• YOKOYAMA Hideo and his rice paddies near Onakage 884.
  • Actually, he's only renting the paddies from the local farm family in the background.
  • Mr. Yokoyama himself lives in Hidaka's Musashi Dai, southwest of Seibu Koma Station.
  • He enjoys returning to the "simple and slow" life in this area.
  • These paddies are just south of Takahagi-doori. Takenouchi Koukaidou is off in the background.
  • He thinks this particular little valley is perhaps the most beautiful place in Onakage.
  • The other paddies in the Onakage area are all flat. This is the only terraced paddy in the area.
  • He's not really a rice farmer. His main job is in Tokyo, to which he goes after working here.
  • He enjoys working in this natural environment with his hands.
  • He says that this area is known for its "hotaru" (Œu), so the water must be very clean
  • The firefly larvae feed on other larvae in the streams.
  • Mr. Yokoyama is active in a local group to preserve and increase the local firefly population.
  • I discovered that he is quite familiar with Saitama Women's Junior College.
  • He has been on our SWJC campus quite often.
  • He and his wife are active in Lifelong Learning (¶ŠU‹³ˆç) programs (she is one of the leaders).
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