Higashiushirobata Rice Terraces
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May — at its best. Flooded terraces and fishing lights, mid-May to early June.
Open in June — at its best. Flooded terraces and fishing lights, mid-May to early June.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
Rice terraces looking out over the Sea of Japan on the Mukatsuku Peninsula. From May to early August, the lights of squid-fishing boats sparkle offshore beyond the paddies after sunset.
Japan's Top 100 Rice Terraces
Nearby
- Motonosumi Shrine ≈ 15 min by car
- Taineiji Temple ≈ 35 min by car
- Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum ≈ 35 min by car
- Omijima Island ≈ 35 min by car
- Nagato Yumoto Onsen ≈ 35 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- May, June — Flooded terraces and fishing lights, mid-May to early June
- Getting there
- About 15 min by taxi from JR Nagato-Furuichi or Hitomaru Station
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Narrow road, no tour buses; the local bus runs 3 times a day and leaves a 20 min walk. Fewer fishing lights on Saturday nights and in bad weather. The paddies are farmland
- Time needed
- 45 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info