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Ltd. Rakue

Business summary
Open field vegetables
Location
Nagano Prefecture Minamisaku County Kawakami
Number of employees
25 people
Point
New farming style that was introduced a design in agriculture
26-year-old average age! Young is large, bright work environment
Also actively introduced globalization and IT of
Management staff of the primary industry net to experience the business, and to report the site "at
agriculture adhesion 24!".
3rd familiar in highland vegetables part-time job as "Japan's lettuce production area", I went to
interview Kawakami of Nagano Prefecture!
Came to this care is 2010 establishment of the Corporation Rakue (below, Rakue). Young employees
liven up the scene, it is attention growing company!

Rakue Corporation Yamazaki Shin 's

After graduating from college in 2013, he joined Rakue in new graduates. Now it doing even human
resource development and accounting while summarizes the site as a young farm length, to support
the Rakue.
And go a lecture in highland vegetables part-time job briefing of primary industry net, actively
transmit the charm of Kawakami in blog. Favorite food is ramen.

Primary industry net management staffSuzuki Ho

Graduated from the Tokyo University of Agriculture in March 2014, he joined the Corporation
LifeLab in new graduates. As management staff of the primary industry net, every day during the
struggle.Feelings for agriculture unusually strong, in went to the scene regardless on and off to
interact with producers, have unearthed the charm of agriculture.
1 day
Departed Tokyo as usual, primary industries crew of the net, which aims to
Kawakami. Approximately 3 hours from starting, when you arrive at the Kawakami, lettuce fields of
as far as the eye can see is spread in front of the eye. Kawakami is cool throughout the year, is also
known that temperature difference of day and night is large. Thanks to this highlands of specific
climate, good texture, is so grow strong lettuce sweet. In addition, in August you have dared this
interview harvest heyday of lettuce. Village of road agricultural tractor is going back and forth,
busyness of farmer's Kawakami was hear about. When the crew arrives to Rakue of offices located
across the street from Kawakami village office, young farm length of Rakue, Yamazaki was greeted.

Also crew this time is starting from Tokyo!

We arrived at Kawakami. lettuce fields of as far as the eye can see.

Yamazaki's farm length was greeted.

Far away, was please do nephew Welcome Kawakami. This is Yamazaki of Rakue.

The Suzuki is of primary industry net. Kudasari In response to the interview busy time, thank you.
So that it is in force tomorrow, so firmly do my best, thank you.

Click here for what, thank you. Immediately, but is about tomorrow's schedule, this time, is now
doing the harvesting of lettuce from 3:00 in the morning in Rakue. To 2:50, but I'd like to set in this
office, what okay?

It was crew can not hide the impatience to schedule (midnight rather than) early pretty morning, in
Kawakami of this time is so come even farmers who are working from 1:00 stand. Although the
reasons for the harvest from the time zone that does not dawn was that "would damaged the
lettuce when exposed to sunlight", detailed reason you decided to ask during the actual work. If
you're talking about and Yamazaki, your staff came back to the office after finishing the work. This
year, that of some people of staff who joined in the part-time job in the wake of the highland
vegetables part-time job briefing of primary industry net, because it is a rare opportunity I was
allowed to interview (state of the interview here . Shimada-san , Fukunaga's, Thank I was!) Thank
you for the two of you both future By and want to agriculture to work, it is so chose highland
vegetables part-time job at Kawakami as "agricultural gateway to success." While realize the severity
of the farm work is also, that it is with are substantial fun every day to spend in Rakue, has been
immediately transmitted the goodness of the atmosphere! Crew you have finished the interview, go
to the lettuce fields together with Yamazaki.

Via the primary industry net

commemorative photograph with two people who apply for part-time job!

Rakue efforts in the lettuce fields

about me will receive a description.

Original sign and polo shirts.

Rakue is Mr. seems design.

Does this field of lettuce I greet the future harvest?

Well. As can be shipped in a stable, the timing of planting It is changed by the field.
More to activities as a company can be incorporated as our company, will I believe important thing
for you to trust the shipping destination. "Tasty lettuce if you ask to Rakue can get" As you evaluate
and, we are working hard on all employees.
In addition, at the entrance of the field sign the name of the company name and the field has been
engraved had propped up.
It seems Rakue working to improve the image of agriculture through the "design", it was fashionable
signboard.
(Besides, it is so employees's born apparel industry is even such as designed by staff T-shirts and
polo shirts!)
After you guide the lettuce fields, check the set time of the Ming Dynasty again, crew is to
accommodation. In preparation for the next day you can rest securely.
Past of coverage (the first time here , the second times here either) Suzuki morning is that the
equivalent weak has been found is, Will really safely be happening?
2 days
Midnight 2:00. Cause shooting staff Suzuki you do not wake up Sure enough, it will head to Rakue of
office while rubbing sleepy eyes.
Journey has Tomo~tsu illumination here and there in the dark, it was already possible to confirm the
farmer who has started the harvest.

