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Higashi Ushirobata Terraced Rice Fields
Fishing lights of squid fishing boats shine on the Sea of Japan at sunset.
In 1999, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) selected the Higashi Gobata area of Aburaya as one of the "100 Best Rice Terraces in Japan" among 134 rice terraces in 117 cities, towns, and villages in Japan. Terraced rice paddies are usually located in mountainous areas, but in this district, the hills on the peninsula are close to the coast, so the view of the Sea of Japan can be seen below.
Photo 1 and 2 taken by Koichi(@Kfish1882)/Cooperation by NICO STOP
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Basic Information
| Address | 410-1, Aburaya-Gobata, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4711, Japan |
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| Access | ■Private Car 60 min. from Mine IC on Chugoku Expressway ■Taxi 20 min. from Nagato Furuichi Sta. on JR Sanin Honsen Line |
| Parking | 30 units |
| Parking Fees | free |
| Restrooms | ant |
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Photo by photographer Koichi (@Kfish1882) (courtesy of NICO STOP) / May 2023
Notes
▪ Access by bus or train is difficult. Please come by private car, rental car, or cab.
Buses are not allowed to enter the site due to the narrow road. There is no information to input into a car navigation system, so please come while checking the guide map and local information signs. If you are heading for Motonosumi Shrine and Tatsunomiya no Ushibuki from the direction of Nagato Furuichi Station, you will see a signpost along Prefectural Route 66.
Shooting conditions
| Watering | Late April to mid-May |
| Rice planting | Mid to late May |
| Fishing fire | Around mid-May to early August |
| *This is only a guideline. | |
- In recent years, fishing fires begin to increase in June.
- After September, the fishing grounds move offshore and the fishing fires become more distant.
- On Saturday nights and in bad weather, there are fewer fishing fires because many people do not go out to fish
Photography Precautions
Be sure to use good manners!
- Farmland is private property and is off-limits to visitors.
- Farmers are at work, so please do not ask them to pose!
- The surrounding area is residential, so please be considerate and quiet.
- There is a parking lot a short distance away, so please do not park on the street.
- Please be sure to take your garbage home with you.
Parking lot
The parking lot is located on the west side of the viewpoint, about 200 meters walk to the photo shoot.
The viewpoint is marked by a pavilion.
