The terraced rice paddies of Shirayone - Bildbanksvideo

Shot taken by drone of the terraced rice paddies of Shirayone; Long shot of the terraced rice paddies with the coastline visible in the foreground; Heading inland and dolly in to the ripening rice plants; Counterclockwise 180º turn from the land to get a view of the sea; The terraced rice paddies of Shirayone are situated on a number of hilly slopes along the Japan Sea, There are 1,004 terraced rice paddies in an area of about 4 hectares, They are a well-known sightseeing spot in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula (Oku-noto area), being regarded as a traditional Japanese landscape, The terraced paddies form part of the Noto Sato-yama and Sato-umi site, In 2011, it became the first site in Japan to be designated under the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.