Tuesday, September 3, 2024
On Sunday, September 1st, the harvest of the sake rice "Suisei" finally began in the Furusaku area.
On a clear, blue autumn day, perfect for the rice harvest, four combine harvesters are in full operation, harvesting the golden rice one after another in spectacular fashion.
Harvesting sake rice "Suisei"
In Hokuryu Town, six farmers, including Yasunori Watanabe, grow the sake rice "Suisei." The sake rice harvest was completed in just one day, in the morning and afternoon!
Golden rice ears
Yasunori Watanabe's story
"We planted the rice on Monday, May 13th. The harvest date (rice harvesting) is two days earlier than last year. Compared to last year, there was less risk of the rice cracking due to high temperatures, and there was also a lot of rain, so the quality is above average and we can expect a good yield," said Watanabe Yasunori.
Japanese sake "Ryujin Special Junmaishu" (Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd., Gunma Prefecture)
At the Hokkaido Rice Sake Awards 2023 (sponsored by Hokkaido), "Ryujin Tokubetsu Junmaishu" (Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd., Gunma Prefecture), a sake made using 100% "Suisei" rice grown in Hokuryu Town, won the Grand Prix.
The sake rice "Suisei" grown with love here in Hokuryu Town has once again ripened to a golden luster this year, and will be born as the exquisite sake "Ryujin Special Junmai Sake"!
We hope that we can deliver this delicious "Ryujin Special Junmai Sake," which contains the great power of Hokuryu Town's dragon god, to as many people as possible!!!
It was a beautiful autumn day, perfect for harvesting rice, under blue skies...
The combine moves forward carefully and cautiously...
Prune tightly...
A majestic field spreads out under the blue sky
The field is being beautifully mowed...
The harvested rice is loaded onto a transport truck...
Golden rice being loaded onto a truck
The work of pruning continues efficiently and at a good pace.
With heartfelt gratitude to this magnificent rice ear overflowing with the power of the dragon god!!!
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Harvesting sake rice "Suisei"
Japanese sake "Ryujin Special Junmaishu" (Ryujin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd., Gunma Prefecture)
◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)
