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As part of disseminating sake, Hakutsuru Sake Brewery has created “Hakutsuru Ginza Tenku Farm” as a project to make rice on the roof of the Tokyo branch office building since 2007, and cultivated its own developed rice “Hakutsuru Nishiki”. I am working on it.

It will be the 16th rice planting in the 16th year.

Rosemari has been introducing rice planting and rice harvesting here since the rice harvesting in Tenku Farm in 2017.

As the readers who read the article know, rice planting with ordinary customers continued in 2018 and 2019.

However, from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of coronavirus infection, it was decided to plant rice in 2020 and 2021 by Hakutsuru Sake Brewery employees.

This year, we continued to plant rice by Hakutsuru Sake Brewery employees.

Today, June 14th (Tuesday), this year's Hakutsuru Nishiki's Ginza debut and rice planting.

The special guests this time are two 2022Miss SAKE finalists.

The plant will be planted with about 30 employees of Hakutsuru Sake Brewery.

At 10 a.m., everyone gathers on the 7th floor.

Two Miss SAKE finalists, and Ayumi Fujishiro, Manager of Seibu Landscaping Co., Ltd., who cooperated with Tenku Farm, greeted each, and finally Mr. Yamada gave the following explanation.

・　About rice planting

①　Be careful not to pull only the stems of the seedlings and loosen the roots.

②　Take 5 or 6 seedlings in one bundle and sandwich them between your index finger, middle finger, and thumb.

　　When planting, it floats when it is shallow, so plant it deep enough to hit the bottom of the rice field.

　　For the place to plant, ropes are stretched to make a guide.

　　Also, vinyl tape is affixed to the rope at intervals of 25 cm.

　　Plant at the tip beyond the rope according to the interval.

　　If you bend and plant it at this time, weeding will be difficult later.

　　The person in charge of holding the rope should put the rope properly.

　　Please decide the place exactly so that you don't bother me.

③　Walk yourself down and plant it back, but do not step on the planted seedlings.

　　The hole in the trace of the foot is blocked and moved backward.

By the way, move to the rooftop and become barefoot, boots, and beach sandals.

The weather on this day is cloudy and a little wind is blowing. The temperature is as low as this season, it feels a bit chilly.

Rather, it is a suitable day for rice planting.

Now, rice planting is the start.

Employees are going to enter the field.

Both Miss Sake finalists planted rice together.

Here is an interview with Seibu Landscaping Fujishiro.

The growth management of rice is likely to change this year.

This year, I would like to measure such an environment (for next year and beyond).

In addition, this year, we will thoroughly implement "fertilization management (hibaikanri: comprehensive management of fertilizer, watering, pest control, etc."

It also depends on the content of the fertilizer.

I can't clear the sunshine problem, but it's helping to grow.

And this year, I'm trying to put a little something that grows well after planting.

Do you think the roots of rice grow?

That's right.

What kind of thing is it?

This time, calcium sulfate, including soil improvement, was added.

When calcium is added, the soil is closer to alkaline, but alkaline is not good for rice.

(However, the current soil) Pecher is acidic, so I put it in an appropriate amount this time, but after rice planting, I can not predict how the environment will affect it because the environment changes However, I want to see the growth of rice a little.

Did you make all the fields here?

I did everything.

How's the wind?

The wind may wind up.

What about the sun?

It's quite different from sunny and bad.

(Sake rice) I'm a little worried about the yield.

Mr. Yamada, the team leader of Tenku Farm, is in his second year.

I'm working together silently.

(Team leader) is a heavy responsibility.

Thank you very much. Thank you very much for the time of rice harvesting.

Mr. Yamada, the team leader of Tenku Farm, also spoke.

ーAs I asked Mr. Fujishiro earlier, what will happen to sunshine and wind in the future due to changes in the environment?

What will happen?

The impact is quite large.

Well, I can't help it.

It would be a problem if the yield was reduced.

The quality is also good.

That's right.

It was nice that it didn't rain today.

It was good.

It was raining just a while ago.

Rather, this kind of climate may have been good for rice planting.

It would be better if it was sunny to take a picture.

It was good under the blue sky.

ーThis means that this year's Tenku Farm will also start.

It's been a year since then. I'm also worried.

What's going on here on Saturdays and Sundays?

It's the same on Saturdays and Sundays. Put a lot of water.

Isn't Seibu Landscaping also here?

It's not here.

During summer vacation or long periods of time, please visit us occasionally.

Oh, thank you very much.

・・・ Rice planting is finished safely in about an hour. I hope the rice will grow strong.

　　　I can't wait for autumn rice harvesting again this year.

Finally, we interviewed Miss Sake finalist.

Both of them are scheduled for the final screening on July 4th.

The 2022 Miss Sake Grand Prix (Japan National Team) will be selected.

Earlier, Chiaki Kawakami, representative of Tokyo.

ーWe had some weather today.

Well, it doesn't rain somehow.

I think it was cool and just right.

Well, it's a company employee.

Yes, that's right. I'm a company employee now.

