A patchwork of fields can be seen in and around Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, as the harvesting season for two-row barley is reaching its peak.
The farmland in the area turns various colors as the barley have become golden-brown for harvest in some plots, while water has been flooded onto rice plants that have been placed in paddies nearby.
Oyama, and its neighboring city of Tochigi, is one of the nation's major production areas for two-row barley, an ingredient for beer, according to a local agricultural cooperative. This year's harvesting season is a bit behind the regular schedule as rainfall around November last year delayed seeding the plants.
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