白米千枚田 / Senmaida Rice Fields

什麼是白米千枚田呢? 白米千枚田就是日本石川縣輪島市白米町的梯田。千枚田被認定為世界農業遺產。這些狹小的稻作梯田，沿著日本海海岸崖地耕種，數量多達 1,000 枚以上，實際枚數可能超過官方數據。 西沉入海的夕陽映照在田上的景象，也使這裡成為絕佳的攝影景點。

在高洲山的山麓、佔地1.2公頃的鈄坡上、伸展成數不清段數的稻田群、其大約一共有2000塊以上、面向著海成幾何學的模樣。綠色的稻田加上藍色的海形成了鮮艷對照的風景。從春至夏季、在夕陽西下反照於稻田的景色、是攝影拍照的重點美景。一塊稻田的面積僅3個疊疊米大(約6個平方米)。連耕耘機也放不進的狹小面積、花費的耕種勞力比平地要多了數倍。於2001年(平成13年)1月29日被指定為國家之名勝。

People visiting Senmaida are greeted by an amusing site with many layers of rice paddies on the steep slopes with an area of 1.2 hectares at the foot of Koushuzan Mountain. The number of these paddies goes up to 2000. These green rice paddies facing the sea create are spread almost geometrically and thus create a beautiful and bright landscape on the background of the blue sea. From Spring to Summer, the rays of evening sun setting over the sea reflect beautifully on the green paddies and make it an ideal spot for landscape photography. The average surface area for 1 rice paddy is just about 6 square meters. Because of paddies' small size, no ploughing machinery can be used and all the work is done by hands which take many times more labor than working in the fields on the plains. It was designated as a 'Place of Scenic Beauty' on 29th January 2001.