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This year, due to rice planting on May 24, the United States, Shiratsuru Nishiki, debuted in 2024.

※　Click here for an article about rice planting this year.

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※　Click here for an article on the growth of rice as of this summer.

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Here, about Hakutsuru Sake Brewery's original sake rice "Hakutsuru Nishiki" ...

Sake rice (Sakamai) is rice that is the raw material of sake.

Shiratsuru Sake Brewery started breeding Hakutsuru Nishiki with the aim of elucidating the excellent characteristics of Yamada Nishiki, the best varieties of sake rice, and developing even better sake rice.

In 1995, we started crossing the varieties "Wataribune", the father of Yamada Nishiki, and the mother "Yamadabo", and the excellent varieties were registered as "Hakutsuru Nishiki" in 2007.

Rosemari has been introducing rice planting and rice harvesting at Hakutsuru Ginza Tenku Farm since the rice harvesting in 2017.

This year, on October 30, the long-awaited rice harvesting was carried out.

Last year's rice harvesting was October 17, so we waited for about half a month from last year before harvesting rice.

The weather is cloudy and there is no wind.

Approximately 30 employees of Hakutsuru Sake Brewery participated in the rice harvesting work on the day.

Before starting rice harvesting, the work procedure for rice harvesting was explained.

①　Hold the sickle with a handy hand and grab the rice stem with a hand opposite to the hand.

At that time, make sure that the thumb of the hand holding the stem is facing upward.

If you disagree, you may cut your thumb, so be sure to cut your thumb upward because it is very dangerous.

②　Normally, rice harvesting is cut at 1 to 3 cm from the ground, but this time when I left about one genko, I pressed the jagged part of the sickle on the stem at about 5 to 10 cm from the ground. And slide it diagonally to cut it.

③　With the harvested rice, we will continue to cut it for about 5 to 6 shares until we can no longer hold it.

If you can't have it, I think there is a staff member who can tie the rice nearby, so please give it to you.

④　Place the harvested rice on a side wooden deck or on a stone at the edge of the rice field so that the ears do not touch the soil.

⑤　The rice harvested from 5 to 6 strains is tied together with a string as one bundle.

At this time, a butterfly knot is fine, but if possible, I want you to keep this out, so it is okay to tighten it.

In that case, if weeds enter the bunch, they will be removed later, so if weeds are in, remove them and tie them.

⑥　Work separately for those who cut rice with a sickle and those who bundle them with strings.

It is difficult to continue in the same position all the time, so please take turns in the team as appropriate.

Please work slowly and fine while watching the surroundings.

This time, we also took care of Ayumi Yamada, a sales support group at the Tokyo branch office of Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

Mr. Yamada is the team leader of Hakutsuru Ginza Tenku Farm.

This is an interview with Mr. Yamada.

The person on the left of the image above is Mr. Yamada.

-This time, it is about half a month until the grade test of sake rice, about one month last year, this year is short, it is a challenge.

It's unavoidable.

How is the rice growing?

It was late, but there were many hot days, so I could catch up with it.

-The typhoon didn't come, but what about insects and winds?

There were a lot of insects this year.

There were a lot of weeds this year, and it was quite difficult.

But insects and weeds manage to deal with them and get rid of them when they find them.

That's right.

Do you have any other difficulties?

There was a lot of rain this year, so I didn't have to worry about it.

Normally, I add water, but it wasn't like I had to be careful because it dries.

It was a lot of rain, it was hard, that was a concern.

ーAnd today, we cut the rice and make effective use of the sunny days in the afternoon to make a rice rack.

That's right.

Thank you very much.

After 10:00 am, we went up to the roof of the building and started rice harvesting for 18 years.

One of this year's special guests, 2024Miss SAKE Kyoto Tomoka Tsuda, entered the rice field with Hakutsuru Sake Brewery employees and harvested rice.

With the policy setting of "Do not spill any grain and do not waste it", a small amount of rice is put in poly buckets and is valued.

We are interviewing Yuri Minami of 2024 Miss SAKE Japan, one of today's special guests during your rice harvesting work. Today is a gorgeous kimono.

Minami is one of two special guests who came to rice planting on May 24 this year, the 2024Miss SAKE finalist (at that time).

At the time of rice planting, the final screening was scheduled on June 7, just two weeks later.

And as a result of the selection of the 2024Miss Sake Grand Prix, ...

Mr. Minami, was honored with the 2024 Miss SAKE Grand Prix.

I've got the promise of Rosmali.

I was busy today, and I came all the way to say hello and support rice harvesting.

Before the interview, "Congratulations on Grand Prix." "Thank you," In response to Rosmari's prophecy, he said, "I was pressured."

And "YouTube, it's time for a new song." "What would you like?" "Toast, a song in the safety zone."

- Did you go abroad for the promotion of Miss Sake?

Overseas, I went to Hong Kong.

I have a lot of plans in the future, right?

Well, overseas, I think it will come in again.

ーーA lot in Japan?

Well, I'm excited because I have a plan for the Expo.

Is it an exposition?

That's right, I'll start during my term.

So I'm going to Osaka and Japan representative.

By all means, I would be happy if you could find it in various places.

Would you like to sing on the "Sakura Cruise" again next year?

I don't have any plans for the Sakura Cruise yet, but I'd like to leave again if there is.

You left the office, didn't you?

Yes, I quit now, Miss SAKE, but since the previous office is moving in the song work, the national anthem singing is also from there.

Well, ORIX Buffaloes and Seibu Lions (national anthem singing before the game).

