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The 2023 season of the "Seiwa Waku Waku Rice Farming Experience," which was very popular last year, will begin. 9 months from April to December, you can experience everything from sowing seeds to harvesting and making decorations for the New Year. By touching the seeds, soil, and harvesting rice together with your children and friends, you will gain "the joy of growing rice", "the importance of food", and "a sight to remember".

https://seiwa-town.com/2023/03/05/20230216/

Comments from last year's participants ：
◎I had an experience that I cannot have at home. My children enjoyed it.
◎The children were able to understand how the people who make the rice feel and how hard it is to make rice when they eat it. They started to eat rice without leaving any leftovers.

Authentic decorations for the New Year ：
Let's make authentic decorations like those sold in stores by ourselves ！ The key to making beautiful decorations is in the straw （ straw ）. Instead of straw harvested by combine （ machines ）, ancient rice straw is cleanly harvested and dried in the sun （ using the traditional method ） of odagake to create beautiful straw for decorations that still has a blue tinge. Professional instruction is provided on how to make this process.

Annual Schedule ：
4/2 （ Sun ） 9 ： 00 ～ Sowing
4/30 （ Sun ） 9:00 ～ Rice planting
5/28 Sun ） 9:00 ～ Weeding of rice fields
7/23 （ Sun ） 9:00 ～ Reaping of decorative straw, each one's own dry storage
9/3 （ Sun ） 13:00 ～ Rice harvest
12/17 （ Sun ） 9:00 ～ Making ornaments

Eligibility ：
Elementary school students and older accompanied by their parents （ However, elementary school students and younger may participate if the organizers agree ）
Participation is by groups, one group is one family or friends （ about 1-4 people ）.

Capacity ：
15 groups （ We will close the program when we reach capacity ）

Fee ：
5,000 yen per group

Place ：
Adjacent farmland of Seiwa Community Center
*Parking lot of Seiwa Community Center is available.