Press release materials
May 30, 2023
Environmental Planning Bureau Southern Agricultural Administration Office
Etsuko Sawada
Phone number: 045-866-8490
Fax: 045-862-4351
Tozuka Elementary School fifth graders (4 classes, 161 students) make rice on the rooftop paddy field (34m above ground, about 50m2) on the 8th floor of the Totsuka Ward Office, with the cooperation of farmers in JA Yokohama and Maiokacho.
Rice making on the rooftop paddy field begins with the relocation of the ward office in 2013, and this is the 10th time this year. Through one year of rice cultivation on the rooftop paddy field, elementary school student will deepen their understanding of agriculture and interest in local production for local consumption.
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