Children Line up in a Row to Plant Rice at Nagashima Kitabu Elementary School in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture

[Kuwana] On the 15th, 35 fourth and fifth graders from Nagashima Kitabu Elementary School in Nishikawa, Nagashima-cho, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, tried their hand at traditional rice planting in a rice field near the school. The students lined up in a row in the field and planted seedlings of the heat-resistant rice variety "Niji no Kirameki." Some children were surprised by the coldness and feel of the mud, and fourth-grader Niwa Shoon (9 yea…