Do you want to go abroad for work?

Yes, I work in various places, such as the United States, Europe, and Asia.

ーHow about sake in those countries?

Even though I work, I often use it overseas, but I think the popularity of sake is really increasing.

The style of combining meals with French and overseas meals is also very popular, and there are many people who like sake.

I feel that it is spreading more and more overseas along with Japanese culture.

ーYou are good at making soup stock.

Yes, I'm Japanese, so I'm relieved to drink soup stock.

Also, when I went abroad, it's a little simple soup stock, but take it with me.

I'm relieved.

I just put it in the pot.

ーHow about soup stock and sake?

It's strange that dashi alone becomes an ate for sake, but drinking dashi and drinking sake is also very good.

After all, I think Japanese ingredients and Japanese sake go well.

How was rice planting? You said you did it before, didn't you?

Yes, my parents' home was in the countryside, and I used to plant rice when I was little.

ーThe countryside is from Hyogo, right?

Yes, I'm from Hyogo, my parents' house.

But since I got a job and moved to Tokyo, Tokyo became longer and I like Tokyo, so I'm the representative of Tokyo, yes.

I had planted rice several times at my parents' home in Hyogo, so I remembered, "Oh, it was like this," and enjoyed the feel of mud.

It is a truly valuable opportunity to have the opportunity to participate in the Nadeshiko program and current activities, such as Japanese culture, rice culture, etc. from rice planting and the first place to grow. I thought it was a good opportunity and thankful, so I participated today.

ーDo you enjoy Japanese sake?

Yes, I have a lot of fun, I love you, really.

I also love this liquor (by Hakutsuru Sake Brewery), and about a week ago, I visited Hakutsuru Sake Brewery as one of the programs.

All the finalists also toured the history and sake brewing of Hakutsuru Sake Brewery, as well as the Tenku Farm, and tasted the sake of Hakutsuru Nishiki by Hakutsuru Sake Brewery, and had a valuable opportunity.

The seedlings that have been planted now will grow around October this year.

　　By this time next year, it will be a liquor, but I'm looking forward to it now.

Yes, that's right.

Next, I would like to help you with the harvest.

I'm looking forward to seeing the rice planted grow.

First of all, it's the final screening on July 4th.

Yes, I'll do my best.

Thank you very much.

Yes, thank you.

Next is Mayu Murata, the representative of Saitama.

-Mr. Murata, you have waited, Saitama representative, which one is Saitama?

Yes, I'm from Kawagoe.

The school went to Tokyo, but I was born in Saitama and raised in Saitama all the time.

ーThere are rice fields around Kawagoe, right?

Well, there were fields and rice fields around, but the fields are very familiar, but the rice fields have no connection, and this time I was able to plant rice with such an opportunity.

Mud and soil are different.

Is this your first time to plant rice?

I once planted rice in Nagano in the Nadeshiko program, but I wonder if it's a bit different from the feeling of the soil.

When I visited here last time, it was really before raising the rice field, so I was really looking forward to seeing how rice will be planted.

ーYou were planting rice well today.

Good, I got the tricks, yes, I did my best.

I hear you were doing tea ceremony.

Yes, I was doing it.

ーFor me, Mr. Murata's rice planting work looked like a tea ceremony.

Thank you very much.

It seems that there are times when you drink a lot of water.

Well, I don't care about drinking water, but I'm conscious and conscious of drinking water before I'm thirsty.

- Rice is also like rice, I think it will grow up in need of water, but in October it became good rice and sake rice, and I think it will be sake by this time next year .

I'm looking forward to it.

Do you usually drink alcohol?

Yes, I'll drink it.

Originally, I liked cold sake, but from there, I started to like sake, and recently, regardless of the season, I have been able to enjoy hot sake, warm sake, and a little difference in temperature range. I'm trying to challenge it.

Do you say that it will change your expression for sake, the taste and aroma, the way you feel it depends on the temperature zone and the season, so I'm enjoying it and studying like that now.

ーYou mentioned sake, "a bridge that connects people to people."

Well, after all, I think sake has been drunk at festivals for a long time, but in today's world, it's a chance to get along with people more deeply and get to know the other person better. I think it's a kind of thing.

There are representatives of each prefecture through the Nadeshiko Program, but there is a program in which the children bring tidbits and sake from each prefecture, and at that time there is a story about the encounter with the child's sake while listening to the episodes of the encounter with the sake of the child, the child can understand well, and that the prefecture is well known.

Shiratsuru Sake Brewery started with the idea of starting from Ginza to Tokyo to the world, so I hope that it will reach overseas and Japanese people regardless of age.

Speaking of Kawagoe (2014), Mai Morita, the first Miss SAKE Morita, was also from Kawagoe, and was the Grand Prix as Saitama representative.

Saitama has so far, and there are many seniors who have all Saitama representatives except for the second round, so I would like to work this year so as not to interrupt those people's thoughts.

I look forward to the final screening on July 4th, please do your best.

Yes, I'll do my best.

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