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Together with Nugizaka46, let's learn about national products!
What we eat is made in our own country as much as possible.
We call it "national products".
The current food supply rate in Japan is 37% calorie-based.
It depends on imports about 60%.
If there are fewer rice fields and fields in Japan,
and if imports from overseas are restricted due to disasters,
we may not be able to eat what we eat.
In this program, we will look at how the national products we eat are made and where they are made.
Members of Nogizaka46, who support the J.A. Group's national products activities, will report on the site.
We are also posting quizzes about national products on our special page.
Today's mission is to learn about rice production sites in Japan and how to eat rice deliciously.
Thank you for your cooperation!
We received orders from Akimoto.
These two love rice and are full of motivation!
Hi, I'm Hinako Kitano of Nogizaka46.
And I'm Ayane Suzuki.
Ayane-chan, where are we right now?
We're in Chiba Prefecture.
Today, we're in Yokoshiba Hikari Town, which is close to Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
Today, we're going to help rice producers.
What do you think of rice?
To me, rice is food.
I think it's the closest thing to food.
That's right. It's an important food.
I'm from Akita Prefecture, and I was born in this area.
So I'm excited about meeting different varieties of rice.
So we're excited about meeting new varieties of rice.
We want to fully enjoy the charm of rice and its varieties.
I'm looking forward to it.
So we're going to enjoy ourselves like cameramen with this GoPro.
Can you see us?
Yes, we can see you.
Okay, bye.
Okay, Hinako-chan.
Yes.
Today, we'd like to know more about rice.
Are you excited about it?
I am.
I love rice.
So I'd like to do my best to know more about the charm of rice.
What about you, Hinako-chan?
For me...
After today, I'd like to know everything about rice.
As a representative of rice, I'd like to carry the sign of Nagizaka.
I see.
As a representative of Japan.
You're representing Japan?
As a representative of rice, I'd like to say that much.
I'd like to do my best.
I'd like to do my best, too.
Let's do our best together.
Let's do it!
We came to Yokoshiba Hikari Town in Chiba Prefecture.
It is said to be "treasured rice" and it is called "home" which has a connection with rice.
Ayane-chan, what is it?
Rice...
Yes.
Rice ball...
Yes.
Side dish...
What do you like the most?
When it comes to rice ball, it's a different story, isn't it?
It's different.
Let's say it together.
OK.
Have you decided?
I have decided.
Wait a minute!
Are you ready?
One, two...
Katsuo-ume (pickled fish)
What?
Sujiko?
I like Sujiko.
What is it?
Katsuo-ume (pickled fish)
I've never heard of it.
What?
Are you OK?
It's different...
It's different from my senses.
Huh?
I don't know.
Really?
Hello.
I'm Kitano of Nagizaka 46.
I'm Suzuki.
I'm Hirono Kazuhiro of Homenoh.
Let's do our best together.
Yes.
Thank you for your cooperation.
There were a lot of rice fields along the road up to here.
When do you harvest rice?
Well, Chiba Prefecture is warmer than other mountainous areas,
so we harvest rice before the 10th of August.
Since we harvest rice earlier than other mountainous areas, we can deliver rice to capital cities like Tokyo earlier.
I didn't know that.
How big is your rice field?
It's about 16 hectares.
I don't know how many centimeters it is.
Tokyo Dome.
Tokyo Dome is 3.4 hectares.
It's wide!
If it's Tokyo Dome, we know how big it is.
It's 3.4 hectares.
Do you have rice fields inherited from your ancestors?
Yes, we do have rice fields inherited from our ancestors.
However, in recent years, farmers have become more old-fashioned.
We inherited rice fields from our families who couldn't do farming anymore.
Could you show me around your rice fields?
Sure, let me show you around.
Thank you.
Ms. Hirano, a rice farmer, will teach us how to make rice.
How many varieties of rice do you grow?
We grow three varieties of rice.
Chiba Prefecture's varieties are "fusa otome", "fusa kogane" and "koshi hikari".
The rice field we're visiting today is...
Koshi hikari.
Oh, I know about koshi hikari.
Is there anything difficult about growing rice?
It depends on the weather and water management, so we monitor the weather forecast and manage our work ahead of time.
Is there anything difficult about being affected by the weather?
Yes, it rained a lot in August again this year.
This can lead to lack of sunlight and poor growth of rice.
In recent years, there have been many guerilla riots and large-scale typhoon damage.
These impacts are one of our concerns.
This is the rice field we'll be harvesting today.
It's white!
It's standing properly now, but if it falls due to a typhoon or something like that, all of the rice will fall to the ground.
If that happens, we'll have to wake it up with our hands and start harvesting from there, so it'll be a lot of work.
Now, I'd like you to help me out.
Thank you!
Let's do it!
First of all, I'd like you to tell me how you use the hammock.
Please hold it carefully.
First of all, you take the rice out from above.
You grab it.
You put the basket at the bottom and pull it forward.
Here I go!
You pull it forward.
You did it!
I got it!
That's great!
You took it so easily.
I thought it would be easy for me too.
But it didn't work at all.
I will go next.
After all, I am experienced.
You are from Akita.
That's right.
Where should we go?
Let's go here.
Wait, I might be wrong.
Have I ever done it from above?
Maybe I haven't done it from below.
I don't know.
It's your first time.
