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Japan's Emperor plants rice at Imperial Palace in annual tradition NHK

Japan's Emperor Naruhito planted rice seedlings at a paddy inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.



The Emperor's grandfather, late Emperor Showa, started the tradition as a way to promote farming.



At 11 a.m., the Emperor, wearing boots, entered the 240-square-meter paddy.



He then planted 20 seedlings of Nihonmasari, a non-glutinous rice variety, and Mangetsumochi, a glutinous rice variety. The seedlings, which had grown to about 10 to 15 centimeters tall, came from seeds the Emperor himself had sown a month ago.



The rice will be harvested in autumn and offered to deities in Shinto rituals at the palace, including the Niiname-sai harvest festival in November.
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Emperor Naruhito of Japan followed a family tradition by planting rice seedlings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. He planted Nihonmasari and Mangetsumochi varieties, grown from seeds he had sown earlier. The harvested rice will be offered to deities during Shinto rituals and the
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ID: 0d385ff4-3482-4b0f-9662-5bafa5cc9eb1

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250514_16/

Date: May 14, 2025

Created: 2025/05/15 07:00

Updated: 2025/12/08 04:10

Last Read: 2025/05/15 07:41

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