Rice is a big crop and we see all the fields but don't understand all that goes into it. Mr Harafuji explained a lot of the rice planting process to me. They have all the equipment on-site. He drove me around and showed the storage warehouse and water collection. I learned how to harvest rice manually and hang it to dry and also made the local kirisensho snack. Wonderful host family and we enjoyed meals picked from the garden, hot baths at night. It is amazing that Harafuji oojisan is 96yo!! He is more genki than people one-third his age. Mrs Harafuji brought me to her local dance class and I was able to take a short koto lesson from one of the ladies. A wonderful way to experience rural Japan.