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Red Spider Lily · September

Inabuchi Terraced Rice Fields (Asuka)

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稲渕の棚田 · Red Spider Lily · Kyoto & Kansai

Red spider lily at Inabuchi Terraced Rice Fields (Asuka), Inabuchi, Asuka, Takaichi District, Nara

Photo M338 (CC BY-SA 3.0) — via Wikimedia Commons

About this spot

Red spider lilies line the ridges of terraced rice fields in the village of Asuka, Japan's ancient capital, just as the rice ripens. In September a scarecrow contest fills the paths with scarecrows.

Getting there

Nearest station

Bus from Asuka Station (Kintetsu)

Address

Inabuchi, Asuka, Takaichi District, Nara

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