Title Kehara Terraced Rice Paddies

  • Kyoto
Topic(s):
Villages/Towns
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2020
Associated Tourism Board:
Kyoto by the Sea DMO

毛原の棚田

毛原の棚田は、この小さな山間の村の人々を約1000年にわたって支えてきました。 耕作可能な土地を最大限に活用し、約600の水田が勾配が急な地形に造られています。これにより美しい起伏のある農村風景が生まれ、毛原の棚田は日本の棚田トップ100にも選ばれました。またここには伝統的な水車小屋や、村の景色を見渡す展望台もあります。

毛原は、かつての首都であった京都と丹後地域を結ぶ古道が通っています。36軒、136人もの村人が住んでいましたが、現在、住居は13軒、30人が暮らしています。毛原の棚田は、田植え、田んぼのオーナー制度、旬のブルーベリーとブラックベリーの収穫など、さまざまなイベントを通じて観光客を歓迎している親密なコミュニティなのです。


Kehara Terraced Rice Paddies

The terraced rice paddies of Kehara have sustained the people of this small mountain village for about 1,000 years. To maximize arable land, approximately 600 rice paddies were built into the steep terrain. This created a beautiful undulating landscape that has been selected as one of the Top 100 Rice Terraces of Japan. There is also a traditional waterwheel, as well as an observation deck overlooking the village.

Kehara lies on an ancient route that connected the former imperial capital of Kyoto with the Tango region. There were once as many as 36 homes with 136 villagers living here, but today only 13 houses remain. It is a tight-knit community that welcomes guests through a number of events, including rice-planting activities, a community rice paddy ownership system, and seasonal blueberry and blackberry picking.


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