17/08/2017
Photo by Yoko Mochizuki(MoonLeafLaboratory) Oyaki comes from the Hokushin Mountain region, an area known for snow that covers Niigata, Ishikawa, and Nagano Prefecture, including the Azumi Area. The land between Nagano and Niigata Prefectures, including the mountainous North Alps area, is not ideal for rice harvesting or many other types of crops due to the hills and cold weather. Therefore, instead of growing rice, farmers have long concentrated on growing soba (buckwheat) and wheat. [ 211 more words ]
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Photo by Yoko Mochizuki(MoonLeafLaboratory) Oyaki comes from the Hokushin Mountain region, an area known for snow that covers Niigata, Ishikawa, and Nagano Prefecture, including the Azumi Area. The land between Nagano and Niigata Prefectures, including the mountainous North Alps area, is not ideal f...