I got it!
Yeah!
This is hard.
You have to bend down.
And you need strength.
Yes, you need strength.
Yeah!
After grasping the tips of rice hunting,
they keep buying more and more.
Who will eat this rice?
Will it reach properly?
Will it reach?
Shall I keep an eye on it?
I borrowed it.
Everyone is running away.
What? Are there insects?
What kind of insects are there usually?
Yes, there are earthworms and crabs.
But it's good to have insects and creatures like that.
Yes, I think soil is a useful evidence.
I tried it and it was very difficult.
Do you do it all over this rice field?
Yes, I do.
I only do the first entrance part and the corner part.
I combine the rest with machines.
By the way, how old are rice farmers?
Recently, farmers are becoming more and more elderly.
In this area, the average age is about 65 years old.
65 years old.
I think it's average.
Is it nationwide?
If it's nationwide, I think it's becoming more and more elderly.
Can rice farmers become ordinary people?
Recently, the support of new rice harvesters such as JA is strong.
If you have a heart to do it, I think you can participate as a new rice harvester.
From where we bought it.
Then, finally, the combine is launched.
A combine is an agricultural machine that takes rice, separates only the tip of the bud and cuts it off.
In addition, the rice, which has been cut off from the bud, is finely chopped and rolled up in a straw as a paddy field.
The mechanism is to make fertilizer for the next rice to be made.
In no time at all, the harvest is complete.
What do you do with the rice you harvested?
The rice we harvest has a lot of water, so we dry it with this dryer.
How long does it take?
We put it in the dryer in the evening and dry it for one night.
I see.
What does it mean to dry it?
If it has a lot of water, it will have heat and mold when storing it.
So we try to dry it and eat it with less water.
I see.
I've never seen a machine that dries rice.
I've never seen it either.
I didn't know they dried the rice.
Right?
How did you dry it before this machine was invented?
In the past, we dried it in a rice field in the morning.
I've seen it before!
Now, we'd like you to actually hold the dried rice and see it.
Is it that one?
Yes, it is.
I'll go first.
I hope I can hold it.
How heavy is it?
It's heavy.
One, two...
I think I can lift it.
One, two...
It's not even 1mm higher.
Wait, I want to lift it by 1mm.
It's higher!
It's really heavy.
Hinako might be able to hold it.
I'm strong.
All right.
One, two...
It's heavy!
It's like Hinako, who has a lot of strength.
Oh, wow!
It's heavy!
Oh, no!
It's more than 5 centimeters.
Really? But it's really heavy!
It's heavy, isn't it?
Is it after drying?
It's rice after drying.
It's heavy, isn't it?
It's heavy even after drying.
Right?
How many kilograms is it?
It's 30 kilograms now.
What?
30 kilograms...
If you told me it's 30 kilograms, I'd be able to hold it, but I can't...
You couldn't hold it at all, could you?
Can you ship this rice as it is?
Yes, you can.
You can ship it to a farmer's market or sell it at a rice shop with this 30 kilogram bag.
- Thank you for your hard work. - Thank you for having us.
The two of you helped us harvest almost all of the rice today.
- Yes. - What did you think of it?
- Well...
We were able to do it for a short period of time, so we thought it was a lot of fun.
But I thought it would be a lot of work if we had to do a lot of it.
I heard that you can't harvest rice unless it's a good day like today.
I thought it was very difficult to always have to do it in this kind of weather.
Do you know how long it will take for you to harvest rice?
I think it will take about June.
- I think so. - I think so, too.
At home, we harvest it and work on it.
We start working on it around March.
After that, we roll seeds in April and work on it in May's golden week.
After that, we manage water and harvest starts in August.
Can you grow rice at home?
Yes. There is a project called "bucket rice" in the J.A. group.
You can grow rice with buckets.
- I've done it before. - You have? - Yes.
At first, we grew rice like we grow rice at school.
After that, we grew rice at home and did it for about three years in elementary school.
- I see. - Yes.
But I remember it was very difficult.
We didn't have enough rice for everything.
We didn't have enough nutrition.
Because we grew rice with buckets...
It was different from the state of rice fields. It was difficult, but fun, too.
Oh, really?
Yes, I have memories of that.
I see.
I think there are various animals in rice fields. What kind of animals are there and what kind of work do they do?
Well, in rice fields, there are medaka, tanishi, inago and various creatures.
Rice fields not only protect biodiversity, but also protect our lives and the environment from natural disasters such as landslides and floods.
What is difficult about growing rice?
Well, it is difficult to be affected by typhoons and weather, but in fact, it is serious for Japanese people to leave rice.
What happens if you leave rice and move on?
Well, I think there will be people who will quit.
It is difficult to restore rice fields that have stopped growing rice.
So, in order for rice separation not to become serious, I think we have to eat delicious Japanese rice.
Yes, we want to eat a lot.
So, we, HINOCO, will eat a lot today and share it with members and then share it with you again.
Yes.
Let's do our best.
Let's do our best. We want to eat.
You have experienced the "san" part of "kokusho" and "kokusan", but now we would like you to experience the "shou" part of "kokusho".
Yes.
We will teach you how to eat deliciously.
I am looking forward to it.
In the second part, we will teach professional cooks who are particular about rice how to eat rice more deliciously.
Please watch it next time as well.
Look forward to it!