Examples terrible Nezo Suzuki.

Somehow to set location without being late.

And equipped with rain gear so that it is not wet with morning dew.

Rakue of your already ready.

Tractor is starting to farm in!

Good morning. Immediately, let's head to the farm.

Since the staff will come to pick up office in the tractor, but please have passengers.
Upon arrival in the field, Rakue of everyone who had already started preparing. Light of headlights
emerge in the dark.

Crew also joined, first it is start from morning assembly. Check the notes etc. at the time of events
and tasks of the day in the morning assembly. In addition, also the description of the day towards
the part-time job has been invented "Yamazaki Award" "Ibi (Subsidized) Award".Anything, Toka
delicious bread is paid to those who accepted the first time in working to Yamazaki-san and Ibi's
partitioning the farm. ?
incense said humor is also the case incorporates aggressively, it seems to focus on motivation and
atmosphere making. Also, the case in Rakue classifies harvesting lettuce into five parts "cut" and
"over water" "handed", "stuffed", "carry", and are arranged leader, the deputy leader further each
part That's right.

I'm given a role, such as leader and deputy leader also towards part-time job.
This is also how Will a part of the motivation management?

Okay. Part-time job just because, I do not want end with mere workers , there is a feeling that.
It will also be an opportunity to think about how proceed efficiently work if to, and I believe that the
experience value also go up by being entrusted with the job title.
"Yamazaki Award" "Ibi Award" may or is brainchild of part-time staff of earlier, is said to feel free to
comment, you have various ways devised to also increase solidarity I.

Dawn before work.

Headlights floats in the dark.

For work of "cut" from Yamazaki

I received a lecture.

While daybreak,
it is a challenge to "cut" of lettuce!

Well, Let's immediately start with the work of the "cut". "Cut" is, It is working to cut the root of
lettuce as its name.
Use the knife for this harvest, was cut lettuce, and from cut off firmly stems and arrange Peel off a
few sheets the outer leaves are in the field. Please do side-by-side facing up is the root of lettuce
when arranging.

What reason to direct the base to above?

This is because it is the next step in the "missing water" of the "cut". Lettuce is coming oozing white
liquid to cut immediately after you turn off, but this is I would discolored red is cut is oxidized on
contact with air. Since discolored lettuce would be lowered commercial value by the "over water",
and rinse the white liquid. White liquid proceed faster discoloration and exposure to sunlight,
would also lettuce wilting Kawakami farmers because I've been working from the middle of the
night. In addition, the middle of the night is perfect timing that splendid delicious lettuce that was
stored sugar in photosynthesis 'm certain even. By the way, kitchen knife for the harvest is not an
iron, I use a stainless steel kitchen knife. I because knife iron also become discolored.

After you have received a one way description, Suzuki to challenge immediately "cut".
Some cutting the lettuce one after another in the hand movements that everyone is familiar around,
Suzuki off the carefully carefully lettuce.

This is the stainless steel kitchen knife for the harvest.

I have become to the blade tip also.

Insert the knife at the base of the lettuce,

you cut out all at once.

And cut off the root,

you peel off the outer leaves.

This is the lettuce immediately after harvest.

Under this "white liquid" discoloration.

I wash firmly in "over water".

On lettuce lined up in the field,

the person in charge of the "missing water" will spray water.

Than I thought, It is difficult. .

Inserting of power, nor position to put the cut, you can not get an easily knack.

I also joined at that time, gently to senior employees (?) Thing that is leadership. Harvest of lettuce
game of the timebecause it, too, work of "cut" even I will be asked fast even politeness. That said,
since it is not familiar with not over time about two weeks person also part-time job, please rest
assured. There is also a rare lettuce leaves are rotting, since this is not a commodity, but please aside
next.

Thanks to Yamazaki's advice

technology of "cut" also has been improved!

Container and cardboard pack a lettuce.

I will distinguish by the shipping destination.

When the "cut", "over water" goes to some extent,

will begin "distribute", "stuffed" also.

It does not catch up to your speed of employees, but I feel like has been accustomed little by little.

