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Replanted egoma seedlings. (© Yukitomo Wataru)

Nagashō (right) threshing harvested egoma. The ears are beaten against a plank and the seeds drop onto the plastic sheet. (© Yukitomo Wataru)

Members of Yui Nōen chat while they take a break. (© Yukitomo Wataru)

Egoma products from Yui Nōen (left). The Yui Nōen stand at an event held in Yokohama in November 2023. (© Yukitomo Wataru)