Kabashiko

Japanese: かばしこ
Kabashiko

…This type of rice is considered to be a type of Indian rice, and is also called "Kabashiko," "Mouse rice," or "Jaco rice" because of its distinctive fragrance. It was cultivated nationwide until the Meiji period, but now it is only grown by certain farmers in a very small number of areas for their own use.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kabashiko" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インド型イネ系統の一種とされる米で,香りに特徴があることから,〈かばしこ〉〈鼠米(ねずみごめ)〉〈じゃこう米〉などとも呼ばれる。明治時代までは全国的に栽培されていたというが,現在はごく一部の地域の特定農家で自家用に栽培しているにすぎない。…

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