The images of terraced rice fields in this video are from several places in Kumamoto, including Minamata and Ubuyama.

“Beautiful Rice Terraces in Kumamoto -Hometown Treasure connecting urban and rural areas- Terraced rice-fields provide magnificent scenery from season to season. Kumamoto prefecture has 11 of “the 100 Best Rice Terraces in Japan”. Let’s take a look at some of the efforts made in various regions of Kumamoto, in order to preserve such beautiful rice terraces for the future.”

http://youtu.be/7embHebgvJU