducklings all day while working so they'll get used to him and not get scared right? then later in the vid without warning:

so anyways this dude?

[dokushoclub]

[N5] 高須賀　穣 （たかすが　じょう）The Story of a Japanese Rice Farmer in Australia

By the Japan Foundation Sydney Length: 109 pages

With 9 chapters and 109 pages, this book is definitely among the most ambitious reading projects for beginners in Japanese. Every page is illustrated, and there are short summaries and additional context in English after each chapter, which really shows just how much work must have gone into it.

Furthermore, there is only few kanji with 100% furigana and even additional spacing between words, making the short and simple sentences very easy to read at the beginner stage.

While reading, I found it a bit of a shame that the Japanese text itself cannot reflect the more complex explanations due to the simple language. The story of this rice farmer in Australia and the numerous hurdles he has to face is quite interesting but without the additional English texts you are not quite getting the full story. I'm very interested to hear the opinions of beginner readers how it feels to switch languages like this!

This book is freely available at the Japan Foundation Sydney's homepage:

The story of a Japanese rice farmer in Australia - Japan Foundation, Sydney

The story of a Japanese rice farmer in Australia

[warsublime]

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Japanese Rice Field Art

[komearare]

[riderv328]

泥中の一歩。/ Do not fear mud. No mud, no rice!

[sharpieshepie]

what are wangxian faring in the recent farming picture?

that would be rice! That's how rice is carried after you harvest it, or at least how I remember it.

[agelessphotography]

A tractor creates patterns with a rake as it turns rice in the sun yard, Suqian, China, Barcroft Media/Getty Images, October 2020