【English Translation】

In Japan, around May, rice planting season begins.
Water fills the rice fields, and the sky and mountains reflect on the surface.
It looks like a mirror and is very beautiful.
In the morning and evening, the scenery can look even more beautiful.
It is one of the lovely sights of the Japanese countryside.

During rice planting season, farmers plant small rice seedlings.
Nowadays, many people use rice planting machines, but in the past, people planted each seedling by hand.
Wearing boots, everyone works together in the rice fields.
At schools, children sometimes get to experience rice planting too.
I also tried rice planting before, and I remember getting completely muddy.
Rice planting is hard work, but it is a very fun experience.

Rice is a very important food in Japan.
Japanese people eat rice every day.
Rice is used in sushi, onigiri, and bento lunches too.
I really, really, really love rice, and I cannot live without it.
If rice disappeared from our lives, it would cause many problems.
That is why rice farming is an important part of Japanese culture.

In summer, the rice plants become a beautiful green color.
When the wind blows, the rice plants sway gently, and the view is very pretty.
The green rice fields are a typical summer scene in Japan.
Then in autumn, the rice plants turn golden.
It becomes the season for delicious new rice.

Rice planting season is quiet, peaceful, and very beautiful.
In the Japanese countryside, you can enjoy special scenery that can only be seen during this season.

【Vocabulary List】

5月(ごがつ) – May
田植え(たうえ) – rice planting
季節(きせつ) – season
始(はじ)まる – to begin
田んぼ(たんぼ) – rice field
水(みず) – water
空(そら) – sky
山(やま) – mountain
鏡(かがみ) – mirror
朝(あさ) – morning
夕方(ゆうがた) – evening
田舎(いなか) – countryside
美(うつく)しい – beautiful
景色(けしき) – scenery / view
農家(のうか) – farmer
人(ひと) – person
小(ちい)さい – small
稲(いね) – rice plant
植(う)える – to plant
今(いま) – now
田植え機(たうえき) – rice planting machine
多(おお)い – many
昔(むかし) – long ago / past
一本(いっぽん) – one long object
手(て) – hand
長(なが)ぐつ – boots
仕事(しごと) – work
学校(がっこう) – school
子(こ)どもたち – children
体験(たいけん) – experience
覚(おぼ)える – to remember
大変(たいへん) – hard / difficult
楽(たの)しい – fun
経験(けいけん) – experience
お米(おこめ) – rice
大切(たいせつ) – important
食(た)べ物(もの) – food
毎日(まいにち) – every day
食(た)べる – to eat
おにぎり – rice ball
お弁当(べんとう) – lunch box / bento
大好(だいす)き – love very much
生(い)きる – to live
生活(せいかつ) – life / daily life
困(こま)る – to be troubled
米作(こめづく)り – rice farming
文化(ぶんか) – culture
夏(なつ) – summer
緑色(みどりいろ) – green color
風(かぜ) – wind
ゆれる – to sway
秋(あき) – autumn
黄金色(こがねいろ) – golden color
新米(しんまい) – newly harvested rice
しずか – quiet
のどか – peaceful / calm
すてき – lovely / wonderful
見(み)る – to see
できる – can / to be able to do

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