Flying above Rice Terraces

Mountainside rice ready for harvest

Tristan Scholze   - 1 min read

Japan’s alluvial plains are the population and farming centers of the nation, but the terraced rice fields in the mountains might be the most beautiful agricultural lands. Fields just before harvest are commonly lined with red higanbana, or spider lilies. Take a ride on the wind over mountainside rice terraces outside of the village of Mitsuse in rural Saga.

Tristan Scholze

Tristan Scholze @tristan.scholze

I'm also known as Faer Out. I love learning about people and nature. I've traveled around the world and throughout Japan, and I hope to continue seeing and experiencing the wonder of this planet as long as I live.Based in Japan for nearly two decades, I'm a Japan Travel expert for Fukuoka and Sag...