The allure of this UNESCO World Heritage Site stems from its rich heritage, cultural traditions, and the beautiful terraces at sunrise ...

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. In the falling dusk ...

How about camping out in terraced rice paddies that are behind idyllic landscapes known as “satoyama,” or mountain foothills near rural communities?

Terraced rice paddies, masterpieces of ancient engineering, have existed in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere for as long as two millennia. You don't have to be an expert to know that the ...

This is the building site for the new rice terrace. A good terrace site has a gentle slope, a year-round water source, and easy access to building materials. The location of some of these ...