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Nakayama Senmaida

pakku / CC BY 3.0

Nakayama Senmaida

中山千枚田

Kagawa · Shikoku

Some 800 stone-walled rice terraces climb a Shodoshima hillside here, worked in narrow steps up the slope and flooded to mirror the sky when the fields are planted. The terraces are the stage each summer for a torchlit night performance of farmers' kabuki.

Why we picked it

A mountainside of ancient terraces hosting a rare island folk-kabuki night.

Best season
Summer
Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.1· 547 reviews
Opening hours
Daily Open 24 hours

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Free — the terraced rice fields are working farmland viewed from public lanes, no admission. Guided walking/experience tours are priced separately (from ~¥8,000 pp).
Nearest station
Tonosho Port + car
Website
town.shodoshima.lg.jp/kanko/index.html

Today

Open 24 hours¥8,000

Stored weekly hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Tags

naturerice terracesculturewalking

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