TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) — With Tokyo Tower within the background, the rooftop backyard at Roppongi Hills complicated on Saturday attracted city staff and native residents making an attempt at rice planting.
Around 140 folks, together with 60 kids, stepped into the muddy rice paddy and discovered tips on how to plant rice seedlings on the high-in-the-sky backyard that’s some 45 meters above floor.
The rice-planting occasion, the twenty first in a row, has been held yearly by city panorama developer Mori Building Co. since 2003 when Roppongi Hills complicated of high-rise business and residential buildings was opened, as a part of efforts to advertise city greening and familiarize folks with nature and conventional tradition.
Since 2006, Roppongi Hills has began to cooperate with native governments to plant the perfect varieties from areas. This 12 months, the occasion was accomplished in collaboration with Toyama prefecture because the rice model known as “Fufufu” bought planted.
Later within the 12 months, the contributors will collect once more in Autumn for rice harvest.
“Through collaboration with prefectures, we hope the event will help create a hub for experiencing and promoting Japanese culture,” an occasion organizer instructed reporters.