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Beautiful Oyama Rice Terraces - Oyama Senmaida

1. Chiba Tourist Spots - Oyama Terraced Rice Fields

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Oyama Local Attractions : Oyama Senmaida

Terrace"Senmaida " is Japanese for "one thousand rice paddies" .
Oyama Senmaida means "a thousand rice paddies of Oyama ".

Cultural Landscape : Terraced Rice Paddies of Oyama Senmaida

The cultivation of the hillsides of mountain regions was a common sight throughout Japan, including Kamogawa, until the late 1970s. However, due to the increase in the use of machinery and an aging population of farmers, this landscape is rapidly disappearing. Within Kamogawa, the terraced rice paddies of Oyama Senmaida continue to be carefully maintained and cultivated to this day.

The puzzle piece-like fields of the Oyama Senmaida fitting together to create curvy steps up the mountainside, are the very image of Japanese farming villages. Oyama Senmaida was recognized in 2002 as a “cultural landscape,” created mutually by people and nature, when it was designated by Chiba Prefecture as a Prefectural Landmark. Currently, the Oyama Senmaida are being maintained by the “owner system,” which works to contribute toward local revitalization by helping preserve this beautiful landscape and providing a place for urban dwellers to try their hand at farming.