It has become better than when I started. From "off" to "carry", but five parts I each have been
streamlined, important personal skills up because the basic operation is simple work I will be. By
the way, in Rakue If you are called "harvest index" and "number of lettuce one person staff were
harvested per hour", lettuce harvest time of it has been recorded daily. And I is to provide a
"modest reward" by clearing a certain number. To this approach also leads to motivation, more than
anything there is a Hakareru benefits their work efficiency by quantifying I.

"Yamazaki Award" is also the idea of harvest index idea of "Ibi Award" also, I am Rakue's seems
unique approach.
When the "cut", "over water" goes to some extent, "handed out", "stuffed", "carry" will begin.
"Handed out" work to distribute the boxes and containers for shipment, "stuffed" Working pack a
lettuce in a box, "carry" is the work you bring in a box or container to tractor.
,, And Writing in the characters looks deceptively simple likely, each and every work has been highly
efficient in Rakue, was flying cheerfully instructs the center the leader of each part. Suzuki also
joined the "carry" in the container.

Leader of the "carry", Sugiyama.

It is a strong man carrying four containers at a time.

Suzuki little by little without overdoing. .

Container will be brought into one after another tractor.

Sugiyama's leader of the "carry". is multiplied by a voice to the staff around to take the initiative to,
you can boost the site.
"Current time, minute! Another breath Ganbarimash!" When calling a staff of around also
depending on call with a smile. Those who are familiar, was carrying four containers at a time. In
Rakue is so is referred to as a strong man (lance). Only one is so will be called the underdog
(laughs) where the work of the first carry was settled, I will move on to the entire break. Before
break is announced Yamazaki Award and Ibi Award, what Suzuki has now be awarded the Yamazaki
Award (Yamazaki, Thank I was! Thank you) for and crew were impressed, freshly harvested lettuce
taste! Even biting as it is, even with the mayonnaise, fresh sweet spreads Some of mouth. It might be
the luxury of highland vegetables farmers unique.

Won the Yamazaki Award!

We received a freshly harvested lettuce.

Acridity also without, I will feel the sweetness!

Even with the mayonnaise, of course, delicious!

It might be the ultimate salad.

It lettuce is exceptional to eat in the field ,,! This will feel that can not be reproduced in the lettuce
that was bought at the supermarket.
And reputation as expected sweetness has been condensed, also freshness is exceptional!
After break, I was allowed to experience the work of "stuffed" of lettuce.
Leader of the "stuffed", I learned the knack to Miyata's.

Is Miyata. Yamazaki award, congratulations!

Although it is immediately, I will discuss the size of the lettuce.
For example ,, this lettuce is lettuce of magnitude called "14 ball". 14 Since the size to enter the one
box is what "14 ball".
16 ball, if there even 12 ball of lettuce, the size of the per issue as the number is small increases.

14 ball of lettuce I is not packed seven per stage.

Well.
Carefully so as not scratched in lettuce, yet also sought work speed. Do Let's do immediately.

Leader of the "stuffed", Miyata's.

It seems to have changed jobs from apparel industry.

So as not to scratch, and carefully packed.

How stuffed with 14 ball lettuce.

Lettuce are arranged in the seven by two stages.

And then you become slower and stuff while thinking, It is difficult to look the easy going "stuffed". .

Harvesting of lettuce, how part I think also that it must be familiar. Simple work looks like, but it is
important to "be moving the hand while thinking" I think than a. Also that it is trivial in the daily
work if there is a "notice" to share in-house, consider a better way in everyone. This also is where I
say the corporate culture of Rakue.

It seems to have been accustomed little by little.

And increase efficiency by eliminating the unnecessary movement.

cardboard "stuffed" has finished are arranged in the field.

When you are finished, "stuffed" is the again "carry".

Lettuce harvest work is also another breath.

Quickly time you notice is I have too.

Although Everything was very so manually, because everyone has us over a voice, it was Uchikome
fun work.
Time that the end of the one ways work, time is 7:00 too. It was four hours of a blink.
Attitude to pursue the ideas and work efficiency to keep the motivation is seen everywhere, I
became a valuable experience. Staff that healthy overflows still moves the stage for the next harvest
work, in cabbage fields.

Even in cabbage fields I do harvest all at once.

This is the work of "cut" of cabbage.

Here I is the same as lettuce.

Temperature came out the sun has also increased.