T-Okada's retirement game.

It's Osaka, so please support Osaka.

But since it was (previously) Sun TV Girls, it was not Hanshin ...

I wish I could continue singing.

ー One more question, how do I find "destiny liquor"?

I would like to say that I will introduce you to find my fate sake, but for those who can't meet ...

What should I do?

It's best to go to various places to drink.

That's right.

I think "I want you to look for the sake of fate" is that you can pay attention to the name and brand.

I don't know unless I taste it and drink it, but after all, the name has an acronym for my name, and in my case, there is a liquor called "South" and a liquor called "Yuri".

From that point on, it will be changed to alcohol that is fate for me and that it will not be a memorial, so I think it would be nice to look for it while looking at the name of the brand.

What kind of alcohol do you like?

I don't drink much now.

Oh, then the liquor recommended to such people is Shirazuru's sparkling "Awayuki (Awayuki: sparkling sake made from rice)" is delicious, small, not so big, one by one It's a liquor that can be opened, but it's a sparkling that makes you feel the sweetness of rice somewhere, so please definitely try it.

Let's go with that, thank you.

・・Thank you very much, Mr. Minami.

Next is Ayumi Fujishiro of Seibu Landscaping, who is helping this sky farm.

The person in front of the image above is Mr. Fujishiro.

ーDo you feel like this year's rice growth has slowed?

It feels like "I'm late."

The growth was struggling very hard, and it was late behind, but there was some temperature in summer, so I came up with it.

Actually, I have the impression that the grain itself is not bad because it is firmly contained and hangs.

I feel that there is still a lot of trouble in the first half.

It was hot this year, and there was a lot of rain.

After the rice planting, it rained and the seedlings were quite crushed, but it was like trying to revive it again.

We have to examine what is the cause of the hardship in the first half.

For next year, this year we struggle in many ways, devise, and dragging that the feeling is a bit okay.

ー For the future, do you say experience, rather better? It may be a year of study.

Well, it is necessary to verify that the growth is different from the usual year.

I would like to verify it, for next year too.

・・Thank you very much, Mr. Fujishiro.

The rice is gradually harvested and bundled with strings.

The cut rice is used for hanging rice on the drying stage.

At a later date, the rice harvesting will be completed, leaving the rice harvesting fields for elementary school students.

In front of Mr. Shiratsuru's signboard, everyone is a group photo time.

This is an interview with another special guest, 2024Miss SAKE Kyoto Tomoka Tsuda.

Mr. Tsuda, thank you, did you have any experience of harvesting rice?

It was my first time. I'm looking forward to it today.

ーI managed to keep up with the weather...

Somehow, it's the weather now.

It was nice, wasn't it?

Yes, it was good.

ーYou said you did not have rice harvesting experience, but there was no rice planting, is that kind of thing?

I didn't have to do it.

Once in Shiratsuru's (Nadeshiko) program, I had come to see it during the training.

ーBefore the final screening from the 2024Miss SAKE finalist, before Shiratsuru's rice planting, was it in May?

Yes, it was around May.

(In the field) Come to a state where there is nothing.

Today, after a long time, it was full of rice.

What are your thoughts on rice harvesting?

It was fun, but I thought that my legs and legs would not be tired at this distance than I expected.

Considering the people who are mowing the wider area, I realized that they are doing really hard work.

ー Even if it's narrow, this is Ginza, and it's grown on the rooftop in a difficult environment. I think that's great, isn't it?

I felt that it was difficult to make it, and as a result of great efforts, I felt that rice was growing a lot in this way.

ーYou've reached the rice harvest. The story changes, Kyoto, right?

I'm the representative of Kyoto.

ーI'm from Kyoto City, I also saw an introduction video of the finalist.

Thank you very much.

I think it's different from Kyoto, but how about it? What is rice harvesting from rice planting in Ginza?

I didn't even imagine that I could grow rice on the roof of Ginza in such a city.

Why don't you see rice in Kyoto? It's a bit far away.

Well, when you go to the countryside, when you go to the mountains, there is a land that spreads (fields), but as expected, Kyoto and land are not so expensive due to landscape problems, but rice on the rooftop It doesn't seem to be making.

I was surprised.

You're usually a company employee, right?

Yes.

ーーDo you work in a place related to alcohol?

I work for an advertising company.

I don't have much to do with sake.

ーBut it's an advertising company...

Yes, I wish I had it.

Do you often drink alcohol?

I love it.

How do you like Japanese sake? Is it hot during this season?

Well, it's hot at this time.

ーYou can pick it up and eat it with sake in Kyoto?

Recently, I loved "Yuba no Sashimi".

Yuba is also delicious, but raw yuba and myo are combined with wasabi and green onions, and soy sauce is eaten ...

It looks delicious, can you make it yourself?

I had it at the shop, but I wanted to make this if I could make it.

I see. This rice will eventually be released in Ginza as sake, planned 40 bottles.

I saw it on Instagram.

Have you been watching it?

Yes, I think it's a pleasure to really raise it over salt.

Please expect sake.

Yes, the actual taste is the same, but considering your thoughts and background, it feels much more crisp.

Thank you very much for your time today.

Thank you very much.

I can't wait for the day when the harvested sake rice becomes sake.

As I feel every year, everyone was working on rice harvesting with a wonderful smile that spills out.

So I'm sure you will be able to have delicious sake again.

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Close to Higashi Ginza Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (also close to Ginza Station)

It's a building opposite the traffic light corner of Kabukiza.

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