We went to Ikumi's friend Nanako's farm to see what it's like to harvest wheat. She somehow acquired a machine used in the olden days. It's a very rudimentary system but interesting to see. It is similar to a spinning wheel in that you use your foot to push on it and make it spin. There's a thick wheel, which has metal pieces sticking out to knock the seeds out of the plant but there would still be the husk so you need to separate it by blowing it away. We used many methods: throwing it up and letting the air take it, but we kept losing seeds as well, blowing on it but after awhile you'd feel dizzy, and the most effective method was to cheat and use an electric fan.
When we were
tired, we went inside for some tea and snacks. There was sumo wrestling on tv so she told us all about it. There's a competition on right now in Nagoya but unfortunately, we can't see it or we'd have to backtrack and tournaments only happen once every 2 months.
Rocky and Ikumi has shown us
such good hospitality. I only wish him well. If you get the chance, you should come here and get in touch with nature and real Japanese culture. There's so many beautiful things to see here!
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