Press release materials
September 15, 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) are making 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.
The ears grow on the seedlings planted by elementary school student in June, and they finally harvest rice. elementary school student will take on the challenge of cutting with a sickle to realize the autumn of harvest and deepen their understanding of agriculture and local production for local consumption.
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