Hot!
Harvest of cabbage is basically the same as lettuce. However, "over water" Unlike lettuce It seems
unnecessary. ?
Also, since this field of cabbage likely be for processing, I packed into containers without worry size
of ball.
And, again Sugiyama's "carry" is active. Four have the technique is dull.

Sugiyama who are active here.

The initiative was to liven up the scene with.

Suzuki also luck help.

I am loading the tractor in cooperation play.

Where harvest of cabbage was over, the time is 10:00. Across the lunch break, the afternoon is done
the planting work of lettuce. First from multi-brushing. Logo of "25" and a number of "SEKISUI" for
multi that are used in Rakue has arranged at 25cm sense, the first "25", the second time by changing
the position of the planting and "SEKISUI" , it is a possible to plant two sets lettuce. In addition,
Rakue is so are also rare 3 Hair In Kawakami. There is harvested mark on the right side of the figure
of "25", the next logo but is to planting the lettuce into position, the "SEKISUI" they've stuck to the
lettuce leaves when you have previously harvest multi Therefore, planting position over the brush
will be visible clearly. Actually this day the case was "difficult to peel off the lettuce leaves Day", also
to proceed with the brushing while struggling Suzuki.

This day thing and hard to peel off state.

Brush is poppy and with great power firmly.

The Sticky lettuce leaves to multi ...

Peel and rub with a brush!

Following brushing is hole drilled work of planting point.
While taught the ropes to Miyata's, we will open a hole to the point where it was aimed at the gas
burner like "drilling machine".

Brushing, it was cheers for good work.

Next let's drilled a hole in the planting point in this burner. Aiming the logo of "SEKISUI", please a
hole in much depth second joint of the index finger into. When the depth becomes apart, can not
be well planted , so initially it does not matter slowly.

Then, with a gas burner-like instrument

Drill a hole in the multi.

to the targeted point, at a depth that is targeted!

Preparation of planting also went considerably!

According to the advice of Mr. Miyata, I'll drilled a hole in the planting point while slowly.
Then, when the drilling is completed, finally planting. We will plant the seedlings were grown in a
greenhouse to planting point.

Planting work affects the can of lettuce because it is, I will carefully please.
It is embed the lettuce seedlings into the hole I had apart earlier, but the error is down 0.2 mm,
within the total 0.4 mm is ideal is.
Fine is severe, but too shallow becomes a form of lettuce such as peach, and too deep it becomes
in the form of lettuce such as Chinese cabbage I. And I proceed in quite a pace and get used to, but
the beginning, let's do together.

This is seedlings of lettuce were grown in the greenhouse.

Miyata's will be asked to lecture on.

Really difficult fine tuning!

Is not too shallow, not too deep ,,

I planted the seedlings in this way.

Sugiyama energetic here.

Exchange of seedlings is also dash.

Finally planting is completed.

The end seems to grasp even tips.

This would be the most difficult even in today's work. .

Can not be filled in pretty good condition. It is a surprise that also are those who are filled with one
hand.

In deft staff Tesabaki such as crab, go planting more and more across in two fingers I.
I but also different speed by people, planting will be asked is the most "politeness".
Approximately one hour, starting the planting work. While asked to cover your staff, Suzuki
managed to finished your part.

While asked to help to everyone, we were able to make somehow end.

Fine work that went term, I'm to the left and right the growth of lettuce. also, but I hope me safely
grew up where I was planted. .

Successfully planting was over.

It is so welcome harvested after about a month and a half.

Is withdrawn!

Finally, help weeding!

After planting work with the help of weeding, became the end today of the work. Back to the office,
do the summary of experience.

In front of the headquarters of the warehouse.

Indeed it is a state of exhausted.

It is a greeting to everyone that is indebted to.

Yamazaki, Miyata's, polite guidance

Thank you!

Was cheers for good work one day.

Since most of the busy season, you can either might was hard from morning, did you think you try to
experience?

Site of highland vegetables has been get basic skills of agriculture, and said, but was hard way
realize.
Although I felt the "fast", "politely" importance of working through the work of the day, I felt as
further "fun" is added in the case of Rakue.
There is fatigue so had much moving the body, so could everyone and fun work, there is a sense of
exhilaration I.

If you do change the agriculture of the image to young becomes the center , and because they
thought my daily life, and We would appreciate it if you would say so.
Compared with the city is nothing but a village, Kawakami perfect place to type in agriculture you
think.
Even next year, please come to play if it is good.

Rakue the height of the sense of purpose was seen everywhere. It is focused on the future of
growth! Rakue of everyone, Thank you for two days!

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