Rice straw stacks drying in a field

Rice straw bundled into conical stacks to dry in a harvested paddy field.

Media ID: MF-OPEN-RICE-STRAW-STACKS-DRYING-FIELD-JAPAN-01
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Record checked: 2026-09-24

Rows of conical rice straw stacks standing in a harvested paddy field.

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What this shows

Straw dried in the field and brought in dry stores well. Straw baled wet heats and moulds in storage.

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Owner: Toshihiro Matsui / Wikimedia Commons
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